Geospatial Viewers

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geospatial-viewers

This skill should be used when viewing, previewing, or inspecting geospatial files from the command line. Covers interactive raster viewing (viewtif), interactive vector viewing (viewgeom), and non-interactive terminal-inline viewing (viewinline) for GeoTIFF, Shapefile, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, CSV, HDF, NetCDF, and more.

Overview

Publisher	isaaccorley
Repository	`geospatial-skills`
Skill name	`geospatial-viewers`
Stars	80
Forks	12
Bundled files	3
License	Apache-2.0
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
3 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by isaaccorley on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Geospatial Viewers AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/isaaccorley/geospatial-skills/tree/main/plugins/geospatial-viewers/skills/geospatial-viewers
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/isaaccorley/geospatial-skills/tree/main/plugins/geospatial-viewers/skills/geospatial-viewers

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

CancelContinue

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/isaaccorley/geospatial-skills.git /tmp/geospatial-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/geospatial-skills/plugins/geospatial-viewers/skills/geospatial-viewers .claude/skills/geospatial-viewers

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Geospatial Viewers in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Geospatial Viewers on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Geospatial Viewers is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Geospatial Viewers

Three CLI tools for quick-look inspection of geospatial data. Always run them via uvx so they are auto-installed without polluting the project environment.

Tool	Purpose	PyPI
viewtif	Interactive Qt viewer for rasters (GeoTIFF, HDF, NetCDF, FileGDB)	`uvx viewtif`
viewgeom	Interactive Qt viewer for vector datasets	`uvx viewgeom`
viewinline	Non-interactive terminal-inline viewer (rasters, vectors, CSV, Parquet)	`uvx viewinline`

Choosing the Right Tool

Need interactive zoom/pan/contrast? Use viewtif (rasters) or viewgeom (vectors).
Quick inline preview in iTerm2/WezTerm/Konsole? Use viewinline (no GUI window, renders in terminal).
CSV/Parquet analysis (stats, histograms, SQL)? Use viewinline.
Vector file as table (describe, filter, sort)? Use viewinline --table.
Headless server / SSH / HPC? Use viewinline (renders on local terminal, no X11 needed).

Running with uvx

Always prepend uvx to auto-install and run without modifying the local environment:

bash
uvx viewtif file.tif
uvx viewgeom boundaries.geojson
uvx viewinline file.tif

For optional extras, use the --from flag:

bash
uvx --from "viewtif[geo]" viewtif raster.tif --shapefile overlay.shp
uvx --from "viewtif[netcdf]" viewtif data.nc
uvx --from "viewgeom[parquet]" viewgeom data.geoparquet

Quick Reference

bash
# Raster inspection
uvx viewtif image.tif
uvx viewtif image.tif --shapefile boundaries.shp
uvx viewtif image.tif --rgb 4 3 2
uvx viewtif image.tif --vmin 280 --vmax 320
uvx viewtif huge_raster.tif --scale 10

# NetCDF / HDF
uvx --from "viewtif[netcdf]" viewtif data.nc --subset 1 --timestep 100

# FileGDB raster
uvx viewtif "OpenFileGDB:/path/to.gdb:RasterName"

# Remote files
AWS_NO_SIGN_REQUEST=YES uvx --from "viewtif[geo]" viewtif s3://bucket/raster.tif --shapefile local.shp

# Vector inspection
uvx viewgeom boundaries.geojson
uvx viewgeom landuse.shp --column area_sqkm
uvx viewgeom earthquake.geojson --filter "mag > 5"
uvx viewgeom earthquake.geojson --duckdb "SELECT * FROM data WHERE mag > 5"
uvx viewgeom earthquake.geojson --duckdb "SELECT mag FROM data WHERE mag > 5" --save filtered.geojson

# Terminal-inline preview
uvx viewinline file.tif --colormap
uvx viewinline sentinel2.tif --rgb 4 3 2
uvx viewinline boundaries.geojson --color-by population
uvx viewinline file.nc --subset 1 --timestep 10

# CSV / Parquet analysis
uvx viewinline data.csv --describe
uvx viewinline data.csv --hist area_km2 --bins 30
uvx viewinline data.csv --scatter longitude latitude
uvx viewinline data.csv --sql "SELECT State, AVG(Income) FROM data GROUP BY State"

# Vector as table
uvx viewinline counties.shp --table --describe
uvx viewinline data.geoparquet --table --where "POP > 100000" --sort POP --desc

# Image gallery
uvx viewinline outputs/ --gallery 4x3

References

references/viewtif.md
references/viewgeom.md
references/viewinline.md

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Geospatial Viewers AI skill do?

Why use Geospatial Viewers on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Geospatial Viewers is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Geospatial Viewers in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/isaaccorley/geospatial-skills/tree/main/plugins/geospatial-viewers/skills/geospatial-viewers. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Geospatial Viewers?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Geospatial Viewers?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Geospatial Viewers with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Geospatial Viewers AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by isaaccorley under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Geospatial Viewers

Choosing the Right Tool

Running with uvx

Quick Reference

References

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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