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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for web browsers.
For managing, analyzing, editing, and visualizing geographic data.
A compilation of geospatial-related web frameworks, tools, demos, applications, data sources and more.
Contents
- 👨💻 JavaScript Libraries (#-javascript-libraries)
- Mapping (#mapping)
- Data Processing (#data-processing)
- LiDAR (#lidar)
- Remote Sensing (#remote-sensing)
- 💾 Data sources (#-data-sources)
- Downloads (#downloads)
- Web APIs (#web-apis)
- Collections (#collections)
- 📒 Notebooks (#-notebooks)
- Beginner (#beginner)
- Intermediate (#intermediate)
- Advanced (#advanced)
- :world_map: Web maps (#world_map-web-maps)
- 🌐 Web apps (#-web-apps)
- 🎨 Colour advice (#-colour-advice)
- 📍 Icons (#-icons)
- 📺 Videos (#-videos)
- 📚 Further reading (#-further-reading)
👨💻 JavaScript Libraries
Mapping
Libraries for creating web maps:
- antvis L7 (https://github.com/antvis/L7) - Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/antvis/L7?style=social)
- ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript (https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/) - Modern JavaScript API and web component library for building interactive 2D and 3D web apps for the browser.
- ArcGIS REST JS (https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-rest-js) - Compact, modular JavaScript wrappers for the ArcGIS REST API that run in Node.js and modern browsers. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Esri/arcgis-rest-js?style=social)
- Bertin.js (https://github.com/neocarto/bertin) - A JavaScript library for visualizing geospatial data and making thematic maps for the web. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/neocarto/bertin?style=social)
- Cesium.js (https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium) - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D mapping of geospatial data. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/CesiumGS/cesium?style=social)
- d3-geo (https://github.com/d3/d3-geo) - A library for creating maps based on D3.js. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/d3/d3-geo?style=social)
- d3-geo-projection (https://github.com/d3/d3-geo-projection) - Extended geographic projections. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/d3/d3-geo-projection?style=social)
- d3-geo-voronoi (https://github.com/Fil/d3-geo-voronoi) - Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation for the sphere. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Fil/d3-geo-voronoi?style=social)
- datamaps (https://github.com/markmarkoh/datamaps) - Customizable map visualizations in one file. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/markmarkoh/datamaps?style=social)
- Deck.GL (https://github.com/visgl/deck.gl) - WebGL2 powered geospatial visualization layers. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/visgl/deck.gl?style=social)
- Eurostat-map (https://github.com/eurostat/eurostat-map.js) - Create and customise web maps showing Eurostat data using D3.js. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/eurostat/eurostat-map.js?style=social)
- globe.gl (https://github.com/vasturiano/globe.gl) - This library is a convenience wrapper around the three-globe plugin, using ThreeJS/WebGL for 3D rendering. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/vasturiano/globe.gl?style=social)
- Google Maps (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript) - Google Maps API for JavaScript.
- gridviz (https://github.com/eurostat/gridviz) - A package for visualizing gridded data. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/eurostat/gridviz?style=social)
- HERE maps API (https://developer.here.com/develop/javascript-api) - Build web applications with feature-rich and customizable HERE maps.
