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GeoLibre Desktop Roadmap

v0.1: Map viewer and GeoJSON

  • [x] Tauri + React + MapLibre shell
  • [x] GeoJSON load, layer panel, style panel
  • [x] Attribute table (basic)
  • [x] Processing UI with local algorithms
  • [x] Plugin interface + sample plugins

v0.2: Project persistence

  • [x] .geolibre.json save/open
  • [x] In-session recent project tracking
  • [x] Feature highlight from attribute table
  • [x] Optional zoom to selected feature
  • [x] Recent projects UI and persistence

v0.3: Cloud-native formats

  • [x] GeoParquet import through DuckDB-WASM
  • [x] FlatGeobuf import through DuckDB-WASM and URL-based Components plugin panel
  • [x] PMTiles through Components plugin
  • [x] COG and GeoTIFF raster rendering
  • [x] Zoom to layer for GeoJSON and source-bounds-aware layer types

v0.4: DuckDB Spatial

  • [x] DuckDB-WASM integration
  • [x] INSTALL spatial / LOAD spatial
  • [x] Shapefile, KMZ/KML, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, FlatGeobuf, GML, and related vector import paths

v0.5: Advanced Add Data and plugin-backed layers

  • [x] Add Data dialogs for XYZ, WMS, vector files, GeoJSON URLs, vector tiles, raster tile templates, COG and GeoTIFF rasters, MBTiles, and ArcGIS layers
  • [x] MapLibre Components plugin with FlatGeobuf, PMTiles, Zarr, LiDAR, and Gaussian splat panels
  • [x] Desktop MBTiles metadata and tile reads through Tauri commands
  • [x] Plugin control position controls in the Plugins menu
  • [x] Layer control integration for GeoLibre-managed layers

v0.6: Project access, web embeds, and expanded integrations

  • [x] Persistent recent projects with desktop file recents and URL-backed web recents
  • [x] Separate Open Project from File and Open Project from URL flows
  • [x] Browser demo query options for compact layout, icon-only toolbar, and hidden panels
  • [x] PostgreSQL layer workflow through desktop Martin server integration
  • [x] STAC search workflow for adding catalog-backed raster layers
  • [x] Esri Wayback, GeoAgent, GeoEditor, Street View, and Swipe plugin integrations

v0.7: Add Data expansion, identify, settings, and processing

  • [x] GPX loading from URL or local file, with selectable waypoint, track, and route layers
  • [x] Delimited text loading from URL or local file using longitude and latitude fields
  • [x] WFS GetFeature loading through the Add Data dialog
  • [x] WMS GetFeatureInfo identify support with hardened popup handling
  • [x] Whitebox toolbox backed by a managed Python sidecar
  • [x] Inline attribute editing, horizontal table scrolling, and scrollable identify popups
  • [x] Settings dialog for map preferences and runtime environment variables
  • [x] Plugin state persistence in project files
  • [x] Default GeoJSON sample URL and larger identify popup
  • [x] Local raster file loading fix
  • [x] Large-file pre-commit guard

v0.8: Viewer, desktop packaging, plugins, and dynamic layers (current)

  • [x] Cloudflare Worker viewer served from viewer.geolibre.app
  • [x] Browser demo links updated to the production viewer
  • [x] GPX drag-and-drop split into named waypoint, track, and route layers
  • [x] Vector layers reprojected to EPSG:4326 on load
  • [x] Desktop About dialog update check
  • [x] Dynamic external plugin zip loading from the app data plugins directory
  • [x] Safe fallback for crypto.randomUUID in non-secure contexts
  • [x] External plugin manifest support with plugin.json
  • [x] 3D Tiles layer support through maplibre-gl-3d-tiles
  • [x] 3D Tiles restoration when reopening projects
  • [x] GeoParquet panel DuckDB startup fix
  • [x] MSIX desktop packaging and cleaner build output
  • [x] External native GeoJSON layers registered from local directories
  • [x] Raster basemaps registered as external native layers
  • [x] Text marker labels rendered on GeoJSON layers
  • [x] Manual and automatic refresh for WFS and GeoJSON URL layers
  • [x] Multiple DuckDB SQL query-result layers
  • [x] Desktop diagnostics panel and improved diagnostics/status bar contrast
  • [x] Toolbar toggles for Colorbar, Legend, and HTML panels

v0.9: SQL and processing sidecar

  • [ ] SQL panel workflow for building and managing queries
  • [ ] GDAL / Rasterio / GeoPandas pipelines
  • [ ] Buffer, reproject, and export GeoJSON processing tools
  • [ ] Expanded WhiteboxTools coverage
  • [ ] Leafmap, GeoAI, and SamGeo integrations (selective)

v1.0: External plugin system and stable prototype

  • [ ] External plugin package distribution workflow
  • [ ] Plugin marketplace / registry (design)
  • [ ] Sandboxed worker plugins
  • [ ] Performance tuning and test suite
  • [ ] Cross-platform installers
  • [ ] Documentation and tutorials