i have become the gis : science

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

QGis gang ftw

[-] WagnasT@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

QGIS has saved my sanity, i'm really impressed with the rate of development for QGIS as well as the plugins.

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Ever since I picked it up I never had any use for Arcmap. It covers all my needs and it's free!

[-] WagnasT@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I can't think of anything arcmap would give me besides a bill.

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Surprisingly easy to pick up if you know Arc. I can't switch to it entirely but I've made red relief maps in it and I'm really impressed by some features.

[-] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I still don't know how to tilt the map

[+] runswithjedi@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

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[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

That’s ArcGIS Desktop. Recently deprecated software (depending on who you ask) that is incredibly powerful, but equally infuriating and awful. Has been supplanted by ArcGIS Pro, which is also powerful and slightly less infuriating and awful, but still very much so.

[-] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Thank you for reminding to me to practice gratitude today- deep and abiding gratitude that I no longer have to use any ArcGIS products to make my living.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

Don't forget Windows exclusive, pain in the ass. I have to VNC into my laptop.

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's the entire reason I stopped having even a dual boot of Linux on my machine.

[-] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

Yep, and only costs the paltry sum of $50,000+/yr. for unlimited credits and Plus Pro Max features! Honestly, a steal!

^…fuck ESRI…

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

The way they handle ArcOnline and licensing (esp. roles) is god damn fucking bullshit and I wish a plague upon the person who thought it up.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago

What advantages does it have over R's mapping / GIS suite?

[-] TheBronko@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

You were told not to gaze into it!

[-] verity_kindle@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

You looked! So many tiny, unexplained error symbols for you! Your license doesn't cover that service.

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

After being forced to Pro I would be staring at this with nostalgia and sadness. A decade of work to optimize what I need out of it and I had to start all over with a laggy, crashy POS that constantly forgets my damned pinned tools.

RIP homie.

Pro did make my output maps better though, I will say that.

[-] frontporchtreat@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

I just finished moving my company to pro. Everyone hates it. Map series is a nice upgrade fromdata driven pages, though.

So long old buddy.

[-] Killer_Tree@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago

I was supposed to organize the upgrade to pro at my workplace - then I got an offer I couldn't refuse somewhere else. I feel bad because the guy who replaced me is struggling to get to grips with arcmap, and somehow will need to oversee the transition... I'm using pro at the new place, and while I don't like a lot of the changes, map series are indeed fantastic. No more changing layouts a dozen times to export new versions of a project!

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