2. QGIS (v2.2) Intro to QGIS

3. What is QGIS? A free, open-source desktop geographic information system Runs on Linux, Mac OSX, Unix, and Windows Licensed under the GNU General Public Use License

4. Open Source vs. Free Software Open Source: software whose source code is freely available QGIS is both free and open source Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSOYm16v3 PM Source: http://www.linfo.org/open_source.html

6. Other Open Source and Free GIS Software Many open source and free GIS software projects exist. Some other desktop projects include (but not limited to) Marble GRASS uDig gvSIG OSSIM Web Mapping open source applications (not limited to): OpenLayers GeoMoose GeoServer MapServer MapBuilder Extra links: http://opensourcegis.org/ http://www.osgeo.org/home

7. QGIS Timeline Project founded in 2002 by Gary Sherman Coding and project began in May, 2002 Version 1.0 released in 2009 Twitter page: https://twitter.com/ shermange imagesource: http://old.qgis.org/ en/about-qgis.html

8. Support for QGIS Project Support: Although free and open source, QGIS relies largely on a volunteer development group, and sponsors and donors who provide financial support. Commercial Support is available for businesses https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/commercial_support.html

9. QGIS Developers In QGIS, from Main Menu: Go to Help > About to learn more about your version of QGIS

10. QGIS Sponsors

11. Where to Download QGIS Download all versions of QGIS on their website: Lots of information can be found on the QGIS website at: https://www.qgis.org/

12. The QGIS Desktop Interface Does it look familiar?

13. Sign up for their free mailing list This is a great way to find answers, learn more, and share ideas with the community of QGIS users Send Qgis-user mailing list submissions to qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to qgis-user-request@lists.osgeo.org You can reach the person managing the list at qgis-user-owner@lists.osgeo.org

14. Additional Assistance QGIS Training Manual: Documentation QGIS 2.2 http://docs.qgis.org/2.2/en/docs/training_manual/ Books by Gary Sherman Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools (2008) The Geospatial Desktop: Open Source GIS and Mapping (2012) Mangomap tutorial videos (Free) http://qgis-tutorials.mangomap.com/#