TerraLab provides AI-powered plugins for QGIS that let GIS professionals extract features from aerial imagery and simulate project edits directly within their existing workflow. The plugins include AI Segmentation for turning imagery into vector polygons and AI Edit for visualizing proposed changes on real satellite images. With over 73,000 installs and a 4.6/5 rating, the tools are used by organizations like Eiffage, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Stanford.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
GIS professionals working in QGIS often need to manually digitize features from aerial imagery, a time-consuming process that requires significant effort and expertise. Simulating the visual impact of proposed projects—such as new buildings or roads—on real satellite imagery is also difficult without specialized tools, making client presentations and site assessments cumbersome.
Solution
TerraLab offers two AI-powered plugins that run directly inside QGIS. AI Segmentation lets users type a prompt like "building" or "tree" and automatically generates every instance as a vector polygon layer, with both automatic and semi-automatic detection modes. AI Edit enables users to simulate projects by adding elements like buildings, roads, or parks to real satellite imagery, producing realistic visualizations of post-project sites. Both plugins process imagery on European servers with options for on-device processing, and results are delivered as native QGIS layers that integrate seamlessly into existing workflows.
Target Audience
Primary users are GIS professionals, urban planners, engineers, and environmental consultants working in QGIS at organizations such as construction firms, infrastructure companies, NGOs, and research institutions.
Features
- AI Segmentation: automatic detection of features from aerial imagery with prompts, supporting up to 200 km² per month on Pro plans
- Semi-Auto mode: draw examples and get look-alike detections, with unlimited free usage on your own machine
- AI Edit: image generation with up to 12 reference images and output resolutions up to 4K for detailed project simulations
- AI Agent (coming soon): plain-language task execution that finds data, runs tools, and builds layers automatically
- Data privacy controls: EU-based processing, no model training on user imagery, and a Pro private tier that keeps no technical copies
- Free tier available for both plugins, with monthly allowances for testing and personal use