geo3DLite is a dependency-free, variant of geo3D designed to run entirely within QGIS. It focuses on spatial reasoning and interactive exploration at the village and suburb scale.
Core Characteristics
- QGIS-Native: No Conda, no Docker, nor external Python libraries required.
- Interactive-Only: Designed for exploratory analysis and workshops, not production.
- Local, Place-based Learning: Optimized for communities.
- Didactic: Prioritizes transparency and learning over automated production.
Use Cases
- Spatial literacy and computational thinking workshops.
- Local (Tier 3) SDG indicators (population estimation, BVPC, rooftop solar potential).
- Low-resource or offline-only environments.
What it is NOT. geo3DLite is not a tool for generating topologically correct, semantially rich LoD1 City Models. For simulation ready (wind comfort factor, energy demand, etc.) models, you are welcome to explore geo3D
Requirements
- QGIS (Current LTR recommended) with the opengeos QGIS Notebook Plugin installed.
There are two processing options:
| Village | Suburb |
|---|---|
| If your Area-of-Interest (aoi) has less than 2 500 buildings, you are welcome to choose village |
Please choose suburb if your aoi has more than 2 500 buildings this processing option caters for regions with no internet access |
License: Code is MIT; content is CC-BY-SA 4.0. See NOTICE for details.