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Geometry Engine. Version 3.14.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install geos

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install geos

MacPorts ports tree · science/geos/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add geos

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · geos · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install geos-bin

Debian stable package indexes · geos-bin · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install geos

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · geos · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#geos

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ge/geos/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S geos

Arch Linux sync databases · geos · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install geos

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · geos · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Geometry Engine

Commands and aliases

  • geos-config
  • geosop

history

Project history and usage

GEOS, the Geometry Engine, Open Source, is a C and C++ computational-geometry library focused on algorithms used in GIS software. It implements the OGC Simple Features geometry model, spatial predicates and operations, spatial indexes, WKT and WKB I/O, and C and C++ APIs.

Project history

GEOS began as a direct C++ port of the Java JTS Topology Suite and remains closely tied to JTS. The project documentation says most core algorithms are developed in JTS and ported to GEOS after completion, while the two projects share testing data to distinguish implementation differences from algorithmic behavior.

GEOS is governed by a Project Steering Committee and is an OSGeo project. The official GitHub repository is the project source tree and includes the C API, C++ implementation, examples, Doxygen documentation, tools, and packaging metadata.

Adoption history

GEOS became a central dependency in the open-source geospatial stack. The official site names PostGIS, QGIS, GDAL, Shapely, and many others as core users, while the repository README also names the R `sf` package. That adoption made GEOS the shared geometry engine underneath SQL, desktop GIS, Python, R, and data-processing workflows.

How it is used

Practitioners use GEOS through stable C API bindings, C++ code, or higher-level wrappers to compute intersections, unions, buffers, predicates such as contains and intersects, geometry validity, simplification, convex hulls, distances, areas, lengths, and spatial-index queries. Package users also get `geos-config` for compiler and linker flags and `geosop` as a command-line operator for GEOS geometry operations.

Why package nerds care

For package managers, GEOS is infrastructure: ABI stability of the C API matters because many dependent packages dynamically link to it. A GEOS upgrade can affect PostGIS, GDAL, QGIS, Shapely, R `sf`, and language bindings, so distributions treat it as a foundational geospatial library rather than a leaf package.

Timeline

  • JTS origin: GEOS started as a direct C++ port of the JTS Topology Suite.
  • OSGeo governance: GEOS became an OSGeo project run by a Project Steering Committee.
  • 2025: The official citation entry described GEOS as an Open Source Geospatial Foundation computational geometry library.

Related projects

  • Related projects include JTS Topology Suite, PostGIS, QGIS, GDAL, Shapely, R `sf`, and language bindings that expose GEOS operations outside C and C++.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
geos-configcliglobal executable
geosopcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.14.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://libgeos.org/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libgeos.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:geos
Version3.14.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geos
Homepagehttps://libgeos.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/libgeos/geos
Upstream docshttps://libgeos.org/doxygen
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archivehttps://download.osgeo.org/geos/geos-3.14.1.tar.bz2
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegeos
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

geos-bin 3.13.1-1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - Utilities

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install geos-bin
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: geos-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgeos++-dev 3.13.1-1

Geometry engine for GIS - C++ development files

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos++-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgeos++-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgeos-c1t64 3.13.1-1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - C Library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-c1t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgeos-c1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgeos-dev 3.13.1-1

Geometry engine for GIS - Development files

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgeos-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgeos-doc 3.13.1-1

Documentation for the GEOS GIS geometry engine library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgeos-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libgeos3.13.1 3.13.1-1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - C++ Library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos3.13.1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgeos3.13.1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

geos

nix profile install nixpkgs#geos
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ge/geos/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

geos-bin 3.12.1-3build1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - Utilities

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install geos-bin
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: geos-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgeos++-dev 3.12.1-3build1

Geometry engine for GIS - C++ development files

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos++-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgeos++-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgeos-c1t64 3.12.1-3build1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - C Library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-c1t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgeos-c1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgeos-dev 3.12.1-3build1

Geometry engine for GIS - Development files

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgeos-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgeos-doc 3.12.1-3build1

Documentation for the GEOS GIS geometry engine library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgeos-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libgeos3.12.1t64 3.12.1-3build1

Geometry engine for Geographic Information Systems - C++ Library

https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo apt install libgeos3.12.1t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgeos3.12.1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

geos 3.14.1-r0

GEOS is a library providing OpenGIS and JTS spatial operations in C++.

https://libgeos.org/

sudo apk add geos
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: geos from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

geos-dev 3.14.1-r0

GEOS is a library providing OpenGIS and JTS spatial operations in C++. (development files)

https://libgeos.org/

sudo apk add geos-dev
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: geos
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: geos-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

geos 3.14.1-3.fc45

GEOS is a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite

http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/

sudo dnf install geos
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: geos
  • 6 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Geos
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: geos from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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