QField Helps Monitor 20,000 <br> WWII Fortifications Across Germany

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Along Germany’s western border, volunteers are using QField and QFieldCloud to map and monitor thousands of World War II fortifications – protecting public safety, preserving history, and making democracy tangible for a new generation.

The Challenge

Stretching 600 kilometers along Germany’s western border lies a vast network of concrete bunkers and fortifications built in the 1930s and …

Community-led mapping for land rights and forest protection in Sarawak with QField

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In parts of Sarawak (Malaysia), indigenous communities are actively resisting deforestation and fighting for land rights. For one The Bruno Manser Fonds working with villages in the Baramarea, community mapping has become a practical way to support that work while also protecting and passing on local knowledge.

The goal is simple to describe, but powerful in practice: create maps that show where …

Building on Top of QFieldCloud

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The main objective was to allow operators to access in the field the graphic and alphanumeric data on trees, shrubs, hedges, turf and street furniture elements in offline mode both in reading and editing mode with the return of these data in GINVE.CLOUD via a synchronisation procedure.

From Open Source to Freelance Success

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What started as a simple request from former colleagues has evolved into a freelance business and a popular open source project. Meet Felix, a French geomatician who discovered an innovative way to build trust, showcase expertise, and create sustainable income—all while giving away his software for free

Improving Efficiencies in Ecological Surveying using QField

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To conduct ecological surveying more efficiently than has been previously achieved through traditional non-digital techniques, using QField as a medium for standardised and flexible field data collection.

Monitoring Fire Salamanders with QField: A Conservation Success Story in Saxony

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In the steep, forested valleys of Saxony, Germany, a dedicated environmental monitoring team is using QField to track one of Europe's most striking amphibians—the fire salamander. This distinctive black-and-yellow creature serves as an important indicator species for stream health and ecosystem integrity.

Use of QField for mapping breeding birds in the Wadden Sea

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The Wadden Sea in Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands is of outstanding importance for many breeding bird species. Annually, the Schutzstation Wattenmeer participates in the Wadden Sea wide trilateral monitoring and assessment program (TMAP) and monitors the number of breeding birds in more than 100 monitoring areas in Schleswig-Holstein / Germany. For a number of species we monitor a significant share of the entire German breeding population.

Young Farmers Use QField to Reduce Deforestation by 71% in Ghana's Forests

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How a community-based monitoring program in Ghana's Tano Offin Forest Reserve used QField to achieve remarkable conservation results through Payment for Ecosystem Services

Zero Invasive Predators: Eliminating Invasive Species with QField

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In the rugged wilderness of New Zealand's South Westland, an ambitious conservation project is underway. Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) is systematically eliminating possums, rats, and stoats from vast tracts of forest—with QField and QFieldCloud playing a crucial role in their operations.