Government geospatial platform
Communities, made visible.
A geospatial platform for identifying, documenting, filtering, and analyzing minority and marginalized communities across Kenya.
Open demonstrationContext
Business problem
Government and advocacy teams lack a centralized spatial view of communities, regional patterns, and supporting records—limiting evidence-led planning.
System response
An interactive GIS platform combining spatial exploration, structured community profiles, regional filters, bulk data workflows, and role-based administration.
Operating capabilities
A connected system, not a collection of screens.
Architecture
Responsibility is explicit at every layer.
Map client
Vector rendering, spatial filters, and selected features
Application API
Profiles, imports, permissions, and validation
Spatial database
PostgreSQL and PostGIS geometry with indexed queries
Governance
Roles, audit history, and data-quality workflows
Engineering decisions
The tradeoffs that shape the product.
PostGIS as a first-class capability
Spatial relationships belong in the database, where they can be indexed and queried consistently.
MapLibre for an open mapping stack
The renderer supports a flexible map experience without coupling the system to a proprietary client.
Bulk workflows alongside individual records
Real institutional data arrives in files as often as forms; both paths need validation and traceability.
Business effect
What the system changes.
Centralized geographic intelligence
Faster regional analysis
Structured community documentation
Data quality and audit visibility
Lessons carried forward
01A map is a decision interface, not decoration.
02Data quality needs visible ownership and correction workflows.
03Government systems must explain provenance as clearly as they display outcomes.