QRiS

Riverscapes Studio for QGIS

QGIS Riverscapes Studio, or QRiS, is a plugin that helps you digitize your riverscape data. It provides a flexible, extensible structure for your spatial layers, together with consistent symbology to streamline your data capture, monitoring and analysis.

QRiS is a plugin to the free, open-source QGIS. desktop GIS software. QRiS is targeted at anyone interested in understanding and analyzing their riverscape, including: practitioners, managers, analysts, researchers and students with some familiarity with GIS. It helps users with analysis, monitoring, assessment of riverscapes as well as preparation of the design and as-builts of low-tech process-based restoration designs.

Site Sections

About QRiS

Learn more about QRiS, the development team and support.

Install QRiS

Learn how to find, install the QRiS plugin for QGIS, as well as check for updates.

Software Help

Comprehensive command references for using every QRiS feature.

Tutorials

Discover tutorials ranging from getting started and the basic workflows of using QRiS to advanced topics.

Technical Reference

Advanced QRiS features, conceptual references, and technical reference for developers and advanced users.

Riverscapes Consortium

The main community platform site for the Riverscapes Consortium.

Riverscapes Data Exchange

A public platform for discovering, sharing, and downloading Riverscapes compliant data.

QRiS User Community

A public forum where you can ask questions, share experiences, and connect with other QRiS users.