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https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler

The open source geosocial network platform written in NodeJs
https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler

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The open source geosocial network platform written in NodeJs

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![KeplerJs](keplerjs.png) 



**The open source geosocial network platform**



* [Official DEMO](https://demo-kepler.opengeo.tech/)

* [Current Version](https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler/releases)



## Contributors



This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [[Contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md)].




# Links



* [Website](https://kepler.opengeo.tech/)

* [Documentation](https://kepler.opengeo.tech/docs)

* [Roadmap](https://bit.ly/KeplerJsRoadmap)

* [News](https://twitter.com/Kepler_JS)

* [Blog](https://kepler.opengeo.tech/blog)

* [Plugins](https://atmospherejs.com/keplerjs) 

* [Issues](https://github.com/keplerjs/kepler/issues)



## Introduction

Kepler is a open source [geosocial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosocial_networking) solution that lets users share favorite places and join discussions in real-time. It can be seen as a platform where users can interact with other open data platforms searching across [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/about), [Geonames](https://www.geonames.org/) among other sources.

The name as the best [Meteor](https://www.meteor.com/) tradition wants to remain in the space field, *Kepler* is inspired by [Kepler space telescope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Mission) and wants to be seen as an sequel of the first and largest open source Meteor projects the old *Telescope* current *VulcanJS*.



### Mission

Allows users to collect and georeferencing places on a modern web-mapping interface, describe them accurately, create relationships, sharing with other users and create a social environment. In addition to creating new place you can import pre-existing objects from Openstreetmap creating a social layer over OpenStreetMap.

A place in Kepler can be linked to metadata from different sources automatically, it can be anything that has a geographic location fixed or movable, real or virtual.



### Expectations

In the near future Kepler as any open source projects will follow a community-driven evolution that will support it instead of the initial mission ad we hope it has growth beyond expectations.



*"Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected."*



Eric S. Raymond



## Install

1. Install the latest version of [NodeJs](https://nodejs.org).

2. Install [Meteor](https://www.meteor.com/install), which is used as the KeplerJs build tool.

3. [Download](https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler/releases) or clone the latest version of [Kepler](https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler) locally.

4. ```npm install && npm start ```

5. Open *http://localhost:3000/* in your browser.



## Copyright

Created by [Stefano Cudini](https://github.com/stefanocudini) [@zakis](https://twitter.com/zakis) and other [contributors](https://github.com/Keplerjs/Kepler/graphs/contributors).

Distributed under the [BSD 2-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause) license.



### Financial Contributors



Become a financial contributor and help us sustain our community. [[Contribute](https://opencollective.com/keplerjs/contribute)]



#### Individuals






#### Organizations



Support this project with your organization. Your logo will show up here with a link to your website. [[Contribute](https://opencollective.com/keplerjs/contribute)]