kepler.gl
Open-source geospatial data visualization tool
kepler.gl is an open-source, high-performance web application for visualizing large-scale geospatial datasets. It can be self-hosted to explore location data with maps, heatmaps, and 3D layers.
Key features
- Large dataset visualization
- Heatmaps and 3D layers
- No coding required
- Browser-based
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Mature project with 12k GitHub stars
- Written in TypeScript
- Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
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