HERE QGIS Python Library

HERE QGIS Python Library consists of 2 main components

• HERE QGIS Plugin: integrating seamlessly HERE Mapmaking and services into QGIS.
• Shared Python modules: interfacing HERE Mapmaking and services.

HERE QGIS Plugin empowers GIS, Mapmaking, data teams and enthusiasts to analyze, edit, and publish HERE maps and data directly in QGIS - securely and efficiently.

Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.rst

License: MIT license, Copyright (c) 2026 HERE Europe B.V.

Key Features

• HERE Mapmaking

  • Load HERE Mapmaking project and map data.
  • Edit and update single features and data in bulk without switching tools.

• Supports various HERE maps layers

  • Interactive Map Layers (IML)
  • IML Composite layers
  • Density layers
  • Versioned map layers & partitions (VML)
  • Styled raster and vector HERE basemaps

• Analyze data model, Advanced Query and Filtering

  • HERE Map Object Model (MOM) - GeoJSON compatible
  • Flatten, unflatten Map Object Model data
  • Visual query builder for Server-side IML queries and Client-side QGIS expression based queries

• Integration to other HERE Services and Products

  • HERE Geocoding & Search API v7
  • HERE Routing API v8
  • HERE Map Tile API v2

• Authentication and Security

  • User login
  • HERE App credentials work interchangeably

• Cross-platform and portability

  • QGIS 3.x and QGIS 4 (Qt5 & Qt6)
  • Windows, macOS, Linux
  • One-click dependency installation

Installation

Download and install QGIS

• Supported QGIS version: QGIS 3.34 and higher.
• Download the official QGIS Long Term Release (LTR): QGIS Download Page

Download and install QGIS on MacOS (recommended via pixi)

On macOS, the official QGIS build may include outdated dependencies. For a more modern and isolated environment, we recommend installing QGIS via pixi.

Install pixi via command line

curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | sh

Install and run QGIS with pixi

# initialize a pixi environment
pixi init qgis-env
cd qgis-env

# install qgis and required dependencies
pixi add qgis libgdal-arrow-parquet duckdb

# start QGIS
pixi run qgis

For subsequent QGIS runs, use:

cd qgis-env
pixi run qgis

Credits

AUTHORS.rst