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Database

3D CityDB - A free 3D geo database to store, represent, and manage virtual 3D city models on top of a standard spatial relational database. The database model contains semantically rich, hierarchically structured, multi-scale urban objects facilitating complex GIS modeling and analysis tasks, far beyond visualization.
Atlas4D - Open-source 4D spatiotemporal platform with PostGIS, TimescaleDB, pgvector, and H3 hexagonal indexing.
Cloudant - IBM noSQL database that supports spatial data (GeoJSON).
DB2 Spatial Extender - Spatial Extender allows you to store, manage, and analyze spatial data in DB2.
duckdb-raster - DuckDB Extension for reading and writing raster files using SQL.
GeoCouch - GeoCouch is a spatial extension for Couchbase and Apache CouchDB.
GeoDesk - Fast and storage-efficient spatial database engine for OpenStreetMap data
Geopackage - SQLite spatial extension. More powerful than its older brother Spatialite.
H2GIS - A spatial extension of the H2 database.
Hastings - GeoSpatial Search for CouchDB 2
Informix Spatial - Informix spatial extension.
Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SQL/SQL Azure spatial features. All the spatial functionality is also available as a .NET library (can be downloaded using nuget)
MobilityDB - An extension to the Postgres database which adds support for temporal and spatio-temporal objects
MongoDB - Also supports GeoJSON and spatial indexes.
MySql Spatial - MySql spatial extension.
Neo4j Spatial - Library of spatial utilities for Neo4j.
Oracle Spatial - Oracle database spatial extension.
OrientDB - OrientDB is an Open Source Multi-Model NoSQL DBMS with the support of Native Graphs, Documents Full-Text, Reactivity, Geo-Spatial and Object Oriented concepts.
PgRouting - pgRouting extends the PostGIS / PostgreSQL geospatial database to provide geospatial routing functionality.
PointCloud - A PostgreSQL extension for storing point cloud (LIDAR) data.
PostGEESE - A spatial extension for DuckDB.
PostGIS Vector Tile Utils - A set of PostgreSQL functions that are useful when creating vector tile sources.
PostGIS - PostgreSql spatial extension.
Rasdaman - Array database that allows storing and querying massive multi-dimensional arrays, such as sensor, image, simulation, and statistics data appearing in domains like earth, space, and life science.
SciDB - Array database designed for multidimensional data management and analytics common to scientific, geospatial, financial, and industrial applications.
Spatialite - SQLite spatial extension.
Teradata Geospatial Feature - Teradata spatial extension for DW and BI.
Tile38 - Tile38 is a geospatial database, spatial index, and realtime geofence.
TileDB - TileDB is a powerful engine for storing and accessing dense and sparse multi-dimensional arrays, which can help you model any complex data efficiently.
yogrt - A simple templating tool for importing GIS data to PostGIS

Image Classification & DIP Software

ArcMap Raster Edit Suite - An ArcMap Addin that enables manual editing of single pixels on raster layer.
ContextCapture - ContextCapture enables you to automatically generate multi-resolution 3D models at any scale and precision.
Correlator3D - High-end photogrammetry suite.
Dinamica EGO - Dinamica EGO consists of a sophisticated platform for environmental modeling.
e-Foto - Free and open source digital photogrammetric workstation.
eCognition - GEOBIA software.
ENVI - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
ERDAS - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
gdal2tilesp - This enhancement to the gdal2tiles.py script includes additional features.
Global Mapper - Geospatial and remote sensing data analysis.
Guidos Toolbox - Some GDAL functionalities and includes MSPA (Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis) for connectivity maps.
IDL - IDL is a programming language used for data analysis and image processing programming.
INPHO - INPHO is a Digital Photogrammetry Software.
Interimage - Open Source GEOBIA software.
Matlab - Multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.
Metashape - Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images.
MultiSpec - A Freeware Multispectral Image Data Analysis System.
OSSIM - Suite of geospatial libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
PCI Geomatica - Remote sensing software package for image processing
RealityCapture - Photogrammetry software.
SNAP - SNAP is an open source common architecture for ESA Toolboxes ideal for the exploitation of Earth Observation data.
Spring - GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model.
TerrSet - TerrSet (formerly IDRISI) is an integrated geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing software
The Sentinel Toolbox - The Sentinel Toolboxes consists of a collection of processing tools, data product readers and writers and a display and analysis application to process Sentinel data.
TIMESAT - TIMESAT is a software package for analysing time-series of satellite sensor data.
WebODM - Generate maps, point clouds, DEMs and 3D models from aerial images.

Geographic Information System

ArcGIS Pro - Fully 64-bit version of ArcGIS with new GUI and 2D/3D integration.
ArcGIS - GIS for working with maps and geographic information.
AutoCAD Map 3D - GIS AutoCAD integration.
FME Desktop - FME is an integrated collection of Spatial ETL tools for data transformation and data translation.
GC2 - GC2 is an enterprise platform GIS (open source)
GeoDa - Spatial data analysis software.
Geomedia - Commercial GIS.
GRASS GIS - GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source GIS.
gvSIG - Free and open source GIS.
ILWIS - Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) is a remote sensing and GIS software.
LuciadFusion - An all-in-one server solution for your data publication workflow and geospatial data management
Manifold System - Commercial GIS.
Mapbox Studio - Desktop application for vector tile driven map design.
MapInfo - Commercial GIS.
MapWindow GIS - Free and open source desktop geographic information system.
MicroImages TNTgis - Commercial GIS.
OpenJUMP - Open source Java GIS.
QGIS - Cross-platform free and open-source desktop geographic information system.
SAGA - SAGA is the abbreviation for System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses.
Smallworld - Commercial GIS.
TerraMA2 - A free and open source computational platform for early warning systems.
Terraview - GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library.
uDig - A GIS Framework for Eclipse (Java) and also a GIS software.

Web Map Development

angular-azure-maps - Angular 6 Azure Maps is a wrapped MS Azure Map on Angular.
ArcGIS JS App Generator - This is a yeoman generator for ArcGIS API for JavaScript applications.
ArcGIS REST JS - Compact, modular JavaScript wrappers for the ArcGIS REST API that run in Node.js and modern browsers.
azure-maps-animations - A rich library of animations for use with the Azure Maps Web SDK.
azure-maps-fullscreen-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control to display the map in fullscreen mode.
azure-maps-geolocation-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control that uses the browser's geolocation API to locate the user on the map.
azure-maps-gridded-data-source - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that provides a data source that clusters data points into cells of a grid area.
azure-maps-selection-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides controls for selecting data in a data source using drawing tools or by requesting a route range polygon.
azure-maps-services-ui - A set of web UI controls that wrap the Azure Maps REST services.
azure-maps-swipe-map - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that allows swiping between two overlapping maps, ideal for comparing two overlapping data sets.
azure-maps-sync-maps - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that synchronizes the cameras of two or more maps.
Bertin.js - A JavaScript library for visualizing geospatial data and make thematic maps for the web.
BuoyBoy - Web app for visualizing real-time NOAA and CDIP buoy data, including wave height and swell period.
CesiumJS - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps.
CMV - The Configurable Map Viewer - CMV is a community-supported open source mapping framework. CMV works with the Esri JavaScript API, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online and more.
d3-geo - A library for creating maps based on D3.js.
d3-geo-projection - Extended geographic projections for d3-geo.
d3-geo-voronoi - Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation for the sphere.
datamaps - Customizable map visualizations in one file.
deck.gl - A WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets.
Flare Cluster Layer - ArcGIS javascript custom graphics layer. Creates clusters and creates flares for clusters.
geojson-vt - A highly efficient JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON data into vector tiles on the fly.
GeoNode - A web-based application and platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI).
globe.gl - This library is a convenience wrapper around the three-globe plugin, using ThreeJS/WebGL for 3D rendering.
Google Maps API Polyline String Decoder - Function that will convert encoded polyline strings (as returned by the Google Maps API) into a list of lat/lon pairs.
gridviz - A package for visualizing gridded data.
HERE maps API - Build web applications with feature-rich and customizable HERE maps.
Honua SDK JS - TypeScript geospatial client for ArcGIS/Esri GeoServices, OGC API, WFS, WMS/WMTS, STAC, OData, and GeoParquet with a MapLibre runtime and an ArcGIS migration codemod. Example
jVectorMap - jVectorMap is a vector-based, cross-browser and cross-platform component for interactive geography-related data visualization on the web. It provides numerious features like smooth zooming and panning, fully-customizable styling, markers, labels and tooltips.
L7 - Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization By Ant Financial
Leaflet - Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps.
Leaflet.MapboxVectorTile - A Leaflet Plugin that renders Mapbox Vector Tiles on HTML5 Canvas.
LuciadRIA - A JavaScript library for 3D globes and maps, with support for military symbology and desktop-like performance
Map Forecast API - Simple-to-use library based on Leaflet 1.4.x. It allows you to show wind maps.
Mapbox GL JS - Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles and Mapbox styles.
MapLibre GL - Is a community led fork derived from Mapbox GL JS prior to their switch to a non-OSS license.
MapLineDraw - An open source web application for drawing smooth curves (splines) on a map, suitable for sketching or measuring railway lines or roads.
MapTalks.js - An open-source JavaScript library for integrated 2D/3D maps.
Mapzen Tangram - JavaScript library for rendering 2D & 3D maps live in a web browser with WebGL, supports MVT, GeoJSON, TopoJSON.
Ol-ext - Cool extensions for OpenLayers (ol) - animated clusters, CSS popup, Font Awesome symbol renderer, charts for statistical map (pie/bar), layer switcher, wikipedia layer, animations, canvas filters.
OpenGlobus - A javascript library designed to display interactive 3d maps and planets with map tiles, imagery and vector data, markers and 3d objects. It uses the WebGL technology, open source and completely free.
OpenLayers - High-performance, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web.
Oskari - Framework for easily building multipurpose web mapping applications utilizing distributed Spatial Data Infrastructures like INSPIRE.
Pharos AI - Open-source real-time intelligence dashboard for geopolitical conflict tracking with interactive geospatial visualization.
Pumperly - Open-source fuel and EV route planner that finds the cheapest stations along your route using PostGIS spatial queries, MapLibre GL JS, Valhalla routing, and Photon geocoding. Covers 36 European countries with real-time pricing.
react-azure-maps - React Wrapper for azure-maps-control.
react-simple-maps - An SVG mapping component library for React, built on top of d3-geo.
TerriaJS - A library for building rich, web-based geospatial data explorers.
titiler - A dynamic Web Map tile server.
v-mapbox - Vue.js wrapper for mapbox-gl-js.
vue-azure-maps - Integrate Azure Maps in your Vue application.
Wrld.js - Animated 3D city maps based on Leaflet.

Web Map Server

52North WPS - The 52°North Web Processing Service (WPS) enables the deployment of geo-processes on the web in a standardized way. It features a pluggable architecture for processes and data encodings. The implementation is based on the current OpenGIS specification: 05-007r7. Its focus was the creation of an extensible framework to provide algorithms for generalization on the web.
Baremaps - An open source pipeline for producing Mapbox vector tiles from OpenStreetMap with Postgis and Java.
Deegree - Open source software for spatial data infrastructures and the geospatial web. Deegree offers components for geospatial data management, including data access, visualization, discovery and security. Open standards are at the heart of Deegree. It supports WMS, WFS for Catalogue Service, WCS, WPS, WMTS.
GeoLens - Self-hosted geospatial catalog and map builder on PostGIS; upload data, get vector tiles, style and share maps. Implements OGC API - Features/Records, STAC and DCAT.
Geoserver - WMS written in Java and relies on GeoTools. Allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
GeoTrellis Server - Tools for building raster processing and display services. It supports WMS, WCS, WMTS and can use individual rasters, STAC Catalogs (through the STAC API service) and GeoTrellis Layers as input raster sources.
MapGuide - Runs on Linux or Windows, supports Apache and IIS web servers, and has APIs (PHP, .NET, Java, and JavaScript) for application development.
MapProxy - An open source tile server proxy for geospatial data (WMS-C, TMS, WMTS, KML SuperOverlays). It caches, accelerates and transforms data from existing map services and serves any desktop or web GIS client.
Mapserver - WMS written in C.
MapTiler Server - Map server for self-hosting. Publish interactive maps to get map services from your own server or laptop.
Nanocubes - An in-memory data structure for spatiotemporal data cubes.
PGRestAPI - Node.js REST API for PostGres Spatial Entities. AKA: SpatialServer.
Planisfy - Open-source geospatial API platform for MapLibre styles, vector tiles, routing, geocoding, API keys, usage tracking, jobs, and map operations.
Terracotta - A light-weight, versatile XYZ tile server. MIT-licensed, pure Python, serving Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG).
THREDDS - The THREDDS Data Server (TDS) is a web server that provides metadata and data access for scientific data sets, using OPeNDAP, OGC WCS, HTTP, and other data access protocols.
utilery - Micro vector tile manufacturing from PostGIS.
Zoo Project WPS - A WPS (Web Processing Service) implementation written in C, Python and JavaScript. It is an open source platform which implements the WPS 1.0.0 and WPS 2.0.0 standards edited by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). It provides a developer-friendly framework for creating and chaining WPS compliant Web Services.

