#swissgis — Public Fediverse posts

Geoinformation chatbot for the canton of Berne: The canton of Berne has launched a #chatbot on their geoinformation portal that lets users ask questions about available cantonal #geodata and its #metadata in natural language — in German, French, English, and more. It is not (yet?) a ‘talk to the...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/08-geoinformation-chatbot-for-the-canton-of-berne/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

New home for INTERLIS content: @edigonzales’s blog has found a new home: After 12 years of blogging, this #INTERLIS community resource is now at blog.interlis.guru. Update your #RSS feed reader if you follow this essential resource for the Swiss geodata community (which...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/08-new-home-for-interlis-content/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Joining 130 million points: Dewey Dunnington revisits his 2024 benchmark of #spatialjoin operations on 130 million points, now testing #SedonaDB and #DuckDB #Spatial in comparison to the original tools. The results are remarkable: 6 seconds on a laptop replacing 3-5 minutes...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/07-joining-130-million-points/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

etter: Natural language location: etter is a new open‑source #Python package that turns natural language location queries into GeoJSON geometries, focusing purely on the spatial component of the query. It supports multilingual input, a range of spatial relations, and integrates...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/06-etter-natural-language-location/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Fuzzifying PostGIS: Jesper Fjellin proposes extending #PostGIS with #fuzzy geometries as first-class data types, enabling locations to belong to a region to a degree rather than simply being part of it or not. This would offer opportunities for better dealing with...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/05-fuzzifying-postgis/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Do LLMs understand coordinates?: ’A new #benchmark called #GPSBench evaluates 14 #LLM-s across 17 coordinate manipulation and reasoning tasks and finds that models handle real-world geographic reasoning better than raw geometric computations, with country-level knowledge stronger...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/03-do-llms-understand-coordinates/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Panoramax: #Panoramax is an open and #federated alternative to #StreetView, born from collaboration between France’s national mapping agency #IGN and the French #OpenStreetMap community. With over 100 million geolocated images and a foundation in the making,...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/02-panoramax/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Panoramax: #Panoramax is an open and #federated alternative to #StreetView, born from collaboration between France’s national mapping agency #IGN and the French #OpenStreetMap community. With over 100 million geolocated images and a foundation in the making,...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/02-panoramax/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Panoramax: #Panoramax is an open and #federated alternative to #StreetView, born from collaboration between France’s national mapping agency #IGN and the French #OpenStreetMap community. With over 100 million geolocated images and a foundation in the making,...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/02-panoramax/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Panoramax: #Panoramax is an open and #federated alternative to #StreetView, born from collaboration between France’s national mapping agency #IGN and the French #OpenStreetMap community. With over 100 million geolocated images and a foundation in the making,...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/02-panoramax/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Panoramax: #Panoramax is an open and #federated alternative to #StreetView, born from collaboration between France’s national mapping agency #IGN and the French #OpenStreetMap community. With over 100 million geolocated images and a foundation in the making,...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/02-panoramax/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Sh*pefile in Google Earth: #GoogleEarth just announced #Shapefile import support, and the reactions range from delight to bafflement. The move certainly reads as legacy, but … may be clever?
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/05/01-shapefile-in-google-earth/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Very prototypey MapLibre GL JS fork that renders the map in Swiss projection (LV95).

#projects #SwissGIS #MapLibreGL

https://labs.karavia.ch/maplibre-lv95/

Mapping and analysing public health: #PublicHealth is a compelling but under-explored domain for #geospatial analysis. The ASIT is hosting a June meetup in Lausanne covering #geomedicine, environmental health influences, physical-activity-friendly #spatialPlanning, and #geostatistics...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/28-mapping-and-analysing-public-health/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Mapping and analysing public health: #PublicHealth is a compelling but under-explored domain for #geospatial analysis. The ASIT is hosting a June meetup in Lausanne covering #geomedicine, environmental health influences, physical-activity-friendly #spatialPlanning, and #geostatistics...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/28-mapping-and-analysing-public-health/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Mapping and analysing public health: #PublicHealth is a compelling but under-explored domain for #geospatial analysis. The ASIT is hosting a June meetup in Lausanne covering #geomedicine, environmental health influences, physical-activity-friendly #spatialPlanning, and #geostatistics...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/28-mapping-and-analysing-public-health/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Mapping and analysing public health: #PublicHealth is a compelling but under-explored domain for #geospatial analysis. The ASIT is hosting a June meetup in Lausanne covering #geomedicine, environmental health influences, physical-activity-friendly #spatialPlanning, and #geostatistics...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/28-mapping-and-analysing-public-health/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Mapping and analysing public health: #PublicHealth is a compelling but under-explored domain for #geospatial analysis. The ASIT is hosting a June meetup in Lausanne covering #geomedicine, environmental health influences, physical-activity-friendly #spatialPlanning, and #geostatistics...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/28-mapping-and-analysing-public-health/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

