
If there are no available advanced licenses, it means you can’t use the erase tool. If you want to use the erase tool in ArcGIS 10, you’d have to turn on the advanced license.
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Open source QGIS software does not limit which tools can be used. An advanced license gives you access to everything. But your license level determines which tools you can use in ArcGIS.Ī basic license still gives you access to a large number of powerful tools. QGIS is the open source hero.ĪrcGIS has a very good geoprocessing framework. ArcGIS is the villain forcing you to connect to your license. “Licensed to geoprocess” sounds like a really bad movie. READ MORE: The Ultimate List of GIS Formats – Geospatial File Extensions (Because setting custom delimiters in QGIS is even better than Microsoft Office.)Īnd instead of poring over piles of conflicting and confusing GIS formats, simply consume it with QGIS. Instead of wasting time trying to add space-delimited files, the QGIS interface lets you roll it in 24 hours a day. Instead of pounding the pavement to load your NetCDF files, QGIS will consume it for YOU.

But the list goes on for GIS format consumption… ENC, shapefile, geodatabase, MapInfo formats, Microstation file formats, AutoCAD DXF, SpatiaLite, Oracle Spatial, MSSQL Spatial databases, WellKnownText (WKT)…


QGIS uses the GDAL/OGR library to read and write GIS data formats. It’s cutting edge when it comes to consuming data. ArcGIS has broken more hearts than anyone for consuming data.
