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The city of Zurich offers a wide range of open data and so-called showcases if you need some inspiration.
opendata.swiss offers Swiss open governmental data, sorted according to categories.
With your Switch edu-ID you can access Swiss topographic raster and vector maps, digital elevation models and orthophotos provided by GeoVITe.
There are all kinds of open data sources. In case you look for specific open data, get in touch with us.
GIS and GIS Software
GIS stands for Geographic Information System. It is a system containing a database and software tools with which data can be created, stored, managed, analysed, and visualised.
QGIS or ArcGIS are names of softwares offering the functionalities of a GIS. This is the short answer. You will find a much more elaborate answer, detailing the advantages of either software, in this blog post.
The city of Zurich offers a wide range of open data and so-called showcases if you need some inspiration.
opendata.swiss offers Swiss open governmental data, sorted according to categories.
With your Switch edu-ID you can access Swiss topographic raster and vector maps, digital elevation models and orthophotos provided by GeoVITe.
There are all kinds of open data sources. In case you look for specific open data, get in touch with us.
Please note that some of the documentation provided by QGIS is available in different languages. Just click on the dropdown in the upper right corner to change it from English to another language:
Books: Books (qgis.org)