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GeoLibre 1.0

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by otter-in-a-suit

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This is exciting - congrats on the 1.0 release!
I'm a big fan of QGIS, but doing stuff browser side is just _terribly_ convenient (I also never got anything 3D to work on my M2 Mac with QGIS, but granted, haven't tried QGIS 4 yet) and I admit that I enjoy working with public datasets that are hosted on e.g. ArcGIS Online. https://share.geolibre.app is super neat, too.
It's funny to run into this particular project on HN: My side project (https://skaldmaps.com, if I may) uses a stack _very_ close to it, which is to say MapLibre + DuckDB + React + a PMTiles cache, and it's been super pleasant to work with (especially combined w/ dbt and a more "traditional" data stack). I also think it performs really well.
All that to say, definitely adding this one to the homelab!

by isaachh

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Gave this a little go. The web version was giving me IO errors for any file I tried to load in. The desktop version worked a little better and could render some smaller files (~30mb geopackage, 300kb SHP.zip).
Trying to load some bigger files >1gb kind of just sat on 'Importing data...' for a while, then the screen went blank and I lost all my layers.
Got mixed results with a grab bag of other spatial files I had laying around. A lightweight alternative to QGIS would be good but it feels like this has a way to go.

by nashashmi

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This looks like an alternative to ArcGIS online Map Viewer. If so, this is exciting! A subscription free service for gathering data for non-profits in the field using web based tools.

by simonw

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Thoroughly recommend trying the live in-your-browser demo: https://viewer.geolibre.app/?url=https://share.geolibre.app/...

by tauroid

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Any chance of supporting some of the new gen OGC APIs (https://ogcapi.ogc.org/) vs the old WFS, WMS etc?

by dash2

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Side note: one tell for AI speak is not understanding what’s important. This boasts that it adapts to mobile screens, which is hardly unusual for a modern website and probably not a central feature of the software.

by KingMachiavelli

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Wow quite nice. I’ve been working on a side project (so all vibecoding) a tool for canyon mapping (Canyoneering). I made a decent interface based on Leaflet and react but I struggled to add a more complex interface without just recreating the enormous QGIS GTK 2000s era UI. Look forward to consider adopting this stack and UI instead of rolling my own.

by opsnooperfax

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The marketing speak here is a bit much. Seems to be more preoccupied with the libraries than the problem solved

by hansenzhang

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Very cool to see. I've been vibecoding a side project as well for learning/using the cloud-native geospatial stack (https://sylveapp.com/, quite rough around the edges) that focuses solely on processing and hosting tiles. I'm still working on getting a usable demo for my example map but seeing this helps to refine what I'm working; to focus on hosting/publishing vs visualizing/analysis.
It's fun to see all other projects that also use a similar stack (MapLibre + DuckDB + PMTiles).

by Havoc

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That seems like a really cool project. Has a lot more detail on some things than google maps - where trash cans are etc. Quick glance around my local hood & seems to check out

by paddim8

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The website has way too low contrast

by Johnny_Bonk

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This looks cool, will check it out as I’ve recently been getting into geospatial data analysis.

by shay_ker

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random thought, but i wonder if html-in-canvas can really improve development for visualization tools specifically

by mastermage

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Is it possible to work with non earth Geodata?

by larsiusprime

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Did you really make this whole project in two weeks???

by insumanth

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by uysalibov

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ai slop