The #1 plugin for QGIS
2026-09-01 , Himawari

First ever FOSS4G talk on QuickMapServices, the #1 QGIS plugin. Seriously.


Story of QuickMapServices: its origins, evolution, lessons learned, and the newest powerful features shaping its future. We will explore community growth, technical decisions, unexpected challenges, and key turning points. And finally — how did this QGIS plugin surpass the incredible milestone of 10,000,000 downloads worldwide? The inside story finally revealed. 😱


Level of technical complexity: 1 - beginner Give indication of resources (video, web pages, papers, etc.) to read in advance, that will help get up to speed on advanced topics.:

https://qms.nextgis.com/about

Indicate what is (are) the open source project(s) essential in your talk:

QGIS

I make my conference contribution available under the CC BY 4.0 license. The conference contribution comprises the abstract, the text contribution for the conference proceedings, the presentation materials as well as the video recording and live transmission of the presentation:

Ever heard of QuickMapServices, MOLUSCE or NextGIS? That's me.

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