What’s So Special About Spatial Data?

Spatial data refers to any information that contains details about a specific location. It is commonly used in applications such as map services, IoT platforms, transportation and logistics companies, and environmental technology. Geographic data pertains to locations on the earth's surface, while geometric data involves two-dimensional surfaces. Examples of spatial data applications include IoT platform analytics, real-time sensor detection, operations research, supply chain management, flood risk analysis, and real-time natural disaster detection. PostGIS is a popular tool for working with spatial data, and CockroachDB now supports spatial data types, making it easier to build applications that leverage this type of information.