Geometry Boost List: Re: [geometry] Open Source Desktop GIS Application

Subject: Re: [geometry] Open Source Desktop GIS Application
From: Fernando Pelliccioni (fpelliccioni_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-23 17:24:04

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Barend Gehrels <barend_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>  On 23-8-2012 15:39, Mats Taraldsvik wrote:
>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> Look at Quantum GIS -- a popular Qt-based GIS written in C++ :)
>
> Mats
>
> On 08/23/2012 03:26 PM, Fernando Pelliccioni wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>  Does anyone know of a Open Source Desktop GIS application that can be
> extensible programmatically (possible using C++)?
>
>  I'm currently using ESRI ArcGIS, and I code plugins using C#.
> I'm looking for a replacement to be Open Source, cross-platform (Windows,
> Linux, MacOSX), more efficient than ArcGIS and I would like to write
> plugins using C++ (If possible avoid COM )
>
>  Thank you very much and regards,
> Fernando Pelliccioni.
>
>
>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> I agree: QGis is good stuff, having the properties you describe.
>
> The QGis team considers (at least has considered in the past) updating
> their on Geometry model to Boost.Geometry once.
>
> So that makes this more on-topic :-)
>
> Regards, Barend
>
>
>
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Thank you all for your contributions.
The idea of ​​creating plugins using C++ is to use Boost and particularly
Boost.Geometry.
I have full confidence in this library, I appreciate the work you have done.

Thank you very much!
Regards,
Fernando Pelliccioni.