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GeoParquet and GeoArrow metadata for geometry columns.
GeoParquet: JSON metadata in Parquet file key-value metadata that tells external tools (DuckDB, QGIS, GeoPandas) which columns contain geometry and what encoding/CRS is used.
GeoArrow: Arrow extension type metadata on Binary columns so Arrow-native tools can recognize NodeDB’s spatial columns.
References:
- GeoParquet spec: https://geoparquet.org/releases/v1.1.0/
- GeoArrow spec: https://geoarrow.org/extension-types
Structs§
- GeoParquet
Column Meta - Metadata for a single geometry column in GeoParquet.
- GeoParquet
Metadata - GeoParquet metadata for a Parquet file containing geometry columns.
Constants§
- ARROW_
EXTENSION_ METADATA_ KEY - ARROW_
EXTENSION_ NAME_ KEY - Arrow field metadata keys for extension types.
- GEOARROW_
EXTENSION_ NAME - GeoArrow extension type name for WKB-encoded geometry columns.
Functions§
- geoarrow_
extension_ metadata - GeoArrow extension metadata (JSON).
- geoarrow_
field_ metadata - Build Arrow field metadata for a WKB geometry column.