Awesome Geospatial

Overview

Awesome Geospatial provides a comprehensive collection of tools and resources for working with geographic information systems (GIS), spatial data, and mapping applications, from desktop GIS to web mapping and spatial analysis.

Key Categories

• Desktop GIS - QGIS, ArcGIS, GRASS GIS
• Spatial Databases - PostGIS, SpatiaLite, GeoPackage
• Web Mapping - Leaflet, Mapbox, OpenLayers, Cesium
• Python Libraries - GeoPandas, Shapely, Rasterio, Folium
• Remote Sensing - Satellite imagery processing and analysis
• Geocoding - Address to coordinates conversion
• Routing - Pathfinding and navigation

Desktop GIS Software

Open Source

• QGIS - Free and open-source GIS application
• GRASS GIS - Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
• gvSIG - Desktop GIS for geospatial data management
• uDig - User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS

Commercial

• ArcGIS Pro - Esri's professional GIS software
• MapInfo Pro - Desktop mapping and GIS tool
• Global Mapper - Affordable GIS application

Spatial Databases

PostgreSQL Extensions

• PostGIS - Spatial database extender for PostgreSQL
• pgRouting - Routing functionality for PostGIS
• TimescaleDB - Time-series extension (with PostGIS support)

File-based

• GeoPackage - Open standard for geospatial information
• SpatiaLite - SQLite with spatial capabilities
• Shapefile - Legacy ESRI format (still widely used)

Python Geospatial Libraries

Core Libraries

• GeoPandas - Pandas for geospatial data
• Shapely - Manipulation of planar geometric objects
• Fiona - Reading and writing spatial data files
• Rasterio - Raster data I/O and processing
• Pyproj - Cartographic projections and coordinate transformations

Visualization

• Folium - Interactive maps with Leaflet
• Cartopy - Cartographic projections and matplotlib integration
• GeoViews - Geographic data visualization with HoloViews
• Plotly - Interactive plotting with map support

Analysis

• PySAL - Spatial analysis library
• Scikit-learn - Machine learning on spatial data
• GeoDjango - Geographic web framework

Web Mapping Libraries

JavaScript Libraries

• Leaflet - Leading open-source JavaScript library
• OpenLayers - High-performance mapping library
• Mapbox GL JS - Vector tile rendering
• Cesium - 3D globe and map visualization
• MapLibre - Open-source fork of Mapbox GL JS

Tile Servers

• OpenMapTiles - Open-source map tile server
• TileServer GL - Vector and raster tiles server
• GeoServer - Open-source server for sharing geospatial data

Remote Sensing

Satellite Data Sources

• Landsat - NASA/USGS Earth observation program
• Sentinel - Copernicus Earth observation satellites
• MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Processing Tools

• GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
• SNAP - Sentinel Application Platform
• Google Earth Engine - Cloud-based planetary analysis
• Orfeo ToolBox - Remote sensing image processing

Geocoding Services

• Nominatim - OpenStreetMap geocoder
• Google Geocoding API
• Mapbox Geocoding API
• Pelias - Open-source geocoder

Routing & Navigation

• OSRM - Open Source Routing Machine
• Valhalla - Open-source routing engine
• GraphHopper - Fast routing library and server
• pgRouting - Routing on PostGIS

Pricing

Free and open source (GitHub repository)