OpenPlans organises its activities into a number of divisions or projects.
OpenGeo
OpenGeo was the geospatial division of OpenPlans supporting the development of a number of open-source software packages for the geospatial analysis, management and publication of geospatial information; these include PostGIS, GeoServer, GeoWebCache, GeoExt, and OpenLayers. In April 2013, OpenGeo took on investment from a consortium that included the federal intelligence cosnsortium In-Q-Tel and spun out from OpenPlans to establish itself as an independent company. In September 2013, the company changed its name to Boundless, creating a new corporate brand to better reflect the growing range of platforms, applications, and services the company develops and sells.. In early 2019, Boundless was acquired by Planet Labs in a much disputed sale. It is now known as the division Planet Federal .
Streetfilms
The Streetfilms project produces and publishes short films advocating transportation design and public policy. About 400 videos have been produced which have been watched over 4 million times. These films are normally published using a creative commons license. Their most popular videos including a piece about the Ciclovia in Bogota where streets are made into carfree facilities every Sunday. Such events now take place in many places around the world and on Physically Separated Bike Lanes. In 2010 at a time when New York city was planning to implement 20 mph speed limits Streetfilms produced a short video of the experience of 20 mph speed limits in the UK where 3 million people already live in 20 mph speed limit areas. Streetfilms was started by Clarence Eckerson in 2004 with support from Mark Gorton.
StreetsBlog
Streetsblog is a project run by OpenPlans providing a daily news source connecting people to information about sustainable transportation and livable communities. StreetsBlog started in 2006 and has 'hundreds of thousands' of regular readers. Since March 2013 the Streetsblog runs a "Parking Madness" tournament. 16 downtowns are nominated and a head to head contests are run through the month with readers deciding which city has built the most parking in their downtown. The winners are awarded the "Golden Crater."
is a project by Code for America and OpenPlans focused on reducing governmentIT costs by helping government entities share code and best practices. It was initially launched as Civic Commons as an independent nonprofit organization, but later became a program of Code for America. The project is a coordinated effort between Code for America, OpenPlans, and the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
