Commitment to Open Source

Advocates for the power of open-source software.

Our commitment to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) stems from our belief in collaboration, transparency, and community-driven innovation, principles that fuel our technological advances and align with our mission to deliver accessible, cutting-edge geospatial solutions.

Open Standards, No Black Boxes

Built on a fully open-source stack.

CoreSpatial and our custom solutions are built on proven, community-backed open-source software (GeoServer, PostGIS, OpenLayers, and CesiumJS), so clients get transparent, adaptable systems without proprietary lock-in.

Because the source is open, we can harden, extend, and audit every layer of the stack to meet strict security and mission requirements.

corespatial-stack.yml

# CoreSpatial runs on a fully open-source stack
services:
  geoserver:    # OGC WMS / WFS / WMTS
  postgis:      # spatial database
  openlayers:   # 2D web mapping client
  cesiumjs:     # 3D globe and terrain
# open standards, no black boxes

Our Philosophy

Built on freedom and collaboration. By engaging with open-source software, we empower our developers to explore, innovate, and contribute to a global community, staying at the forefront of technology while supporting an ecosystem of shared knowledge.

Our Contributions

NGS actively contributes to open-source projects pivotal to the geospatial community, from enhancing GeoServer capabilities to contributing code to the OpenLayers project, advancing open-source geospatial technology.

Benefits to Our Clients

Engaging with FOSS provides our clients with robust, secure, and adaptable solutions. The open-source nature of our software ensures that it is continuously scrutinized and improved by the community, offering our clients the most reliable and cutting-edge technology available.

Learn More

Dig into FOSS and GeoServer.

To learn more about Free and Open Source Software and the projects at the heart of our platform, see these resources:

freeopensourcesoftware.org: background on FOSS licensing and philosophy, including the GPL.
geoserver.org: the open-source server at the core of CoreSpatial.

Build on open standards with NGS.

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