Radar

GAMMA - Allows processing of SAR, interferometric SAR (InSAR) and differential interferometric SAR (DInSAR).
GMT5SAR - InSAR processing system based on GMT.
InSARHub - A modular Python framework for end to end InSAR and time-series processing with GUI support.
LiCSBAS - LiCSBAS is an open-source package in Python and bash to carry out InSAR time series analysis using LiCSAR products.
NANSAT - Nansat is a scientist friendly Python toolbox for processing 2D satellite earth observation data.
PolSARpro - Open source radar image data processing software.
PyRate - A Python tool for estimating velocity and time-series from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data.
pyroSAR - A Python Framework for Large-Scale SAR Satellite Data Processing.
PySAR - InSAR time series analysis in Python.
SARbian - Free and open SAR operating system (based on Debian Linux).
Sarmap - Synthetic Aperture Radar processing software.
SARPROZ - Implements a wide range of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Interferometric SAR (InSAR) and Multi-Temporal InSAR processing techniques.
Sentinel Toolboxes - Free open source toolboxes for the scientific exploitation of the Sentinel missions.

Lidar

CloudCompare - 3D point cloud processing software.
DielmoOpenLidar - Open source software based in gvSIG for the management of LiDAR data.
displaz - A hackable lidar viewer.
Entwine - Point cloud indexing for massive datasets.
FullAnalyze - Handling, visualizing and processing lidar data (3D point clouds and waveforms).
Fusion - CLI/GUI Lidar software.
Global Mapper Lidar Module - Lidar module for Global Mapper.
greyhound - A point cloud streaming framework for dynamic web services and native applications.
Laspy - Laspy is a python library for reading, modifying, and creating .LAS LIDAR files.
LAStools - A collection of highly-efficient, scriptable tools with multi-core batching that process LAS, compressed LAZ, Terrasolid BIN, .shp, and ASCII.
LASzip - Quickly turns bulky LAS files into compact LAZ files without information loss.
libLAS - libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing the very common LAS LiDAR format.
lidar - A Crystal language library for reading and writing LiDAR data in LAS format.
lidario - A small Go library for reading and writing LiDAR (LAS) files.
lidR - R package for airborne LiDAR data manipulation and visualisation for forestry application.
MCC-LIDAR - Multiscale Curvature Classification for LIDAR Data.
PDAL - PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data.
plas.io - WebGL point cloud rendering.
potree - Potree is a free open-source WebGL based point cloud renderer for large point clouds. PotreeConverter provides all files to view your point cloud with only a basic webserver running.
pyGEDI - pyGEDI provides a high performance, lower cognitive load, and cleaner and more transparent code for data extraction, analysis, processing, and visualization of GEDI's products.
PyLAS - A python library for reading and writing LAS files.
Quick Terrain Modeler - Proprietary LiDAR exploitation software by Applied Imagery.
rGEDI - An R Package for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Data Visualization and Processing.
The Point Cloud Library - PCL - Standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.
TopoDOT - Proprietary software for extracting topography, 3D models, GIS Assets, and more from point cloud data.
Treetop - A Shiny-based Application for Extracting Forest Information from LiDAR data.

3D Application

3dcitybuilder - QGIS Plugin that generates 3D Models of Urban Areas.
3dfier - The open-source tool for creation of 3D models.
ArcGIS Earth - Display data, sketch placemarks, measure distances and areas, and add annotations at any part of the world
CityEngine - Transform 2D GIS Data into Smart 3D City Models
Google Earth - Bringing a earth view for global mapping
Open3D - Open-source library that supports rapid development of software that deals with 3D data. The Open3D frontend exposes a set of carefully selected data structures and algorithms in both C++ and Python.
Skyline - A glimpse into Skyline's cutting-edge 3D geospatial visualization products, and their potential to transform the way your organization makes decisions, shares information and manages its assets
World Wind - Providing features for displaying with geographic data

Geographic Data Mining

GeoDMA - GeoDMA is a plugin for TerraView software, used for geographical data mining.
Weka - Weka is a collection of machine learning algorithms for data mining tasks written in Java.

GNSS/INS Post Processing

Applanix POSPAC MMS - POSPac MMS leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
Leica Infinity Surveying Software - Easily manage and process data from multiple sites and survey teams and from all of your different survey instruments – digital levels, total stations, UAVs, GNSS sensors, and now even scanners.
Novatel Waypoint - Waypoint software leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
RTKLIB - RTKLIB is an open source program package for standard and precise positioning with GNSS (global navigation satellite system).
Trimble Business Center - Trimble® Business Center (TBC) software enables surveyors to transform field data from GNSS receivers, total stations, laser scanners, mobile mapping systems, drones and more into high-quality, actionable information and client deliverables.

Atmospheric Correction

6S - Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) open source algorithm.
6S_emulator - The 6S emulator is an open-source atmospheric correction tool. It is based on the 6S radiative transfer model but it runs 100x faster with minimal additional error (i.e. < 0.5 %).
ACOLITE_MR - Atmospheric correction for aquatic applications of metre-scale satellites.
ARCSI - The Atmospheric and Radiometric Correction of Satellite Imagery (ARCSI) software provides a command line tool for the generation of Analysis Ready Data (ARD) optical data including atmospheric correction, cloud masking, topographic correction etc.
ATCOR - ERDAS Imagine module.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
i.atcorr - GRASS GIS module that performs atmospheric correction using the 6S algorithm.
Py6S - Py6S is a interface to the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) atmospheric Radiative Transfer Model through the Python programming language.
radiometric_normalization - Implementation of radiometric normalization workflows.
sen2cor - is a processor for Sentinel-2 Level 2A product generation and formatting; it performs the atmospheric-, terrain and cirrus correction of Top-Of- Atmosphere Level 1C input data.
SIAC - A sensor invariant Atmospheric Correction (SIAC).
SIAC_GEE - SIAC GEE version.

Agent-based Modeling

DMASON - DMASON is a parallel version of the MASON library for writing and running simulations of Agent based simulation models.
MASON - MASON is a fast discrete-event multiagent simulation library core in Java, designed to be the foundation for large custom-purpose Java simulations, and also to provide more than enough functionality for many lightweight simulation needs. MASON contains both a model library and an optional suite of visualization tools in 2D and 3D.
Mesa - Mesa is an Apache2 licensed agent-based modeling (or ABM) framework in Python.
NetLogo - NetLogo is a multi-agent programmable modeling environment.
nlrx - Provides tools to setup and execute NetLogo simulations from R.
Repast - The Repast Suite is a family of advanced, free, and open source agent-based modeling and simulation platforms.
SpaDES - Metapackage for implementing a variety of event-based models, with a focus on spatially explicit models. These include raster-based, event-based, and agent-based models.

Landscape Metrics

Fragstats - Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps.
landscapemetrics - landscapemetrics is an R package for calculating landscape metrics for categorical landscape patterns in a tidy workflow.
LS_METRICS - A tool for calculating landscape connectivity and other ecologically scaled landscape metrics
Makurhini - R package for calculating fragmentation and landscape connectivity indices used in conservation planning.
nlmpy - A Python package to create neutral landscape models.
NLMR - R package to simulate neutral landscape models.
PyLandStats - An open-source Pythonic library to compute landscape metrics.

Landscape Modelling

GLOBIOM - Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) is used to analyze the competition for land use between agriculture, forestry, and bioenergy, which are the main land-based production sectors.
InVEST - InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is a suite of models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life.

Spatial Optimization

MARXAN - Marxan is a freely available conservation planning software. It provides decision support to a range of conservation planning problems, including the design of new reserve systems, reporting on the performance of existing reserve systems, and developing multiple-use zoning plans for natural resource management.
prioriactions - The prioriactions R package uses a mixed integer mathematical programming (MIP) approach for building and solving multi-action conservation planning problems, where the goal is to find an optimal combination of management actions that abate threats, in an efficient way while accounting for connectivity.
prioritizr - R package that uses integer linear programming (ILP) techniques to provide a flexible interface for building and solving conservation planning problems.
Zonation - Zonation produces a hierarchical prioritization of the landscape based on the occurrence levels of biodiversity features in sites (cells) by iteratively removing the least valuable remaining cell while accounting for connectivity and generalized complementarity.

Libraries

GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats.
GEOS - Geometry Engine - Open Source, a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS) that provides spatial predicates and functions, serving as the core engine for libraries like Shapely (Python), sf (R), and spatial databases like PostGIS.
GeographicLib - For solving geodesic problems. Implemented in C, C++, Java, Javascript, Fortran, Python and Matlab.
Geolib - GeoLib is a fast, efficient, computational geometry library available in C++, C# and Java.
H3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system, written in C with bindings/ports in Python, JavaScript, Java, R, Rust, Go, Swift, and C#.
Mapnik - C++/Python/Node.js library for map rendering.
MDAL - Mesh Data Abstraction Library.
PDAL - Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL) is a C++ library and command-line utility for translating and manipulating point cloud data formats, similar to GDAL for raster/vector data.
PROJ - Cartographic Projections library for transforming coordinates between different reference systems, with bindings/ports in almost every language (C, C++, Python, R, Java, JavaScript, Rust, Go).
S2 Geometry - Computational geometry and spatial indexing on the sphere, written in C++ with ports/bindings in Go, Java, Python, Rust, and R.
Terralib - TerraLib is a GIS classes and functions open source library.

PaaS - Platform as a Service

ArcGIS Platform - Esri's PaaS with multiple location services and developer APIs.
Google Maps API - Google's PaaS (Platform as a Service) for Geocoding or analysis/processing services.
Mapbox GL JS - MapBox WebGL Javascript API.
Mapbox.js - MapBox Javascript API.
Microsoft Bing API - Microsoft Bing Maps API.
OpenStreetMap API - OpenStreetMap API.

SaaS - Software as a Service

Address API - Pan-European address data with geocoding and reverse-geocoding.
API Geo - Official French geographical data API.
ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Online GIS platform for mapping and spatial analysis.
ARLAS - ARLAS Exploration is an Open Source software for exploring and analysing Geo BigData.
AssessorSearch - U.S. property-record and parcel lookup service with assessor data, owner details, tax records, deeds, permits, and county-source links.
BC Property Check - Free parcel intelligence for British Columbia, Canada - zoning, density (Bill 44 SSMUH), riparian setbacks, ALR, BC Hydro corridors, all from open government data.
bng2latlong - Converts British National Grid to latitude and longitude.
BreezoMeter - Air Quality, Weather, Pollen, and Environmental data.
Carto - Cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping tools for display in a web browser.
Country State City API - Database of city, state, and country data.
CSV2GEO - Batch geocoder using excel/csv file, text or API as an input and get latitude, longitude and an interactive map as output.
DataV Atlas - Cloud AI platform for online real-time analysis and visualization of geo bigdata. Powered by Alibaba Cloud with Qwen.
Dekart - Open-source alternative to CARTO. SQL to interactive map platform that connects BigQuery, Snowflake, and PostGIS. Self-host or cloud.
Draw on a Map - Browser-based map annotation and route-planning tool for drawing routes, markers, arrows, and radius circles on OpenStreetMap and sharing them by URL.
Działkopedia - Polish land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral boundaries (GUGiK), orthophoto, transaction prices (RCN) and municipal zoning plans on an OpenStreetMap-based map.
Fulcrum - A mobile data collection platform that allows you to build, deploy, & collect field data with your own customizable data collection apps.
Geobox - Geobox is a suite of products that together cover all stages of building an online GIS.
Geocode.xyz - Reverse geocoding, forward geocoding, and geoparsing API.
Geodocs - GIS-powered project management platform for construction and infrastructure projects with support for KML, KMZ, Shapefile, and GeoJSON uploads, PostGIS database, MVT vector tiles, dynamic forms, and Mapbox GL JS visualization.
GIS Cloud - Real-time mapping platform for the entire workflow of your organization.
GISCO data distribution API - European Commission data source for administrative regions and boundaries.
GraphHopper Route Optimization API - Solves various vehicle routing problems.
Grundradar - Free German land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral context, official land values, planning constraints and environmental risks from public data.
Honeycomb Maps - Browser-based enterprise map dashboard software, with real-time filtering and metric calculation.
InstaMaps - Location formulas for Google Sheets: geocoding, routing (100-stop Google Maps links), territories and live shareable maps from spreadsheet data
Knowground - Free, no-signup lookup of per-address US civic and environmental data - FEMA flood zone, ground elevation, NCES public schools, EPA hazard facilities, FCC broadband, and Census/ACS - each value attributed to its federal source and dated.
LatLng - OSM-based geocoding, reverse geocoding, places, static maps, and tile APIs.
LYRASENSE - Agentic AI platform for satellite data analysis with a notebook environment and Google Earth Engine integration.
MapAtlas - A mapping REST API providing geocoding, directions, route optimization, matrix, isochrone, MVT vector tiles, map matching, and GeoEnrich services using OpenStreetMap and proprietary data.
Mapbase - Location registry API that turns coordinates into official locations, custom zones, hierarchy, geometry, and SEO-ready location context. Includes autocomplete, resolve, postcodes, LAU regions, and a TypeScript SDK.
Mapbox - Platform for web map design and manipulation.
MapTiler Cloud - Maps API for web & mobile developers. Customize maps, upload or create own geodata and publish online.
Mercator - Gridded earth data (weather, ocean, air quality, elevation) as value-encoded Web Mercator tiles, with an open-source MapLibre SDK for colormapped rasters, wind and current streamlines, arrows and contours.
Mergin Maps - A mobile data collection open-source platform for field data surveys based on QGIS. Available as service or self-hosted.
movebank-api - Platform for animal tracking data.
MyCarTracks - Mainly app-based GPS vehicle tracking and automatic mileage tracking with route history, geofencing, mileage reports, and fleet visibility.
NetLoc8 - IP geolocation API with city-level precision and SDKs for Next.js, React, and Go. Free tier included.
NMEA Checksum Calculator - Browser-based NMEA 0183 and AIS sentence checksum validator and calculator with batch processing and XOR step visualization.
NextGIS - A cloud geospatial service that allows you to create web GIS right in the browser.
OnCoord - Geocoding, reverse geocoding, location intelligence, and geospatial APIs for Latin America. Includes population, terrain, nightlight activity, and POI services.
Open Notify - ISS location and number of people in space.
Open Postcode Geo API - British postcodes with geospatial data.
Open-Meteo - Global weather forecast API.
OpenCage Geocoding API - An API aggregating multiple open geo datasources (OpenStreetMap and others).
OpenMapTiles - Vector tiles and map services as service, self-hosted or off-line.
OpenSky API - Retrieve live airspace information.
OSM2CDR - Web service that exports OpenStreetMap data for a drawn area or admin boundary into 62+ vector, CAD, GIS and 3D formats (CDR, DWG, DXF, SVG, Shapefile, GeoJSON, STL, PMTiles), keeping map layers editable.
OSRMRoute - Hosted routing, distance matrix, isochrones, map-matching and geocoding REST API built on OpenStreetMap/OSRM.
Phantom Tide - Real-time geospatial intelligence platform for maritime and airspace monitoring, combining vessel tracking, ADS-B flight activity, official notices, environmental context, and satellite detections in a single live map workflow.
PixelGust - A web-based geospatial analysis platform providing 30m terrain data, climate risk assessment, NDVI time series, and environmental reports for any location. Free tier and API available.
PostalCodes - Global postal code search, country exports, and address validation data.
RainViewer - Free weather radar and satellite data API.
REST countries - Get country information via a RESTful API.
SafeStreets - Free address-level walkability and pedestrian-safety analysis, scoring any neighborhood on a 15-minute-city framework using OpenStreetMap and public data.
Sunrise and sunset - Provides sunset and sunrise times for locations.
TomTom - Geocoding, routing, traffic, and more.
USGS earthquake data - Search earthquake data by various parameters.
what3words - Converts 3-word addresses to coordinates.
World Monitor - Real-time global intelligence platform aggregating live military flight tracking (ADS-B), AIS vessel monitoring, GPS jamming heatmaps, conflict event overlays, satellite data, and geopolitical risk scores on an interactive 3D globe.
Zornade - Italian cadastral parcel intelligence platform aggregating 15+ public data sources (ISPRA hydrogeological risk, OMI real estate prices, ISTAT demographics) into a per-parcel profile covering 85M Italian cadastral parcels, with a free REST API.

