Sharing project templates to the community via QFieldCloud

Greetings from QField HQ :slightly_smiling_face:

I’m writing this to make the community aware of an upcoming functionality in QField[Cloud] 4.3 that will introduce the concept of QFieldCloud project templates. These templates can be both private (seen only by your QFieldCloud account and/or those within your shared organization) as well as public templates visible to all.

When a cloud project template is made public, it becomes a fantastic way to share it with the broader community. Here’s a video showcasing that: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f8fadc5-ab72-4737-a812-e4eb78e10162

As seen in the linked video, users are able to get to a public cloud project template and create a project for themselves by simply scanning a QR code. This was the poster used in the demo:

Best of all, it’s super easy to achieve :slight_smile:

On the creator side:

  • Setup your project in QGIS
  • Upload it to QFieldCloud using QFieldSync and flag it as a template and make it public to offer it to the world (or keep it private for you and your organization)
  • Open QField and log into your QFieldCloud account
  • Open the details view for your project template, grab the QR code and share with others :star:

On the user side, assuming they have signed onto their QFieldCloud account:

  • Pick your phone and open the OS camera
  • Aim at a QR code, pick the QField action
  • Enjoy the project description, push create project from template

Et voila! :slight_smile:

This is available in QField 4.3, which has begun rolling out. If you can’t wait, you can grab the 4.3.0 APK here: Release 4.3.0 - Danube · opengisch/QField · GitHub

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