415 posts analyzed Updated Sep 2026
Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (65%).
r/gis Traffic & Engagement r/gis Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/gis Most Active Times When r/gis Is Most Active
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r/gis Flair Performance r/gis Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| General Questions | 101 (24.6%) | 12 |
| Professional Questions | 50 (12.2%) | 6 |
| Student Questions / New to GIS | 46 (11.2%) | 4 |
| Projects & Feedback | 39 (9.5%) | 18 |
| Open Source | 23 (5.6%) | 14 |
| Cartography | 21 (5.1%) | 40 |
| Discussion | 18 (4.4%) | 20 |
| Student Questions | 16 (3.9%) | 2 |
| Projects | 15 (3.6%) | 2 |
| Esri | 14 (3.4%) | 5 |
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r/gis Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/gis
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| gis | 128 (30.8%) | 18 | 9 |
| looking | 34 (8.2%) | 6 | 5 |
| data | 31 (7.5%) | 12 | 4 |
| built | 25 (6.0%) | 13 | 4 |
| map | 22 (5.3%) | 32 | 13 |
| career | 19 (4.6%) | 10 | 7 |
| arcgis | 18 (4.3%) | 2 | 5 |
| advice | 17 (4.1%) | 9 | 6 |
| qgis | 17 (4.1%) | 2 | 5 |
| help | 15 (3.6%) | 2 | 3 |
r/gis Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/gis
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| github.com | 5 | 3 |
r/gis Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/gis
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
Mapquest keeps original labels for Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario
Mercator projection with the Bay Area at the top
Why use AI for stuff like this?
The world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projection
To the owner of the geodatabase, you left your project unsaved.
GIS mentioned in the 2014 movie Wood Job
I lost access to a GIS dashboard I built in grad school, so I rebuilt it as a public web app - NYC restaurant inspections for ~30,600 restaurants
I bet some of these idiots who “build” mapping/GIS tools with vibecoding are making interesting things, but I cant take any of them seriously because of their total lack of background knowledge of GIS or mapping sciences
How far does $20 of gas get you from Charlotte? Obviously I used an Altima.
My new favorite global projection
r/gis Audience Overlap r/gis Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/gis FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/gis
What's the best time to post on r/gis?
Based on posting volume, r/gis is most active on Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/gis?
r/gis averages 14 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/gis get?
Posts on r/gis average about 15 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/gis get most?
On r/gis, most posts are text posts (65%)