DaaS - Data as a Service

Apple Maps - Apple map service.
AtlasPI - Historical geography as a service for AI agents: 1000+ polities with real GeoJSON borders, events, trade routes, succession chains and cited sources, 4500 BCE-2024. Free, no key, Apache-2.0.
Crime Brasil - Open-data platform consolidating and geocoding Brazilian crime data. ~3M incidents geocoded to neighborhood level in Rio Grande do Sul, municipality-level for MG and RJ. Free REST API, CC BY 4.0.
Google Maps - Google map service.
Mantle Place - Draw an area on a globe to get elevation, features, and imagery, delivered as multiple file types you own. Free up to 2 km².
Microsoft Bing Maps - Microsoft map service.
OpenStreetMap - OpenStreeMap map service.
OpenWaterAtlas - Integrated open dataset joining 2,928 dive/kite/surf/freedive sites with per-spot climate aggregates (Open-Meteo + ERA5), 112,548 OBIS + GBIF marine species observations, and the 34,876-route OpenFlights direct-route airline graph. CSV + Parquet, CC-BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20668393.
Postali - Free postal codes (zip codes) REST API for Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ~200k entries from official sources (SEPOMEX, GeoNames). No API key, no signup, no monthly quota.
Seascape - Global bathymetry web-map tiles built from 23 global and regional open sources: Terrarium raster DEM and vector depth contours, spot soundings, and drying areas for MapLibre/Mapbox GL, CC BY 4.0.
Warnely - Composite travel-safety scores for 180 countries (FCDO + US State + Global Peace Index + WGI + live incident wire). Free REST API, OpenAPI 3.1 spec, CC BY 4.0. Returns per-country lat/lng centroids alongside score and tier.
Zip-Codes - REST API for US ZIP and Canadian postal code lookup, address validation, radius search, demographics, and boundaries.

Google Earth Engine

AREA2 - AREA 2 (“area squared” or “area two”), short for Area Estimation & Accuracy Assessment, is a Google Earth Engine application that provides comprehensive support for sampling and estimation in a design-based inference framework.
BAP-GEE - Best Available Pixel calculation using Google Earth Engine.
earthEngineGrabR - The earthEngineGrabR is an interface between R and the Google Earth Engine, which simplifies the acquisition of remote sensing data.
EarthEngine.jl - Google Earth Engine in Julia.
ee-fastapi - Flood Detection with Google Earth Engine.
ee-goes - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for visualizing GOES-R time series.
ee-rgb-timeseries - Earth Engine JS module to color time series chart points as stretched 3-band RGB.
eemont - A python package that extends Google Earth Engine.
exploreRGEE - Google Earth Engine (GEE) in the Rstudio IDE.
gee_s1_ard - Creates an analysis ready sentinel-1 SAR image collection in Google Earth Engine by applying additional border noise correction, speckle filtering and radiometric terrain normalization.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
geemap - A Python package for interactive mapping with Google Earth Engine, ipyleaflet, and ipywidgets.
geeo - GEEO is a processing pipeline and collection of algorithms for obtaining Analysis-Ready-Data (ARD) from Landsat and Sentinel-2 using the Google Earth Engine Python API.
GEET - Google Earth Engine Toolbox - Library to write small EE apps or big/complex apps with a lot less code.
geeup - Simple CLI for Earth Engine Uploads.
landsat-extract-gee - Get Landsat surface reflectance time-series from google earth engine.
msslib - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for working with Landsat MSS image data.
OEEex - A chrome extension to enhance Google Earth Engine code editor.
OpenEarthEngineLibrary - Collection of code goodies for Google Earth Engine(GEE).
restee - Aims to make plugging Earth Engine (EE) computations into downstream Python processing easier.
rgee - Google Earth Engine for R.
sankee - Visualize classified time series data with interactive Sankey plots in Google Earth Engine.
spectral - Awesome Spectral Indices for the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API (Code Editor).
wxee - A Python interface between Earth Engine and xarray for processing weather and climate data.

Deep Learning

AIDE - Annotation Interface for Data-driven Ecology: Tools for detecting wildlife in aerial images using active learning
AirNet - SegNet-like network implemented in TensorFlow to use for segmenting aerial images.
aviary - Pythonic Framework for AI Inference on Geospatial Data.
Deep Learning ArcGIS - Deep Learning Libraries Installers for ArcGIS.
DeepForest - Python Package for Tree Crown Detection in Airborne RGB imagery.
eo-learn - Earth observation processing framework for machine learning in Python.
Hyperspectral - Deep Learning for Land-cover Classification in Hyperspectral Images.
Label Maker - Data Preparation for Satellite Machine Learning.
libtorch-yolov3 - A Libtorch implementation of the YOLO v3 object detection algorithm.
LightNet - LightNet: Light-weight Networks for Semantic Image Segmentation (Cityscapes and Mapillary Vistas Dataset)
mmsegmentation - MMSegmentation is an open source semantic segmentation toolbox based on PyTorch. It is a part of the OpenMMLab project.
Pixel Decoder - A machine learning python package to run deep learning with satellite imagery.
PixelLib - Pixellib is a library for performing segmentation of images. It suports both Semantic Segmentation as Instance Segmentation.
platypus - R package for object detection and image segmentation.
Presto - Lightweight, Pre-trained Transformers for Remote Sensing Timeseries.
Raster Vision - An open source framework for deep learning on satellite and aerial imagery.
SamGIS – Image Segmentation machine learning based (Segment Anything by Meta - Facebook) applied to GIS and geo data also with GPU requirements. A Segment Anything HuggingFace demo here and an HuggingFace demo with natural language-based image segmentation capabilities via LISA.
segment-geospatial - Meta AI' Segment Anything Model (SAM) for Geospatial Data

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Database

3D CityDB - A free 3D geo database to store, represent, and manage virtual 3D city models on top of a standard spatial relational database. The database model contains semantically rich, hierarchically structured, multi-scale urban objects facilitating complex GIS modeling and analysis tasks, far beyond visualization.
Atlas4D - Open-source 4D spatiotemporal platform with PostGIS, TimescaleDB, pgvector, and H3 hexagonal indexing.
Cloudant - IBM noSQL database that supports spatial data (GeoJSON).
DB2 Spatial Extender - Spatial Extender allows you to store, manage, and analyze spatial data in DB2.
duckdb-raster - DuckDB Extension for reading and writing raster files using SQL.
GeoCouch - GeoCouch is a spatial extension for Couchbase and Apache CouchDB.
GeoDesk - Fast and storage-efficient spatial database engine for OpenStreetMap data
Geopackage - SQLite spatial extension. More powerful than its older brother Spatialite.
H2GIS - A spatial extension of the H2 database.
Hastings - GeoSpatial Search for CouchDB 2
Informix Spatial - Informix spatial extension.
Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SQL/SQL Azure spatial features. All the spatial functionality is also available as a .NET library (can be downloaded using nuget)
MobilityDB - An extension to the Postgres database which adds support for temporal and spatio-temporal objects
MongoDB - Also supports GeoJSON and spatial indexes.
MySql Spatial - MySql spatial extension.
Neo4j Spatial - Library of spatial utilities for Neo4j.
Oracle Spatial - Oracle database spatial extension.
OrientDB - OrientDB is an Open Source Multi-Model NoSQL DBMS with the support of Native Graphs, Documents Full-Text, Reactivity, Geo-Spatial and Object Oriented concepts.
PgRouting - pgRouting extends the PostGIS / PostgreSQL geospatial database to provide geospatial routing functionality.
PointCloud - A PostgreSQL extension for storing point cloud (LIDAR) data.
PostGEESE - A spatial extension for DuckDB.
PostGIS Vector Tile Utils - A set of PostgreSQL functions that are useful when creating vector tile sources.
PostGIS - PostgreSql spatial extension.
Rasdaman - Array database that allows storing and querying massive multi-dimensional arrays, such as sensor, image, simulation, and statistics data appearing in domains like earth, space, and life science.
SciDB - Array database designed for multidimensional data management and analytics common to scientific, geospatial, financial, and industrial applications.
Spatialite - SQLite spatial extension.
Teradata Geospatial Feature - Teradata spatial extension for DW and BI.
Tile38 - Tile38 is a geospatial database, spatial index, and realtime geofence.
TileDB - TileDB is a powerful engine for storing and accessing dense and sparse multi-dimensional arrays, which can help you model any complex data efficiently.
yogrt - A simple templating tool for importing GIS data to PostGIS

Image Classification & DIP Software

ArcMap Raster Edit Suite - An ArcMap Addin that enables manual editing of single pixels on raster layer.
ContextCapture - ContextCapture enables you to automatically generate multi-resolution 3D models at any scale and precision.
Correlator3D - High-end photogrammetry suite.
Dinamica EGO - Dinamica EGO consists of a sophisticated platform for environmental modeling.
e-Foto - Free and open source digital photogrammetric workstation.
eCognition - GEOBIA software.
ENVI - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
ERDAS - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
gdal2tilesp - This enhancement to the gdal2tiles.py script includes additional features.
Global Mapper - Geospatial and remote sensing data analysis.
Guidos Toolbox - Some GDAL functionalities and includes MSPA (Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis) for connectivity maps.
IDL - IDL is a programming language used for data analysis and image processing programming.
INPHO - INPHO is a Digital Photogrammetry Software.
Interimage - Open Source GEOBIA software.
Matlab - Multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.
Metashape - Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images.
MultiSpec - A Freeware Multispectral Image Data Analysis System.
OSSIM - Suite of geospatial libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
PCI Geomatica - Remote sensing software package for image processing
RealityCapture - Photogrammetry software.
SNAP - SNAP is an open source common architecture for ESA Toolboxes ideal for the exploitation of Earth Observation data.
Spring - GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model.
TerrSet - TerrSet (formerly IDRISI) is an integrated geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing software
The Sentinel Toolbox - The Sentinel Toolboxes consists of a collection of processing tools, data product readers and writers and a display and analysis application to process Sentinel data.
TIMESAT - TIMESAT is a software package for analysing time-series of satellite sensor data.
WebODM - Generate maps, point clouds, DEMs and 3D models from aerial images.

