AI SegmentationStop tracing maps by hand.
Point at objects in your aerial or drone images.
Get precise outlines instantly.
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Install in under 10 seconds
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Launch QGIS on your computer
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Navigate to Plugins → 🧩 Manage and Install Plugins
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Search for "AI Segmentation" and click Install
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Frequently Asked Questions
- AI Segmentation is a free QGIS plugin that lets you trace objects in your images using AI. Point at what you want to extract and get precise outlines instantly.
- Yes. AI Segmentation comes with an unlimited free plan, open source, running locally on your machine.
- The free plugin runs entirely on your machine. No internet connection is required and your data never leaves your computer. AI Segmentation Pro will use cloud-based models for higher precision and full automation.
- Yes, a free account: sign in with your email or a Google or Microsoft login, no credit card needed. It takes under a minute, then everything runs locally.
- Anything visible in your images: buildings, roads, vegetation, vehicles, water bodies, agricultural parcels, and more. It works on satellite imagery, aerial photos, drone images, and any other image layer in QGIS.
- It works with any RGB image in QGIS: local files (TIFF, JPG, PNG) and online map layers like Google Satellite or OpenStreetMap. Extra bands like NIR or hyperspectral are not used yet.
- AI Segmentation Pro is an upcoming professional version with fully automated extraction. Instead of clicking object by object, you describe what you want to extract and the AI does it across your entire dataset automatically.
- Open QGIS, go to Plugins → Manage and Install Plugins, search for "AI Segmentation" and click Install. Or download directly from the QGIS Plugin Repository.
- QGIS 3.22 or later, on Windows, macOS, or Linux. No GPU required. On first launch the plugin installs its AI dependencies automatically (a few hundred MB, one time).
- Corporate proxies that inspect secure connections used to block the dependency install. Since version 1.2.2 the plugin detects this and switches to a compatible connection automatically, so update to the latest version first. If it still fails, send us the error report from the plugin and we will help.
- Update the plugin: in QGIS, go to Plugins, then Manage and Install Plugins, then Upgrade. Most reported issues, including dependency install failures, are fixed within days. If it persists, the error dialog has a report button that sends us the details directly.
- When you are done, click Export or press Enter. All your outlines are saved as a standard GIS file directly in QGIS, ready to edit, style, or export to any format.
- No, it is a QGIS plugin. QGIS is free, so you can install it alongside ArcGIS and export your segmentation results as standard vector files (GeoPackage, Shapefile) to use anywhere.
- No programming or AI knowledge required. If you can click on a map in QGIS, you can use this plugin. It is designed for surveyors, urban planners, ecologists, researchers, and anyone who works with aerial or drone imagery.