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

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

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

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

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

Delta Lake Extension

Read Delta Lake tables with ACID transactions and versioning.

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

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

Database Connectors

Connect to external databases and query across sources.

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

Analytics Engine Features

Built for serious geospatial analysis

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

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

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

Amazon S3

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

Azure Blob

Access Azure Data Lake and Blob Storage containers

Google Cloud

Query data in Google Cloud Storage buckets

HTTP/HTTPS

Access any file via URL with range request support

Parquet Partitions

Automatic partition discovery and pruning

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

How We Compare

DuckDB vs traditional approaches

Capability DuckDB (GeoAnalytics Pro) PostGIS Spark/Sedona
Server RequiredNoYesYes (cluster)
Setup ComplexityZero configModerateHigh
Query Parquet DirectlyYesNoYes
Offline Capable100%YesNo
Analytics PerformanceExcellentGoodExcellent
Spatial FunctionsPostGIS CompatibleFullLimited
Desktop IntegrationNativeVia networkVia network

Experience the Speed Difference

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