GIS Analysts serve the incredibly important purpose of providing detailed analysis and flexible results working with a wide range of data and tools. Not only do GIS Analysts work with many different stakeholder groups, but they also have to maintain a flexible workflow and use a wide range of data, delivering easy to use and […]
The growth of Python for geospatial has been nothing short of explosive over the past few years. More and more you find that geospatial processes are being developed and run on Python, and new users of geospatial are riding their way into geospatial because of it. The Spatial SQL Book – Available now! Check out […]
One of the top questions I get asked is what my favorite resources are for learning any given topic, and spatial SQL is always near the top of that list It’s no secret that I am a big fan of spatial SQL (see my past posts on the topic). It’s speed, scale, and ability to […]
Mastering SQL fundamentals to get started with spatial SQL So you are interested in getting started with spatial SQL — that’s great! Getting started can seem overwhelming but in this post and others, I hope to take you through the different use cases for spatial SQL bit by bit. One of the biggest challenges if you are working […]
Why spatial SQL matters and how it can help you accelerate your GIS and geospatial workflows Originally published on Towards Data Science in June 2021 It was the spring of 2012 and I just had my first encounter with a SQL query. I had just moved to New York at the end of 2011 and […]