Geographic Information System

ArcGIS Pro - Fully 64-bit version of ArcGIS with new GUI and 2D/3D integration.
ArcGIS - GIS for working with maps and geographic information.
AutoCAD Map 3D - GIS AutoCAD integration.
FME Desktop - FME is an integrated collection of Spatial ETL tools for data transformation and data translation.
GC2 - GC2 is an enterprise platform GIS (open source)
GeoDa - Spatial data analysis software.
Geomedia - Commercial GIS.
GRASS GIS - GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source GIS.
gvSIG - Free and open source GIS.
ILWIS - Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) is a remote sensing and GIS software.
LuciadFusion - An all-in-one server solution for your data publication workflow and geospatial data management
Manifold System - Commercial GIS.
Mapbox Studio - Desktop application for vector tile driven map design.
MapInfo - Commercial GIS.
MapWindow GIS - Free and open source desktop geographic information system.
MicroImages TNTgis - Commercial GIS.
OpenJUMP - Open source Java GIS.
QGIS - Cross-platform free and open-source desktop geographic information system.
SAGA - SAGA is the abbreviation for System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses.
Smallworld - Commercial GIS.
TerraMA2 - A free and open source computational platform for early warning systems.
Terraview - GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library.
uDig - A GIS Framework for Eclipse (Java) and also a GIS software.

Web Map Development

angular-azure-maps - Angular 6 Azure Maps is a wrapped MS Azure Map on Angular.
ArcGIS JS App Generator - This is a yeoman generator for ArcGIS API for JavaScript applications.
ArcGIS REST JS - Compact, modular JavaScript wrappers for the ArcGIS REST API that run in Node.js and modern browsers.
azure-maps-animations - A rich library of animations for use with the Azure Maps Web SDK.
azure-maps-fullscreen-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control to display the map in fullscreen mode.
azure-maps-geolocation-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control that uses the browser's geolocation API to locate the user on the map.
azure-maps-gridded-data-source - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that provides a data source that clusters data points into cells of a grid area.
azure-maps-selection-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides controls for selecting data in a data source using drawing tools or by requesting a route range polygon.
azure-maps-services-ui - A set of web UI controls that wrap the Azure Maps REST services.
azure-maps-swipe-map - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that allows swiping between two overlapping maps, ideal for comparing two overlapping data sets.
azure-maps-sync-maps - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that synchronizes the cameras of two or more maps.
Bertin.js - A JavaScript library for visualizing geospatial data and make thematic maps for the web.
BuoyBoy - Web app for visualizing real-time NOAA and CDIP buoy data, including wave height and swell period.
CesiumJS - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps.
CMV - The Configurable Map Viewer - CMV is a community-supported open source mapping framework. CMV works with the Esri JavaScript API, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online and more.
d3-geo - A library for creating maps based on D3.js.
d3-geo-projection - Extended geographic projections for d3-geo.
d3-geo-voronoi - Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation for the sphere.
datamaps - Customizable map visualizations in one file.
deck.gl - A WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets.
Flare Cluster Layer - ArcGIS javascript custom graphics layer. Creates clusters and creates flares for clusters.
geojson-vt - A highly efficient JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON data into vector tiles on the fly.
GeoNode - A web-based application and platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI).
globe.gl - This library is a convenience wrapper around the three-globe plugin, using ThreeJS/WebGL for 3D rendering.
Google Maps API Polyline String Decoder - Function that will convert encoded polyline strings (as returned by the Google Maps API) into a list of lat/lon pairs.
gridviz - A package for visualizing gridded data.
HERE maps API - Build web applications with feature-rich and customizable HERE maps.
Honua SDK JS - TypeScript geospatial client for ArcGIS/Esri GeoServices, OGC API, WFS, WMS/WMTS, STAC, OData, and GeoParquet with a MapLibre runtime and an ArcGIS migration codemod. Example
jVectorMap - jVectorMap is a vector-based, cross-browser and cross-platform component for interactive geography-related data visualization on the web. It provides numerious features like smooth zooming and panning, fully-customizable styling, markers, labels and tooltips.
L7 - Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization By Ant Financial
Leaflet - Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps.
Leaflet.MapboxVectorTile - A Leaflet Plugin that renders Mapbox Vector Tiles on HTML5 Canvas.
LuciadRIA - A JavaScript library for 3D globes and maps, with support for military symbology and desktop-like performance
Map Forecast API - Simple-to-use library based on Leaflet 1.4.x. It allows you to show wind maps.
Mapbox GL JS - Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles and Mapbox styles.
MapLibre GL - Is a community led fork derived from Mapbox GL JS prior to their switch to a non-OSS license.
MapLineDraw - An open source web application for drawing smooth curves (splines) on a map, suitable for sketching or measuring railway lines or roads.
MapTalks.js - An open-source JavaScript library for integrated 2D/3D maps.
Mapzen Tangram - JavaScript library for rendering 2D & 3D maps live in a web browser with WebGL, supports MVT, GeoJSON, TopoJSON.
Ol-ext - Cool extensions for OpenLayers (ol) - animated clusters, CSS popup, Font Awesome symbol renderer, charts for statistical map (pie/bar), layer switcher, wikipedia layer, animations, canvas filters.
OpenGlobus - A javascript library designed to display interactive 3d maps and planets with map tiles, imagery and vector data, markers and 3d objects. It uses the WebGL technology, open source and completely free.
OpenLayers - High-performance, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web.
Oskari - Framework for easily building multipurpose web mapping applications utilizing distributed Spatial Data Infrastructures like INSPIRE.
Pharos AI - Open-source real-time intelligence dashboard for geopolitical conflict tracking with interactive geospatial visualization.
Pumperly - Open-source fuel and EV route planner that finds the cheapest stations along your route using PostGIS spatial queries, MapLibre GL JS, Valhalla routing, and Photon geocoding. Covers 36 European countries with real-time pricing.
react-azure-maps - React Wrapper for azure-maps-control.
react-simple-maps - An SVG mapping component library for React, built on top of d3-geo.
TerriaJS - A library for building rich, web-based geospatial data explorers.
titiler - A dynamic Web Map tile server.
v-mapbox - Vue.js wrapper for mapbox-gl-js.
vue-azure-maps - Integrate Azure Maps in your Vue application.
Wrld.js - Animated 3D city maps based on Leaflet.

Web Map Server

52North WPS - The 52°North Web Processing Service (WPS) enables the deployment of geo-processes on the web in a standardized way. It features a pluggable architecture for processes and data encodings. The implementation is based on the current OpenGIS specification: 05-007r7. Its focus was the creation of an extensible framework to provide algorithms for generalization on the web.
Baremaps - An open source pipeline for producing Mapbox vector tiles from OpenStreetMap with Postgis and Java.
Deegree - Open source software for spatial data infrastructures and the geospatial web. Deegree offers components for geospatial data management, including data access, visualization, discovery and security. Open standards are at the heart of Deegree. It supports WMS, WFS for Catalogue Service, WCS, WPS, WMTS.
GeoLens - Self-hosted geospatial catalog and map builder on PostGIS; upload data, get vector tiles, style and share maps. Implements OGC API - Features/Records, STAC and DCAT.
Geoserver - WMS written in Java and relies on GeoTools. Allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
GeoTrellis Server - Tools for building raster processing and display services. It supports WMS, WCS, WMTS and can use individual rasters, STAC Catalogs (through the STAC API service) and GeoTrellis Layers as input raster sources.
MapGuide - Runs on Linux or Windows, supports Apache and IIS web servers, and has APIs (PHP, .NET, Java, and JavaScript) for application development.
MapProxy - An open source tile server proxy for geospatial data (WMS-C, TMS, WMTS, KML SuperOverlays). It caches, accelerates and transforms data from existing map services and serves any desktop or web GIS client.
Mapserver - WMS written in C.
MapTiler Server - Map server for self-hosting. Publish interactive maps to get map services from your own server or laptop.
Nanocubes - An in-memory data structure for spatiotemporal data cubes.
PGRestAPI - Node.js REST API for PostGres Spatial Entities. AKA: SpatialServer.
Planisfy - Open-source geospatial API platform for MapLibre styles, vector tiles, routing, geocoding, API keys, usage tracking, jobs, and map operations.
Terracotta - A light-weight, versatile XYZ tile server. MIT-licensed, pure Python, serving Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG).
THREDDS - The THREDDS Data Server (TDS) is a web server that provides metadata and data access for scientific data sets, using OPeNDAP, OGC WCS, HTTP, and other data access protocols.
utilery - Micro vector tile manufacturing from PostGIS.
Zoo Project WPS - A WPS (Web Processing Service) implementation written in C, Python and JavaScript. It is an open source platform which implements the WPS 1.0.0 and WPS 2.0.0 standards edited by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). It provides a developer-friendly framework for creating and chaining WPS compliant Web Services.

Radar

GAMMA - Allows processing of SAR, interferometric SAR (InSAR) and differential interferometric SAR (DInSAR).
GMT5SAR - InSAR processing system based on GMT.
InSARHub - A modular Python framework for end to end InSAR and time-series processing with GUI support.
LiCSBAS - LiCSBAS is an open-source package in Python and bash to carry out InSAR time series analysis using LiCSAR products.
NANSAT - Nansat is a scientist friendly Python toolbox for processing 2D satellite earth observation data.
PolSARpro - Open source radar image data processing software.
PyRate - A Python tool for estimating velocity and time-series from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data.
pyroSAR - A Python Framework for Large-Scale SAR Satellite Data Processing.
PySAR - InSAR time series analysis in Python.
SARbian - Free and open SAR operating system (based on Debian Linux).
Sarmap - Synthetic Aperture Radar processing software.
SARPROZ - Implements a wide range of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Interferometric SAR (InSAR) and Multi-Temporal InSAR processing techniques.
Sentinel Toolboxes - Free open source toolboxes for the scientific exploitation of the Sentinel missions.

Lidar

CloudCompare - 3D point cloud processing software.
DielmoOpenLidar - Open source software based in gvSIG for the management of LiDAR data.
displaz - A hackable lidar viewer.
Entwine - Point cloud indexing for massive datasets.
FullAnalyze - Handling, visualizing and processing lidar data (3D point clouds and waveforms).
Fusion - CLI/GUI Lidar software.
Global Mapper Lidar Module - Lidar module for Global Mapper.
greyhound - A point cloud streaming framework for dynamic web services and native applications.
Laspy - Laspy is a python library for reading, modifying, and creating .LAS LIDAR files.
LAStools - A collection of highly-efficient, scriptable tools with multi-core batching that process LAS, compressed LAZ, Terrasolid BIN, .shp, and ASCII.
LASzip - Quickly turns bulky LAS files into compact LAZ files without information loss.
libLAS - libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing the very common LAS LiDAR format.
lidar - A Crystal language library for reading and writing LiDAR data in LAS format.
lidario - A small Go library for reading and writing LiDAR (LAS) files.
lidR - R package for airborne LiDAR data manipulation and visualisation for forestry application.
MCC-LIDAR - Multiscale Curvature Classification for LIDAR Data.
PDAL - PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data.
plas.io - WebGL point cloud rendering.
potree - Potree is a free open-source WebGL based point cloud renderer for large point clouds. PotreeConverter provides all files to view your point cloud with only a basic webserver running.
pyGEDI - pyGEDI provides a high performance, lower cognitive load, and cleaner and more transparent code for data extraction, analysis, processing, and visualization of GEDI's products.
PyLAS - A python library for reading and writing LAS files.
Quick Terrain Modeler - Proprietary LiDAR exploitation software by Applied Imagery.
rGEDI - An R Package for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Data Visualization and Processing.
The Point Cloud Library - PCL - Standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.
TopoDOT - Proprietary software for extracting topography, 3D models, GIS Assets, and more from point cloud data.
Treetop - A Shiny-based Application for Extracting Forest Information from LiDAR data.

3D Application

3dcitybuilder - QGIS Plugin that generates 3D Models of Urban Areas.
3dfier - The open-source tool for creation of 3D models.
ArcGIS Earth - Display data, sketch placemarks, measure distances and areas, and add annotations at any part of the world
CityEngine - Transform 2D GIS Data into Smart 3D City Models
Google Earth - Bringing a earth view for global mapping
Open3D - Open-source library that supports rapid development of software that deals with 3D data. The Open3D frontend exposes a set of carefully selected data structures and algorithms in both C++ and Python.
Skyline - A glimpse into Skyline's cutting-edge 3D geospatial visualization products, and their potential to transform the way your organization makes decisions, shares information and manages its assets
World Wind - Providing features for displaying with geographic data

Geographic Data Mining

GeoDMA - GeoDMA is a plugin for TerraView software, used for geographical data mining.
Weka - Weka is a collection of machine learning algorithms for data mining tasks written in Java.

GNSS/INS Post Processing

Applanix POSPAC MMS - POSPac MMS leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
Leica Infinity Surveying Software - Easily manage and process data from multiple sites and survey teams and from all of your different survey instruments – digital levels, total stations, UAVs, GNSS sensors, and now even scanners.
Novatel Waypoint - Waypoint software leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
RTKLIB - RTKLIB is an open source program package for standard and precise positioning with GNSS (global navigation satellite system).
Trimble Business Center - Trimble® Business Center (TBC) software enables surveyors to transform field data from GNSS receivers, total stations, laser scanners, mobile mapping systems, drones and more into high-quality, actionable information and client deliverables.

