Getting Your Mind Around OpenSearch Geospatial Data

Kyle Davis - AWS - Percona Live 2021

Flat earthers need not attend! This session will go through the basics of geospatial data in general, then go deeper on how it works in (and inside of) OpenSearch. The session will explain how to get geospatial information into OpenSearch, then how to query and visualize the data. ∎

Video

Link: https://youtu.be/Fd0Yknk3IQg

Speaker Bios

Kyle Davis

General Manager, Redis-Valkey Ecosystem

Kyle Davis is the General Manager of the Redis-Valkey Ecosystem at Percona. Although he is relatively new to Percona, Kyle has a long history in software development and databases. When not working, Kyle enjoys 3D printing, and getting his hand dirty in his Edmonton, Alberta-based home garden.

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