Awesome Frontend GIS

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
• Mapping
• Data Processing
• LiDAR
• Remote Sensing
• 💾 Data sources
• Downloads
• Web APIs
• Collections
• 📒 Notebooks
• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• :world_map: Web maps
• 🌐 Web apps
• 🎨 Colour advice
• 📍 Icons
• 📺 Videos
• 📚 Further reading

👨‍💻 JavaScript Libraries

Mapping

Libraries for creating web maps:

• antvis L7 - Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization.
• ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript - Modern JavaScript API and web component library for building interactive 2D and 3D web apps for the browser.
• ArcGIS REST JS - Compact, modular JavaScript wrappers for the ArcGIS REST API that run in Node.js and modern browsers.
• Bertin.js - A JavaScript library for visualizing geospatial data and making thematic maps for the web.
• Cesium.js - An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D mapping of geospatial data.
• d3-geo - A library for creating maps based on D3.js.
• d3-geo-projection - Extended geographic projections.
• d3-geo-voronoi - Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulation for the sphere.
• datamaps - Customizable map visualizations in one file.
• Deck.GL - WebGL2 powered geospatial visualization layers.
• Eurostat-map - Create and customise web maps showing Eurostat data using D3.js.
• globe.gl - This library is a convenience wrapper around the three-globe plugin, using ThreeJS/WebGL for 3D rendering.
• Google Maps - JavaScript API for Google Maps.
• gridviz - A package for visualizing gridded data.
• HERE maps API - Build web applications with feature-rich and customizable HERE maps.
• iTowns - A Three.js-based framework written in JavaScript/WebGL for visualizing 3D geospatial data.
• Leaflet - The leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps.
• Map Forecast API - Simple-to-use library based on Leaflet 1.4.x. It allows you to show wind maps.
• Mapbox GL JS - JavaScript library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles.