OPENBLOCK

100% Open-Source! Built on Django.

OpenBlock is Open Source Software, meaning that it can be downloaded and installed for free (under the GPL license). It leverages many well established open-source technologies, notably Django, Python, PostGIS, and OpenLayers.

Coming August 2011

OpenBlock 1.0 beta 1 was released on August 17 2011; a stable 1.0 release is planned for late August 2011. Interested software developers can join the .

August 18, 2011

OpenBlock is rapidly approaching a 1.0 release! You can install the beta from python packages without needing to use git. This is documented in the updated install docs: /docs/install/index.html Highlights of this beta: Different map ...

June 22, 2011

OpenBlock Rural is a winner of 2011 Knight News Challenge: This was just announced today. Congratulations to Ryan Thornburg, we’re very excited to see this happening! ...

June 10, 2011

We’re at IRE 2011 in Orlando, exhibiting OpenBlock and spreading the good news about open source hyperlocal. Find us in the lobby area, or come and see a demonstration at 2:15pm! Our session will ...

June 10, 2011

Just in time for the IRE conference, here’s our first official (alpha) release of OpenBlock! If you’ve been considering installing OpenBlock, now is a good time to give it a whirl. Download a zip file ...