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[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/qgis/QGIS/_apis/build/status/qgis.QGIS?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/qgis/QGIS/_build/latest?definitionId=1&branchName=master)
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*Note: This is an in-progress draft. Formatting, especially images, will be improved once feedback on structure and main text is received.*

QGIS is a full-featured, user-friendly, free-and-open-source (FOSS) geographical
information system (GIS) that runs on Unix platforms, Windows, and MacOS.

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**2. Beautiful cartography**
* Fine control over symbology, labeling, legends and additional graphical elements for beautifully rendered maps
* Geometry generator symbol layers (modify geometries or even create new geometries while rendering)
* Create and update maps with specified scale, extent, style, and decorations via saved layouts
* Generate a group of maps with same style and layout via atlases
* Flexible output direct to printer, or as image (raster), PDF, or SVG for further customization
* On-the-fly rendering enhancement via geometry generator symbol layers, e.g. callouts, dimensions, oriented/scaled markers

</div><img align="right" src="https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/_images/models_model.png" width="250" alt="example modeler"><div style="min-height:180;">

**3. Advanced GIS analysis**
* Geospatial database engine (filters, joins, relations, forms, etc.), as close to datasource- and format-independent as possible
* Immediate visualization of geospatial queries results
* 150+ geoprocessing algorithms
* Immediate visualization of geospatial query and geoprocessing results
* Graphical modeler and scripting
* Access to additional algorithms via GDAL, GRASS, SAGA, etc.

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