- iTowns (https://github.com/iTowns/itowns) - A Three.js-based framework written in JavaScript/WebGL for visualizing 3D geospatial data. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/iTowns/itowns?style=social)
- Leaflet (https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet) - The leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Leaflet/Leaflet?style=social)
- Map Forecast API (https://github.com/windycom/API) - Simple-to-use library based on Leaflet 1.4.x. It allows you to show wind maps. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/windycom/API?style=social)
- Mapbox GL JS (https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js) - JavaScript library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js?style=social)
- maplibre (https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js) - It originated as an open-source fork of mapbox-gl-js, before their switch to a non-OSS license in December 2020. !GitHub stars
(https://img.shields.io/github/stars/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js?style=social)
- MapTalks.js (https://github.com/maptalks/maptalks.js) - An open-source JavaScript library for integrated 2D/3D maps. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/maptalks/maptalks.js?style=social)
- OpenLayers (https://github.com/openlayers/openlayers) - A high-performance, feature-packed library for creating interactive maps on the web. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/openlayers/openlayers?style=social)
- react-simple-maps (https://github.com/zcreativelabs/react-simple-maps) - An SVG mapping component library for React, built on top of d3-geo. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/zcreativelabs/react-simple-maps?style=social)
- Tangram (https://github.com/tangrams/tangram) - WebGL map rendering engine for creative cartography. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tangrams/tangram?style=social)
- TerriaJS (https://github.com/TerriaJS/terriajs) - TerriaJS is a library for building rich, web-based geospatial data explorers. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/TerriaJS/terriajs?style=social)
- Wrld.js (https://github.com/wrld3d/wrld.js/) - Animated 3D city maps based on Leaflet. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/wrld3d/wrld.js?style=social)
Data Processing
Libraries that help you analyse and process geospatial data:
- Arc.js (https://github.com/springmeyer/arc.js) - Calculate great circles routes as lines in GeoJSON or WKT format. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/springmeyer/arc.js?style=social)
- awesome-GeoJSON (https://github.com/tmcw/awesome-geojson) - Catalogue of GeoJSON tools. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tmcw/awesome-geojson?style=social)
- Euclid.ts (https://github.com/mathigon/euclid.js) - 2D Euclidean geometry classes, utilities, and drawing tools. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mathigon/euclid.js?style=social)
- flatbush (https://github.com/mourner/flatbush) - A really fast static spatial index for 2D points and rectangles in JavaScript. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mourner/flatbush?style=social)
- FlatGeoBuf (https://github.com/flatgeobuf/flatgeobuf) - A performant binary encoding for geographic data based on flatbuffers. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/flatgeobuf/flatgeobuf?style=social)
- flatten-js (https://github.com/alexbol99/flatten-js) - For manipulating geometrical shapes, finding intersections, checking inclusion, calculating distance, transformations, and more. !GitHub stars
(https://img.shields.io/github/stars/alexbol99/flatten-js?style=social)
- Galton (https://github.com/urbica/galton) - Lightweight Node.js isochrone server. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/urbica/galton?style=social)
- gdal3.js (https://github.com/bugra9/gdal3.js) - Convert raster and vector geospatial data to various formats. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/bugra9/gdal3.js?style=social)
- geoblaze (https://github.com/GeoTIFF/geoblaze) - A blazing fast JavaScript raster processing engine. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/GeoTIFF/geoblaze?style=social)
- geobuf (https://github.com/mapbox/geobuf) - Geobuf is a compact binary encoding for geographic data. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mapbox/geobuf?style=social)
- GeoTiff.js (https://github.com/geotiffjs/geotiff.js) - Parse TIFF files for visualization or analysis. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/geotiffjs/geotiff.js?style=social)
- geolib (https://github.com/manuelbieh/geolib) - Library to provide basic geospatial operations. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/manuelbieh/geolib?style=social)
- geopackage-js (https://github.com/ngageoint/geopackage-js) - The GeoPackage JavaScript library provides the ability to read GeoPackage files. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ngageoint/geopackage-js?style=social)
- geoparquet (https://github.com/opengeospatial/geoparquet) - Encoding geospatial data in Apache Parquet. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/opengeospatial/geoparquet?style=social)
- geotoolbox (https://github.com/neocarto/geotoolbox) - Provides several GIS operations for use with geojson properties. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/neocarto/geotoolbox?style=social)
- geojson-merge (https://github.com/mapbox/geojson-merge) - Merge multiple GeoJSON files into one FeatureCollection. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mapbox/geojson-merge?style=social)
- geojson-vt (https://github.com/mapbox/geojson-vt) - A highly efficient JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON data. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mapbox/geojson-vt?style=social)
- Geometric.js (https://github.com/HarryStevens/geometric) - A JavaScript library for doing geometry. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/HarryStevens/geometric?style=social)
- JSTS (https://github.com/bjornharrtell/jsts) - JavaScript Topology Suite. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/bjornharrtell/jsts?style=social)
- koop (https://github.com/koopjs/koop) - A JavaScript toolkit for connecting incompatible spatial APIs. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/koopjs/koop?style=social)
- math.gl (https://github.com/uber-web/math.gl) - JavaScript math library focused on Geospatial and 3D use cases. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/uber-web/math.gl?style=social)
- Proj4js (https://github.com/proj4js/proj4js) - Transform coordinates from one coordinate system to another. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/proj4js/proj4js?style=social)
- rbush (https://github.com/mourner/rbush) - RBush is a high-performance JavaScript library for 2D spatial indexing. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mourner/rbush?style=social)
- spl.js (https://github.com/jvail/spl.js) - Makes it possible to use SpatiaLite functionality in JavaScript. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jvail/spl.js?style=social)
- statsbreaks (https://github.com/riatelab/statsbreaks) - Split a quantitative dataset into classes for thematic mapping. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/riatelab/statsbreaks?style=social)
- supercluster (https://www.npmjs.com/package/supercluster) - A very fast JavaScript library for geospatial point clustering. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mapbox/supercluster?style=social)
- Turf.js (https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) - A JavaScript library for spatial analysis. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Turfjs/turf?style=social)
- topoJSON (https://github.com/topojson/topojson) - Convert GeoJSON to TopoJSON for use in D3 maps. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/topojson/topojson?style=social)
- Wicket (https://github.com/arthur-e/Wicket) - A modest library for moving between Well-Known Text (WKT) and various framework geometries. !GitHub stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/arthur-e/Wicket?style=social)
LiDAR
Tools for visualizing point clouds with web browsers:
- Plasio (https://github.com/verma/plasio) - Drag-n-drop In-browser LAS/LAZ point cloud viewer.
