TOP OF THE STACK What we need to do with COGs COGs (Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs) are one of the most promising tools we have for making raster data truly cloud-native. They let you stream just the pieces you need, work remotely, and plug into modern geospatial systems without downloading giant files. But after working closely with … Continue reading Scaling GIS Workflows with COGs, Airflow, and Apache Iceberg
Tapping into the power of spatial SQL aggregations
Use aggregations in SQL to group your data and perform large scale spatial joins Picking up where we left off from our last tutorial, we will jump right into the next set of topics: Using the WHERE clause to do more advanced filtering of your data Aggregations by grouping your data, filtering aggregated data using … Continue reading Tapping into the power of spatial SQL aggregations
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