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DESCRIPTION:The National Land Survey (NLS) of Finland maintains a registry 
 of aerial imagery in Finland containing metadata of imagery since 1932. As
  part of the NLS' strategy of moving towards FOSS software\, a novel regis
 try management tool is being developed as a QGIS plugin. This talk describ
 es the process of designing and implementing the new registry management s
 oftware and explores the suitability of QGIS as a platform for creating hi
 ghly customised spatial data management tools. While the registry manageme
 nt tool is developed for QGIS\, the registry is migrated from Oracle to a 
 PostGIS database\, following a redesign of the data model.\n\nIn 2020\, th
 e NLS announced it aims to build its technological environment based on op
 en source technologies. As a result\, there is an ongoing effort of re-des
 igning and implementing various existing processes and systems using open-
 source technologies. One such system is the national Aerial Image Registry
 . The registry is managed by a group of NLS employees and metadata is used
  in various workflows for publishing new data products from captured image
 s and planning new aerial imaging missions.\n\nThe current registry manage
 ment software is a technically dated solution based on Visual Basic 6 and 
 an Oracle database. Key features of the new registry management tool inclu
 de the ability to query the image registry and show the search results on 
 map\, editing and archiving existing data in the registry\, importing new 
 data to the registry\, creating data extracts to PDF maps and spatial form
 ats\, and validating plans for aerial imaging missions. QGIS provides an u
 ser-friendly platform that is already familiar to many GIS experts that ca
 n be easily extended with plugins that provide custom functionality and fe
 atures.\n\nThe NLS has prior experience of designing and developing tailor
 ed QGIS plugins to support their unique workflows\, including plugins for 
 maintaining the topographic database of Finland and the national point clo
 ud registry. These projects have been well received by users and developer
 s alike\, and the positive feedback has encouraged the NLS to continue dev
 eloping tailored QGIS plugins for its specific needs.
DTSTAMP:20260404T140143Z
LOCATION:Room 4
SUMMARY:Maintaining a national Aerial Image Registry with QGIS - Mikael Vaa
 ltola
URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/foss4g-2022/talk/J3J9D8/
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