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QGIS

open source desktop geographic information system software
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Summary

QGIS is a geographic information system[1]. QGIS draws 3,958 Wikipedia views per month (geographic information system category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: free and open-source software[3], application software[4], Open Source GIS[5], OpenStreetMap editor software[6], digital public good[7]
  • Developer: QGIS Development Team[8]
  • Collection: OSM Apps Catalog[9], Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace[10], Text Analysis Portal for Research[11]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later with library exception[12]
  • Programmed in: C++[13], Python[14]
  • Operating system: Linux[15], macOS[16], Microsoft Windows[17], BSD[18], Android[19], iOS[20]
  • Software version identifier: 0.0.1[21], 0.1[22], 0.2[23], 0.3[24], 0.3.1[25], 0.4[26], 0.5[27], 0.6[28], 0.7[29], 0.7.3[30], 0.7.4[31], 0.8[32], 0.8.0[33], 0.8.1[34]

Why It Matters

QGIS has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] QGIS is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.15, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2f883a677c45|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.14, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8080d5cd36ce|details]])"
  3. 8w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810600359505606
    Subreddit → qgis, QGIS
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Subreddit: QGIS, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144665961|QGIS (#144665961)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 10w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.13, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ee9f680edee4|details]])"
  5. 11w ago · HreqiSor · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Software version identifier: 4.0"
  6. 14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.12, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/29e2d6a90d0b|details]])"
  7. 19w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.0.1, 0.1, 0.2 +218
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.11, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/630537196441|details]])"
  8. 23w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → geographic information system, free and open-source software, application +3
    Sponsor → Felt Maps, Vorarlberg, Mierune +2
    Writable file format → shapefile, qgs, SVG +9
    Platform → —
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.44.10, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b67efbefc0d9|details]])"
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