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GeoParquet 1.0.0: new format for more efficient access to spatial data
Cloud data storage is currently one of the fastest growing segments of enterprise software, which is facilitating the incorporation of a large number of new users into the field of analytics.
As we introduced in a previous post, a new format, Parquet, has among its…
Why should you use Parquet files if you process a lot of data?
It's been a long time since we first heard about the Apache Hadoop ecosystem for distributed data processing. Things have changed a lot since then, and we now use higher-level tools to build solutions based on big data payloads. However, it is important to highlight some best practices related to ou…
What is a data dictionary and why is it important?
Data has occupied a fundamental place in our society in recent years. New technologies have enabled a data-driven globalization in which everything that happens in the world is interconnected. Using simple techniques, it is possible to extract value from them that was unimaginable just a few years a…
The Spatial Data Infrastructure of Spain (IDEE), a benchmark for geospatial information
Throughout history, geospatial data have allowed humankind to better understand its environment. When we talk about geographic or spatial data, we refer to data "that implicitly or explicitly refer to a location relative to the Earth", according to the Spanish Standard UNE 148004:2018. Generally, th…
Data vocabularies: why are they important?
Each individual, organization or group uses a number of common words in their daily communication, which would be their personal vocabularies. The greater the number of words we use, the greater our ability to communicate, but it can also be a barrier, increasing the difficulty of understanding othe…
Linked Open Vocabularies (LOV)
One of the main barriers to the deployment of linked data is the difficulty that data editors have to determine which vocabularies to use to describe their semantics. These vocabularies provide the "semantic glue" that allows simple data to become "meaningful data".
Linked Open Vocabularies (LOV)…
