Open source · cultural cartography
Orbis is open source. Build on it.
Orbis is an open platform for cultural mapping — making the living, overlapping communities of a place visible. Study how it works, contribute, or run your own instance.
13 repositories
orbis-geonet
AGPL-3.0
licence
FAPESP origins
research-grounded
About
A map authored by the communities it represents
Every city is made of overlapping communities — by neighbourhood, language, heritage, music, faith, interest, or shared history. Most of that texture is invisible on an ordinary map. Orbis makes it visible.
Originated in research supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil.
Self-hosted
Run your own Orbis
Orbis is open source, so anyone can run their own instance. Community-run instances build on the same reference platform — website, mobile apps, and the services that draw the map.
Reference
website · ios-app · android-app
Backend
backend · polygon-creator
Your instance
fork · configure · deploy
An open, collaborative project
Whether you are a community, a researcher, a developer, or a cultural organisation, there are ways to take part — open an issue, pick up a task, or explore the codebase. Most repositories are released under the AGPL-3.0 licence.