Open Source

Check out our latests insights in the Open Source category.

Comparing Front-End Mapping Frameworks for Geospatial Data

Here's our head-to-head breakdown of the top 3 front-end mapping frameworks for geospatial data: Leaflet.js, OpenLayers, and Mapbox GL JS.

The Winners of the 2020 Open Source Geospatial Hackathon

After a week-long Open Source Geospatial Hackathon, here are the winning projects leveraging geospatial social media data to detect trends.

How to Test and Deploy Airflow DAGs to Cloud Composer

This technical how-to helps you get started automatically deploying your Airflow DAGs to Google Cloud Platform.

First Look: Geospatial Technology Market Research

These are our initial findings based on qualitative interviews and survey results which explore challenges faced by organizations utilizing open source and proprietary technologies to derive value from geospatial data.

GeoSTL Open Source Geospatial Roundtable Recap

A few weeks ago, the St. Louis Geospatial Developer meetup, GeoSTL, held a virtual roundtable around open source geospatial tooling. This post recaps the main takeaways from that discussion.

1904labs and Bayer Crop Science Develop Open Source Geospatial Mapping Software to Help Business & Community Solve Real-World Problems

1904labs and Bayer Crop Science develop open source geospatial mapping software to help business and community solve real-world problems.

Q&A: Participating in the MIT COVID-19 Hackathon

Last weekend, MIT hosted a COVID-19 hackathon to combat the pandemic. 1904labs' geospatial developer, Jake Stäzrad, shares his experience as a mentor and using our internal geospatial group's newly open sourced framework, ol-kit, as a supporting technology for the challenge.

Why Mayo Clinic’s success is a blueprint for companies wanting to join open source

How did the Mayo Clinic become one of the world’s best healthcare organizations? The answer, in large part, is by harnessing ideals that are aligned with open source. As part of our Open Innovation program, 1904labs sat down with clients to discuss their thoughts and questions on joining the open source community. Here’s what they had to say.