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Riverscapes Studio (QRiS)

Riverscapes Studio (QRiS) is a powerful QGIS plugin for capturing, organizing, analyzing, and sharing riverscape data through time. Built for practitioners, researchers, and analysts, QRiS provides a flexible structure for understanding riverscapes, designing restoration actions, documenting as-built conditions, tracking change, and collaborating across projects and teams.

QRiS supports the full life of a riverscape project—from assessment and planning through design, implementation, monitoring, and analysis—while keeping your data consistent, reusable, and easy to share.

Structured

Organize riverscape data consistently without constraining how you investigate it.

Through Time

Track planning, design, implementation and monitoring as your project evolves.

Analyze

Calculate metrics and indicators to quantify condition and change.

Protocols

Define reusable layers, attributes and metrics for consistent data capture.

Share

Publish projects to the Data Exchange for viewing and collaboration.

Open

Free, open-source tools built for the riverscapes community.

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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.

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Related Riverscapes Sites