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FAQ

Popular user questions

User guides

Detailed documentation of all the products

Tutorials

Discover our platform using sample data and step-by-step guides

Store and publish geodata

All about Web Maps and geodata

Seamless QGIS integration

Manage your Web GIS from QGIS

Tracking

Monitor moving assets on a Web Map with GPS

Data collection

Mobile app to collect data in the field

Self-hosted basemaps

Deploy basemaps on your own server

Spatial Data

Pre-processed vector and raster datasets for your GIS

Migrate from other platforms

Assistance in moving to NextGIS platform

User guides

Detailed description and step-by-step instructions for our software and services.

For users

Cloud solutions

NextGIS Web

For maps and geodata

NextGIS Toolbox

Geoprocessing

NextGIS GeoServices

Self-hosted basemaps

NextGIS Data

Spacial data

QuickMapServices

Public catalog of GIS data services

Desktop

NextGIS Connect

QGIS plugin for Web GIS integration

Other QGIS plugins

QMS search etc

Mobile

NextGIS Mobile

Full-functioning GIS in your pocket

NextGIS Collector

App for collaborative data collection

NextGIS Tracker

GPS-tracking app

On-premise

NextGIS Web

For maps and geodata

NextGIS Web 3D

Extention to work with 3D data

NextGIS Toolbox

Geoprocessing

NextGIS GeoServices

Self-hosted basemaps

NextGIS ID

User management

For developers

NextGIS Web

API documentation

NextGIS Docker

Deploy our software on your server

NextGIS QMS Service API

Public API for app development

NextGIS Tracker Hub

Extention for movement monitoring

FAQ

Answers to most popular questions, grouped by user scenarios.

Account

• How to sing up?
• How do I know my ID?
  Your NextGIS ID is the email address you used to create the account.
• How to subscribe?
• What if I forgot my password?

Users and teams

• How to create a user?
• What is a team?
• How to add a user to my team?
• How to set up access rights?

Spacial reference systems

• How to change SRS?
• The data is displayed in the wrong place, how to fix it?
  Most likely, you need to pick the correct SRS in the layer properties
• How to add SRS to QGIS?
• How to add SRS to Web GIS?

Access management

• How to make my Web GIS private?
• How to give access to a Web Map?
• How to hide the Export button?
• How to set up access rights for users?

Web GIS

• How to log in to my Web GIS?
• How to upload data?
• How to create Web Map?
• How to change field labels?
• How to find reasource ID?
• How to change the look of my Web GIS?
• How to make a custom interface for my Web GIS?
• How to embed a Web Map to a website?

QGIS + Web GIS

• How to georeference a raster?
• How to set up labels?
• How to print a map?
• How to add connection in NextGIS Connect?
• Can several user edit the same layer?
• How to calculate length/area?
• How to work with DEM?

Data collection

• What apps can record tracks?
• How to log in to NextGIS Collector?
• How to join a project?
• How to view track on Web Map?
• How to send tracks to Web GIS?
• How to sync Web GIS with Mobile?
• How to sync data in Collector?

More resources

Materials that can help you explore the functionality of NextGIS.

PDF documentation

Download user guides to study offline

• NextGIS Web
• NextGIS QGIS
• NextGIS Mobile

Glossary

Explanation of terms

• NextGIS terms
• Data formats
• Abbreviations

Videos

Watch our video tutorials and platform overviews on YouTube.

• NextGIS 101
• Demo
• Webinars
• Case studies

Courses and training

Geodata basics and learning to use NextGIS software and services.

• Consultations
• Internship

Blog

Latest news, updates, expert posts.

• Updates
• New products
• Case studies
• In-depth articles

Events

Online and offline events we organise or take part in.

• Webinars
• Presentations
• Conferences
• Exibitions