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Bring files in from QGIS or Exporting for QGIS

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over a month ago

QGIS is a free and open-source geographic information system (GIS) software that allows users to create, edit, visualize, analyze, and publish geospatial data. It supports a wide range of data formats, runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is developed by a global community of volunteers. QGIS is a powerful and flexible tool for mapping and spatial analysis in various fields, including urban planning, environmental science, and disaster management.

Bring Giraffe into QGIS

Giraffe is GeoJSON editor. Everything you author in Giraffe is in a native GIS format.

This makes interoperability between Giraffe and QGIS very easy!

  1. Access the export menu via the main menu (☰) → Export

  2. Select "GeoJSON Projected"

  3. Follow the QGIS instructions to import the file

Bring QGIS into Giraffe

Follow the QGIS instructions to export your file as .shp with WSG84 projection, then Upload as a layer.

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