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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Any open source GIS/map database tools other than DHIS2

 

Hi

QGIS, definitely

Regards
Calle

On 21 June 2017 at 18:50, Dipali Sahu <dipali.sahu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank you everyone. This was real quick :)
>
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Adding another voice in favour of qgis.  I am no gis expert but even I
>> figured out how to use it :-)
>>
>> @Bjørn, GeoJSON-format will be great.
>>
>> On 21 June 2017 at 17:38, Bjørn Sandvik <bjorn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I would highly recommend QGIS, which is the leader among open source
>> GIS -
>> > well documented and lots of tutorials available.
>> >
>> > http://www.qgis.org/
>> >
>> > We will soon support data export from DHIS2 to other GIS applications
>> like
>> > QGIS (GeoJSON-format), so it's a nice tool to learn :-)
>> >
>> > Bjørn
>> >
>> > --
>> > Bjørn Sandvik
>> > GIS developer, DHIS 2
>> > University of Oslo
>> > www.dhis2.org
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Jan Henrik Øverland <jan@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> For software, another option is uDig http://udig.refractions.net/
>> >>
>> >> On 21 June 2017 at 16:12, Anil Das Gupta <onil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hello
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I’m not too sure if you are looking for digital maps or GIS software.
>> If
>> >>> the latter, I suspect the simplest-to-use open source GIS software is
>> Kosmo
>> >>> (www.opensig.es), especially if you’re using an Access (mdb)
>> database. If in
>> >>> Postrgres, I would use QGIS.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Sem outro assunto, receba os meus melhores cumprimentos
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Anil Das Gupta González
>> >>>
>> >>> Casa Pedriñán (Apartado Postal 71),
>> >>>
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>> >>>
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>> >>>
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>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> De: Dhis2-users
>> >>> [mailto:dhis2-users-bounces+onil=vivosinvivir.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> En
>> >>> nombre de Knut Staring
>> >>> Enviado el: miércoles, 21 de junio de 2017 16:02
>> >>> Para: Dipali sahu <dipali.sahu@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>> CC: dhis2-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; DHIS 2 developers
>> >>> <dhis2-devs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>> Asunto: Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Any open source GIS/map
>> database
>> >>> tools other than DHIS2
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Dipali,
>> >>>
>> >>> Take a look at http://www.diva-gis.org/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Knut
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Jun 21, 2017 15:28, "Dipali Sahu" <dipali.sahu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I am wondering if there are any open source tools other than DHIS2
>> that
>> >>> anyone has used for projecting data on maps.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> My requirement is to create just a few maps, hence creating all the OU
>> >>> hierarchy in DHIS2 is too big an exercise. I am looking for a tool
>> that
>> >>> already has administrative boundaries from UN OCHA or OSM etc. and
>> where I
>> >>> can just project my coordinates , change admin division colors and
>> some very
>> >>> basic stuff.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Thank you in advance, any leads will be helpful.
>> >>>
>> >>> Deepali
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jan Henrik Øverland
>> >> Software developer, DHIS 2
>> >> University of Oslo
>> >> http://www.dhis2.org
>> >>
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