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-# JupyterGIS meta-package
+<p align="center"><img width="100" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/geojupyter/jupytergis/main/packages/base/style/icons/logo.svg"></p>
+<h1 align="center">JupyterGIS - A JupyterLab extension for collaborative GIS</h1>
+
+[![lite-badge]][lite] [![docs-badge]][docs]
+
+[lite-badge]: https://jupyterlite.rtfd.io/en/latest/_static/badge.svg
+[lite]: https://jupytergis.readthedocs.io/en/latest/lite/lab/index.html?path=france_hiking.jGIS/
+[docs-badge]: https://readthedocs.org/projects/jupytergis/badge/?version=latest
+[docs]: https://jupytergis.readthedocs.io
+
+⚠️ This extension is work in progress. Features and APIs are subject to change quickly. ⚠️
+
+![jupytergis](https://github.com/geojupyter/jupytergis/blob/main/jupytergis.png)
+
+## Features
+
+- **Collaborative GIS Environment**: Work together on geographic data projects in real-time.
+- **QGIS File Support**: Load, visualize, and manipulate QGIS project files (`.qgs`, `.qgz`), and other GIS data formats.
+- **Interactive Maps**: Render interactive maps and geospatial visualizations within Jupyter notebooks using the JupyterGIS Python API.
+
+## [🪄 Try JupyterGIS now! ✨](https://jupytergis.readthedocs.io/en/latest/lite/lab/index.html?path=france_hiking.jGIS)
+
+This demo runs a JupyterLab instance entirely in your browser with WebAssembly! 🤯
+
+Powered by [JupyterLite](https://jupyterlite.readthedocs.io/en/stable/?badge=latest).
+Please note that [JupyterGIS' real-time collaboration features are not yet supported in JupyterLite](https://jupyterlite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howto/configure/rtc.html).
+
+## Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- JupyterLab (version 3.0 or higher)
+- (OPTIONAL) QGIS installed on your system and its Python modules available in the PATH. e.g. `mamba install --channel conda-forge qgis`
+
+### Installing JupyterGIS
+
+#### From PyPI
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install jupytergis
+```
+
+#### From conda-forge
+
+JupyterGIS is also packaged and distributed on [conda-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/jupytergis-packages-feedstock).
+
+To install and add JupyterGIS to a project with [`pixi`](https://pixi.sh/), from the project directory run
+
+```
+pixi add jupytergis
+```
+
+and to install into a particular conda environment with [`mamba`](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/), in the activated environment run
+
+```
+mamba install --channel conda-forge jupytergis
+```
+
+#### With Docker
+
+```bash
+docker run -p 8888:8888 ghcr.io/geojupyter/jupytergis:latest
+```
+
+Replace `latest` with a specific version number if you prefer.
+Docker build source is at <https://github.com/geojupyter/jupytergis-docker>.
+
+## Documentation
+
+https://jupytergis.readthedocs.io
+
+## Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions from the community! To contribute:
+
+- Fork the repository
+- Make a dev install of JupyterGIS
+- Create a new branch
+- Make your changes
+- Submit a pull request
+
+For more details, check out our [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/geojupyter/jupytergis/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+## License
+
+JupyterGIS is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for more information.