

I find QGIS difficult to use compared to ArcGIS Desktop. It's very much the same as ESRI on one hand but for me, it's also incredibly different. I have QGIS, but have not gotten over the learning curve yet. (ArcGIS for home is the full blown Advanced with all the extensions) But with basic you can use the angle and length when drawing out your features. I think COGO is available with standard and advanced. And just to mention there are 3 levels of ArcGIS Desktop. more efficiently than measuring in Google Maps and drawing in Publisher. It's not full-blown COGO but it will map a legal description. Individual non work-related research or non-profit volunteering type of thing.īut with ESRI / ArcGIS, you don't even really need the COGO tools to map from deeds when drawing a new feature you can really just use the length and angle when drawing.

I don't know how ESRI enforces the ArcGIS for home use license. Learn more about the GPS to CAD software features in ExpertGPS Pro.I know ArcGIS is expensive.

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