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in case people are not aware, ESRI is a 90's style monopoly of subscription desktop software that has built itself an empire in California. The ESRI Washington
by mistrial9 2y ago
in case people are not aware, ESRI is a 90's style monopoly of subscription desktop software that has built itself an empire in California. The ESRI Washington DC research lead recently testified that "with generative AI maybe people wont be needing lots of QGIS subscriptions" (edit that is the direct quote on video) since AI can repeat ordinary GIS workflows. ymmv
- yazzku 2y agoYou mean ArcGIS, right? QGIS is FLOSS. https://qgis.org/en/site/ https://qgis.org/en/site/
- jeffbee 2y agoArcGIS also has an online edition that doesn't need any desktop software, which is highly capable and costs nothing for individuals, no matter how much data you throw into it.
- mikeocool 2y agoNot just California, basically every state and local government in the US with GIS department works off their ESRI subscription.