Saber Razmjooei
Saber Razmjooei is the co-founder of Lutra Consulting, a company focused on geospatial solutions. Lutra Consulting started in 2009 and since then they have been involved in key QGIS development. Saber has helped with various fund raising efforts to implement 3D features and point cloud support in QGIS. In the past, he was the product manager for Mergin Maps, a free and open source data collection app based on QGIS.
Sessions
The ever-increasing volume of geospatial data presents challenges in discovery, access, and utilization. The Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog (STAC) standard offers a standardized approach to describing and accessing spatiotemporal assets. This talk explores the integration of STAC with QGIS.
We describe the benefits of STAC integration, including improved data discoverability through user-friendly search functionalities, streamlined access to remote data sources, and potential for automation in data download and processing workflows within QGIS.
The talk outlines the technical approach for integrating STAC, which involve developing a new servevice provider within core QGIS. We discuss potential challenges, such as ensuring compatibility with various STAC implementations and data providers.
Finally, the talk highlights the potential impact of STAC integration. By leveraging the STAC ecosystem, QGIS users can benefit from a wider range of geospatial data resources, enhancing their ability to conduct spatial analysis and create insightful maps.
Mergin Maps simplifies field data collection, offering an open-source platform built on the power and familiarity of QGIS. Capture, share, and publish your geospatial data seamlessly with intuitive mobile apps and robust web tools.
Mergin Maps (MM) has the following components:
- Desktop: QGIS to set up and design your field survey
- QGIS MM plugin: to upload/download your data to/from your cloud service (Mergin Maps server)
- Mergin Maps mobile: an app based on QGIS with synchronisation tool allowing you to open your QGIS project and edit/capture data in the field
- Mergin Maps server: a service allowing you to store and synchronise the data between QGIS and mobile app.
There are other tools and APIs available to handle the data transfer programmatically. For full list, see:
https://github.com/MerginMaps
QGIS 3d capabilities keep improving. In this talk, we will look at the recent changes and enhancements in QGIS to handle point clouds and elevation data. There is a new data provider (quantized mesh) and also a major enhancement to view "globe" in 3D. We will also look at the new vertical filtering tool in QGIS.