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

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Bridging ArcGIS Pro and AI: Danny McVey’s arcgispro-cli gives #ArcGISPro a #CLI bridge to #AI #codingAgents, exporting project structure including maps, layers, toolboxes, and geodatabases to a machine-readable format. The open-source tool enables working with real GIS...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/19-bridging-arcgis-pro-and-ai/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

City2Graph: Easy graph generation in Python: #City2Graph is an open-source #Python package that turns geospatial data into #graph structures for #NetworkAnalysis and Graph Neural Networks, with seamless integration into tools like #GeoPandas, #NetworkX, and #PyTorch Geometric. It supports...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/18-city2graph-easy-graph-generation-in-python/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

New blog post: Trying out Deck.gl-raster

Going from a slightly too dark and blurry GeoTIFF to a smooth browser-reprojected raster.

https://karavia.ch/2026/04/17/deck.gl-raster

#SwissGIS

GNSS explainer: Shri Khalpada offers a clear and engaging explainer of #GNSS technology, walking through how #GPS, #Galileo and similar #positioning systems pinpoint location using principles like travel time, trilateration, orbital mechanics, and clock...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/14-gnss-explainer/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

GNSS explainer: Shri Khalpada offers a clear and engaging explainer of #GNSS technology, walking through how #GPS, #Galileo and similar #positioning systems pinpoint location using principles like travel time, trilateration, orbital mechanics, and clock...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/14-gnss-explainer/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

GNSS explainer: Shri Khalpada offers a clear and engaging explainer of #GNSS technology, walking through how #GPS, #Galileo and similar #positioning systems pinpoint location using principles like travel time, trilateration, orbital mechanics, and clock...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/14-gnss-explainer/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

GNSS explainer: Shri Khalpada offers a clear and engaging explainer of #GNSS technology, walking through how #GPS, #Galileo and similar #positioning systems pinpoint location using principles like travel time, trilateration, orbital mechanics, and clock...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/14-gnss-explainer/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

GNSS explainer: Shri Khalpada offers a clear and engaging explainer of #GNSS technology, walking through how #GPS, #Galileo and similar #positioning systems pinpoint location using principles like travel time, trilateration, orbital mechanics, and clock...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/14-gnss-explainer/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Call for CNG mentors and mentees: The Cloud-Native Geospatial (#CNG) #Mentorship Program pairs geospatial professionals for six months of one-on-one career, technical, or project-focused guidance. With applications open until end of April and running from May to October, the...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/12-call-for-cng-mentors-and-mentees/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Apple and Google Maps history: Marcin Wichary curates Justin O’Beirne’s series on the evolution of #Apple and #Google Maps’ style, content, and #POI coverage over the years. Justin’s articles are a few years old, but the insights on web #cartography and real-world use cases are...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/12-apple-and-google-maps-history/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Terraink: Terraink is a free, open-source web app for creating artistic #cartographic posters from #OpenStreetMap data, with an impressive breadth of customisation options for themes, layouts, fonts, and layers. Recommended for anyone looking to create unique...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/11-terraink/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

geoparquet-io: Fast #GeoParquet tool: geoparquet-io is an open-source #CLI tool and #Python library for converting, inspecting, optimizing, and partitioning #GeoParquet files, automatically applying GeoParquet performance best practices along the way. Its extract command can pull geodata from sources such as #WFS, #Esri ArcGIS Feature Services, or #BigQuery into GeoParquet.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/06-geoparquet-io-fast-geoparquet-tool/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

OSM vector tiles in the Esri ecosystem: Riccardo Klinger demonstrates how to build an independent #basemap pipeline from #OpenStreetMap data using #GDAL/#OGR and integrate the resulting #vectorTiles into the #Esri ecosystem. Open-source and proprietary tools turn out to complement each...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/03-osm-vector-tiles-in-the-esri-ecosystem/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Raster-enabling Apache Hop: @edigonzales continues his series on #geoenabling #ApacheHop, this time adding #raster support to his hop-gdal-plugin. Stefan walks through an #ETL pipeline that computes building heights from LiDAR and vector data using new raster transforms...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/04/03-raster-enabling-apache-hop/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Swiss Data Space community: The Swiss Data Space Forum invites experts across domains to help shape the future of trusted #DataSharing in Switzerland. With geodata emerging as the backbone for interoperable and trustworthy #DataSpaces, this initiative is one to watch for...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/03/31-swiss-data-space-community/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

“geo” beyond INSPIRE: The INSPIRE Directive for geodata interoperability and sharing is set to be simplified. And that might actually be a good thing! Javier de la Torre takes a good look at INSPIRE’s history, shortcomings, and the argument for embracing #analytics-native paradigms for the future of geospatial.
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/03/26-geo-beyond-inspire/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Cadastral data in IFC format: Swiss #CadastralSurveying data is now available in #IFC format via geodienste.ch by KGK-CGC, enabling seamless integration into #BIM workflows. Currently four cantons offer their data, including 3D terrain and building models from swisstopo, with...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2026/03/23-cadastral-data-in-ifc-format/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS