DuckDB Powered

Geospatial Analytics at Unprecedented Speed

Query billions of rows in seconds. Process terabytes of Parquet data. Run complex spatial analysis locally without a database server. This is the future of geospatial analytics.

10-100x
Faster Than PostGIS
1B+
Rows Analyzed
Zero
Server Required
SQL
Standard Interface

Why DuckDB Changes Everything

The analytical database engine built for modern data workloads

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Vectorized Execution

  • Columnar storage optimized for analytics
  • SIMD acceleration on modern CPUs
  • Parallel query execution
  • Automatic query optimization
  • Zero-copy data access
  • Memory-efficient processing
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In-Process Database

  • No database server to install
  • Runs embedded in the application
  • No network overhead
  • No configuration required
  • Portable database files
  • Multi-process safe
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Direct File Queries

  • Query Parquet files directly
  • CSV with automatic schema detection
  • JSON and newline-delimited JSON
  • Excel spreadsheets
  • Arrow IPC format
  • GeoParquet with spatial data
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Spatial Extension

  • PostGIS-compatible functions
  • WKT, WKB, GeoJSON support
  • Spatial indexing (R-tree)
  • Coordinate transformations
  • Geometric operations
  • Spatial joins and predicates

Powerful Extensions

Extend capabilities with specialized extensions

🌍 Spatial Extension

Full geospatial support with GEOS-powered geometry operations and spatial indexing.

  • ST_Contains, ST_Intersects, ST_Within
  • ST_Buffer, ST_Union, ST_Difference
  • ST_Distance, ST_Area, ST_Length
  • ST_Transform (coordinate systems)
  • ST_GeomFromText, ST_AsGeoJSON

☁️ Cloud Extensions

Query data directly from cloud storage without downloading entire files.

  • httpfs - HTTP/HTTPS file access
  • aws - Amazon S3 integration
  • azure - Azure Blob Storage
  • gcs - Google Cloud Storage
  • Parquet partition pruning

❄️ Iceberg Extension

Query Apache Iceberg tables for data lakehouse analytics.

  • Time travel queries
  • Schema evolution support
  • Partition pruning
  • Metadata-based filtering
  • Snapshot isolation

πŸ”Ί Delta Lake Extension

Read Delta Lake tables with ACID transactions and versioning.

  • Transaction log parsing
  • Version history access
  • Predicate pushdown
  • Column pruning
  • Checkpoint support

πŸ“ˆ Full-Text Search

Fast text search with inverted indexes and relevance scoring.

  • BM25 relevance ranking
  • Stemming and tokenization
  • Phrase matching
  • Fuzzy search
  • Combined with spatial queries

πŸ”Œ Database Connectors

Connect to external databases and query across sources.

  • PostgreSQL / PostGIS
  • SQLite / SpatiaLite
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • Federated queries

Standard SQL, Supercharged

Use familiar SQL syntax with powerful geospatial extensions

-- Find all buildings within 1km of fire stations
-- Query runs on 50M+ rows in under 2 seconds

SELECT
    b.building_id,
    b.address,
    ST_Distance(b.geom, f.geom) AS distance_meters,
    f.station_name
FROM read_parquet('s3://data/buildings/*.parquet') b
JOIN fire_stations f
    ON ST_DWithin(b.geom, f.geom, 1000)
WHERE b.building_type = 'residential'
    AND b.year_built < 1970
ORDER BY distance_meters;

Analytics Engine Features

Built for serious geospatial analysis

πŸ”„ Streaming Aggregation

Process datasets larger than memory with streaming window functions and aggregations.

  • Out-of-core processing
  • Spill to disk when needed
  • Configurable memory limits
  • Progress monitoring

πŸ”— Advanced Joins

Optimized join algorithms including spatial joins with R-tree indexes.

  • Hash joins for equality
  • Merge joins for sorted data
  • Spatial index joins
  • Automatic join reordering

πŸ“ Window Functions

Full SQL window function support for running totals, rankings, and moving averages.

  • ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSE_RANK
  • LAG, LEAD, FIRST_VALUE
  • Running SUM, AVG, COUNT
  • Custom frame specifications

🎯 Predicate Pushdown

Push filters to the data source to minimize I/O and accelerate queries.

  • Parquet row group pruning
  • Partition elimination
  • Column projection
  • Statistics-based filtering

Query Cloud Data Directly

Access data wherever it lives without moving it first

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Amazon S3

Query Parquet, CSV, and JSON files directly from S3 buckets

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Azure Blob

Access Azure Data Lake and Blob Storage containers

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Google Cloud

Query data in Google Cloud Storage buckets

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HTTP/HTTPS

Access any file via URL with range request support

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Parquet Partitions

Automatic partition discovery and pruning

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Credential Support

IAM roles, access keys, and managed identities

Real-World Performance

Benchmarks on typical geospatial workloads

1.8s
Point-in-Polygon
50M points against 10K polygons
3.2s
Spatial Join
1M buildings to 500K parcels
0.4s
Aggregation
100M rows grouped by region
12s
Buffer Analysis
5M features with dissolve

Benchmarks on laptop with Intel i7, 32GB RAM, NVMe SSD

Native Format Support

Work directly with modern and legacy formats

Analytics Formats

  • Apache Parquet
  • GeoParquet
  • Apache Arrow
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Apache ORC

Geospatial Formats

  • GeoPackage
  • Shapefile
  • GeoJSON
  • FlatGeoBuf
  • KML/KMZ
  • WKT/WKB

Tabular Formats

  • CSV (with sniffer)
  • JSON / NDJSON
  • Excel (xlsx)
  • SQLite databases

Cloud Formats

  • Hive partitions
  • S3 manifests
  • Delta log
  • Iceberg metadata

Integrated Analysis Workflow

From raw data to visualization in one platform

Data Ingestion

Import from files, databases, or cloud storage

SQL Workbench

Interactive query editor with autocomplete

Query History

Save and rerun previous analyses

Result Tables

Browse, sort, and filter query results

Map Visualization

Display spatial results on interactive maps

Export

Save to Parquet, GeoPackage, or other formats

Analytics Use Cases

Unlock insights from massive geospatial datasets

Location Intelligence

Analyze billions of location events to understand movement patterns, dwell times, and customer behavior.

Risk Assessment

Overlay property data with hazard zones, flood maps, and demographic data for insurance and planning.

Asset Management

Query and analyze millions of infrastructure assets with spatial relationships and maintenance history.

Environmental Analysis

Process satellite-derived datasets, climate data, and environmental monitoring at scale.

Supply Chain

Optimize logistics with spatial analysis of warehouses, routes, and delivery zones.

Real Estate Analytics

Property valuations, market analysis, and site selection using parcel and transaction data.

How We Compare

DuckDB vs traditional approaches

Capability DuckDB (GeoAnalytics Pro) PostGIS Spark/Sedona
Server Required No Yes Yes (cluster)
Setup Complexity Zero config Moderate High
Query Parquet Directly Yes No Yes
Offline Capable 100% Yes No
Analytics Performance Excellent Good Excellent
Spatial Functions PostGIS Compatible Full Limited
Desktop Integration Native Via network Via network

Experience the Speed Difference

See how DuckDB-powered analytics transforms your geospatial workflows.

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