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TalkingMaps
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- AI key storage
- The documentation says AI provider API keys are encrypted and stored per user.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- The AI assistant can generate text, translations, chart configurations, and images using OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- API
- The maker documents auto-generated REST API documentation at /api/docs.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The documentation describes it for journalists, researchers, educators, planners and anyone telling a story on a map.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Charts and timelines
- Stories can include Chart.js charts, KPI dashboards, and interactive timelines powered by TimelineJS.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Stories support collaboration roles including editor and read-only viewer, alongside admin, editor and viewer account roles.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- Map layers can use GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage, WMS, WFS, WMTS, XYZ tiles, vector tiles, Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF and 3D Tiles.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- TalkingMaps is open source and self-hosted with Docker; the maker documents Docker Desktop for Windows or Mac and Docker Engine with Compose for Linux.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- GIS services
- Users can save and reuse GeoServer, QGIS Server, MapServer and other OGC-compliant service endpoints in a service catalog.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The AI assistant supports OpenAI, Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini; the documentation says user API keys are encrypted and stored per user.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository identifies its license as GNU General Public License v3.0.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The documented default maximum file upload is 50 MB, participatory attachments default to 10 MB, and per-user storage defaults to 1024 MB.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The site credits Federico Gianoli and Martino Boni (Tenoli) and says the project was sponsored and redeveloped by StudioGIS.eu.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Mapping
- It supports 2D maps with MapLibre GL JS and a 3D globe with CesiumJS.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maps and layouts
- It supports interactive 2D maps, a 3D globe, and 11 slide layouts, including full-map, navigable-image, and point-cloud layouts.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The documentation lists a 50 MB default maximum media upload and a 10 MB default maximum attachment size for participatory contributions; administrators can configure both.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Participatory maps
- Registered users can add geolocated contributions with text, photos, video or audio, which the story owner or an admin can moderate.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- TalkingMaps creates interactive story maps that combine maps, text, multimedia, charts and geospatial data.talkingmaps.eu · read 8 Oct 2026
