diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spatialite-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/gis/spatialite-tools/default.nix
similarity index 62%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/spatialite-tools/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/gis/spatialite-tools/default.nix
index 265769f872f4..875c33e60f3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spatialite-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/gis/spatialite-tools/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , pkg-config
+, freexl
 , geos
 , expat
 , librttopo
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
 , proj
 , readosm
 , sqlite
+, testers
+, spatialite_tools
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -18,14 +21,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "5.0.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/spatialite-tools-sources/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-lgTCBeh/A3eJvFIwLGbM0TccPpjHTo7E4psHUt41Fxw=";
+    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/spatialite-tools-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-lgTCBeh/A3eJvFIwLGbM0TccPpjHTo7E4psHUt41Fxw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     expat
+    freexl
     geos
     librttopo
     libspatialite
@@ -36,17 +40,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sqlite
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-freexl" ];
-
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lsqlite3";
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    package = spatialite_tools;
+    command = "! spatialite_tool --version";
+    version = "${libspatialite.version}";
+  };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A complete sqlite3-compatible CLI front-end for libspatialite";
     homepage = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools";
     license = with licenses; [ mpl11 gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+    mainProgram = "spatialite_tool";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freexl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freexl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bc1322ccc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freexl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, validatePkgConfig, libiconv }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "freexl";
+  version = "1.0.6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/freexl-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-Pei1ej0TDLKIHqUtOqnOH+7bG1e32qTrN/dRQE+Q/CI=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ validatePkgConfig ];
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A library to extract valid data from within an Excel (.xls) spreadsheet";
+    homepage = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/freexl";
+    # They allow any of these
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus mpl11 ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librttopo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librttopo/default.nix
index d349278d5f5d..690417c3e730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librttopo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librttopo/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitea
 , autoreconfHook
+, validatePkgConfig
 , geos
 }:
 
@@ -19,14 +20,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0h7lzlkn9g4xky6h81ndy0aa6dxz8wb6rnl8v3987jy1i6pr072p";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    validatePkgConfig
+    geos # for geos-config
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [ geos ];
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "RT Topology Library";
     homepage = "https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/rttopo/librttopo";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspatialite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspatialite/default.nix
index 592b7101a074..cc7da2b5f183 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspatialite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspatialite/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , pkg-config
+, validatePkgConfig
+, freexl
 , geos
 , librttopo
 , libxml2
@@ -18,13 +20,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/libspatialite-sources/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-7svJQxHHgBLQWevA+uhupe9u7LEzA+boKzdTwbNAnpg=";
+    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/libspatialite-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-7svJQxHHgBLQWevA+uhupe9u7LEzA+boKzdTwbNAnpg=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    validatePkgConfig
+    geos # for geos-config
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    freexl
     geos
     librttopo
     libxml2
@@ -35,14 +42,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libiconv
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-freexl" ];
-
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     ln -s $out/lib/mod_spatialite.{so,dylib}
   '';
 
+  # Failed tests (linux & darwin):
+  # - check_virtualtable6
+  # - check_drop_rename
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/src/.libs
+    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/src/.libs
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Extensible spatial index library in C++";
     homepage = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/readosm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/readosm/default.nix
index f177dc768a69..8ba1f571b028 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/readosm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/readosm/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, expat, zlib, geos, libspatialite }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, expat, zlib, validatePkgConfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "readosm";
   version = "1.1.0a";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/readosm-sources/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0igif2bxf4dr82glxz9gyx5mmni0r2dsnx9p9k6pxv3c4lfhaz6v";
+    url = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/readosm-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-23wFHSVs7H7NTDd1q5vIINpaS/cv/U6fQLkR15dw8UU=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ expat zlib geos libspatialite ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ validatePkgConfig ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-freexl" ];
+  buildInputs = [ expat zlib ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "An open source library to extract valid data from within an Open Street Map input file";
     homepage = "https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/readosm";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ mpl11 gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = with licenses; [ mpl11 gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1cd3ea826e86..37c22405eb3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18315,6 +18315,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   freetype = callPackage ../development/libraries/freetype { };
 
+  freexl = callPackage ../development/libraries/freexl { };
+
   frei0r = callPackage ../development/libraries/frei0r { };
 
   fribidi = callPackage ../development/libraries/fribidi { };
@@ -21837,8 +21839,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   spaceship-prompt = callPackage ../shells/zsh/spaceship-prompt {};
 
-  spatialite_tools = callPackage ../development/libraries/spatialite-tools { };
-
   spdk = callPackage ../development/libraries/spdk { };
 
   speechd = callPackage ../development/libraries/speechd { };
@@ -26472,6 +26472,8 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
   };
 
+  spatialite_tools = callPackage ../applications/gis/spatialite-tools { };
+
   udig = callPackage ../applications/gis/udig { };
 
   whitebox-tools = callPackage ../applications/gis/whitebox-tools {