opengeos/leafmap Alternatives

interactive geospatial mapping/analysis in Jupyter

A Python package for interactive mapping and geospatial analysis with minimal coding in Jupyter notebooks.

3.8kPythonMITactive · last push 15d agoGitHub

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

Choose lonboard for large-vector rendering in Jupyter with deck.gl; leafmap is broader mapping/analysis with folium/ipyleaflet.

Fast, interactive geospatial data visualization in Jupyter.

: 964
: Python
: MIT

active18d ago

Esri/arcgis-python-apiGitHub

Choose it when already on the Esri ArcGIS platform; leafmap is vendor-neutral and lighter.

Documentation and samples for ArcGIS API for Python

: 2.2k
: Python
: Apache-2.0

active17d ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

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gee-community/geemapGitHub

Choose geemap if your work is entirely Google Earth Engine; leafmap targets non-GEE Jupyter users.

A Python package for interactive geospatial analysis and visualization with Google Earth Engine.

: 4.0k
: Python
: MIT

active17d ago

OpenGeoscience/geonotebookGitHub

Only if maintaining an old Jupyter geospatial notebook extension; unmaintained since 2018.

A Jupyter notebook extension for geospatial visualization and analysis

: 1.1k
: Python
: Apache-2.0

dormant7.7y ago

gboeing/osmnxGitHub

Choose OSMnx when you only need OpenStreetMap street-network analysis; leafmap is broader interactive mapping/analysis.

Download, model, analyze, and visualize street networks and other geospatial features from OpenStreetMap.

: 5.9k
: Python
: MIT

active2mo ago

End-user tools

Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.

opengeos/GeoLibreGitHub

Choose GeoLibre as a ready-made browser/desktop GIS workspace, not a Python library to embed.

A lightweight, cloud-native GIS platform for visualizing, exploring, and analyzing geospatial data. It runs in the web browser, on the desktop, on mobile, and inside Jupyter notebooks.

: 7.5k
: TypeScript
: MIT

active15d ago

OSGeo/grassGitHub

Choose GRASS for a full desktop GIS processing environment, not for minimal Jupyter mapping code.

GRASS - free and open-source geospatial processing engine

: 1.2k
: C
: NOASSERTION

active1mo ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named leafmap among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how leafmap rates them is a separate judgement, made when leafmap is analysed in its own right.

keplergl/kepler.glGitHub

calls leafmap “Python/Jupyter interactive mapping library; choose it for quick minimal-code map workflows in Python notebooks.”

Kepler.gl is a powerful open source geospatial analysis tool for large-scale data sets.

12.0kTypeScriptactive

opengeos/GeoLibreGitHub

calls leafmap “Pick it when you want to script geospatial analysis and interactive maps from Python/Jupyter instead of using a full point-and-click GIS app.”

A lightweight, cloud-native GIS platform for visualizing, exploring, and analyzing geospatial data. It runs in the web browser, on the desktop, on mobile, and inside Jupyter notebooks.

7.5kTypeScriptactive

OpenGeoscience/geonotebookGitHub

calls leafmap “choose it for pure-Python interactive mapping in notebooks without running GeoNotebook's server and tile stack”

A Jupyter notebook extension for geospatial visualization and analysis

1.1kPythondormant