Geospatial Data Analytics on AWS: Discover how to manage and analyze geospatial data in the cloud

Build an end-to-end geospatial data lake in AWS using popular AWS services such as RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB, and Athena to manage geodata

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Key Features

• Explore the architecture and different use cases to build and manage geospatial data lakes in AWS
• Discover how to leverage AWS purpose-built databases to store and analyze geospatial data
• Learn how to recognize which anti-patterns to avoid when managing geospatial data in the cloud

Book Description

Managing geospatial data and building location-based applications in the cloud can be a daunting task. This comprehensive guide helps you overcome this challenge by presenting the concept of working with geospatial data in the cloud in an easy-to-understand way, along with teaching you how to design and build data lake architecture in AWS for geospatial data.

You’ll begin by exploring the use of AWS databases like Redshift and Aurora PostgreSQL for storing and analyzing geospatial data. Next, you’ll leverage services such as DynamoDB and Athena, which offer powerful built-in geospatial functions for indexing and querying geospatial data. The book is filled with practical examples to illustrate the benefits of managing geospatial data in the cloud. As you advance, you’ll discover how to analyze and visualize data using Python and R, and utilize QuickSight to share derived insights. The concluding chapters explore the integration of commonly used platforms like Open Data on AWS, OpenStreetMap, and ArcGIS with AWS to enable you to optimize efficiency and provide a supportive community for continuous learning.

By the end of this book, you’ll have the necessary tools and expertise to build and manage your own geospatial data lake on AWS, along with the knowledge needed to tackle geospatial data management challenges and make the most of AWS services.

What you will learn

• Discover how to optimize the cloud to store your geospatial data
• Explore management strategies for your data repository using AWS Single Sign-On and IAM
• Create effective SQL queries against your geospatial data using Athena
• Validate postal addresses using Amazon Location services
• Process structured and unstructured geospatial data efficiently using R
• Use Amazon SageMaker to enable machine learning features in your application
• Explore the free and subscription satellite imagery data available for use in your GIS

Who This Book Is For

If you understand the importance of accurate coordinates, but not necessarily the cloud, then this book is for you. This book is best suited for GIS developers, GIS analysts, data analysts, and data scientists looking to enhance their solutions with geospatial data for cloud-centric applications. A basic understanding of geographic concepts is suggested, but no experience with the cloud is necessary for understanding the concepts in this book.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Geospatial Data in the Cloud
2. Quality and Temporal Geospatial Data Concepts
3. Geospatial Data Lake Architecture
4. Using Geospatial Data with Amazon Redshift
5. Using Geospatial Data with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
6. Serverless Geospatial
7. Querying Geospatial Data with Amazon Athena
8. Geospatial Containers on AWS
9. Geospatial Data with Amazon EMR
10. Geospatial Data Analysis using Python on AWS Cloud9
11. Geospatial Data Analysis using SageMaker
12. Using Amazon QuickSight to Visualize Geospatial Data
13. Open Data on AWS
14. Leveraging OpenStreetMap on AWS
15. Map and Feature Services on AWS
16. Satellite Imagery on AWS

Scott Bateman is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS focused on customers in the energy industry. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Trinity University, and an Executive MBA from Quantic in addition to numerous AWS and Microsoft certifications. As part of the Geospatial Technical Field Community (TFC) group within AWS, Scott is able to regularly speak with customers about common challenges storing data, creating maps, tracking assets, optimizing driving routes, and better understanding facilities and property through remote sensing. When not working or writing, Scott enjoys snowboarding and international travel with his wife of over 2 decades, Angel, and 2 wonderful children Jackson and Emily.

Janahan (Jana) is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS. He partners with customers across industries to increase speed, agility, and drive innovation using the cloud for digital transformation. Jana holds a BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Anna University, India, and an MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Alongside designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions, Jana conducts workshops, training sessions, and public speaking engagements on cloud best practices, architectural best practices, and data and AI/ML strategies. When not immersed in cloud computing, he enjoys playing tennis or golf and traveling with his wife Dilakshana and their 2 kids, Jashwin and Dhruvish.

Jeff Demuth is a solutions architect who joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2016. He focuses on the geospatial community and is passionate about geographic information systems (GIS) and technology. Outside of work, Jeff enjoys traveling, building Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and tinkering with the latest gadgets.