Little Earth Spatial Programming

49.2476° N  124.0807° W · Vancouver Island, BC

Digging into the
modern web.

Little Earth is a full-stack web studio specializing in spatial technology — turning maps, sensors, and big geographic data into fast, interactive software that runs anywhere.

Maps
Slippy, vector & real-time
Apps
Cross-platform web
Data viz
Interactive & spatial

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What we build

Selected capabilities, each with a live example you can poke at.

N° 01

Web Maps

Mixing high-value web services — commonly free — into fluid, interactive maps that stay fast at scale.

Open example

N° 02

Web Apps

Rich, cross-platform apps built on modern web tech — like Skywatch, an interactive 3D viewshed tool that runs entirely in the browser.

Open Skywatch

N° 03

Data Visualization

Graphs, heatmaps, diagrams, maps, and flow charts — all interactive, all on the web.

Open example

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& Silly Things

We like to play. Experiments with new tech are how the useful ideas get found.

Open example

Track record

Built over 28 years

Spatial software for BC government and private clients — from provincial GIS in the late ’90s to today's real-time, map-driven web apps.

Selected work · 1998 – 2026

See the work

Ministries of Forests, Transportation & Environment; open-source bcgov platforms; marine and international data apps — a cross-section of two-plus decades of spatial programming.

Explore the work

Field Notes

From the bench

Long-form write-ups on spatial tooling, mapping, and the occasional 3D-printed mountain range.

Latest · Spatial R&D

Skywatch: real-time 3D viewshed analysis in the browser

An R&D project computing what's visible across terrain as a live 3D mesh — built from one Rust core compiled to both a CLI and WebAssembly.

Read the write-up

All field notes

Let's map something

Have a project with a spatial dimension — or one that just needs to ship well? Get in touch.

Email
info@littleearth.ca
Phone
+1 250 616 9581
Post
PO Box 354
Lantzville, BC, Canada