- Potree (https://github.com/potree/potree) - WebGL point cloud viewer for large datasets.
- Potree & Cesium.js (https://potree.org/potree/examples/cesium_retz.html) - Rezt, Austria LIDAR viewer.
- Three.js (https://threejs.org/examples/#webgl_loader_pcd) - Point cloud data loader.
Remote Sensing
Resources for frontend earth observation and remote sensing:
- EOSDIS Worldview (https://github.com/nasa-gibs/worldview) - Interactive interface for browsing global, full-resolution satellite imagery.
- Google Earth Engine (https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/tutorials/tutorial_api_01) - Geospatial processing service.
- Sentinel Hub custom scripts (https://github.com/sentinel-hub/custom-scripts) - A repository of custom scripts to be used with Sentinel Hub.
- sentinelhub-js (https://github.com/sentinel-hub/sentinelhub-js/) - Download and process satellite imagery using Sentinel Hub services.
- Spectral (https://github.com/awesome-spectral-indices) - Awesome Spectral Indices for the Google Earth Engine JavaScript API.
💾 Data sources
A collection of geospatial open data sources:
Downloads
Data available for download:
- ArcGIS Hub (https://hub.arcgis.com/) - Over 380,000 open datasets.
- Copernicus global DEM (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/digital-elevation-model/copernicus#Elevation) - Global elevation tiles.
- Copernicus open access hub (https://www.copernicus.eu/en/access-data/conventional-data-access-hubs) - Copernicus satellite imagery download.
- ETOPO1 (https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg) - 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth's surface.
- European population grids - GISCO (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/grids) - Population figures in grid cells.
- European Postcodes Point Data (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/administrative-units/postal-codes) - Location of postal codes across Europe.
- Geoboundaries (https://www.geoboundaries.org/) - The world's largest open, free political boundaries database.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (https://www.gbif.org/) - Open access to biodiversity data.
- Global Climate Monitor (https://kerdoc.cica.es/) - Global open climate data.
- Global power plant database (https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase) - Open source database of power plants.
- Galileo (https://galileo.gisdata.io/) - Geospatial data discovery and management platform.
- Healthcare Services in Europe (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/basic-services#Healthcare) - Locations of healthcare services in Europe.
- HydroSHEDS (https://www.hydrosheds.org/) - Consistent hydrographic data for global applications.
- NASA Earth Data (https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search) - Search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data in your browser with Earthdata Search.
- NASA Earth Observations (https://neo.gsfc.nasa.gov/) - Browse and download satellite data imagery.
- Natural Earth (https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) - Free vector and raster map data.
- OpenAerialMap (https://openaerialmap.org/) - Open service for accessing licensed imagery.
- OpenMapTiles (https://openmaptiles.org/) - Free OpenStreetMap Vector Tiles.
- OpenStreetMap (https://www.geofabrik.de/data/download.html) - Free, world-wide geographic data set.
- Open Topography (https://opentopography.org/) - High-resolution topography data and tools.
- Ookla internet speed data (https://github.com/teamookla/ookla-open-data) - Global network performance metrics.
- Sentinel Hub custom scripts (https://github.com/sentinel-hub/custom-scripts) - Repository of custom scripts for Sentinel Hub.
- USGS Earth Explorer (https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/) - Query and order satellite images and more.
- World Atlas TopoJSON (https://github.com/topojson/world-atlas) - Natural Earth's vector data as TopoJSON.
