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Boundless Geo
Open source, scalable geographic information systems (GIS) platform
About Boundless Geo
Boundless Spatial, Inc. specialized in open source geographic information systems (GIS), offering a scalable, open platform as an alternative to proprietary, licensed solutions. The company's product suite included Boundless Exchange, Server, Desktop, and Connect, designed to help users manage business-critical GIS applications. The platform was built on open source technology and open APIs to generate location intelligence for enterprise applications. Their business model focused on providing commercially supported open GIS, including packaging, support, maintenance, and professional services, which aimed to lower infrastructure costs for clients.
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The company was led by CEO Andy Dearing, a self-taught geographer with a background as a commercial pilot who transitioned into the GIS field. In December 2018, Planet Labs announced its agreement to acquire Boundless Geo. The acquisition was intended to expand Planet's business with the U.S. government and commercial agriculture clients. Following the acquisition, which was completed in 2019, Boundless and the Planet U.S. government team formed a subsidiary called Planet Federal. This new entity focuses on representing Planet's commercial products for U.S. government requirements. After the acquisition, Planet open-sourced two key Boundless codebases, Staccato and Stratus (formerly Boundless Server Enterprise), to allow for community-driven evolution. Keywords: open source GIS, geospatial software, location intelligence, GIS platform, Boundless Spatial, Planet Federal, open GIS ecosystem, geospatial data management, Andy Dearing, open source geospatial, GIS support, geospatial services, PostGIS, GeoServer, OpenLayers, QGIS, cloud GIS, enterprise GIS, geospatial analytics, location data
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- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- New York City, United States
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