r/gis is a subreddit with 150k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses gis, looking for, mapping, struggling, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review mapping software, pc components, and laptop.
A community dedicated to everything GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
Popular Themes in r/gis
#1
Advice Requests
: "Job board pulling GIS roles from state and local government boards — updated nightly"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "arcgis to graphic design software that is not adobe"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Terrible map...from the US State Department"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "[Hiring] 4 full-time GIS positions — Sacramento, CA (on-site). Bureau of Reclamation work. Salary is 100k-150k."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "It's my cake day and I want to ask you to try my Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai online mapping and directory resource, built from open source data and GIS"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gis
#1
Gis
: "Scotland above and below the waterline, rendered at 50 m/pixel from Scottish LiDAR and EMODnet/GEBCO bathymetry in ArcGis Pro and Blender Cycles - Made for a friend who just got married in St Andrews"
63 posts
#2
Looking For
34 posts
#3
Mapping
11 posts
#4
Struggling
10 posts
#5
Hard Time
8 posts
#6
Tools
5 posts
#7
Data
4 posts
#8
Maps
4 posts
#9
Geo Based Platforms
4 posts
#10
Trip Planning
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/gis
Mapping Software
25 reviews
#1
QGIS
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Maptive
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Caliper
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Pc Components
6 reviews
#1
WD 12TB Storage
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
ASUS TUF Gaming X570
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Corsair 750W Power Supply
4.0★ from 1 review
Laptop
5 reviews
#1
Lenovo
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Dell
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Windows
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/gis
#1
General Question
: "The arcmap gang must let go"
51 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Terrible map...from the US State Department"
37 posts
#3
Student Question
: "What is up with experience requirements these days?"
28 posts
#4
Professional Question
: "What are examples of jobs that do not explicitly state GIS?"
19 posts
#5
Cartography
: "US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference"
10 posts
#6
Programming
: "My upcoming Ski Resort game uses real USGS 1-meter LiDAR data to build out the maps"
9 posts
#7
Hiring
: "GIS tech opening"
9 posts
#8
Esri
: "Esri's new tagline? "This is not a bug; it is by design.""
9 posts
#9
Meme
: "New GIS Developer walking proud"
6 posts
#10
Open Source
: "New tutorial on the plugin AI segmentation in QGIS just dropped (:"
6 posts
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Yearly
+19k members(14.8%)
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Last updated: August 22, 2026