Intro

Intro#

Overview#

QCarta is a complete GeoPortal for QGIS Maps.

Simply upload your QGIS Project via the QCarta QGIS Plugin (or via FTP) and select features and your map is online.

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  • Maps

  • Dashboards

  • Filters

  • GeoStories

  • Plotly Support

  • SQL Reports

  • SQL Workshop

  • QGIS Relations

  • QGIS Plugin

  • Group Level Permissions

  • OGC Web Services (WMS, WFS, and WMTS)

  • Topics and Keywords

  • Metadata

  • Template and Map-Level Customization

The workflow is similar to GeoServer. You create Stores from data sources. From Stores, you create Layers.

Creation of Stores is simplified by providing only two Store types: QGIS and PostGIS

QGIS Stores

These consists of your QGIS Project and any Raster, Vector, and static files.

If your QGIS Project uses a PostGIS data source, you can create a PostGIS Store for it.

PostGIS Stores

These consist of any local or remote PostGIS connections.

You can also create PostGIS databases from a variety of formats, such as geopackages, shapefiles, backups, etc…

Layers

Layers are created from QGIS and PostGIS Stores.

Layers provide OGC Web Services that are served via MapProxy

MapProxy

QCarta also installs MapProxy, for caching. Quail Authentication is integrated with MapProxy.

Layers can also be seeded in advance.

OGC Web Services

You can publish WMS, WFS, and WMTS publically or via authentication.

OpenLayers and Leaflet Preview

You can preview all stores and layers in OpenLayers and Leafletjs.

Users and Groups

Create Users and Groups. All Stores and Layers provide Group level permissions.

Portal*

Users see only those resources they have permissions for.

Authors#

Components#

  • QGIS Server

  • MapProxy

  • PostgreSQL

  • PHP

  • SimpleWebrowser

  • WFSExtension

  • OpenLayers

  • Leafletjs

  • Bootstrap 5

Open Source#

Quail is Free, Open Source Software.

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3

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