Overview¶

Warning

This version of the GeoNode Documentation is a full rewrite of the old one. It will be completed during the following weeks. We invite you to check the old documentation for any missing information.

Welcome to the GeoNode Documentation.

What is GeoNode¶

GeoNode is an Open Source, Content Management System (CMS) for geospatial data. It serves as a web-based application and platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI).

As a geospatial content management system, GeoNode is a platform dedicated to the management and publication of geospatial data. It achieves this by bringing together mature and stable open-source software projects under a consistent and easy-to-use interface. This design allows non-specialized users to share data and create interactive maps. GeoNode includes data management tools that allow for the integrated creation of data, metadata, and map visualization. Each dataset within the system can be shared publicly or restricted to allow access to only specific users. Furthermore, GeoNode is designed to be a flexible platform that software developers can extend, modify or integrate to meet the requirements of their own applications.

For more information about the project, visit geonode.org

Showcase¶

A handful of other Open Source projects extend GeoNode's functionality by tapping into the re-usability of Django applications. Visit our gallery to see how the community uses GeoNode: GeoNode Showcase.

The development community is very supportive of new projects and contributes ideas and guidance for newcomers.

For a live demo see also the official demo page.

Most useful links¶

General

Project homepage: https://geonode.org
Repository: https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode
Official Demo: https://development.demo.geonode.org
GeoNode Wiki: https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/wiki
Issue tracker: https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode-project/issues

In case of sensitive bugs like security vulnerabilities, please contact a GeoNode Core Developer directly instead of using the issue tracker. We value your effort to improve the security and privacy of this project.

Related projects

GeoNode Project: https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode-project
GeoNode at Docker: https://hub.docker.com/u/geonode
GeoNode OSGeo-Live: https://live.osgeo.org/en/

Licensing¶

GeoNode is free software: you can redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or, at your option, any later version. GeoNode is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GeoNode. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.