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Cases and evidence
Read published experiences with their source, date and scope. License savings are not the same as net migration savings; each case retains its limitations and context.
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Cases and evidence
QGIS · PostGIS · GeoServer · ArcGIS
Hypothetical scenario: a municipality’s GIS migration
A fictional organization, illustrative scope and a five-year calculation you can reproduce.
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Hypothetical scenario: a utility that does not save over five years
A fictional example where support, training and coexistence exceed license reductions.
Documented external experiences
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- St. Joseph County: ArcGIS to QGIS annual savings
2021 Annual GIS Department Summary · 2021 report, issued January 7, 2022
- Barrow: GBP 26,000 a year with GeoServer and GeoNetwork
Implementation of an Open Source solution for INSPIRE publishing services · Issued September 2011 and updated February 2012
- Surrey Heath: GBP 13,000 saved with XMAP Cloud GIS
Surrey Heath Borough Council adopt XMAP Cloud GIS · Case published August 19, 2020
- Malaysia: 320 QGIS users and RM 3.2 million projected
QGIS at the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning · Case contributed in January 2012
- Cornare: ArcGIS to QGIS and PostgreSQL migration
Cornare 2024 Management Report · 2024 management report
- Solothurn: QGIS, PostGIS and open-source investment
QGIS in the governmental FOSSGIS stack of the Canton of Solothurn · Case contributed in May 2009