--- title: "GeoDjango" version: 5.1 locale: en source: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/ canonical: https://djangodocs.dev/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/ --- # GeoDjango GeoDjango intends to be a world-class geographic web framework. Its goal is to make it as easy as possible to build GIS web applications and harness the power of spatially enabled data. - [GeoDjango Tutorial](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/) - [Introduction](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#introduction) - [Setting Up](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#setting-up) - [Geographic Data](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#geographic-data) - [Geographic Models](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#geographic-models) - [Importing Spatial Data](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#importing-spatial-data) - [Spatial Queries](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#spatial-queries) - [Putting your data on the map](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/#putting-your-data-on-the-map) - [GeoDjango Installation](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/) - [Overview](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#overview) - [Requirements](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#requirements) - [Installation](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#installation) - [Troubleshooting](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#troubleshooting) - [Platform-specific instructions](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/install/#platform-specific-instructions) - [GeoDjango Model API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/) - [Spatial Field Types](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#spatial-field-types) - [Spatial Field Options](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#spatial-field-options) - [Geometry Field Options](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/model-api/#geometry-field-options) - [GeoDjango Database API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/) - [Spatial Backends](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#module-django.contrib.gis.db.backends) - [Creating and Saving Models with Geometry Fields](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#creating-and-saving-models-with-geometry-fields) - [Creating and Saving Models with Raster Fields](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#creating-and-saving-models-with-raster-fields) - [Spatial Lookups](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#spatial-lookups) - [Distance Queries](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#distance-queries) - [Compatibility Tables](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#compatibility-tables) - [GeoDjango Forms API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/forms-api/) - [Field arguments](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/forms-api/#field-arguments) - [Form field classes](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/forms-api/#form-field-classes) - [Form widgets](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/forms-api/#module-django.contrib.gis.forms.widgets) - [GIS QuerySet API Reference](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets/) - [Spatial Lookups](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets/#spatial-lookups) - [Distance Lookups](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets/#distance-lookups) - [Geographic Database Functions](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/) - [`Area`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#area) - [`AsGeoJSON`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#asgeojson) - [`AsGML`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#asgml) - [`AsKML`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#askml) - [`AsSVG`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#assvg) - [`AsWKB`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#aswkb) - [`AsWKT`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#aswkt) - [`Azimuth`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#azimuth) - [`BoundingCircle`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#boundingcircle) - [`Centroid`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#centroid) - [`ClosestPoint`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#closestpoint) - [`Difference`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#difference) - [`Distance`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#distance) - [`Envelope`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#envelope) - [`ForcePolygonCW`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#forcepolygoncw) - [`FromWKB`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#fromwkb) - [`FromWKT`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#fromwkt) - [`GeoHash`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#geohash) - [`GeometryDistance`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#geometrydistance) - [`Intersection`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#intersection) - [`IsEmpty`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#isempty) - [`IsValid`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#isvalid) - [`Length`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#length) - [`LineLocatePoint`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#linelocatepoint) - [`MakeValid`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#makevalid) - [`MemSize`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#memsize) - [`NumGeometries`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#numgeometries) - [`NumPoints`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#numpoints) - [`Perimeter`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#perimeter) - [`PointOnSurface`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#pointonsurface) - [`Reverse`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#reverse) - [`Scale`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#scale) - [`SnapToGrid`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#snaptogrid) - [`SymDifference`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#symdifference) - [`Transform`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#transform) - [`Translate`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#translate) - [`Union`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/functions/#union) - [Measurement Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/measure/) - [Example](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/measure/#example) - [Supported units](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/measure/#supported-units) - [Measurement API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/measure/#measurement-api) - [GEOS API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/) - [Background](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#background) - [Tutorial](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#tutorial) - [Geometry Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#geometry-objects) - [Geometry Collections](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#geometry-collections) - [Prepared Geometries](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#prepared-geometries) - [Geometry Factories](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#geometry-factories) - [I/O Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#i-o-objects) - [Settings](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#settings) - [Exceptions](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geos/#exceptions) - [GDAL API](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/) - [Overview](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#overview) - [Vector Data Source Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#vector-data-source-objects) - [OGR Geometries](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#ogr-geometries) - [Coordinate System Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#coordinate-system-objects) - [Raster Data Objects](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#raster-data-objects) - [Settings](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#settings) - [Exceptions](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/gdal/#exceptions) - [Geolocation with GeoIP2](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/) - [Example](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/#example) - [API Reference](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/#api-reference) - [Methods](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/#methods) - [Settings](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/#settings) - [Exceptions](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/geoip2/#exceptions) - [GeoDjango Utilities](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/utils/) - [`LayerMapping` data import utility](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/layermapping/) - [OGR Inspection](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/ogrinspect/) - [`GeoJSON` Serializer](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/serializers/) - [GeoDjango Management Commands](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/commands/) - [`inspectdb`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/commands/#inspectdb) - [`ogrinspect`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/commands/#ogrinspect) - [GeoDjango’s admin site](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/admin/) - [`GISModelAdmin`](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/admin/#gismodeladmin) - [Geographic Feeds](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/feeds/) - [Example](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/feeds/#example) - [API Reference](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/feeds/#api-reference) - [Geographic Sitemaps](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/sitemaps/) - [Example](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/sitemaps/#example) - [Reference](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/sitemaps/#reference) - [Testing GeoDjango apps](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/testing/) - [PostGIS](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/testing/#postgis) - [GeoDjango tests](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/testing/#geodjango-tests) - [Deploying GeoDjango](/en/5.1/ref/contrib/gis/deployment/)