- World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) - Free access to global development data.
- WorldPop (https://www.worldpop.org/) - Open access spatial demographic datasets.
Web APIs
Restful APIs for consuming geospatial data on the fly:
- Address API (https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/addressapi/docs/) - Pan-European address data with geocoding and reverse-geocoding.
- API Geo (https://api.gouv.fr/les-api/api-geo) - Official French geographical data API.
- ArcGIS location services (https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/location-based-services/) - Basemaps, Geocoding, Places, routing, and GeoEnrichment.
- bng2latlong (https://www.getthedata.com/bng2latlong) - Converts British National Grid to latitude and longitude.
- breezometer (https://docs.breezometer.com/api-documentation/introduction/) - Air Quality, Weather, Pollen, and Environmental data.
- Country State City API (https://countrystatecity.in/) - Database of city, state, and country data.
- Geoapify (https://apidocs.geoapify.com/) - Geospatial services such as maps, geocoding, and routing.
- geonames (http://www.geonames.org/export/web-services.html) - Supports placename lookup and reverse geocoding.
- Geocode.xyz (https://geocode.xyz/) - Reverse geocoding, forward geocoding, and geoparsing API.
- GISCO data distribution API (https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/) - European Commission data source for administrative regions and boundaries.
- GraphHopper Route Optimization API (https://www.graphhopper.com/route-optimization/) - Solves various vehicle routing problems.
- movebank-api (https://github.com/movebank/movebank-api-doc) - Platform for animal tracking data.
- OpenAQ (https://openaq.org/) - Largest open-source air quality data platform.
- Open Charge Map API (https://openchargemap.org) - Public registry of electric vehicle charging locations.
- OpenCage (https://opencagedata.com/api) - Forward and reverse geocoding API using open data.
- Open-Meteo (https://open-meteo.com/) - Global weather forecast API.
- Open Notify (http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/) - ISS location and number of people in space.
- Open Postcode Geo API (https://www.getthedata.com/open-postcode-geo-api) - British postcodes with geospatial data.
- OpenSky API (https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html) - Retrieve live airspace information.
- openrouteservice (https://openrouteservice.org/dev/#/api-docs) - Directions, isochrones, and geocoding services.
- OpenStreetMap (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API) - Retrieve OpenStreetMap data via Overpass API.
- opentopodata API (https://www.opentopodata.org/) - Open Topography Data API.
- Overpass API (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API) - Retrieve OpenStreetMap data.
- RainViewer (https://www.rainviewer.com/api.html) - Free weather radar and satellite data API.
- REST countries (https://restcountries.com/) - Get country information via a RESTful API.
- Sunrise and sunset (https://sunrise-sunset.org) - Provides sunset and sunrise times for locations.
- TomTom (https://developer.tomtom.com/api-explorer-index/documentation/product-information/introduction) - Geocoding, routing, traffic, and more.
- USGS earthquake data (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/) - Search earthquake data by various parameters.
- what3words (https://developer.what3words.com/public-api) - Converts 3-word addresses to coordinates.
Collections
Compilations and repositories of open geospatial datasets:
- awesome-public-datasets (https://github.com/awesomedata/awesome-public-datasets) - An awesome repository full of open datasets from an abundance of different categories.
- Free GIS data (https://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/) - Links to over 500 sites providing freely available geographic datasets.
- Public APIs (https://github.com/public-apis-dev/public-apis) - A collective list of free APIs for use in software and web development.
- WRI (https://www.wri.org/data) - World Resources Institute.
📒 Notebooks
Some JavaScript notebooks to help you code:
Beginner
- Hello, Leaflet (https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/hello-leaflet) - ObservableHQ.
- Hello, Bertin.js (https://observablehq.com/@neocartocnrs/hello-bertin-js) - Nicolas Lambert.
- Hello, Mapbox GL (https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/hello-mapbox-gl) - Mike Bostock.
- Hello, eurostat-map.js (https://observablehq.com/@joewdavies/eurostat-map-js) - Joe Davies.
- Hello, gridviz (https://observablehq.com/@neocartocnrs/hello-gridviz) - Nicolas Lambert.
Intermediate
- World Tour (https://observablehq.com/@d3/world-tour) - D3.
- Choropleth (https://observablehq.com/@d3/choropleth) - D3.
- How to make a nice scalebar (https://observablehq.com/@jgaffuri/nice-scale-bar) - Julien Gaffuri.
