Kurt Menke
In early 2021, Kurt moved from the USA to Denmark and now works for Septima P/S in Copenhagen, Denmark. He earned a Master in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. He has a broad skillset. He is a spatial analyst, cartographer, trainer/teacher and author. He has published many QGIS books, the most recent being: Discover QGIS 3.x - Second Edition, QGIS for Hydrological Applications - Second Edition, and Field Data Collection with QGIS and Mergin Maps all with Locate Press. He was elected as an OsGeo Charter Member in 2015. He is also a fellow of the Rewilding Institute and a board member of Wild Arizona.
Sessions
QGIS releases three new versions per year and each spring a new long-term release (LTR) is designated. Each version comes with a long list of new features. This rapid development pace can be difficult to keep up with, and many new features go unnoticed. This presentation will give a visual overview of some of the most important new features released over the last calendar year.
In March of 2025 a new Long-term release was published (3.40), and shortly before FOSS4G, the latest stable version of QGIS (3.44) will be released. I will start by comparing the new LTR (3.40) to the previous (3.34). Here I will highlight some of the most important new features found in the latest LTR. I will then turn my attention to the most important new features found in the latest releases (3.42 & 3.44).
Each highlighted feature will not simply be described, but will be demonstrated with real data. The version number for each feature will also be provided. If you want to learn about the current capabilities of QGIS, this talk is for you!
Potential topics include: GUI enhancements * Symbology * Point cloud support * Data Providers * Processing * 3D * Editing