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Deep dives into geospatial AI, cloud-native infrastructure, machine learning pipelines, and the emerging technologies shaping how we understand and interact with spatial data.

Global distribution of 105 million Foursquare POIs
Geospatial 17 January 2025 15 min read

DuckDB vs PostGIS vs Sedona: Benchmarking 105M POIs

We benchmarked DuckDB, PostGIS, and Apache Sedona on 105 million Foursquare POIs. DuckDB completed 10 spatial queries in 26 seconds with zero setup. Here's the complete analysis.

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Geospatial | 21 December 2024

GeoParquet 2.0: Native Geometry Types and the 191× Query Speedup

GeoParquet 2.0 brings native GEOMETRY and GEOGRAPHY types to Apache Parquet, with bbox covering indexes enabling 191× faster spatial queries. The geospatial data interchange format matures.

GeoParquetParquetGeospatial
12 min read
Database server infrastructure with glowing connections
Database | 20 December 2024

PostgreSQL 18: Async I/O, io_uring, and the 3× Performance Revolution

PostgreSQL 18 introduces native async I/O with io_uring support, delivering up to 3× performance improvements for I/O-heavy workloads. Plus skip scan, UUIDv7, and virtual generated columns.

PostgreSQLio_uringPerformance
14 min read
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Programming Languages | 19 December 2024

Python 3.14: T-Strings, Free Threading, and the End of the GIL Era

Python 3.14 brings t-strings for safe template literals, production-ready free threading without the GIL, and native concurrent interpreters. The language's most significant evolution in years.

PythonFree ThreadingT-Strings
15 min read
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Data Engineering | 18 December 2024

Zarr 3 and Icechunk: Git-Like Version Control for Planetary-Scale Arrays

The Zarr 3 specification and Icechunk storage engine are transforming how we manage multi-dimensional scientific data. Transactional semantics meet cloud-native arrays.

ZarrCloud NativeScientific Computing
14 min read
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Visualization | 17 December 2024

deck.gl's WebGPU Journey: The Future of Browser-Based Geospatial Visualization

deck.gl v9 marks the first geospatial visualization library to embrace WebGPU. We explore the multi-year architectural transformation and what it means for high-performance mapping.

deck.glWebGPUluma.gl
12 min read
Satellite view of Earth showing cloud patterns and landmasses
Geospatial AI | 10 December 2024

The Dawn of Geospatial Foundation Models: Why Clay Changes Everything

Foundation models are revolutionizing how we analyze Earth observation data. Clay and similar GeoFMs represent a paradigm shift from task-specific models to versatile, pre-trained systems that understand our planet.

Machine LearningRemote SensingFoundation Models
12 min read
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Infrastructure | 8 December 2024

Cloud-Native Geospatial: PMTiles, COG, and the Death of the Tile Server

The geospatial industry is undergoing a serverless revolution. Cloud-optimized formats like PMTiles and COG are eliminating infrastructure complexity while dramatically reducing costs.

CloudPMTilesCOG
10 min read
Aerial view of agricultural fields showing geometric patterns
Machine Learning | 5 December 2024

SAM2 for Remote Sensing: From Zero-Shot to Production Workflows

Meta's Segment Anything Model 2 is transforming geospatial image analysis. We explore how Geo-SAM2 and samgeo are bringing interactive segmentation to satellite imagery workflows.

SAM2SegmentationRemote Sensing
11 min read
Aerial view of a modern city skyline at dusk
Visualization | 2 December 2024

Building Digital Twin Cities: CesiumJS, deck.gl, and the 3D Tiles Revolution

Urban digital twins are becoming essential for city planning and infrastructure management. We examine the technology stack powering next-generation 3D city visualization.

Digital TwinCesiumJSdeck.gl
13 min read
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DevOps | 28 November 2024

Platform Engineering in 2025: Beyond Backstage and the IDP Paradox

Internal Developer Portals promised to solve developer experience, but many organizations are discovering that a portal isn't a platform. What actually works?

Platform EngineeringBackstageDeveloper Experience
9 min read
Abstract database visualization with connected nodes
Database | 25 November 2024

PostGIS Meets pgvector: Building Geospatial AI Applications at Scale

PostgreSQL with PostGIS and pgvector is becoming the unified database for location-aware AI. Learn how Earth Index manages 3 billion vectors for planetary-scale environmental monitoring.

PostGISpgvectorVector Database
14 min read
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Machine Learning | 22 November 2024

Edge AI and TinyML: Intelligence at the Sensor Level

Running ML inference on microcontrollers with milliwatt power budgets is now practical. We explore how TinyML is enabling real-time analysis at the data source.

Edge AITinyMLIoT
10 min read
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Software Development | 18 November 2024

Svelte 5 Runes: The Future of Web Reactivity is Compiled

Svelte 5's runes system represents a fundamental rethinking of reactivity. Benchmarks show 2-3x faster startup and 60-80% smaller bundles than React. Here's why it matters.

SvelteJavaScriptReactivity
11 min read
Industrial sensors and monitoring equipment
Infrastructure | 15 November 2024

Real-Time Sensor Data at Scale: MQTT, Kafka, and Modern OT/IT Integration

From connected cars to smart grids, real-time sensor data requires robust streaming infrastructure. We examine how Kafka and MQTT work together for industrial IoT.

KafkaMQTTIoT
12 min read
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Security | 12 November 2024

Zero Trust in Kubernetes: From Network Policies to Service Mesh

Organizations implementing Zero Trust in containers see 57% fewer attacks. We explore practical implementation with Calico, Linkerd, and cloud-native security patterns.

Zero TrustKubernetesSecurity
13 min read

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