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Everything about GeoPackage
GIS data format
GeoPackage (GPKG) is an open, non-proprietary, platform-independent and standards-based data format for geographic information systems built as a set of conventions over a SQLite database. Defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) with the backing of the US military and published in 2014, GeoPackage has seen widespread support from various government, commercial, and open source organizations. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: GeoPackageA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: QGIS for Hydrological AppllicationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: GeoPackage as Future Ubiquitous GIS Data Format: A ReviewCited 6 times
- Go sideways: GIS file formatA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Geospatial metadataA closely related topic
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
GeoPackage as Future Ubiquitous GIS Data Format: A Review
Der neue OGC-Standard GeoPackage — Ein Vergleich mit einer Auswahl bereits etablierter Standards
GEOPACKAGE DATA FORMAT FOR COLLABORATIVEMAPPING OF GEOSPATIAL DATAIN LIMITED NETWORKENVIRONMENTS
GIS Tips & Tricks ‐ Tired of Distributing Multiple “shapefiles”? Try a GeoPackage
📚 Books worth reading
QGIS for Hydrological AppllicationsJohannes van der Kwast, Kurt Menke · 2019
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