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Alexandra Kilcoyne, Evidence Earth Observation Service, Natural England

The right GIS tool for the job

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#DefraData's Tim Ashelford compares his first experiences with free and open source geographical information software QGIS with proprietary alternatives. He is joined by QGIS pro Alexandra Kilcoyne from Natural England.

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