Atmospheric Correction

6S - Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) open source algorithm.
6S_emulator - The 6S emulator is an open-source atmospheric correction tool. It is based on the 6S radiative transfer model but it runs 100x faster with minimal additional error (i.e. < 0.5 %).
ACOLITE_MR - Atmospheric correction for aquatic applications of metre-scale satellites.
ARCSI - The Atmospheric and Radiometric Correction of Satellite Imagery (ARCSI) software provides a command line tool for the generation of Analysis Ready Data (ARD) optical data including atmospheric correction, cloud masking, topographic correction etc.
ATCOR - ERDAS Imagine module.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
i.atcorr - GRASS GIS module that performs atmospheric correction using the 6S algorithm.
Py6S - Py6S is a interface to the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) atmospheric Radiative Transfer Model through the Python programming language.
radiometric_normalization - Implementation of radiometric normalization workflows.
sen2cor - is a processor for Sentinel-2 Level 2A product generation and formatting; it performs the atmospheric-, terrain and cirrus correction of Top-Of- Atmosphere Level 1C input data.
SIAC - A sensor invariant Atmospheric Correction (SIAC).
SIAC_GEE - SIAC GEE version.

Agent-based Modeling

DMASON - DMASON is a parallel version of the MASON library for writing and running simulations of Agent based simulation models.
MASON - MASON is a fast discrete-event multiagent simulation library core in Java, designed to be the foundation for large custom-purpose Java simulations, and also to provide more than enough functionality for many lightweight simulation needs. MASON contains both a model library and an optional suite of visualization tools in 2D and 3D.
Mesa - Mesa is an Apache2 licensed agent-based modeling (or ABM) framework in Python.
NetLogo - NetLogo is a multi-agent programmable modeling environment.
nlrx - Provides tools to setup and execute NetLogo simulations from R.
Repast - The Repast Suite is a family of advanced, free, and open source agent-based modeling and simulation platforms.
SpaDES - Metapackage for implementing a variety of event-based models, with a focus on spatially explicit models. These include raster-based, event-based, and agent-based models.

Landscape Metrics

Fragstats - Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps.
landscapemetrics - landscapemetrics is an R package for calculating landscape metrics for categorical landscape patterns in a tidy workflow.
LS_METRICS - A tool for calculating landscape connectivity and other ecologically scaled landscape metrics
Makurhini - R package for calculating fragmentation and landscape connectivity indices used in conservation planning.
nlmpy - A Python package to create neutral landscape models.
NLMR - R package to simulate neutral landscape models.
PyLandStats - An open-source Pythonic library to compute landscape metrics.

Landscape Modelling

GLOBIOM - Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) is used to analyze the competition for land use between agriculture, forestry, and bioenergy, which are the main land-based production sectors.
InVEST - InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is a suite of models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life.

Spatial Optimization

MARXAN - Marxan is a freely available conservation planning software. It provides decision support to a range of conservation planning problems, including the design of new reserve systems, reporting on the performance of existing reserve systems, and developing multiple-use zoning plans for natural resource management.
prioriactions - The prioriactions R package uses a mixed integer mathematical programming (MIP) approach for building and solving multi-action conservation planning problems, where the goal is to find an optimal combination of management actions that abate threats, in an efficient way while accounting for connectivity.
prioritizr - R package that uses integer linear programming (ILP) techniques to provide a flexible interface for building and solving conservation planning problems.
Zonation - Zonation produces a hierarchical prioritization of the landscape based on the occurrence levels of biodiversity features in sites (cells) by iteratively removing the least valuable remaining cell while accounting for connectivity and generalized complementarity.

Libraries

GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats.
GEOS - Geometry Engine - Open Source, a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS) that provides spatial predicates and functions, serving as the core engine for libraries like Shapely (Python), sf (R), and spatial databases like PostGIS.
GeographicLib - For solving geodesic problems. Implemented in C, C++, Java, Javascript, Fortran, Python and Matlab.
Geolib - GeoLib is a fast, efficient, computational geometry library available in C++, C# and Java.
H3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system, written in C with bindings/ports in Python, JavaScript, Java, R, Rust, Go, Swift, and C#.
Mapnik - C++/Python/Node.js library for map rendering.
MDAL - Mesh Data Abstraction Library.
PDAL - Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL) is a C++ library and command-line utility for translating and manipulating point cloud data formats, similar to GDAL for raster/vector data.
PROJ - Cartographic Projections library for transforming coordinates between different reference systems, with bindings/ports in almost every language (C, C++, Python, R, Java, JavaScript, Rust, Go).
S2 Geometry - Computational geometry and spatial indexing on the sphere, written in C++ with ports/bindings in Go, Java, Python, Rust, and R.
Terralib - TerraLib is a GIS classes and functions open source library.

PaaS - Platform as a Service

ArcGIS Platform - Esri's PaaS with multiple location services and developer APIs.
Google Maps API - Google's PaaS (Platform as a Service) for Geocoding or analysis/processing services.
Mapbox GL JS - MapBox WebGL Javascript API.
Mapbox.js - MapBox Javascript API.
Microsoft Bing API - Microsoft Bing Maps API.
OpenStreetMap API - OpenStreetMap API.

SaaS - Software as a Service

Address API - Pan-European address data with geocoding and reverse-geocoding.
API Geo - Official French geographical data API.
ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Online GIS platform for mapping and spatial analysis.
ARLAS - ARLAS Exploration is an Open Source software for exploring and analysing Geo BigData.
AssessorSearch - U.S. property-record and parcel lookup service with assessor data, owner details, tax records, deeds, permits, and county-source links.
BC Property Check - Free parcel intelligence for British Columbia, Canada - zoning, density (Bill 44 SSMUH), riparian setbacks, ALR, BC Hydro corridors, all from open government data.
bng2latlong - Converts British National Grid to latitude and longitude.
BreezoMeter - Air Quality, Weather, Pollen, and Environmental data.
Carto - Cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping tools for display in a web browser.
Country State City API - Database of city, state, and country data.
CSV2GEO - Batch geocoder using excel/csv file, text or API as an input and get latitude, longitude and an interactive map as output.
DataV Atlas - Cloud AI platform for online real-time analysis and visualization of geo bigdata. Powered by Alibaba Cloud with Qwen.
Dekart - Open-source alternative to CARTO. SQL to interactive map platform that connects BigQuery, Snowflake, and PostGIS. Self-host or cloud.
Draw on a Map - Browser-based map annotation and route-planning tool for drawing routes, markers, arrows, and radius circles on OpenStreetMap and sharing them by URL.
Działkopedia - Polish land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral boundaries (GUGiK), orthophoto, transaction prices (RCN) and municipal zoning plans on an OpenStreetMap-based map.
Fulcrum - A mobile data collection platform that allows you to build, deploy, & collect field data with your own customizable data collection apps.
Geobox - Geobox is a suite of products that together cover all stages of building an online GIS.
Geocode.xyz - Reverse geocoding, forward geocoding, and geoparsing API.
Geodocs - GIS-powered project management platform for construction and infrastructure projects with support for KML, KMZ, Shapefile, and GeoJSON uploads, PostGIS database, MVT vector tiles, dynamic forms, and Mapbox GL JS visualization.
GIS Cloud - Real-time mapping platform for the entire workflow of your organization.
GISCO data distribution API - European Commission data source for administrative regions and boundaries.
GraphHopper Route Optimization API - Solves various vehicle routing problems.
Grundradar - Free German land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral context, official land values, planning constraints and environmental risks from public data.
Honeycomb Maps - Browser-based enterprise map dashboard software, with real-time filtering and metric calculation.
InstaMaps - Location formulas for Google Sheets: geocoding, routing (100-stop Google Maps links), territories and live shareable maps from spreadsheet data
Knowground - Free, no-signup lookup of per-address US civic and environmental data - FEMA flood zone, ground elevation, NCES public schools, EPA hazard facilities, FCC broadband, and Census/ACS - each value attributed to its federal source and dated.
LatLng - OSM-based geocoding, reverse geocoding, places, static maps, and tile APIs.
LYRASENSE - Agentic AI platform for satellite data analysis with a notebook environment and Google Earth Engine integration.
MapAtlas - A mapping REST API providing geocoding, directions, route optimization, matrix, isochrone, MVT vector tiles, map matching, and GeoEnrich services using OpenStreetMap and proprietary data.
Mapbase - Location registry API that turns coordinates into official locations, custom zones, hierarchy, geometry, and SEO-ready location context. Includes autocomplete, resolve, postcodes, LAU regions, and a TypeScript SDK.
Mapbox - Platform for web map design and manipulation.
MapTiler Cloud - Maps API for web & mobile developers. Customize maps, upload or create own geodata and publish online.
Mercator - Gridded earth data (weather, ocean, air quality, elevation) as value-encoded Web Mercator tiles, with an open-source MapLibre SDK for colormapped rasters, wind and current streamlines, arrows and contours.
Mergin Maps - A mobile data collection open-source platform for field data surveys based on QGIS. Available as service or self-hosted.
movebank-api - Platform for animal tracking data.
MyCarTracks - Mainly app-based GPS vehicle tracking and automatic mileage tracking with route history, geofencing, mileage reports, and fleet visibility.
NetLoc8 - IP geolocation API with city-level precision and SDKs for Next.js, React, and Go. Free tier included.
NMEA Checksum Calculator - Browser-based NMEA 0183 and AIS sentence checksum validator and calculator with batch processing and XOR step visualization.
NextGIS - A cloud geospatial service that allows you to create web GIS right in the browser.
OnCoord - Geocoding, reverse geocoding, location intelligence, and geospatial APIs for Latin America. Includes population, terrain, nightlight activity, and POI services.
Open Notify - ISS location and number of people in space.
Open Postcode Geo API - British postcodes with geospatial data.
Open-Meteo - Global weather forecast API.
OpenCage Geocoding API - An API aggregating multiple open geo datasources (OpenStreetMap and others).
OpenMapTiles - Vector tiles and map services as service, self-hosted or off-line.
OpenSky API - Retrieve live airspace information.
OSM2CDR - Web service that exports OpenStreetMap data for a drawn area or admin boundary into 62+ vector, CAD, GIS and 3D formats (CDR, DWG, DXF, SVG, Shapefile, GeoJSON, STL, PMTiles), keeping map layers editable.
OSRMRoute - Hosted routing, distance matrix, isochrones, map-matching and geocoding REST API built on OpenStreetMap/OSRM.
Phantom Tide - Real-time geospatial intelligence platform for maritime and airspace monitoring, combining vessel tracking, ADS-B flight activity, official notices, environmental context, and satellite detections in a single live map workflow.
PixelGust - A web-based geospatial analysis platform providing 30m terrain data, climate risk assessment, NDVI time series, and environmental reports for any location. Free tier and API available.
PostalCodes - Global postal code search, country exports, and address validation data.
RainViewer - Free weather radar and satellite data API.
REST countries - Get country information via a RESTful API.
SafeStreets - Free address-level walkability and pedestrian-safety analysis, scoring any neighborhood on a 15-minute-city framework using OpenStreetMap and public data.
Sunrise and sunset - Provides sunset and sunrise times for locations.
TomTom - Geocoding, routing, traffic, and more.
USGS earthquake data - Search earthquake data by various parameters.
what3words - Converts 3-word addresses to coordinates.
World Monitor - Real-time global intelligence platform aggregating live military flight tracking (ADS-B), AIS vessel monitoring, GPS jamming heatmaps, conflict event overlays, satellite data, and geopolitical risk scores on an interactive 3D globe.
Zornade - Italian cadastral parcel intelligence platform aggregating 15+ public data sources (ISPRA hydrogeological risk, OMI real estate prices, ISTAT demographics) into a per-parcel profile covering 85M Italian cadastral parcels, with a free REST API.

DaaS - Data as a Service

Apple Maps - Apple map service.
AtlasPI - Historical geography as a service for AI agents: 1000+ polities with real GeoJSON borders, events, trade routes, succession chains and cited sources, 4500 BCE-2024. Free, no key, Apache-2.0.
Crime Brasil - Open-data platform consolidating and geocoding Brazilian crime data. ~3M incidents geocoded to neighborhood level in Rio Grande do Sul, municipality-level for MG and RJ. Free REST API, CC BY 4.0.
Google Maps - Google map service.
Mantle Place - Draw an area on a globe to get elevation, features, and imagery, delivered as multiple file types you own. Free up to 2 km².
Microsoft Bing Maps - Microsoft map service.
OpenStreetMap - OpenStreeMap map service.
OpenWaterAtlas - Integrated open dataset joining 2,928 dive/kite/surf/freedive sites with per-spot climate aggregates (Open-Meteo + ERA5), 112,548 OBIS + GBIF marine species observations, and the 34,876-route OpenFlights direct-route airline graph. CSV + Parquet, CC-BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20668393.
Postali - Free postal codes (zip codes) REST API for Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ~200k entries from official sources (SEPOMEX, GeoNames). No API key, no signup, no monthly quota.
Seascape - Global bathymetry web-map tiles built from 23 global and regional open sources: Terrarium raster DEM and vector depth contours, spot soundings, and drying areas for MapLibre/Mapbox GL, CC BY 4.0.
Warnely - Composite travel-safety scores for 180 countries (FCDO + US State + Global Peace Index + WGI + live incident wire). Free REST API, OpenAPI 3.1 spec, CC BY 4.0. Returns per-country lat/lng centroids alongside score and tier.
Zip-Codes - REST API for US ZIP and Canadian postal code lookup, address validation, radius search, demographics, and boundaries.

