Hello AsterixDB Dev Community, I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to share a quick update on our ongoing efforts to integrate Coordinate Reference System (CRS) support into AsterixDB, tracked under JIRA epic *ASTERIXDB-3542* <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ASTERIXDB-3542>
We’ve made some progress in refining how CRS metadata is represented and managed within the system. More details are available in the APE: APE 17: Spatial CRS Support in AsterixDB <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/APE+17%3A++Coordinate+Reference+System+%28CRS%29+support+for+Spatial+Data+in+AsterixDB> The overarching objective remains the same: *To make AsterixDB spatially aware in a real-world sense enabling geospatial queries and analytics that respect map projections, distance accuracy, and cross-CRS interoperability.* As always, we welcome your feedback and thoughts to ensure we’re building this in a robust and community aligned way. Best regards, Suryaa Charan On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM Mike Carey <dtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 for this work - nice APE! I added a comment with one question and > one suggestion on the APE wiki. > > On 1/9/25 4:25 PM, Suryaa Charan Shivakumar wrote: > > Hello AsterixDB Dev Community, > > > > I hope this message finds you well. I am pleased to share a proposal for > > adding *Coordinate Reference System (CRS) support* for spatial data in > > AsterixDB, tracked under JIRA epic *ASTERIXDB-3542* and targeted for the > > 9.10.0 release. > > > > Key Motivations: > > > > 1. Improved Spatial Data Handling: Enable accurate, CRS-aware spatial > > operations, including transformations and validations. Currently, > spatial > > data in AsterixDB resides in a Euclidean space, which means spatial > > analysis using the provided functions may not yield precise results. > > Integrating CRS is critical to ensure accurate, real-world spatial > > operations by accounting for the Earth's curvature and coordinate > > transformations. > > 2. Enhanced Interoperability: Ensure compatibility with external > systems > > by supporting standard (e.g., EPSG) and custom CRS definitions. > > > > APE - > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ASTERIXDB/APE+17%3A+Spatial+CRS > > > > We invite your feedback on this proposal to ensure we address potential > > impacts and refine the implementation plan. > > > > Thank you for your collaboration. > > > > Best regards, > > Suryaa Charan > >
