QGIS ArcGIS REST API Connector Plugin

• A project by Geometa Lab, HSR (and Esri R&D Center Washington DC?)
• Project Lead: Stefan Keller
• Authors/Developers: Rafael Krucker (plus Tobias Schmitz)
• Project start: tbd.

A QGIS Plugin (Python) for reading ArcGIS' "GeoServices REST API".

• Can be used to access ArcGIS Online, Server, and the "Open Data Initiative".
• Priorities: Read-only, accessing vector layers first, then raster.

Functions:

• find?
• select/edit/new connection
• select layer (then connect and download)

Notes: See connecting Excel to find/download/edit/upload to GeoCommons [1] and the same for ArcGIS Desktop [2].