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geosky | spatial analytics @geosky.dev · 14d

#SedonaDB : A single-node analytical database engine with #geospatial as a first-class citizen

sedona.apache.org/latest/blog/...

Introducing SedonaDB: A single-node analytical database engine with geospatial as a first-class citizen - Apache Sedona

Apache Sedona is a cluster computing system for processing large-scale spatial data. Sedona extends existing cluster computing systems, such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, and Snowflake, with a set of...

sedona.apache.org

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geosky | spatial analytics @geosky.dev · 14d

We've extensively adopted #DuckDB for our #geospatial data processing workflows, and the performance gains are remarkable. Recent benchmarks show it can outperform #Spark by 100x on medium-sized datasets while eliminating infrastructure complexity.

blog.dataexpert.io/p/duckdb-can...

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geosky | spatial analytics @geosky.dev · 17d

A great opportunity for conducting important research in the tropical forests! 🌳

#geospatial #remotesensing #sar #radarsat

RADARSAT-2 Tropical Forests: data access opportunity

A data access opportunity aims to make a unique, long-term archive of RADARSAT-2 data freely available to scientists and organizations around the world.

www.asc-csa.gc.ca

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matia 🇭🇷 @joyofcode.xyz · 22d

New video on Svelte's best kept secret feature which helps you find any element on the page in the editor. 🔥

youtu.be/Qglbt8M8H_w

The Secret Svelte Feature You Should Know About

YouTube video by Joy of Code

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Sep 8

✨ Learn Svelte 5 ✨

The Complete Svelte 5 Course For The Most Loved JavaScript Framework

YouTube video by Joy of Code

youtu.be

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Aug 24

#Gusnet is a #QGIS plugin for designing, editing, simulating, and visualizing #water distribution #networks using #EPANET’s trusted modeling engine.

www.gusnet.org

Gusnet Water Network Modeller — Gusnet - Piped Water Network Analysis 2.0.0 documentation

Documentation of the Gusnet plugin for QGIS

www.gusnet.org

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matia 🇭🇷 @joyofcode.xyz · Aug 14

I wanted to release the Svelte 5 guide later since I was thinking about interactive examples but here you go if you like reading and I would love your feedback as I work on the video. 😄

joyofcode.xyz/learn-svelte

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Aug 16

This is great stuff! Thank you, Matia.

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Aug 11

#TerraMind is pretrained on dual-scale representations combining both token-level and pixel-level data across modalities

#geospatial #earthobservation

IBM-ESA TerraMind

TerraMind: Large-Scale Generative Multimodality for Earth Observation

ibm.github.io

Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Aug 9

duckdb.org/2025/08/08/s...

#geospatial #duckdb

Spatial Joins in DuckDB

DuckDB v1.3.0 significantly improved the scalability of geospatial joins with a dedicated SPATIAL_JOIN operator.

duckdb.org

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Aug 1

#DGGS Visualization on #MapLibre GL JS

GitHub - opengeoshub/vgrid-maplibre: DGGS Visualization for MapLibre GL JS

DGGS Visualization for MapLibre GL JS. Contribute to opengeoshub/vgrid-maplibre development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 31

Google’s #AlphaEarth Foundations is a #geospatial embedding model trained on a variety of Earth observation datasets. The model enables users to build any number of fine-tuning applications without running computationally expensive #deeplearning models

Introduction to the Satellite Embedding Dataset | Google Earth Engine | Google for Developers

developers.google.com

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 31

#A5 is a #geospatial index that partitions the world into pentagonal cells. The cells are available at 31 different resolution levels, with the largest cell covering the whole world, and the smallest less than 30mm². Within each resolution level the cells have equal area, as per the #OGC definition.

Introduction | A5

A5 is a geospatial index that partitions the world into pentagonal cells. The cells are available at 31 different resolution levels, with the largest cell covering the whole world, and the smallest le...

a5geo.org

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 30

Compile #Svelte 5 in your head

Compile Svelte 5 in your head

Background5 years ago, I wrote Compile Svelte in your head. That was written for Svelte 3.But now, almost 1 year into Svelte 5 release, which introduce tons of new features, such as runes, fine-graine...

lihautan.com

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 25

Layer Cake is a #Svelte graphics framework that creates synchronized scales from your container dimensions and data ranges. It lets you build visualizations by combining reusable SVG, HTML, Canvas, or WebGL components that share the same coordinate system.

#dataviz #layercake

Layer Cake

A framework for mostly-reusable graphics with svelte

layercake.graphics

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚀 Visualizing Planet’s Tanager Hyperspectral Data in 3D! 🌍🛰️

Create an interactive image cube to explore the internal structure of all 426 spectral bands captured by Planet’s Tanager mission

📓 Notebook example: hypercoast.org/examples/tan...
💻 GitHub: github.com/opengeos/Hyp...

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 17

#Turf.js: Advanced #geospatial analysis for browsers and #Node.js

turfjs.org

Advanced geospatial toolkit for Typescript | Turf.js

Turf provides advanced geospatial analysis capabilities for browsers and Node.js

turfjs.org

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 16

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Capella Space, Advancing Vision for Space-Based Quantum Communications

#SAR #RemoteSensing

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Capella Space, Advancing Vision for Space-Based Quantum Communications

Integration of Capella’s satellite capabilities positions IonQ to pioneer the first global space-based quantum key distribution network

ionq.com

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 12

panel-material-ui, a #Panel extension that delivers a suite of modern components and a cohesive design system built on Material UI.

#python #dataviz

Panel Material UI Announcement – HoloViz Blog

Announcing the release of panel-material-ui, a new extension that wraps Material UI components in Panel.

blog.holoviz.org

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 10

#drawDB: Free and open source, simple, and intuitive #database design editor, data-modeler, and #SQL generator

drawDB | Online database diagram editor and SQL generator

Online database entity-realtionship diagram editor, data modeler, and SQL generator. Design, visualize, and export scripts without an account and completely free of charge.

www.drawdb.app

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Qiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚀 The GeoAI Python package now allows you to easily load a model checkpoint and resume training with just one line of code! 🌟 This is particularly helpful for those times when training gets interrupted or when you want to fine-tune an existing model for different segmentation tasks.

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 5

📢 Exciting news for QGIS users! 🚀 Starting with version 3.44, new geometric and topological checks and corrections are available. Create automated validation chains with 21 verification and 10 correction processes! #QGIS #GIS #Geospatial

Geometric and Topological Checks and Corrections in QGIS

Credits: Pixabay (Pixabay Content License) The Importance of Compliance A geographic data layer must comply with many rules and constraints. For example: Geometric Topological Arbitrary rule...

oslandia.com

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jul 5

DuckLake 0.2

duckdb.org/2025/07/04/d...

DuckLake 0.2

We released the DuckLake v0.2 standard, which is supported by DuckDB v1.3.1's ducklake extension.

duckdb.org

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Observable @observablehq.com · Jun 26

The hardest part about reusing charts can be getting your data into the expected shape. Learn common data formats consumed by Plot & D3 — and how to transform your data to match — so you can quickly reuse thousands of stunning, interactive visualizations: buff.ly/rJaX6pT

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Julio Novoa @julio.geosky.dev · Jun 26

The ESA Biomass satellite has delivered its striking first images! This mission will provide crucial data on forest biomass and global carbon cycles, enhancing our understanding of Earth's ecosystems. #ESA #Biomass #EarthObservation #Forests #ClimateScience

Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more

Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its groundbreaking Biomass satellite mission – marking a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s ...

www.esa.int

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