Google Earth Engine

AREA2 - AREA 2 (“area squared” or “area two”), short for Area Estimation & Accuracy Assessment, is a Google Earth Engine application that provides comprehensive support for sampling and estimation in a design-based inference framework.
BAP-GEE - Best Available Pixel calculation using Google Earth Engine.
earthEngineGrabR - The earthEngineGrabR is an interface between R and the Google Earth Engine, which simplifies the acquisition of remote sensing data.
EarthEngine.jl - Google Earth Engine in Julia.
ee-fastapi - Flood Detection with Google Earth Engine.
ee-goes - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for visualizing GOES-R time series.
ee-rgb-timeseries - Earth Engine JS module to color time series chart points as stretched 3-band RGB.
eemont - A python package that extends Google Earth Engine.
exploreRGEE - Google Earth Engine (GEE) in the Rstudio IDE.
gee_s1_ard - Creates an analysis ready sentinel-1 SAR image collection in Google Earth Engine by applying additional border noise correction, speckle filtering and radiometric terrain normalization.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
geemap - A Python package for interactive mapping with Google Earth Engine, ipyleaflet, and ipywidgets.
geeo - GEEO is a processing pipeline and collection of algorithms for obtaining Analysis-Ready-Data (ARD) from Landsat and Sentinel-2 using the Google Earth Engine Python API.
GEET - Google Earth Engine Toolbox - Library to write small EE apps or big/complex apps with a lot less code.
geeup - Simple CLI for Earth Engine Uploads.
landsat-extract-gee - Get Landsat surface reflectance time-series from google earth engine.
msslib - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for working with Landsat MSS image data.
OEEex - A chrome extension to enhance Google Earth Engine code editor.
OpenEarthEngineLibrary - Collection of code goodies for Google Earth Engine(GEE).
restee - Aims to make plugging Earth Engine (EE) computations into downstream Python processing easier.
rgee - Google Earth Engine for R.
sankee - Visualize classified time series data with interactive Sankey plots in Google Earth Engine.
spectral - Awesome Spectral Indices for the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API (Code Editor).
wxee - A Python interface between Earth Engine and xarray for processing weather and climate data.

Deep Learning

AIDE - Annotation Interface for Data-driven Ecology: Tools for detecting wildlife in aerial images using active learning
AirNet - SegNet-like network implemented in TensorFlow to use for segmenting aerial images.
aviary - Pythonic Framework for AI Inference on Geospatial Data.
Deep Learning ArcGIS - Deep Learning Libraries Installers for ArcGIS.
DeepForest - Python Package for Tree Crown Detection in Airborne RGB imagery.
eo-learn - Earth observation processing framework for machine learning in Python.
Hyperspectral - Deep Learning for Land-cover Classification in Hyperspectral Images.
Label Maker - Data Preparation for Satellite Machine Learning.
libtorch-yolov3 - A Libtorch implementation of the YOLO v3 object detection algorithm.
LightNet - LightNet: Light-weight Networks for Semantic Image Segmentation (Cityscapes and Mapillary Vistas Dataset)
mmsegmentation - MMSegmentation is an open source semantic segmentation toolbox based on PyTorch. It is a part of the OpenMMLab project.
Pixel Decoder - A machine learning python package to run deep learning with satellite imagery.
PixelLib - Pixellib is a library for performing segmentation of images. It suports both Semantic Segmentation as Instance Segmentation.
platypus - R package for object detection and image segmentation.
Presto - Lightweight, Pre-trained Transformers for Remote Sensing Timeseries.
Raster Vision - An open source framework for deep learning on satellite and aerial imagery.
SamGIS – Image Segmentation machine learning based (Segment Anything by Meta - Facebook) applied to GIS and geo data also with GPU requirements. A Segment Anything HuggingFace demo here and an HuggingFace demo with natural language-based image segmentation capabilities via LISA.
segment-geospatial - Meta AI' Segment Anything Model (SAM) for Geospatial Data

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Database

3D CityDB - A free 3D geo database to store, represent, and manage virtual 3D city models on top of a standard spatial relational database. The database model contains semantically rich, hierarchically structured, multi-scale urban objects facilitating complex GIS modeling and analysis tasks, far beyond visualization.
Atlas4D - Open-source 4D spatiotemporal platform with PostGIS, TimescaleDB, pgvector, and H3 hexagonal indexing.
Cloudant - IBM noSQL database that supports spatial data (GeoJSON).
DB2 Spatial Extender - Spatial Extender allows you to store, manage, and analyze spatial data in DB2.
duckdb-raster - DuckDB Extension for reading and writing raster files using SQL.
GeoCouch - GeoCouch is a spatial extension for Couchbase and Apache CouchDB.
GeoDesk - Fast and storage-efficient spatial database engine for OpenStreetMap data
Geopackage - SQLite spatial extension. More powerful than its older brother Spatialite.
H2GIS - A spatial extension of the H2 database.
Hastings - GeoSpatial Search for CouchDB 2
Informix Spatial - Informix spatial extension.
Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SQL/SQL Azure spatial features. All the spatial functionality is also available as a .NET library (can be downloaded using nuget)
MobilityDB - An extension to the Postgres database which adds support for temporal and spatio-temporal objects
MongoDB - Also supports GeoJSON and spatial indexes.
MySql Spatial - MySql spatial extension.
Neo4j Spatial - Library of spatial utilities for Neo4j.
Oracle Spatial - Oracle database spatial extension.
OrientDB - OrientDB is an Open Source Multi-Model NoSQL DBMS with the support of Native Graphs, Documents Full-Text, Reactivity, Geo-Spatial and Object Oriented concepts.
PgRouting - pgRouting extends the PostGIS / PostgreSQL geospatial database to provide geospatial routing functionality.
PointCloud - A PostgreSQL extension for storing point cloud (LIDAR) data.
PostGEESE - A spatial extension for DuckDB.
PostGIS Vector Tile Utils - A set of PostgreSQL functions that are useful when creating vector tile sources.
PostGIS - PostgreSql spatial extension.
Rasdaman - Array database that allows storing and querying massive multi-dimensional arrays, such as sensor, image, simulation, and statistics data appearing in domains like earth, space, and life science.
SciDB - Array database designed for multidimensional data management and analytics common to scientific, geospatial, financial, and industrial applications.
Spatialite - SQLite spatial extension.
Teradata Geospatial Feature - Teradata spatial extension for DW and BI.
Tile38 - Tile38 is a geospatial database, spatial index, and realtime geofence.
TileDB - TileDB is a powerful engine for storing and accessing dense and sparse multi-dimensional arrays, which can help you model any complex data efficiently.
yogrt - A simple templating tool for importing GIS data to PostGIS

Image Classification & DIP Software

ArcMap Raster Edit Suite - An ArcMap Addin that enables manual editing of single pixels on raster layer.
ContextCapture - ContextCapture enables you to automatically generate multi-resolution 3D models at any scale and precision.
Correlator3D - High-end photogrammetry suite.
Dinamica EGO - Dinamica EGO consists of a sophisticated platform for environmental modeling.
e-Foto - Free and open source digital photogrammetric workstation.
eCognition - GEOBIA software.
ENVI - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
ERDAS - Geospatial image processing and classification software.
gdal2tilesp - This enhancement to the gdal2tiles.py script includes additional features.
Global Mapper - Geospatial and remote sensing data analysis.
Guidos Toolbox - Some GDAL functionalities and includes MSPA (Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis) for connectivity maps.
IDL - IDL is a programming language used for data analysis and image processing programming.
INPHO - INPHO is a Digital Photogrammetry Software.
Interimage - Open Source GEOBIA software.
Matlab - Multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.
Metashape - Agisoft Metashape is a stand-alone software product that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images.
MultiSpec - A Freeware Multispectral Image Data Analysis System.
OSSIM - Suite of geospatial libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
PCI Geomatica - Remote sensing software package for image processing
RealityCapture - Photogrammetry software.
SNAP - SNAP is an open source common architecture for ESA Toolboxes ideal for the exploitation of Earth Observation data.
Spring - GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model.
TerrSet - TerrSet (formerly IDRISI) is an integrated geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing software
The Sentinel Toolbox - The Sentinel Toolboxes consists of a collection of processing tools, data product readers and writers and a display and analysis application to process Sentinel data.
TIMESAT - TIMESAT is a software package for analysing time-series of satellite sensor data.
WebODM - Generate maps, point clouds, DEMs and 3D models from aerial images.

Geographic Information System

ArcGIS Pro - Fully 64-bit version of ArcGIS with new GUI and 2D/3D integration.
ArcGIS - GIS for working with maps and geographic information.
AutoCAD Map 3D - GIS AutoCAD integration.
FME Desktop - FME is an integrated collection of Spatial ETL tools for data transformation and data translation.
GC2 - GC2 is an enterprise platform GIS (open source)
GeoDa - Spatial data analysis software.
Geomedia - Commercial GIS.
GRASS GIS - GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free and open source GIS.
gvSIG - Free and open source GIS.
ILWIS - Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) is a remote sensing and GIS software.
LuciadFusion - An all-in-one server solution for your data publication workflow and geospatial data management
Manifold System - Commercial GIS.
Mapbox Studio - Desktop application for vector tile driven map design.
MapInfo - Commercial GIS.
MapWindow GIS - Free and open source desktop geographic information system.
MicroImages TNTgis - Commercial GIS.
OpenJUMP - Open source Java GIS.
QGIS - Cross-platform free and open-source desktop geographic information system.
SAGA - SAGA is the abbreviation for System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses.
Smallworld - Commercial GIS.
TerraMA2 - A free and open source computational platform for early warning systems.
Terraview - GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library.
uDig - A GIS Framework for Eclipse (Java) and also a GIS software.

Web Map Development

angular-azure-maps - Angular 6 Azure Maps is a wrapped MS Azure Map on Angular.
ArcGIS JS App Generator - This is a yeoman generator for ArcGIS API for JavaScript applications.
ArcGIS REST JS - Compact, modular JavaScript wrappers for the ArcGIS REST API that run in Node.js and modern browsers.
azure-maps-animations - A rich library of animations for use with the Azure Maps Web SDK.
azure-maps-fullscreen-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control to display the map in fullscreen mode.
azure-maps-geolocation-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides a control that uses the browser's geolocation API to locate the user on the map.
azure-maps-gridded-data-source - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that provides a data source that clusters data points into cells of a grid area.
azure-maps-selection-control - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that provides controls for selecting data in a data source using drawing tools or by requesting a route range polygon.
azure-maps-services-ui - A set of web UI controls that wrap the Azure Maps REST services.
azure-maps-swipe-map - A module for the Azure Maps Web SDK that allows swiping between two overlapping maps, ideal for comparing two overlapping data sets.
azure-maps-sync-maps - An Azure Maps Web SDK module that synchronizes the cameras of two or more maps.
Bertin.js - A JavaScript library for visualizing geospatial data and make thematic maps for the web.
BuoyBoy - Web app for visualizing real-time NOAA and CDIP buoy data, including wave height and swell period.
CesiumJS - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps.
CMV - The Configurable Map Viewer - CMV is a community-supported open source mapping framework. CMV works with the Esri JavaScript API, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online and more.
d3-geo - A library for creating maps based on D3.js.
d3-geo-projection - Extended geographic projections for d3-geo.
d3-geo-voronoi - Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation for the sphere.
datamaps - Customizable map visualizations in one file.
deck.gl - A WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets.
Flare Cluster Layer - ArcGIS javascript custom graphics layer. Creates clusters and creates flares for clusters.
geojson-vt - A highly efficient JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON data into vector tiles on the fly.
GeoNode - A web-based application and platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI).
globe.gl - This library is a convenience wrapper around the three-globe plugin, using ThreeJS/WebGL for 3D rendering.
Google Maps API Polyline String Decoder - Function that will convert encoded polyline strings (as returned by the Google Maps API) into a list of lat/lon pairs.
gridviz - A package for visualizing gridded data.
HERE maps API - Build web applications with feature-rich and customizable HERE maps.
Honua SDK JS - TypeScript geospatial client for ArcGIS/Esri GeoServices, OGC API, WFS, WMS/WMTS, STAC, OData, and GeoParquet with a MapLibre runtime and an ArcGIS migration codemod. Example
jVectorMap - jVectorMap is a vector-based, cross-browser and cross-platform component for interactive geography-related data visualization on the web. It provides numerious features like smooth zooming and panning, fully-customizable styling, markers, labels and tooltips.
L7 - Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization By Ant Financial
Leaflet - Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps.
Leaflet.MapboxVectorTile - A Leaflet Plugin that renders Mapbox Vector Tiles on HTML5 Canvas.
LuciadRIA - A JavaScript library for 3D globes and maps, with support for military symbology and desktop-like performance
Map Forecast API - Simple-to-use library based on Leaflet 1.4.x. It allows you to show wind maps.
Mapbox GL JS - Mapbox GL JS is a JavaScript library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles and Mapbox styles.
MapLibre GL - Is a community led fork derived from Mapbox GL JS prior to their switch to a non-OSS license.
MapLineDraw - An open source web application for drawing smooth curves (splines) on a map, suitable for sketching or measuring railway lines or roads.
MapTalks.js - An open-source JavaScript library for integrated 2D/3D maps.
Mapzen Tangram - JavaScript library for rendering 2D & 3D maps live in a web browser with WebGL, supports MVT, GeoJSON, TopoJSON.
Ol-ext - Cool extensions for OpenLayers (ol) - animated clusters, CSS popup, Font Awesome symbol renderer, charts for statistical map (pie/bar), layer switcher, wikipedia layer, animations, canvas filters.
OpenGlobus - A javascript library designed to display interactive 3d maps and planets with map tiles, imagery and vector data, markers and 3d objects. It uses the WebGL technology, open source and completely free.
OpenLayers - High-performance, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web.
Oskari - Framework for easily building multipurpose web mapping applications utilizing distributed Spatial Data Infrastructures like INSPIRE.
Pharos AI - Open-source real-time intelligence dashboard for geopolitical conflict tracking with interactive geospatial visualization.
Pumperly - Open-source fuel and EV route planner that finds the cheapest stations along your route using PostGIS spatial queries, MapLibre GL JS, Valhalla routing, and Photon geocoding. Covers 36 European countries with real-time pricing.
react-azure-maps - React Wrapper for azure-maps-control.
react-simple-maps - An SVG mapping component library for React, built on top of d3-geo.
TerriaJS - A library for building rich, web-based geospatial data explorers.
titiler - A dynamic Web Map tile server.
v-mapbox - Vue.js wrapper for mapbox-gl-js.
vue-azure-maps - Integrate Azure Maps in your Vue application.
Wrld.js - Animated 3D city maps based on Leaflet.

