5 Using PostGIS on the desktop
This chapter covers
- OpenJUMP
- QGIS
- gvSIG
- Jupyter (JupyterLab and Notebook)
In this chapter we’ll cover some popular open source GIS desktop viewing and loading tools that are often paired with PostGIS. We’ll also cover Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab, which are not GIS desktop tools, but are very popular among GIS and data science folks for ad hoc analysis. You’ll find that each of these tools has its own strengths and weaknesses and each caters to a certain niche of users or tasks. We’ll cover these tools, look at differences between them, and walk you through getting them installed and configured so you can try them out. For more in-depth coverage, you should refer to the websites and manuals provided for these ...
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