- #GISCHAT Twitter Users with MapBoxGL - Globe Projection (https://observablehq.com/@chriszrc/gischat-twitter-users-with-mapboxgl-globe-projection) - Chris Marx.
- Hexgrid maps with d3-hexgrid (https://observablehq.com/@larsvers/hexgrid-maps-with-d3-hexgrid) - Larsvers.
- Bivariate Choropleth with Continuous Color Scales (https://observablehq.com/@stephanietuerk/bivariate-choropleth-with-continuous-color-scales) - Stephanie Tuerk.
- Visualizing Eurostat grid data using Three.js & D3 (https://observablehq.com/@joewdavies/visualizing-eurostat-grid-data-using-three-js-d3) - Joe Davies.
Advanced
- Try to impeach this? Challenge accepted! (https://observablehq.com/@karimdouieb/try-to-impeach-this-challenge-accepted) - Karim Douieb.
- Bars and pubs in Paris (https://observablehq.com/@neocartocnrs/bars-pubs-in-paris) - Nicolas Lambert.
- Brussels Street Gender Inequality (https://observablehq.com/@karimdouieb/brussels-streets-gender-inequality) - Karim Douieb.
- Animating voting maps with regl (https://observablehq.com/@bmschmidt/animating-voting-maps-with-regl) - Benjamin Schmidt.
- Election maps as dorling striped circles (https://observablehq.com/@jgaffuri/election-map-dorling-striped-circles) - Julien Gaffuri.
- GeoParquet on the web (https://observablehq.com/@kylebarron/geoparquet-on-the-web) - Kyle Barron.
- Interactive Regl wind demo (https://observablehq.com/@dkaoster/interactive-regl-wind-demo) - Daniel Kao.
- Dorling cartogram of the Spanish Presidential election (https://observablehq.com/@adrianblanco/dorling-cartogram-of-the-spanish-presidential-election) - Adrián Blanco.
- Visualizing earthquakes with Three.js (https://observablehq.com/@joewdavies/visualizing-earthquakes-with-three-js) - Joe Davies.
- GeoArrow and GeoParquet in deck.gl (https://observablehq.com/@kylebarron/geoarrow-and-geoparquet-in-deck-gl) - Kyle Barron.
:world_map: Web maps
A compilation of interesting web maps:
- Map of notable people (https://tjukanovt.github.io/notable-people) - Topi Tjukanov.
- Submarine cable map (https://www.submarinecablemap.com/) - TeleGeography.
- Radio Garden (https://radio.garden/) - 3D Globe Radio Tuner.
- Map of every building in the United States (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/12/us/map-of-every-building-in-the-united-states.html) - New York Times.
- Map of the Roman transport network (https://orbis.stanford.edu/) - The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World.
- Webgl Wind (https://github.com/mapbox/webgl-wind) - A WebGL-powered visualization of wind power. Capable of rendering up to 1 million wind particles at 60fps.
- Statistical Atlas (https://ec.europa.eu/statistical-atlas/viewer) - A leaflet-powered atlas showcasing Eurostat's statistics.
- ShadeMap (https://shademap.app/) - Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any date and time.
- ClimateArchive (https://climatearchive.org/) - An interactive visualisation of climate model data across time and space.
- Old Maps Online (https://www.oldmapsonline.org/) - Browse historical places and search for old maps with timeline.
- chronotrains (https://www.chronotrains.com) - Where can you go by train in 8h?
🌐 Web apps
Plug-and-play geospatial web apps:
- city roads (https://anvaka.github.io/city-roads/) - Render every single road in any city at once.
- Datawrapper (https://github.com/datawrapper/datawrapper) - Create charts, maps, and tables.
- Fantasy Map Generator (https://github.com/Azgaar/Fantasy-Map-Generator) - Free web application for creating and editing fantasy maps.
- geotiff.io (http://app.geotiff.io/) - Provides quick access to easy-to-use raster processing.
- IMAGE (https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/image/) - Tool for generating thematic maps.
- Kepler (https://kepler.gl/demo) - A powerful open-source geospatial analysis tool for large-scale datasets.
- magrit (https://magrit.cnrs.fr/) - An online application for thematic mapping.
- mapshaper (https://mapshaper.org/) - Online editor for map data.
- MapOnShirt (https://maponshirt.com) - Create colorful designs from maps and turn them into products.