Web Map Server

52North WPS - The 52°North Web Processing Service (WPS) enables the deployment of geo-processes on the web in a standardized way. It features a pluggable architecture for processes and data encodings. The implementation is based on the current OpenGIS specification: 05-007r7. Its focus was the creation of an extensible framework to provide algorithms for generalization on the web.
Baremaps - An open source pipeline for producing Mapbox vector tiles from OpenStreetMap with Postgis and Java.
Deegree - Open source software for spatial data infrastructures and the geospatial web. Deegree offers components for geospatial data management, including data access, visualization, discovery and security. Open standards are at the heart of Deegree. It supports WMS, WFS for Catalogue Service, WCS, WPS, WMTS.
GeoLens - Self-hosted geospatial catalog and map builder on PostGIS; upload data, get vector tiles, style and share maps. Implements OGC API - Features/Records, STAC and DCAT.
Geoserver - WMS written in Java and relies on GeoTools. Allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
GeoTrellis Server - Tools for building raster processing and display services. It supports WMS, WCS, WMTS and can use individual rasters, STAC Catalogs (through the STAC API service) and GeoTrellis Layers as input raster sources.
MapGuide - Runs on Linux or Windows, supports Apache and IIS web servers, and has APIs (PHP, .NET, Java, and JavaScript) for application development.
MapProxy - An open source tile server proxy for geospatial data (WMS-C, TMS, WMTS, KML SuperOverlays). It caches, accelerates and transforms data from existing map services and serves any desktop or web GIS client.
Mapserver - WMS written in C.
MapTiler Server - Map server for self-hosting. Publish interactive maps to get map services from your own server or laptop.
Nanocubes - An in-memory data structure for spatiotemporal data cubes.
PGRestAPI - Node.js REST API for PostGres Spatial Entities. AKA: SpatialServer.
Planisfy - Open-source geospatial API platform for MapLibre styles, vector tiles, routing, geocoding, API keys, usage tracking, jobs, and map operations.
Terracotta - A light-weight, versatile XYZ tile server. MIT-licensed, pure Python, serving Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (COG).
THREDDS - The THREDDS Data Server (TDS) is a web server that provides metadata and data access for scientific data sets, using OPeNDAP, OGC WCS, HTTP, and other data access protocols.
utilery - Micro vector tile manufacturing from PostGIS.
Zoo Project WPS - A WPS (Web Processing Service) implementation written in C, Python and JavaScript. It is an open source platform which implements the WPS 1.0.0 and WPS 2.0.0 standards edited by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). It provides a developer-friendly framework for creating and chaining WPS compliant Web Services.

Radar

GAMMA - Allows processing of SAR, interferometric SAR (InSAR) and differential interferometric SAR (DInSAR).
GMT5SAR - InSAR processing system based on GMT.
InSARHub - A modular Python framework for end to end InSAR and time-series processing with GUI support.
LiCSBAS - LiCSBAS is an open-source package in Python and bash to carry out InSAR time series analysis using LiCSAR products.
NANSAT - Nansat is a scientist friendly Python toolbox for processing 2D satellite earth observation data.
PolSARpro - Open source radar image data processing software.
PyRate - A Python tool for estimating velocity and time-series from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data.
pyroSAR - A Python Framework for Large-Scale SAR Satellite Data Processing.
PySAR - InSAR time series analysis in Python.
SARbian - Free and open SAR operating system (based on Debian Linux).
Sarmap - Synthetic Aperture Radar processing software.
SARPROZ - Implements a wide range of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Interferometric SAR (InSAR) and Multi-Temporal InSAR processing techniques.
Sentinel Toolboxes - Free open source toolboxes for the scientific exploitation of the Sentinel missions.

Lidar

CloudCompare - 3D point cloud processing software.
DielmoOpenLidar - Open source software based in gvSIG for the management of LiDAR data.
displaz - A hackable lidar viewer.
Entwine - Point cloud indexing for massive datasets.
FullAnalyze - Handling, visualizing and processing lidar data (3D point clouds and waveforms).
Fusion - CLI/GUI Lidar software.
Global Mapper Lidar Module - Lidar module for Global Mapper.
greyhound - A point cloud streaming framework for dynamic web services and native applications.
Laspy - Laspy is a python library for reading, modifying, and creating .LAS LIDAR files.
LAStools - A collection of highly-efficient, scriptable tools with multi-core batching that process LAS, compressed LAZ, Terrasolid BIN, .shp, and ASCII.
LASzip - Quickly turns bulky LAS files into compact LAZ files without information loss.
libLAS - libLAS is a C/C++ library for reading and writing the very common LAS LiDAR format.
lidar - A Crystal language library for reading and writing LiDAR data in LAS format.
lidario - A small Go library for reading and writing LiDAR (LAS) files.
lidR - R package for airborne LiDAR data manipulation and visualisation for forestry application.
MCC-LIDAR - Multiscale Curvature Classification for LIDAR Data.
PDAL - PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data.
plas.io - WebGL point cloud rendering.
potree - Potree is a free open-source WebGL based point cloud renderer for large point clouds. PotreeConverter provides all files to view your point cloud with only a basic webserver running.
pyGEDI - pyGEDI provides a high performance, lower cognitive load, and cleaner and more transparent code for data extraction, analysis, processing, and visualization of GEDI's products.
PyLAS - A python library for reading and writing LAS files.
Quick Terrain Modeler - Proprietary LiDAR exploitation software by Applied Imagery.
rGEDI - An R Package for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Data Visualization and Processing.
The Point Cloud Library - PCL - Standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.
TopoDOT - Proprietary software for extracting topography, 3D models, GIS Assets, and more from point cloud data.
Treetop - A Shiny-based Application for Extracting Forest Information from LiDAR data.

3D Application

3dcitybuilder - QGIS Plugin that generates 3D Models of Urban Areas.
3dfier - The open-source tool for creation of 3D models.
ArcGIS Earth - Display data, sketch placemarks, measure distances and areas, and add annotations at any part of the world
CityEngine - Transform 2D GIS Data into Smart 3D City Models
Google Earth - Bringing a earth view for global mapping
Open3D - Open-source library that supports rapid development of software that deals with 3D data. The Open3D frontend exposes a set of carefully selected data structures and algorithms in both C++ and Python.
Skyline - A glimpse into Skyline's cutting-edge 3D geospatial visualization products, and their potential to transform the way your organization makes decisions, shares information and manages its assets
World Wind - Providing features for displaying with geographic data

Geographic Data Mining

GeoDMA - GeoDMA is a plugin for TerraView software, used for geographical data mining.
Weka - Weka is a collection of machine learning algorithms for data mining tasks written in Java.

GNSS/INS Post Processing

Applanix POSPAC MMS - POSPac MMS leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
Leica Infinity Surveying Software - Easily manage and process data from multiple sites and survey teams and from all of your different survey instruments – digital levels, total stations, UAVs, GNSS sensors, and now even scanners.
Novatel Waypoint - Waypoint software leverages Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) data to generate a source of truth for post-mission trajectories and mapping.
RTKLIB - RTKLIB is an open source program package for standard and precise positioning with GNSS (global navigation satellite system).
Trimble Business Center - Trimble® Business Center (TBC) software enables surveyors to transform field data from GNSS receivers, total stations, laser scanners, mobile mapping systems, drones and more into high-quality, actionable information and client deliverables.

Atmospheric Correction

6S - Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) open source algorithm.
6S_emulator - The 6S emulator is an open-source atmospheric correction tool. It is based on the 6S radiative transfer model but it runs 100x faster with minimal additional error (i.e. < 0.5 %).
ACOLITE_MR - Atmospheric correction for aquatic applications of metre-scale satellites.
ARCSI - The Atmospheric and Radiometric Correction of Satellite Imagery (ARCSI) software provides a command line tool for the generation of Analysis Ready Data (ARD) optical data including atmospheric correction, cloud masking, topographic correction etc.
ATCOR - ERDAS Imagine module.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
i.atcorr - GRASS GIS module that performs atmospheric correction using the 6S algorithm.
Py6S - Py6S is a interface to the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (6S) atmospheric Radiative Transfer Model through the Python programming language.
radiometric_normalization - Implementation of radiometric normalization workflows.
sen2cor - is a processor for Sentinel-2 Level 2A product generation and formatting; it performs the atmospheric-, terrain and cirrus correction of Top-Of- Atmosphere Level 1C input data.
SIAC - A sensor invariant Atmospheric Correction (SIAC).
SIAC_GEE - SIAC GEE version.

Agent-based Modeling

DMASON - DMASON is a parallel version of the MASON library for writing and running simulations of Agent based simulation models.
MASON - MASON is a fast discrete-event multiagent simulation library core in Java, designed to be the foundation for large custom-purpose Java simulations, and also to provide more than enough functionality for many lightweight simulation needs. MASON contains both a model library and an optional suite of visualization tools in 2D and 3D.
Mesa - Mesa is an Apache2 licensed agent-based modeling (or ABM) framework in Python.
NetLogo - NetLogo is a multi-agent programmable modeling environment.
nlrx - Provides tools to setup and execute NetLogo simulations from R.
Repast - The Repast Suite is a family of advanced, free, and open source agent-based modeling and simulation platforms.
SpaDES - Metapackage for implementing a variety of event-based models, with a focus on spatially explicit models. These include raster-based, event-based, and agent-based models.

Landscape Metrics

Fragstats - Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps.
landscapemetrics - landscapemetrics is an R package for calculating landscape metrics for categorical landscape patterns in a tidy workflow.
LS_METRICS - A tool for calculating landscape connectivity and other ecologically scaled landscape metrics
Makurhini - R package for calculating fragmentation and landscape connectivity indices used in conservation planning.
nlmpy - A Python package to create neutral landscape models.
NLMR - R package to simulate neutral landscape models.
PyLandStats - An open-source Pythonic library to compute landscape metrics.

Landscape Modelling

GLOBIOM - Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) is used to analyze the competition for land use between agriculture, forestry, and bioenergy, which are the main land-based production sectors.
InVEST - InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) is a suite of models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life.

Spatial Optimization

MARXAN - Marxan is a freely available conservation planning software. It provides decision support to a range of conservation planning problems, including the design of new reserve systems, reporting on the performance of existing reserve systems, and developing multiple-use zoning plans for natural resource management.
prioriactions - The prioriactions R package uses a mixed integer mathematical programming (MIP) approach for building and solving multi-action conservation planning problems, where the goal is to find an optimal combination of management actions that abate threats, in an efficient way while accounting for connectivity.
prioritizr - R package that uses integer linear programming (ILP) techniques to provide a flexible interface for building and solving conservation planning problems.
Zonation - Zonation produces a hierarchical prioritization of the landscape based on the occurrence levels of biodiversity features in sites (cells) by iteratively removing the least valuable remaining cell while accounting for connectivity and generalized complementarity.

Libraries

GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats.
GEOS - Geometry Engine - Open Source, a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS) that provides spatial predicates and functions, serving as the core engine for libraries like Shapely (Python), sf (R), and spatial databases like PostGIS.
GeographicLib - For solving geodesic problems. Implemented in C, C++, Java, Javascript, Fortran, Python and Matlab.
Geolib - GeoLib is a fast, efficient, computational geometry library available in C++, C# and Java.
H3 - Hexagonal hierarchical geospatial indexing system, written in C with bindings/ports in Python, JavaScript, Java, R, Rust, Go, Swift, and C#.
Mapnik - C++/Python/Node.js library for map rendering.
MDAL - Mesh Data Abstraction Library.
PDAL - Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL) is a C++ library and command-line utility for translating and manipulating point cloud data formats, similar to GDAL for raster/vector data.
PROJ - Cartographic Projections library for transforming coordinates between different reference systems, with bindings/ports in almost every language (C, C++, Python, R, Java, JavaScript, Rust, Go).
S2 Geometry - Computational geometry and spatial indexing on the sphere, written in C++ with ports/bindings in Go, Java, Python, Rust, and R.
Terralib - TerraLib is a GIS classes and functions open source library.

