Blog | Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation

21 Nov 2023
Expanding the Cloud-Native Geospatial Community
Explore diverse community applications of cloud-native geospatial data in our upcoming regionally-focused webinars. Join us on Dec 5 for insightful use cases from Brazil and on Dec 14 (US), Dec 15 (Pacific) for examples from the Pacific region. Read more…
14 Nov 2023
Interview with Brandon Liu
An interview on Protomaps, cloud-native innovation, and shaping tomorrow’s geospatial landscape. Read more…
26 Oct 2023
The Admin-partitioned GeoParquet Distribution
An exploration of the benefits and challenges of sharing GeoParquet data partitioned by administrative boundaries. Read more…
23 Oct 2023
Introducing the Cloud-Optimized Geospatial Formats Guide
Announcing a new community-led guide to help you navigate the expanding universe of cloud-native geospatial technologies. Read more…
16 Oct 2023
2023 STAC Sprint Recap
What all happened during the STAC Sprint in Philadelphia. Read more…
11 Oct 2023
Where is COG for Vector?
Bringing Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF to the other half of geodata Read more…
04 Oct 2023
The GeoParquet Ecosystem at 1.0.0
A compilation of GeoParquet-compatible libraries, tools, and data providers offering compelling datasets within the specification Read more…
26 Sep 2023
Introducing the Ultimate Cloud-Native Building Footprints Dataset
This dataset merges Google’s V3 Open Buildings and Microsoft’s latest Building Footprints, making it the most complete openly available dataset. Read more…
20 Sep 2023
Cloud-Native Geospatial If You Don't Speak Snake
An exploration of cloud-native geospatial tooling and infrastructure beyond the Python world. Read more…
18 Sep 2023
GeoParquet 1.0.0 Released
The GeoParquet community is pleased to announce the release of GeoParquet 1.0.0. Read more…
12 Sep 2023
DuckDB: The Indispensable Geospatial Tool You Didn't Know You Were Missing
An overvew of DuckDB and its potential to support geospatial applications. Read more…
06 Sep 2023
How Postholer Went Serverless Using Cloud-Native Geospatial Data
An interview with Scott Parks, Trailblazer in Map Development for Hikers. Read more…
14 Aug 2023
Performance Explorations of GeoParquet (and DuckDB)
Chris Holmes, a Radiant Earth Technology Fellow, examines the performance of different geospatial formats for the Google Open Buildings dataset. Read more…
31 Jul 2023
Join STAC Sprint #8
The Cloud-Native Geospatial Foundation, in partnership with the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog Project Steering Committee (STAC PSC), announces STAC Sprint #8, to be held in Philadelphia from September 26th to 28th. Read more…

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