- Maputnik (https://github.com/maputnik/editor) - Free and open visual editor for Mapbox GL styles.
- mapus (https://github.com/alyssaxuu/mapus) - Tool for collaboratively exploring and annotating maps.
- Peak Map (https://github.com/anvaka/peak-map) - Visualizes elevation of any area on the map with filled area charts.
- Plasio (https://github.com/verma/plasio) - Drag-n-drop in-browser LAS/LAZ point cloud viewer.
- StoryMap JS (https://storymap.knightlab.com/) - Open-source alternative to ESRI's Story Map application.
- TopoExport (https://topoexport.com) - Export 2D contour lines and 3D topography using open-source datasets.
- uMap (https://github.com/umap-project/umap) - Create maps with OpenStreetMap layers and embed them in your site.
- bboxFinder (http://bboxfinder.com/) - Helper page for finding bbox values from a map.
- geojson.io (https://geojson.io/) - A quick, simple tool for creating, viewing, and sharing spatial data.
- GeoJSONLint (https://geojsonlint.com/) - Use this site to validate and view your GeoJSON.
🎨 Colour advice
Colour usage is very important in data visualisation and cartography. Here are some tools to help you choose the best colours for your maps:
- CartoColor (https://github.com/CartoDB/CartoColor) - A set of custom color palettes built on top of standards for color use on maps.
- Chroma.js Color Palette Helper (https://gka.github.io/palettes/#/9) - Chroma.js-powered tool for mastering multi-hued, multi-stop color scales.
- ColorBrewer (https://colorbrewer2.org/) - Colour advice for maps, based on Dr. Cynthia Brewer's research.
- Dicopal.js (https://github.com/riatelab/dicopal.js) - Discrete color palettes for JavaScript.
- Textures.js (https://github.com/riccardoscalco/textures) - JavaScript library for creating SVG patterns, designed for data visualization.
- viz-palette (https://www.susielu.com/data-viz/viz-palette) - Tool optimized for tweaking, copying, and pasting colors in and out of JavaScript.
📍 Icons
Icons to add to your GIS websites:
- font-GIS (https://github.com/Viglino/font-gis) - A very very cool icon font set for use with GIS and spatial analysis tools.
- Map Icons Collection (https://mapicons.mapsmarker.com/) - A set of more than 1000 free and customizable icons to use as placemarks for your POI (Point of Interests) locations on your maps.
- Material Symbols (https://fonts.google.com/icons?icon.query=map) - Over 2,990 glyphs in a single font file with a wide range of design variants.
- Geoapify map marker playground (https://apidocs.geoapify.com/playground/icon/) - The Marker Icon API lets you create beautiful icons and use them as Map Markers.
📺 Videos
Videos of web mapping presentations and tutorials:
- Mapping Geolocation with Leaflet.js - Working with Data and APIs in JavaScript (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZaZ2dB6pow) - The Coding Train.
- 10 Maps, and the Tech and Stories Behind Them (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWAKVjPlgU) - Maarten Lambrechts.
- Intermediate Three.js Tutorial - Create a Globe with Custom Shaders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8M4QloVL0&t=4418s) - Chris Courses.
- Statistical Cartography - Design principles for statistical map design (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e803ElX5Q_c) - Julien Gaffuri.
📚 Further reading
- Fundamentals of Data Visualization (https://clauswilke.com/dataviz/) - Claus O. Wilke.
- A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web (https://github.com/uwcartlab/webmapping) - Robert Roth, Carl Sack, Gareth Baldrica-Franklin, Yuying Chen, Rich Donohue, Lily Houtman, Tim Prestby, Robin Tolochko, Nick
Underwood.
- Thematic Mapping: 101 Inspiring Ways to Visualise Empirical Data (https://www.esri.com/en-us/esri-press/browse/thematic-mapping) - Kenneth Field.
- Color use guidelines for mapping and visualization (https://colorbrewer2.org/learnmore/schemes_full.html#qualitative) - Cynthia A. Brewer.
- Geospatial Network Visualization (https://geonetworks.github.io/) - A collection of visualization techniques for geospatial network data.
Contributing
Contributions of any kind are welcome, just follow the guidelines (./CONTRIBUTING.md) by either:
- Filling a suggestion issue (https://github.com/joewdavies/awesome-frontend-gis/issues/new/) (easier).
- Opening a pull request (https://github.com/joewdavies/awesome-frontend-gis/compare).
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