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Articles in this section examine how free and open source software is changing the world of geographic and geospatial information science (GIS) and mapping.

An introduction to spatial joins with QGIS

Get your feet wet with geographic data analysis and visualization using QGIS, an open source, extensible, capable-rich GIS tool.

Chris Hermansen (Community Moderator) 22 Feb 2019 71 votes 5 comments

Beautiful maps in minutes: Meet Kepler.gl

Working with large data sets? This powerful open source geospatial analysis tool may be just what you need.

Nicole Martinelli 13 Aug 2018 114 votes

5 open source tools for building a map app in a snap

Learn how to build a GIS app with React and other open source tools.

Viet Nguyen (Red Hat) 28 May 2018 184 votes 3 comments

3 open source alternatives to ArcGIS Desktop

Looking to create a great looking map or perform analysis on geospatial data? Look no further than these open source desktop GIS tools.

Jason Baker (Red Hat) 15 Nov 2017 410 votes 5 comments

13 amazing maps to celebrate 13 years of OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap, a collaborative community project to map the world, is celebrating thirteen years of helping users find their way.

Jason Baker (Red Hat) 09 Aug 2017 275 votes 1 comment

Bringing together the best minds in open source geospatial technology

The open source mapping and spatial community will gather this year at the FOSS4G conference in Boston.

Ashley Tardif 15 May 2017 246 votes

Humanitarian open source software, outreached hand

Open source and open data's role in Nepal earthquake relief

When disaster struck Nepal, open source software and open data helped save lives.

Nirab Pudasaini 08 Jun 2016 383 votes 2 comments

7 science projects powered by open source GIS

FOSS4G North America is taking place in Raleigh, NC next week. We highlight some of the ways open...

Jason Baker (Red Hat) 28 Apr 2016 352 votes

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