A growing number of English county councils, including Essex and Cambridgeshire, are migrating from Esri ArcGIS to QGIS 3.38 as budget pressures intensify. The shift is being coordinated through the Local Government Association's geospatial working group, which has published new guidance on QGIS deployment for planning teams. Estimated annual licensing savings across participating authorities are reported to exceed £2 million.

Source: PublicTechnology.net