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I remember trying it once, it's quite bloated. I'd rather use simplified command line things instead. For example I don't even remember how to generate raster
by jokoon 4y ago
I remember trying it once, it's quite bloated.
I'd rather use simplified command line things instead.
For example I don't even remember how to generate raster tiles if I want to host my own maps, I don't think openstreetmap distribute the software they use to make their tiles, out they don't really document how to do it.
So like most open source initiatives, it's not all good.
- urschrei 4y agoQGIS isn’t bloated, it’s a big tool for a big problem space. You can’t use “simplified command line things” for a vast majority of GIS tasks, if only because they require visual interactivity. That having been said, why on earth would you want to use a GUI application to generate raster tiles? The only input required is an extent and a zoom level. Use GDAL or any of ten other free and open-source command-line tools readily available. It sounds like you’re leaving a dismissive drive-by comment rooted largely in your misunderstanding of a large and complex field with use cases which are largely disjoint. Analysts need GUIs and a lot of different analytics tools. People making web maps don’t.