Geospatial Planning, Simplified

Launch hosted apps, explore datasets, and run explainable suitability models for better decisions — fast. Analyze, Visualize, & Share.

Know a planner, architect or developer who’d love faster, explainable geo-tools? Share GeoLayers 👇

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GeoSpatial Tool
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Data Sets
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Web Maps
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What you can do with GeoLayers

Upload layers

Drag-drop GeoJSON, KML, Shapefiles, CSV, and COG rasters — visualize instantly.

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AI suitability modeling

Weights, constraints and attractors with clear, auditable scoring.

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Scenario optimization

Allocate units/GLA to top scoring cells, compare trade-offs, export maps.

Explore

Data conversion tools

Fast, private, in-browser: reprojection, joins, simplify, lint & fix.

Open Toolkit

Web GIS (GeoAnalyst)

Buffer, intersect, clip, dissolve, spatial join, measure & export.

Launch

Town planning suite

Zoning & controls lookup, parking & loading, SDP checklist, consent wizard.

Start Planning

Free GIS datasets

South Africa + global links, searchable by theme & region.

Browse Data

Publish & share

Export PNG/PDF with legend, or share links with encoded state.

How it works
NEW

GeoAnalyst V1.0

Add & style layers, measure & draw, run spatial analysis (buffer/intersect/clip/joins), preview rasters, and export/share — all in your browser.

  • Vector tools: buffer, overlay, dissolve, spatial join, simplify
  • Raster previews: COG hillshade & slope
  • Export PNG/PDF with legend + shareable links
Launch GeoAnalyst
Works in your browser—no data leaves your device for client-side ops.
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Geospatial Database

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BIODIVERSITY
BOUNDARIES
CADASTRAL
CENSUS
EDUCATION
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOLOGY
HEALTH
HYDROLOGY
MINERALS
POINTS OF INTEREST
PUBLIC SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION
WASTE
ZONING

Featured GIS Tools

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Coordinate Converter

Lat/Lon ↔ UTM & SA CRS

Open

Shapefile → GeoJSON

Browser conversion

Open

BBox / Tile Calc

XYZ, quadkeys, MBTiles

Open

Spatial Join

Intersects/within/nearest

Open
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From the Blog

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What makes a great suitability model?

Transparent weights, reproducible scoring, and datasets you can trust.

Read

SpaceIndex vs. traditional workflows

A modular app approach for faster, auditable planning decisions.

Read

What is a Geographic Information System (GIS)

Learn terminology, uses and background of GIS.

Read
Templates

Use-case Playbooks

Jumpstart projects with pre-built, explainable workflows you can tweak and export.

Housing Allocation

  • Suitability + constraints with weights
  • Targets (units) and scenario compare
Open template

TOD & Accessibility

  • 5/10/15-minute access to POIs
  • Equity scoring & heatmaps
Open template

Flood-Safe Growth

  • Blend floodlines & wetlands buffers
  • Risk-aware siting & buffers
Open template

Industrial Siting

  • Access to logistics & utilities
  • Exclude sensitive receptors
Open template

Social Facility Catchments

  • Clinic/school catchments & gaps
  • Prioritise underserved areas
Open template

Heritage & EIA Screening

  • Biodiversity, protected areas, heritage
  • Traffic-light feasibility score
Open template
Configure
Pick attractors/constraints, set weights & targets.
Run & Compare
Generate scenarios and review score distributions.
Export & Share
Export PNG/PDF with legend or share a link.
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Consulting & Services

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Web mapping & hosting

Tile pipelines, vector tiles, COG rasters, and analytics.

Geospatial engineering

ETL, validation, schema design, and performance tuning.

Planning analytics

Suitability, accessibility, overlays, and feasibility scoring.

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What practitioners say

“We cut weeks off our site testing with GeoAnalyst’s buffers and overlays.”

Property Developer, Cape Town

“The Town Planning suite makes quick controls and parking calcs effortless.”

Urban Designer, Gauteng

“Offline field data collection with templates is a game changer.”

Environmental Consultant, KZN

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