gstego

gstego is an open-source software framework for processing, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial data. It aims to support researchers, planners, and developers working with spatial datasets across formats and platforms, with an emphasis on reproducibility and interoperability.

The core provides a modular engine for data ingestion, coordinate reference system management, and pipeline execution. It supports common formats such as GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoTIFF, and NetCDF, and includes a plugin system for data sources, analyses, and visualizations. The architecture supports desktop and server use and can be extended with scripting interfaces.

Key features include spatial querying, raster and vector operations, reprojection, time-series analysis, and built-in visualization components. A workflow editor lets users chain processing steps, while a command-line interface supports automation. A Python or JavaScript API enables reproducible analyses within broader data-science ecosystems.

gstego originated as a community project to streamline geospatial workflows. Since its release, major updates have added performance improvements, larger dataset support, and broader format coverage. It is released under an open-source license and maintained by a global community of contributors.

In practice, gstego is used in academic research, environmental monitoring, urban planning, and disaster response to standardize data preparation and analysis and to share results.