Geospatial data licensing tool. Concept to production in one week.
Geospatial data licensing is a minefield. Datasets like OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2, Landsat, and NAIP each carry different license terms — and combining them in a single project can create legal conflicts that aren't obvious until it's too late.
A GIS professional publishing a derived dataset, a developer building a geospatial app, or a compliance team auditing data usage all face the same question: what can I actually do with this data?
There was no single tool that answered that question clearly.
"Every layer has a contract."
GeLi Navigator is a free, open-source geospatial data licensing tool. It helps users understand license terms, check compatibility between datasets, and generate correct attribution — all in plain language.
Search datasets by name, provider, or description. Get plain-language license summaries with color-coded permission badges.
Select two or more datasets and get a pairwise compatibility matrix with an overall verdict. 12 licenses, 66 rules — deterministic and auditable.
Auto-generate correct combined attribution for multi-dataset projects in plain text, HTML, or Markdown. No more guessing.
Browsable catalog of geospatial datasets with license metadata, filterable by type and coverage. Growing through community contributions.
Lightweight email-based authentication. No passwords, no OAuth complexity — users get in fast and stay signed in.
Authenticated users can submit new dataset metadata for review, keeping the registry growing beyond what any single team could maintain.
Brand identity created in parallel with development: dark theme with teal accent, modern geometric typography. The design is professional but accessible — built for daily use by working professionals, not a tech demo.
GeLi Navigator went from concept to deployed, production MVP in approximately one week.
That includes the application, brand identity, SEO implementation, infrastructure provisioning, and production deployment with auto-HTTPS. This is what SSLab does: identify a real problem in a domain we know deeply, choose the right tools, and ship fast without cutting corners.
Adoption across GIS professionals, developers, and compliance teams. Expanding the dataset registry through community contributions.
AI-powered analysis for licenses not yet covered by the rule engine — extending coverage beyond the current 66 rules.
Available on GitHub. Contributions welcome.
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