Open Source GIS – An Interactive Infographic

In plain words

Open Source GIS is an interactive infographic tool designed for developers and GIS professionals. Launched in 2020, it provides a visual guide to open-source geographic information systems technologies and their relationships. The tool helps users explore and understand the open-source GIS ecosystem, making it easier to navigate the various available options and how they connect to one another.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology is a powerful way to understand our world. Thanks to the open source community , the public today has access to excellent analysis tools, and many of them are free! makepath is a proud contributor to many open source spatial analysis projects . Through this piece, we want to honor and highlight the contributors that have made it possible for open source GIS and other open source geospatial endeavors to grow and flourish. This is an interactive piece. You can click on each entry to see more details as well as some anecdotes from project creators we connected with. You can also search for entries using the search bar or filter using by clicking…from makepath.com

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  OpenFreeMap – Open-Source Map Hosting2024 · openfreemap.org · ▲848

  Hi HN, After 9 years of running my own OpenStreetMap tile server infra for MapHub (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11389989), I've open-sourced it and launched OpenFreeMap. You can either self-host or use our public instance. Everything is open-source, including the full production setup — there’s no 'open-core' model here. Check out the repo (https://github.com/hyperknot/openfreemap). The map data comes from OpenStreetMap. I also provide weekly full planet downloads both in Btrfs and MBTiles formats. I aim to cover the running costs of the public…

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  Mapus2021 · github.com · ▲619

  An open source map tool with real-time collaboration

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  Atlas – GIS and interactive maps in the browser2024 · atlas.co · ▲161

  Atlas is the AI-native GIS. Build maps, dashboards, and spatial workflows from a conversation — GIS-grade analysis, accessible to your whole team. Trusted by energy developers, asset managers, and field operations teams.

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  An interactive visual history of Git development2021 · git-history.jpalmer.dev · ▲147

  An Interactive History of the Git Distributed Version Control System

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  Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time2024 · shademap.app · ▲685

  I've been working on this project for about 4 years. It began as terrain only because world wide elevation data was publicly available. I then added buildings from OpenStreetMap (crowd sourced) and more recently from Overture Maps data. Some computer vision/machine learning advancements [1] in the past few years have made it possible to estimate tree canopy heights using satellite imagery alone making it possible to finally add trees to the map. The data isn't perfect, but it's within +/- 3 meters of so. Good enough to give a general idea for any location on Earth. Happy to answer…

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  Free GeoJSON editor to visualize, download or convert into many formats2020 · geoman.io · ▲214

  Revolutionize GIS data management with Geoman for Leaflet, MapLibre, and Mapbox. Add drawing, editing, cutting, splitting, snapping, measuring, and more directly on the map.

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  /dev/null▲489

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 28d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 26d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 21d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 29d ago · corespeed.io

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  Synthesia▲943

  Generate professional-looking AI videos from text in minutes

  AI · 2020 · synthesia.io

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  IdeasAI▲801

  OpenAI-powered startup idea generator

  AI · 2020 · ideasai.com

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  Tables by Google▲783

  Tables helps teams easily track & automate tasks

  Work · 2020 · tables.area120.google.com

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  Linux sysadmin course, eight years on▲780

  Almost eight years ago I launched an online “Linux sysadmin course for newbies” here at HN. It was a side-project that went well, but never generated enough money to allow me to fully commit to leaving the Day Job. After surviving the Big C, and getting made redundant I thought I might improve and relaunch it commercially – but my doctors are a pessimistic bunch, so it looked like I didn’t have the time. Instead, I rejigged/relaunched it via a Reddit forum this February as free and open - and have now gathered a team of helpers to ensure that it keeps going each month even after I can’t…

  Commerce · 2020

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  Poolside FM for iPhone▲642

  A pool party in your pocket

  Life & fun · 2020 · cellular.poolside.fm

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  MakeHub 2.0▲600

  65 solo founders making $370,000/mo

  Life & fun · 2020