A viral r/webdev open source library enables Minority Report style hand gesture control for OpenLayers maps entirely client side, emphasizing privacy by keeping camera data on device.
I built a library that lets you control web maps with hand gestures like Tom Cruise in Minority Report
All running client-side in the browser with MediaPipe WASM.
No backend, no server, camera data never leaves the device.
Works with OpenLayers, built in TypeScript, and it's fully open source (MIT).
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