Alexandra Kilcoyne, Evidence Earth Observation Service, Natural England

The right GIS tool for the job

Alexandra Kilcoyne, Evidence Earth Observation Service, Natural England and Tim Ashelford, Data Engagement, 20 February 2017 - Data Transformation, Defra digital, Defra services, Open data, Software tools

#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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