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Geospatial Information Systems

Software for creating, analyzing, and visualizing spatial data and mapping solutions.

44 projects

52,750 contributors

$1.1B

QGIS

QGIS is a free and open-source geographic information system (GIS) software that allows users to create, edit, visualize, analyze and publish geospatial information. It supports numerous vector and raster formats, databases, and provides extensive mapping and spatial analysis capabilities.

Contributors

7,616

Organizations

744

Software value

$437M

Leaflet

Leaflet is an open-source JavaScript library for building mobile-friendly interactive maps. It provides a lightweight, modern solution for creating web maps with extensive plugin support, touch interaction, and a simple API.

Contributors

7,168

Organizations

1,498

Software value

$3.1M

OsmAnd

OsmAnd is an open-source navigation and mapping application that provides offline access to OpenStreetMap data. It offers turn-by-turn navigation, GPS tracking, route planning, and detailed map viewing capabilities for both Android and iOS platforms.

Contributors

6,337

Organizations

692

Software value

$52M

Mapbox GL JS

Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library for building interactive, customizable maps in web applications using WebGL technology. It provides vector tile rendering, custom styling capabilities, and interactive features for creating dynamic map visualizations.

Contributors

5,599

Organizations

1,153

Software value

$22M

OpenLayers

OpenLayers is a high-performance, feature-rich JavaScript library for creating interactive maps and geographic applications in web browsers. It supports displaying map tiles, vector data, and markers from a variety of sources, and provides tools for map interaction and visualization.

Contributors

4,131

Organizations

682

Software value

$13M

CesiumJS

CesiumJS is an open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D geospatial visualizations in a web browser. It provides a complete platform for building dynamic, interactive globe and map applications with support for terrain, imagery layers, 3D models, and time-dynamic visualization.

Contributors

3,294

Organizations

370

Software value

$36M

Organic Maps

Organic Maps is a free, privacy-focused offline navigation app forked from Maps.me. It provides detailed offline maps, turn-by-turn navigation, hiking trails, and cycling routes without tracking or ads, using OpenStreetMap data.

Contributors

3,283

Organizations

423

Software value

$75M

Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)

GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats that provides a unified abstract data model and API for accessing and manipulating geographic data. It supports reading, writing, and processing of a wide variety of geospatial file formats.

Contributors

3,101

Organizations

625

Software value

$87M

iD

iD is a web-based map editor for OpenStreetMap, allowing users to contribute to and edit the collaborative world map directly through their browser. It provides an intuitive interface for creating and modifying geographic data, including roads, buildings, and points of interest.

Contributors

2,273

Organizations

462

Software value

$14M

MapLibre GL JS

MapLibre GL JS is an open-source JavaScript library for publishing maps on web applications. It renders interactive vector maps and raster maps with WebGL, and supports custom map styles, markers, popups, and interactive features. The library is a community-maintained fork that provides a free, open-source alternative for vector map rendering.

Contributors

2,023

Organizations

410

Software value

$9.7M

GeoNode

GeoNode is an open-source geospatial content management system that enables organizations to create, share, and collaboratively manage geospatial data. It combines mature and stable open-source software projects under a consistent interface, allowing users to upload, manage, and publish geospatial data while supporting OGC standards and providing advanced geospatial data visualization capabilities.

Contributors

1,485

Organizations

220

Software value

$5M

GeoServer

GeoServer is an open source server software that allows users to share, process and edit geospatial data. It publishes data from major spatial data sources using open standards, and allows users to output data in various formats including WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS and more. The software enables interoperability and can serve maps and data to popular mapping applications.

Contributors

1,085

Organizations

153

Software value

$64M

PROJ

PROJ is a generic coordinate transformation software library that transforms geospatial coordinates between different coordinate reference systems (CRS). It provides tools for converting between geographic, projected, and other coordinate systems used in GIS, cartography, and geodesy.

Contributors

1,035

Organizations

243

Software value

$12M

MapServer

MapServer is an open source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. It renders and serves maps and spatial data from various sources, supporting multiple formats and OGC standards for web mapping services.

Contributors

918

Organizations

148

Software value

$15M

GeoTools

GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data manipulation, including support for complex coordinate transformations, data structures for handling spatial information, and utilities for working with GIS data formats. It serves as a core component for building geospatial applications and processing geographic information.

Contributors

865

Organizations

123

Software value

$116M

Rapid

The OpenStreetMap editor driven by open data, AI, and supercharged features

Contributors

736

Organizations

136

Software value

$42M

GeoNetwork

GeoNetwork is an open-source catalog application for managing spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, an embedded interactive web map viewer, and is designed to enable access to geo-referenced databases and cartographic products from a variety of data providers through descriptive metadata.

Contributors

637

Organizations

97

Software value

$49M

TerriaJS

TerriaJS is a library for building web-based geospatial data explorers, enabling users to visualize and analyze spatial data through interactive maps and data catalogs. It supports various data formats, time-series visualization, and 3D terrain rendering.

Contributors

587

Organizations

91

Software value

$17M

GRASS GIS

GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data management, analysis, image processing, graphics/map production, spatial modeling, and visualization. It supports both raster and vector data processing across multiple dimensions.

Contributors

483

Organizations

84

Software value

$40M

Therion

therion – cave surveying software

Contributors

47

Organizations

5

Software value

$9.4M

DDF

DDF Distributed Data Framework - an open source, modular integration framework.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Earthdata Search

Earthdata Search is a web application developed by NASA EOSDIS to enable data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across EOSDIS' Earth Science data holdings.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

FixMyStreet

This is mySociety's popular map-based reporting platform: easy to install in new countries and regions

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

GMT

The Generic Mapping Tools

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

GPXSee

GPS log file viewer and analyzer with support for GPX, TCX, KML, FIT, IGC, NMEA, SLF, SML, LOC, GPI, GeoJSON and OziExplorer files.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

GeoNature

Application de saisie et de synthèse des observations faune et flore

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Geotrek

Paths management for National Parks and Tourism organizations

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

HUMBOLDT Alignment Editor

(Spatial) data harmonisation with hale»studio (formerly HUMBOLDT Alignment Editor)

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Lizmap Web Client

Transfer a QGIS project on a server, Lizmap is providing the web interface to browse it

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Mapbender

The spatial web mapping framework and core-module

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Open Source Railway Designer

An open source web application for railway infrastructure design, capacity analysis, timetabling and simulation

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

OpenOrienteering Mapper

OpenOrienteering Mapper is a software for creating maps for the orienteering sport.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

PostGIS

PostGIS spatial database extension to PostgreSQL [mirror]

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

QField

A simplified touch optimized interface for QGIS

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Tasking Manager

Tasking Manager - The tool to team up for mapping in OpenStreetMap

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Ushahidi Platform

Ushahidi Platform API version 3+

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

Vespucci

Vespucci is a OpenStreetMap editor for Android

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

deck.gl

WebGL2 powered visualization framework

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

deegree 4

Official deegree repository providing geospatial core libraries, data access and advanced OGC web service implementations

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

farmOS

farmOS: A web-based farm record keeping application.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

geOrchestra

This is the main geOrchestra Spatial Data Infrastructure repository, which hosts the source code.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

openrouteservice

🌍 The open source route planner api with plenty of features.

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.

osgEarth

3D Maps for OpenSceneGraph / C++14

This project hasn't been onboarded to LFX Insights.
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