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  • otter-in-a-suit · 28 days ago

    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!

    • larodi · 28 days ago

      QGIS will either get an LLM-assistent rewrite, or the next QGIS is already in the making in Rust/Swift somewhere. It is incredible it still works in v4.

    • Johnny_Bonk · 28 days ago

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

      • larsiusprime · 28 days ago

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

        • kortilla · 28 days ago

          The power of AI!

          It will be interesting to see how well it adapts and avoids regressions through future releases. The usual downfall of this vibecoded stuff is long term sustainability.

          • ebr4him · 28 days ago

            If you know what you're doing, have a solid vision and plan then AI amplifies the clarity I guess but I doubt something this polished was made in 2 weeks :)

          • nashashmi · 28 days ago

            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.

            • ivolimmen · 28 days ago

              As far as I remember, when I was working with GIS I never had to use ArcGIS; there are very good free alternatives like QGIS.

            • uysalibov · 28 days ago

              ai slop

            • Havoc · 28 days ago

              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

              • notabotiswear · 28 days ago

                The data you're talking about is (assuming you're using the default basemap) OpenStreetMap's, a different project that pretty much powers everything not Esri or Google (and some of those too) these days.

              • isaachh · 28 days ago

                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.

                • opsnooperfax · 28 days ago

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

                    • dash2 · 28 days ago

                      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.

                      • crabmusket · 28 days ago

                        Compared to its competitors I think this may actually be a significant selling point.

                      • KingMachiavelli · 28 days ago

                        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.

                        • hansenzhang · 28 days ago

                          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).

                          • tauroid · 28 days ago

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

                            • paddim8 · 28 days ago

                              The website has way too low contrast

                              • mastermage · 28 days ago

                                Is it possible to work with non earth Geodata?

                                • shay_ker · 28 days ago

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