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How to Convert CSV to KML in 3 Steps

Turn a spreadsheet of coordinates into a styled Google Earth file — no software install.

How to Buffer a Shapefile Online, Free

Create accurate setback or impact zones around any feature, in real-world units.

Calculating NDVI from Satellite Imagery

Go from a raw multi-band GeoTIFF to a vegetation index map in one pass.

DMS to Decimal Degrees, Explained

What the two formats mean, and the small mistakes that silently misplace a coordinate.

How to Draw and Edit Shapefiles Online

Digitize new features or fix an existing file — no QGIS or ArcGIS install required.

How to Delineate a Watershed Online, Free

Click a point on a DEM, get the full upstream contributing area — no manual flow tracing.

How to Split a Land Parcel into Equal Lots, Free

Accurate area division on any polygon shape — no manual coordinate geometry.

How to Reproject a Shapefile to UTM (or Any CRS)

The most common GIS beginner trap, and how to sidestep it in three clicks.

How to Find the Shortest Path Along a Road Network, Free

Real routing on your own line data, plus service-area (catchment) analysis.

How to Create a Print-Ready Map with Scale Bar & Legend, Free

From an uploaded layer to a report-ready PDF, with the export always matching what you see.

How to Calculate Bearing, Distance & Traverse Closure Online

From a single bearing/distance check to a full traverse with automatic closure correction.

How to View, Measure, and Pick Coordinates on a Map Online

Four everyday map tasks that don't need a GIS desktop install.

How to Convert Shapefile to GeoJSON (or Any GIS Format), Free

Any format to any other, without desktop GIS software.

How to Convert Bigha, Katha & Biswa to Acres or Hectares, Free

Why there's no single right answer — and how to get the correct one for your state.

How to Fix Invalid Geometry Errors in a Shapefile or GeoJSON

See exactly what's wrong, in plain language, before anything about your data changes.

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