ZQM Computing is the geospatial engineering arm of ZQM Labs — the games studio behind Z's Quests & Mischief. We build the geospatial patterns, data infrastructure, and tooling that ground ZQM Labs games in real-world locations across Volusia County, Florida.
Geospatial developers, GIS analysts, data engineers, and Python developers who need production-tested patterns for spatial data workflows. Also game developers building location-based experiences.
ZQM Labs builds location-based scavenger-hunt games (Z's Quests & Mischief). ZQM Computing provides the geospatial engine:
| Layer | Tool | Use in games |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | QGIS | Game design, location scouting |
| Conversion | GDAL | Asset processing, reprojection |
| Python | GeoPandas | Spatial analysis, location selection |
| Database | PostGIS | System of record for game data |
| Routing | pgRouting | Route optimization, game paths |
| Analytics | DuckDB | Fast telemetry analysis |
| Raster | COG/STAC | Cloud-native map serving |
| Frontend | MapLibre | Game UI rendering |
| Grid | H3 | Location binning, leaderboards |
| Layer | Repo | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System of Record | postgis-patterns | Production PostGIS patterns: spatial indexing, MVT, KNN |
| System of Record | pgrouting-patterns | Routing, shortest path, isochrones, network analysis |
| System of Record | geospatial-api-reference | OGC API - Features with FastAPI + PostGIS |
| Conversion | gdal-patterns | GDAL/OGR CLI: reprojection, conversion, VRT |
| Python | geopandas-patterns | GeoPandas: spatial joins, CRS, overlays |
| Columnar | geoparquet-patterns | GeoParquet: partitioning, predicate pushdown |
| Raster | cog-patterns | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF: creation, serving |
| Discovery | stac-patterns | STAC: catalogs, validation, search API |
| Frontend | maplibre-patterns | MapLibre GL JS: vector tiles, 3D terrain |
| Grid | h3-patterns | H3: hexagonal binning, aggregation |
| Desktop | qgis-resources | QGIS expressions, PyQGIS, styles |
| Analytics | duckdb-spatial-patterns | DuckDB: SQL spatial, GeoParquet, H3 |
| Infrastructure | proxmox-ceph-operations | Proxmox VE + Ceph runbooks |
| AI ops | ollama-fleet-patterns | Ollama fleet operations |
| Umbrella | geospatial-patterns | Index of all geospatial repos |
- zqm-labs (private) — Z's Quests & Mischief: player PWA, PocketBase backend, Twine content, Hugo site, Docker infra
# Python stack
pip install geopandas duckdb pystac rasterio h3
# System stack
sudo apt install gdal-bin postgresql postgis pgrouting
# Docker stack
docker-compose up -d # pgrouting-patterns- Geospatial patterns — production-tested open-source repos for every layer of the geospatial stack
- Data infrastructure — Project Volusia data portal, DuckDB analytics, PostGIS system of record
- Tooling — conversion (GDAL), Python (GeoPandas), routing (pgRouting), rasters (COG/STAC), frontend (MapLibre), grids (H3)
- AI ops — Ollama fleet management patterns
All repos are MIT licensed — see each repo's LICENSE file.
Contact: zqmcomputing@gmail.com
Part of ZQM Labs — games, gear & a little mischief. Play more. Plan less.

