Paulmach Orb by paulmach
Types and utilities for working with 2d geometry in Golang
About Paulmach Orb
From the project's README at github.com/paulmach/orb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Package defines a set of types for working with 2d geo and planar/projected geometric data in Golang. There are a set of sub-packages that use these types to do interesting things. They each provide their own README with extra info. Interesting features Simple types - allow for natural operations using the , , , builtins. GeoJSON - support as part of the [](geojson) sub-package. Mapbox Vector Tile - encoding and decoding as part of the [](encoding/mvt) sub-package. Direct to type from DB query results - by scanning WKB data directly into types. Rich set of sub-packages - including [](clip), [](simplify), [](quadtree) and more. Type definitions
type Ring LineString type Polygon []Ring type MultiPolygon []Polygon
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.1k | github.com/paulmach/orb |
| GitHub forks | 121 | github.com/paulmach/orb |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.1 years | since Mar 2016 |
| Last commit | 1 months ago | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 27 | last: 1 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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