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  • A searchable archive of rare maps with modern geospatial viewing tools.

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    The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is an online archive of roughly 150,000 digitized maps, atlases, globes, and related cartographic images. It supports browsing and searching through the LUNA viewer, with specialized tools for georeferencing, text-on-map search, interactive globes, and map viewing in platforms such as Google Earth and Google Maps.

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  • Query OpenStreetMap data and inspect the results on a live map.

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    overpass turbo is a browser-based workspace for writing and running Overpass API queries against OpenStreetMap. It displays returned features on an interactive map and provides tools for sharing, styling, saving, loading, and exporting query results.

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  • Create shareable OpenStreetMap-based maps without running GIS software.

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    uMap is a web tool for building interactive maps on top of OpenStreetMap layers. Users can add markers, lines, and polygons, style those features, import common geospatial files, and share or embed the finished map on another site.

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  • An open-source JavaScript library for building rich web maps.

    Mapping, geospatial & alternative cartography tools

    OpenLayers is a free BSD-licensed JavaScript mapping library for adding interactive maps to websites and web apps. It can render tiled maps, vector layers, markers, OGC services, and common geospatial formats while supporting modern browser rendering technologies such as Canvas and WebGL.

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  • Open-source desktop GIS for mapping, editing, and spatial analysis.

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    QGIS is a free, open-source geographic information system for building maps, editing spatial layers, running analysis, and preparing print or digital map outputs. It supports professional cartography, digitizing tools, automated processing workflows, reports, and integration with many geospatial formats and web standards.

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  • Collaborative cloud GIS for maps, spatial apps, and dashboards.

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    Felt is a browser-based GIS platform for creating maps, geospatial dashboards, and lightweight spatial applications. It supports file uploads, cloud database connections, geocoding, styling, sharing controls, comments, embeds, exports, and developer workflows through a Python SDK and QGIS plug-in.

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  • A community toolkit for rendering vector maps across browsers and devices.

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    MapLibre is an open-source organization maintaining mapping libraries and specifications for building interactive maps. Its projects include a TypeScript web renderer, native C++ map rendering for mobile and desktop apps, style and tile specifications, and Martin, a Rust-based vector tile server/generator.

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  • Developer maps, geocoding, and self-hosting in one platform.

    Mapping, geospatial & alternative cartography tools

    MapTiler is a mapping platform for adding customizable maps, location search, and geospatial data layers to web and mobile applications. It combines hosted basemaps, SDKs, data upload and processing tools, and on-premise options for teams that need more control over map delivery.

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  • A web tool for finding, analyzing, and downloading satellite scenes.

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    EOSDA LandViewer is a browser-based platform for searching recent satellite imagery, viewing it on a map, and performing basic analysis before downloading. It combines access to free imagery with options for commercial satellite data, making it useful for users who need more current or specialized scenes than standard map layers provide.

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  • A browser tool for fast geospatial analysis and map visualizations.

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    kepler.gl is a web-based application for building analytical visualizations from geospatial data. It focuses on high-performance map rendering in the browser using WebGL and is designed to work with different kinds of spatial datasets.

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  • A small open-source JavaScript library for browser-based maps.

    Mapping, geospatial & alternative cartography tools

    Leaflet helps developers build interactive web maps with a compact JavaScript library rather than a full GIS stack. It includes common mapping primitives such as tile layers, markers, popups, vector shapes, image overlays, GeoJSON handling, map controls, mobile gestures, and an extension system for plugins.

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