+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
