
US census-based demographic data, geocoding and mapping software for researchers and marketers
Geospatial backend from MapCentia that combines PostGIS, data import, spatial SQL, realtime APIs and OGC map services. It runs as a managed cloud, free during beta, or self-hosted under AGPLv3.
Not yet independently verified. Dated from the Show HN post of 7 November 2026, as the site gives no launch date. Cloud pricing after the beta is not stated, and MapCentia's country is not given on the page. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.
GC2 gives an application a spatial database and the services around it without assembling them separately. It imports GeoParquet, GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage, FlatGeobuf, CSV, GML, MapInfo and File Geodatabase files into PostGIS, then exposes them through REST and WebSocket SQL, generated GraphQL and OGC map services.
Scheduled imports keep sources refreshed, and dated GeoParquet or FlatGeobuf snapshots preserve earlier states. Access runs through OAuth 2.0. There is a TypeScript SDK and an MCP server for AI agents.
GC2 Cloud is the managed version, which the site calls free during beta, with limits set out in its FAQ. Self-hosting uses Docker Compose to run the app, WebSockets, PostGIS and Redis. Both rest on Geocloud2, MapCentia's older open source project.
Maker: MapCentia Launched: 7 November 2026 (Show HN) Licence: AGPLv3 Price: GC2 Cloud free during beta; later pricing not stated Website: gc2.io
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