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jblindsay/whitebox-tools

An advanced geospatial data analysis platform observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jblindsay/whitebox-tools · homepage · Rust · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

61/100

  • Activity 84
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3068
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 99
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1195 stars · 202 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

WhiteboxTools is an advanced geospatial data analysis platform offering a stand-alone command-line program and Python scripting API for GIS analysis, remote sensing, terrain and hydrological analysis, and LiDAR processing. This repository is marked legacy, with development moved to Whitebox Workflows Next Gen.

Use cases

  • perform gis analysis like cost-distance and raster reclassification from the command line
  • process lidar point clouds and classify ground points
  • delineate watersheds and analyze stream networks
  • compute terrain indices like slope, wetness index, and hillshading
  • mosaic and filter satellite imagery
  • script geospatial workflows in python

When to choose

  • you need a scriptable geoprocessing backend for gis workflows
  • you work with lidar point clouds or terrain/hydrological analysis
  • you want a cross-platform command-line gis tool without installation

When to avoid

  • you need cartographic map-making or data visualization
  • you want actively developed features - use Whitebox Workflows Next Gen instead
  • you need a full interactive gis desktop application

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

geospatial image-processing data-science cli data-science cross-platform cli python rust gis remote-sensing lidar hydrology terrain-analysis geomorphometry geoprocessing raster legacy maps automation

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