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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System
(GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official
project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux,
Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows and supports numerous vector, raster, and database
formats and functionalities.

Quantum GIS provides a continously growing number of capabilities provided by
core functions and plugins. You can visualize, manage, edit, analyse data, and
compose printable maps. Get a first impression with some screenshots and a more
detailed feature list.