Hi Christopher, This email list is more for folks working on the GeoTools project, if you are seeking staff you may find the osgeo jobs email / discourse <https://discourse.osgeo.org/c/jobs/68>useful?
- - Jody Garnett On Apr 22, 2026 at 11:31:22 PM, Christopher Hanni < [email protected]> wrote: > *To the OSGeo / Geo-Dev Community:* > > My name is Chris. I am a project architect operating out of NexaVision > (nexavision.tech), and I am currently seeking developers and geospatial > engineers interested in collaborating on a lightweight, high-impact OSINT > mapping project. > > *The Objective: "The Richest Maps"* We are conceptualizing an > open-source, web-hosted mapping space designed to visualize massive wealth > disparity on a localized level. The goal is to ingest open-source county > parcel data, cross-reference it with trusted public databases (e.g., Forbes > lists, SEC filings, public property records), and map the residential > footprints, assets, and holding companies of the 0.1% (billionaire class) > on a county-by-county basis. > > We are not building a bloated Google Maps competitor. We need a fast, > surgical, vector-based tile environment. > > *The Technical Requirements:* > > - > > *Architecture:* A lightweight vector tile server (e.g., GeoServer, > PostGIS, Mapbox GL JS / MapLibre) capable of handling spatial queries on > the fly. > - > > *Data Ingestion:* Automated or semi-automated pipelines to harvest and > normalize disparate U.S. county parcel data into a unified schema (WGS84 / > EGM 2020 projection preferred). > - > > *Visualization:* Clean heatmaps and 3D building footprints (where > LiDAR/vector data is available) representing the highest-valued residential > parcels in any given query zone. > - > > *User Interaction:* A user-queryable interface ("Who is the richest > resident in my county?") with trusted-source update capabilities (similar > to Waze's community-driven layering). > - > > *Layering:* Specific attention to proximity queries—mapping the > nearest public spaces and navigable waterways to these heavily fortified > assets. > > *The Ethos:* Transparency is a two-way street. If the billionaire class > continues to leverage data brokers against the public, the public has a > right to utilize open civic data to map the true distribution of assets in > their own backyards. > > If you are skilled in Python, R, DB management, or WebGIS, and you believe > that open data is a tool for civic accountability, I would like to connect. > This is a FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) initiative aimed at building > a better, more transparent world architecture. > > Please reply to this thread or reach out directly via > https://www.nexavision.tech/skills.html if you are interested in > structuring the seed points for this repository. > > Best regards, > > *Chris* Project Architect | The NexaVision https://www.nexavision.tech > > > >
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