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QGIS

open source desktop geographic information system software
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QGIS

Summary

QGIS is a geographic information system[1]. QGIS draws 1,384 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_information_system category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as geographic information system[3].
  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as application software[5].
  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as Open Source GIS[6].
  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as OpenStreetMap editor software[7].
  • QGIS's instance of is recorded as digital public good[8].
  • QGIS's developer is recorded as QGIS Development Team[9].
  • QGIS's collection is recorded as OSM Apps Catalog[10].
  • QGIS's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[11].
  • QGIS's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research[12].
  • QGIS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later with library exception[13].
  • QGIS's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[14].
  • QGIS's programmed in is recorded as Python[15].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as Linux[16].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as macOS[17].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as BSD[19].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as Android[20].
  • QGIS's operating system is recorded as iOS[21].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.0.1[22].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1[23].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2[24].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[25].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.1[26].
  • QGIS's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4[27].

Why It Matters

QGIS draws 1,384 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_information_system category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] QGIS has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] QGIS is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android application BSD C++ geographic information system iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Mierune NextGIS PDAL Python

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . qgis.org. qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . qgis.org. qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . OSM Apps Catalog. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . blog.qgis.org. blog.qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Retrieved . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . tapor.ca. Retrieved . tapor.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . qgis.org. Retrieved . qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . qgis.org. Retrieved . qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . qgis.org. Retrieved . qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . hub.qgis.org. Retrieved . hub.qgis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +199
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.44.11, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/630537196441|details]])"
  2. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → geographic information system, free and open-source software, application software +3
    Sponsor → Felt Maps, Vorarlberg, Mierune +2
    Writable file format → shapefile, qgs, Q2078 +9
    Platform → —
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.44.10, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b67efbefc0d9|details]])"
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