Cloud-native geo: Practical lessons: Lukas Merz shares practical lessons from real-world projects on the #cloudnativegeo paradigm: what it can do, what not, and when PostGIS (or similar technology) is simply enough. In a second article, he walks through a concrete implementation using...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/27-cloud-native-geo-practical-lessons/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Beyond the Buzz: Cloud-native geo: #CloudNativeGeo is everywhere, but does it live up to the hype? Lukas Merz takes a sharp look at formats like #COG, #FlatGeoBuf, #GeoParquet, and #PMTiles, and helps you decide when #cloudnative is the right tool for the job.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/02/25-beyond-the-buzz-cloud-native-geo/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Beyond the Buzz: Cloud-native geo: #CloudNativeGeo is everywhere, but does it live up to the hype? Lukas Merz takes a sharp look at formats like #COG, #FlatGeoBuf, #GeoParquet, and #PMTiles, and helps you decide when #cloudnative is the right tool for the job.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/02/25-beyond-the-buzz-cloud-native-geo/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Little-known fact: I’ve been #cloudnative (cloud-optimized) since day one. Thanks to my modular architecture, you can pull only the parts that interest you – or everything if you prefer. “CoShp” being a bit of a mouthful, most people just know me as “shp.” We got #cloudnativegeo about 20 years later. The rest is history.

Great Keynote on Cloud Native Geo ( #CNG ) by Chris Holmes. Just skip the first two (kind of awkward) "evangelizing" minutes. (I think he let this skript an LLM for him 😂 ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA9ZvXOnPZ0 #cloudnativegeo #geospatial #gis #geo

Best practices for Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs: Cloud-Optimized #GeoTIFFs (#COG-s) have revolutionized the way large geospatial raster datasets are accessed and processed. From GeoStandards comes Best Practices Guide for this #cloudnativegeo format.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-18-Best-practices-for-cloud-optimized-geotiffs/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

#cloudnativegeo: Approachable: There is considerable technical writing around #cloudnativegeo data formats. For a more accessible introduction, check out the ‘Optimizing Geospatial for the Cloud’ zine by #DevelopmentSeed which uses storytelling to break down technical barriers.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-04-cloudnativegeo-approachable/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

GeoParquet to come to Esri ArcGIS Pro: #cloudnativegeo and #GeoParquet news: Chris Holmes shares that the status of a petition for GeoParquet support in #Esri #ArcGIS Pro has changed to “In product plan”.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/03-01-geoparquet-to-come-to-esri-arcgis-pro/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Great episode of the #MapScaping #Podcast on #GeoParquet in particular and #CloudNativeGeo in general. https://mapscaping.com/podcast/geoparquet-for-beginners/