ouRGeo
The open-source spatial IDE — Enterprise GIS meets R, on your desktop.
Visual geoprocessing, exact curved geometry, surveyor-grade distance-and-bearing entry, an in-app AI agent, and reproducible R code from every single click — free, offline, and AGPL-3 open-source.
![[Screenshot needed] The full ouRGeo desktop application — dark UI with the code editor and R console on the left, an interactive map on the right, toolbar across the top.](images/ourgeo/hero-app.png)
What is ouRGeo?
ouRGeo is a free, open-source desktop GIS built for analysts, researchers, and anyone who works with geographic data. Under the hood it's powered by R's mature spatial stack (sf, geos, terra, tmap, ggplot2) wrapped in a modern dark-mode interface that bridges the gap between a point and click gui and a conventional code editor.
You never have to choose between point-and-click convenience and reproducible scripts. Every operation in the GUI writes its own R code to the live console — so you can drag, click, and see exactly what was run. Edit it, save it, share it, automate it. Nothing is hidden, and nothing is locked behind a subscription.
What makes it groundbreaking
Why ouRGeo
Commercial GIS is powerful but locked behind licenses, subscriptions, and proprietary formats. The open alternatives usually force a choice: a visual workflow (ArcGIS/QGIS) or a coding workflow (R/RStudio). ouRGeo refuses that trade-off — you get both at once.
| Capability | ArcGIS Pro | R / RStudio | ouRGeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price / license | Paid subscription | Free & AGPL-3 open-source | Free & AGPL-3 open-source |
| Point-and-click GUI | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reproducible code from every action | Partial (Python) | You write it | Automatic R for every click |
| Exact curved geometry | Yes | Linearized (GEOS) | Yes (sfarc) |
| Built-in AI assistant | Limited | With Add-on | Yes Local + cloud |
| Runs fully offline | License check | Yes | Yes — zero telemetry |
Everything you do generates R you can save, version, and re-run. You get the ergonomics of a modern IDE, the rigor of a reproducible script, and the freedom of a 100% open-source tool that runs entirely on your machine.
Get ouRGeo
ouRGeo 1.15.6 is available now for Windows (.exe) and Linux — a universal .AppImage and a Debian/Ubuntu .deb. A macOS build is on the way.
Join the community
ouRGeo is built in the open. The community forum is where users ask questions, share workflows and maps, report bugs, and argue about what the roadmap should look like next. Reading is open to everyone — posting takes a free account.