AI-powered GIS Editor: Interactive Geospatial Analysis in the Browser

The GIS Editor by iLoveNatura is an interactive map editor that operates entirely in the browser, without the need to install software or configure complex environments. It opens on a full-screen satellite map, with zoom controls and high-resolution images, ready to be explored and annotated.

The core of the tool consists of five commands designed to interpret the terrain: Analyse Area to identify the characteristics of a region, Measure Distance to calculate the distance between points, Calculate Surface to obtain the area and perimeter of a drawn shape, Point Info for geographical details of any location, and Export Data to save your work in standard formats.

In addition, there are drawing tools such as markers, circles, polygons, lines, and rectangles, complete layer management, an attribute table, and version history. Everything remains within easy reach, in a single interface: allowing you to move from observation to analysis without changing tools.

The real innovation of the GIS Editor is the integrated AI assistant, accessible from a side chat panel. It is not just a simple keyword recognition: it is a true language model (Gemini) that understands commands and questions in natural language and translates them into concrete operations on the map.

In practice, you can write what you need as you would say it to a colleague. The assistant can draw features, measure areas and distances, modify fill and border styles, analyse an area, provide information on a point, and export in KML, GeoJSON, or CSV. It can also perform geoprocessing operations — buffer, dissolve, centroid, simplify, coordinate system transformation, intersection, difference, and clipping — as well as rename, hide or delete layers and modify attribute table values.

The assistant remembers the context of the conversation within the session and retains the chat even after a page refresh, so you don't lose track of your work.

A good GIS tool must interact with the data you already have. The GIS Editor allows file uploads with a simple drag-and-drop: among the vector formats, you will find KML, GeoJSON, Shapefile (in ZIP), and GeoPackage, while for rasters you can import PNG, JPG, TIFF, and PDF with 4-point control georeferencing to position the image precisely on the map.

Once the data is uploaded, the nine geoprocessing operations come into play: buffer, dissolve, centroid, simplify, transform CRS, intersection, difference, and clip. These are the same operations you would use in desktop software, but available directly in the browser and can also be invoked verbally via the AI assistant.

Upon completion, the export returns geometries and analysis results in KML, GeoJSON, and CSV: formats compatible with major GIS software such as QGIS, ArcGIS, and Google Earth. The work done here does not remain confined within the tool; you can take it wherever you need.

The GIS Editor is designed for those who work with the land: environmental technicians, agronomists, designers, researchers, and companies that need to read and measure space without having to open a complex desktop software. The interface is optimised for the desktop: the map occupies the full width and the chat panel requires screen space, so for a complete workflow, we recommend a computer or a tablet in landscape mode.

The basic functionalities — layer management, drawing, measuring, file uploading, and exporting — are always included. Advanced operations use credits: the first geoprocessing operation is free and the first 3 AI chat messages in each session are at no cost; thereafter, geoprocessing costs 0.1–0.2 credits per operation and AI chat messages cost 0.1 credits each. Upon registration, you receive 10 free credits, more than enough to explore the tool.

The best way to understand it is to open it and try it on an area you know well.