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<p>The QGIS community has released 3.8 "Zanzibar". <br>
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<p>This is the second release after the last LTR "Madeira"
(which also just released 3.4.9). The changelog for 3.8 is
here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://changelog.qgis.org/en/qgis/version/3.8/"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://changelog.qgis.org/en/qgis/version/3.8/</a>
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<p>Of Note: <br>
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<li>A number of field calculator functions to do everything
from aggregate fields to manipulating geometry</li>
<li>The new Proj 6 (replacement for Proj 4 Projection library)
has been integrated which now gives QGIS huge improvements
in transformation and geodetic capabilities. <br>
</li>
<li>You can save projects to geopackage as well as styles. <br>
</li>
<li>Improvements to 3D Views <br>
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<li>K Nearest Neighborhood joins from the processing toolbox.
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<li>Direct access to sheets in your XLS/ODS Spreadsheets </li>
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<p>....and more things than anyone wants to read here. <br>
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<p>As always - I'd wait just a day or so before downloading (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html</a>)
as the group is finishing up packaging the release and
possibly finalizing any bug fixes (mac installers always tend
to lag a little behind). This release will be good for 4
months. If you are in a corporate/education environment I'd
suggest sticking with the 3.4.9 Long Term Release <br>
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<p>Happy QGIS'ing, <br>
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<p>Randy<br>
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