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FOSS4G NA 2024 - NASA GIBS and Worldview: Enabling Open Exploration of our World - Matthew Graber
The talk presents the Overture Map Foundation, a collaborative initiative aimed at creating reliable and interoperable open map data. The foundation seeks to streamline map data management and provides a unified approach to geographic features through a Global Entity Reference System (GERS). Highlights 🌍 Overture Map Foundation aims to create a “Linux kernel” for geospatial data. 🗺️ Collaboration among various companies to avoid redundant map creation. 🔑 GERS provides unique IDs for geographic features, ensuring consistency over time. 📊 Data includes addresses, buildings, land use, and transportation networks. 🔄 Schema enforcement enhances data integrity and usability. 📂 Use of GeoParquet files for efficient data streaming and management. 📖 Open access to documentation and resources for users. For more content like this check out www.projectgeospatial.com #OvertureMapFoundation #GeospatialData #OpenData #GIS #MapData #Collaboration #GeoParquet
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