PaaS - Platform as a Service

ArcGIS Platform - Esri's PaaS with multiple location services and developer APIs.
Google Maps API - Google's PaaS (Platform as a Service) for Geocoding or analysis/processing services.
Mapbox GL JS - MapBox WebGL Javascript API.
Mapbox.js - MapBox Javascript API.
Microsoft Bing API - Microsoft Bing Maps API.
OpenStreetMap API - OpenStreetMap API.

SaaS - Software as a Service

Address API - Pan-European address data with geocoding and reverse-geocoding.
API Geo - Official French geographical data API.
ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Online GIS platform for mapping and spatial analysis.
ARLAS - ARLAS Exploration is an Open Source software for exploring and analysing Geo BigData.
AssessorSearch - U.S. property-record and parcel lookup service with assessor data, owner details, tax records, deeds, permits, and county-source links.
BC Property Check - Free parcel intelligence for British Columbia, Canada - zoning, density (Bill 44 SSMUH), riparian setbacks, ALR, BC Hydro corridors, all from open government data.
bng2latlong - Converts British National Grid to latitude and longitude.
BreezoMeter - Air Quality, Weather, Pollen, and Environmental data.
Carto - Cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping tools for display in a web browser.
Country State City API - Database of city, state, and country data.
CSV2GEO - Batch geocoder using excel/csv file, text or API as an input and get latitude, longitude and an interactive map as output.
DataV Atlas - Cloud AI platform for online real-time analysis and visualization of geo bigdata. Powered by Alibaba Cloud with Qwen.
Dekart - Open-source alternative to CARTO. SQL to interactive map platform that connects BigQuery, Snowflake, and PostGIS. Self-host or cloud.
Draw on a Map - Browser-based map annotation and route-planning tool for drawing routes, markers, arrows, and radius circles on OpenStreetMap and sharing them by URL.
Działkopedia - Polish land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral boundaries (GUGiK), orthophoto, transaction prices (RCN) and municipal zoning plans on an OpenStreetMap-based map.
Fulcrum - A mobile data collection platform that allows you to build, deploy, & collect field data with your own customizable data collection apps.
Geobox - Geobox is a suite of products that together cover all stages of building an online GIS.
Geocode.xyz - Reverse geocoding, forward geocoding, and geoparsing API.
Geodocs - GIS-powered project management platform for construction and infrastructure projects with support for KML, KMZ, Shapefile, and GeoJSON uploads, PostGIS database, MVT vector tiles, dynamic forms, and Mapbox GL JS visualization.
GIS Cloud - Real-time mapping platform for the entire workflow of your organization.
GISCO data distribution API - European Commission data source for administrative regions and boundaries.
GraphHopper Route Optimization API - Solves various vehicle routing problems.
Grundradar - Free German land-parcel due-diligence tool: cadastral context, official land values, planning constraints and environmental risks from public data.
Honeycomb Maps - Browser-based enterprise map dashboard software, with real-time filtering and metric calculation.
InstaMaps - Location formulas for Google Sheets: geocoding, routing (100-stop Google Maps links), territories and live shareable maps from spreadsheet data
Knowground - Free, no-signup lookup of per-address US civic and environmental data - FEMA flood zone, ground elevation, NCES public schools, EPA hazard facilities, FCC broadband, and Census/ACS - each value attributed to its federal source and dated.
LatLng - OSM-based geocoding, reverse geocoding, places, static maps, and tile APIs.
LYRASENSE - Agentic AI platform for satellite data analysis with a notebook environment and Google Earth Engine integration.
MapAtlas - A mapping REST API providing geocoding, directions, route optimization, matrix, isochrone, MVT vector tiles, map matching, and GeoEnrich services using OpenStreetMap and proprietary data.
Mapbase - Location registry API that turns coordinates into official locations, custom zones, hierarchy, geometry, and SEO-ready location context. Includes autocomplete, resolve, postcodes, LAU regions, and a TypeScript SDK.
Mapbox - Platform for web map design and manipulation.
MapTiler Cloud - Maps API for web & mobile developers. Customize maps, upload or create own geodata and publish online.
Mercator - Gridded earth data (weather, ocean, air quality, elevation) as value-encoded Web Mercator tiles, with an open-source MapLibre SDK for colormapped rasters, wind and current streamlines, arrows and contours.
Mergin Maps - A mobile data collection open-source platform for field data surveys based on QGIS. Available as service or self-hosted.
movebank-api - Platform for animal tracking data.
MyCarTracks - Mainly app-based GPS vehicle tracking and automatic mileage tracking with route history, geofencing, mileage reports, and fleet visibility.
NetLoc8 - IP geolocation API with city-level precision and SDKs for Next.js, React, and Go. Free tier included.
NMEA Checksum Calculator - Browser-based NMEA 0183 and AIS sentence checksum validator and calculator with batch processing and XOR step visualization.
NextGIS - A cloud geospatial service that allows you to create web GIS right in the browser.
OnCoord - Geocoding, reverse geocoding, location intelligence, and geospatial APIs for Latin America. Includes population, terrain, nightlight activity, and POI services.
Open Notify - ISS location and number of people in space.
Open Postcode Geo API - British postcodes with geospatial data.
Open-Meteo - Global weather forecast API.
OpenCage Geocoding API - An API aggregating multiple open geo datasources (OpenStreetMap and others).
OpenMapTiles - Vector tiles and map services as service, self-hosted or off-line.
OpenSky API - Retrieve live airspace information.
OSM2CDR - Web service that exports OpenStreetMap data for a drawn area or admin boundary into 62+ vector, CAD, GIS and 3D formats (CDR, DWG, DXF, SVG, Shapefile, GeoJSON, STL, PMTiles), keeping map layers editable.
OSRMRoute - Hosted routing, distance matrix, isochrones, map-matching and geocoding REST API built on OpenStreetMap/OSRM.
Phantom Tide - Real-time geospatial intelligence platform for maritime and airspace monitoring, combining vessel tracking, ADS-B flight activity, official notices, environmental context, and satellite detections in a single live map workflow.
PixelGust - A web-based geospatial analysis platform providing 30m terrain data, climate risk assessment, NDVI time series, and environmental reports for any location. Free tier and API available.
PostalCodes - Global postal code search, country exports, and address validation data.
RainViewer - Free weather radar and satellite data API.
REST countries - Get country information via a RESTful API.
SafeStreets - Free address-level walkability and pedestrian-safety analysis, scoring any neighborhood on a 15-minute-city framework using OpenStreetMap and public data.
Sunrise and sunset - Provides sunset and sunrise times for locations.
TomTom - Geocoding, routing, traffic, and more.
USGS earthquake data - Search earthquake data by various parameters.
what3words - Converts 3-word addresses to coordinates.
World Monitor - Real-time global intelligence platform aggregating live military flight tracking (ADS-B), AIS vessel monitoring, GPS jamming heatmaps, conflict event overlays, satellite data, and geopolitical risk scores on an interactive 3D globe.
Zornade - Italian cadastral parcel intelligence platform aggregating 15+ public data sources (ISPRA hydrogeological risk, OMI real estate prices, ISTAT demographics) into a per-parcel profile covering 85M Italian cadastral parcels, with a free REST API.

DaaS - Data as a Service

Apple Maps - Apple map service.
AtlasPI - Historical geography as a service for AI agents: 1000+ polities with real GeoJSON borders, events, trade routes, succession chains and cited sources, 4500 BCE-2024. Free, no key, Apache-2.0.
Crime Brasil - Open-data platform consolidating and geocoding Brazilian crime data. ~3M incidents geocoded to neighborhood level in Rio Grande do Sul, municipality-level for MG and RJ. Free REST API, CC BY 4.0.
Google Maps - Google map service.
Mantle Place - Draw an area on a globe to get elevation, features, and imagery, delivered as multiple file types you own. Free up to 2 km².
Microsoft Bing Maps - Microsoft map service.
OpenStreetMap - OpenStreeMap map service.
OpenWaterAtlas - Integrated open dataset joining 2,928 dive/kite/surf/freedive sites with per-spot climate aggregates (Open-Meteo + ERA5), 112,548 OBIS + GBIF marine species observations, and the 34,876-route OpenFlights direct-route airline graph. CSV + Parquet, CC-BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20668393.
Postali - Free postal codes (zip codes) REST API for Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ~200k entries from official sources (SEPOMEX, GeoNames). No API key, no signup, no monthly quota.
Seascape - Global bathymetry web-map tiles built from 23 global and regional open sources: Terrarium raster DEM and vector depth contours, spot soundings, and drying areas for MapLibre/Mapbox GL, CC BY 4.0.
Warnely - Composite travel-safety scores for 180 countries (FCDO + US State + Global Peace Index + WGI + live incident wire). Free REST API, OpenAPI 3.1 spec, CC BY 4.0. Returns per-country lat/lng centroids alongside score and tier.
Zip-Codes - REST API for US ZIP and Canadian postal code lookup, address validation, radius search, demographics, and boundaries.

Google Earth Engine

AREA2 - AREA 2 (“area squared” or “area two”), short for Area Estimation & Accuracy Assessment, is a Google Earth Engine application that provides comprehensive support for sampling and estimation in a design-based inference framework.
BAP-GEE - Best Available Pixel calculation using Google Earth Engine.
earthEngineGrabR - The earthEngineGrabR is an interface between R and the Google Earth Engine, which simplifies the acquisition of remote sensing data.
EarthEngine.jl - Google Earth Engine in Julia.
ee-fastapi - Flood Detection with Google Earth Engine.
ee-goes - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for visualizing GOES-R time series.
ee-rgb-timeseries - Earth Engine JS module to color time series chart points as stretched 3-band RGB.
eemont - A python package that extends Google Earth Engine.
exploreRGEE - Google Earth Engine (GEE) in the Rstudio IDE.
gee_s1_ard - Creates an analysis ready sentinel-1 SAR image collection in Google Earth Engine by applying additional border noise correction, speckle filtering and radiometric terrain normalization.
gee-atmcorr-S2 - Atmospheric correction of Sentinel 2 imagery in Google Earth Engine using Py6S.
geemap - A Python package for interactive mapping with Google Earth Engine, ipyleaflet, and ipywidgets.
geeo - GEEO is a processing pipeline and collection of algorithms for obtaining Analysis-Ready-Data (ARD) from Landsat and Sentinel-2 using the Google Earth Engine Python API.
GEET - Google Earth Engine Toolbox - Library to write small EE apps or big/complex apps with a lot less code.
geeup - Simple CLI for Earth Engine Uploads.
landsat-extract-gee - Get Landsat surface reflectance time-series from google earth engine.
msslib - An Earth Engine JavaScript library for working with Landsat MSS image data.
OEEex - A chrome extension to enhance Google Earth Engine code editor.
OpenEarthEngineLibrary - Collection of code goodies for Google Earth Engine(GEE).
restee - Aims to make plugging Earth Engine (EE) computations into downstream Python processing easier.
rgee - Google Earth Engine for R.
sankee - Visualize classified time series data with interactive Sankey plots in Google Earth Engine.
spectral - Awesome Spectral Indices for the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API (Code Editor).
wxee - A Python interface between Earth Engine and xarray for processing weather and climate data.

Deep Learning

AIDE - Annotation Interface for Data-driven Ecology: Tools for detecting wildlife in aerial images using active learning
AirNet - SegNet-like network implemented in TensorFlow to use for segmenting aerial images.
aviary - Pythonic Framework for AI Inference on Geospatial Data.
Deep Learning ArcGIS - Deep Learning Libraries Installers for ArcGIS.
DeepForest - Python Package for Tree Crown Detection in Airborne RGB imagery.
eo-learn - Earth observation processing framework for machine learning in Python.
Hyperspectral - Deep Learning for Land-cover Classification in Hyperspectral Images.
Label Maker - Data Preparation for Satellite Machine Learning.
libtorch-yolov3 - A Libtorch implementation of the YOLO v3 object detection algorithm.
LightNet - LightNet: Light-weight Networks for Semantic Image Segmentation (Cityscapes and Mapillary Vistas Dataset)
mmsegmentation - MMSegmentation is an open source semantic segmentation toolbox based on PyTorch. It is a part of the OpenMMLab project.
Pixel Decoder - A machine learning python package to run deep learning with satellite imagery.
PixelLib - Pixellib is a library for performing segmentation of images. It suports both Semantic Segmentation as Instance Segmentation.
platypus - R package for object detection and image segmentation.
Presto - Lightweight, Pre-trained Transformers for Remote Sensing Timeseries.
Raster Vision - An open source framework for deep learning on satellite and aerial imagery.
SamGIS – Image Segmentation machine learning based (Segment Anything by Meta - Facebook) applied to GIS and geo data also with GPU requirements. A Segment Anything HuggingFace demo here and an HuggingFace demo with natural language-based image segmentation capabilities via LISA.
segment-geospatial - Meta AI' Segment Anything Model (SAM) for Geospatial Data