Example of QGIS standard operating environment displaying raster files (DSM):

Nearmap’s Digital Surface Model (DSM) is an analytic-ready, raster data set to be consumed in common GIS software packages.

QGIS is a cross-platform, free and open-source software used all across the world. From academics to NGO, from small business to enterprise-level organisations, the growing adoption of open-data and communities makes QGIS a significant and worthy alternative to mainstream licensed software applications.

How Nearmap and QGIS Work

QGIS has native view, edit and analysis features operating with raster data. Some common Raster Operations includes:

• Slope, aspect, hill-shade, terrain calculation
• Data extraction
• Elevation and profile analysis