Est. 2026

Geozette

The journalist's map desk April 20, 2026

AI-native · Source-verified · Collaborative

Every map story,
every claim,
trivially verifiable.

Geozette is an authoring platform for journalists who need to curate living geographic datasets and publish them as interactive map stories — with every record AI-vetted, every narrative source-verified, every claim traceable from headline to primary source.

“Picking up this page should feel like picking up the future of journalism.”
Traceable · Reviewable · Publishable
Macro → Micro
From narrative to record to source — in one click
AI-native
Not AI-retrofitted. Built for verification from the ground up.
Living data
Collaborative datasets that evolve — not frozen snapshots

No spam. No sales pitch. Just early access.

How it works
01 — Curation

Ingest, Review, Approve.

Bring in geographic datasets, review them together, and approve what holds up. AI helps score quality, flag issues, and keep every record tied to its source.

  • AI quality scoring
  • Source-linked records
  • Collaborative review
02 — Presentation

Narrate, Publish.

Turn vetted data into intuitive map stories journalists can publish without a dev team. Layers, timelines, and cards stay clear, visual, and grounded in approved source-backed records.

  • Map-first storytelling
  • Timelines and cards
  • No dev team required
03 — Accountability

Trace, Verify, Trust.

Every published claim can lead back to the underlying record and primary source. That makes stories easier to trust, easier to audit, and easier to correct.

  • Claim → record → source
  • Reader verification
  • Editor audit trail
Why not existing tools

GIS tools weren't built for journalism.

Living datasets, not frozen snapshots

GIS platforms are built for one-off projects. They break when a team needs to collaboratively maintain a living dataset over months with trusted versioning, review, and deduplication.

Reader trust, not expert interfaces

Presentation layers built on GIS tools are designed for professionals, not for everyday readers who need to see a story, drill into the data, and trust what they're looking at.

AI-native, not AI-retrofitted

Data curation, quality scoring, source provenance, and presentation must be designed for AI from the ground up. Retrofitting AI onto legacy GIS workflows is a dead end.

Generalizing proven workflows

Geozette generalizes workflows proven to work in independent reporting — solving the recurring problems those projects exposed, for any investigative team.

Early access

Be first to the desk.

Geozette is in private beta. We're onboarding a small number of investigative journalists and newsrooms. Join the waitlist to be first in line.