We are pleased to announce the release of GeoWave v0.9.8!
There is a lot packed into this release in preparation for 1.0.0 within the next development iteration. In preparation for the upcoming v1.0.0 release, version 0.9.8 introduces performance optimizations, and full support for Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB.
Some of the significant developments include:
Major New Features
- Full Feature Support for Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB with EMR Bootstrap scripts for GeoWave with Apache Cassandra to follow along with all the existing Quickstart Guides
- Indexing over Configurable Coordinate Reference Systems for vector and raster data
API Improvements
- gRPC service support for all GeoWave operations as well as bulk ingest and query services, and SPI available for providing additional services at runtime
- New packaging for gRPC services to include RPMs and Puppet Modules
- New GeoWave PySpark libraries for direct Python integration with GeoWave
Analytic Improvements
- EMR bootstrap scripts for a JupyterHub deployment fully integrated with GeoWave
- Significant advancements have been made on GeoWave’s distributed indexed spatial join with example notebooks available
Versioning Updates