Visualizing Geospatial Data with Apache Superset

Jan Suleiman, terrestris GmbH & Co. KG

Visualizing Geospatial Data with Apache Superset, FOSS4G 2023, Prizren, Kosovo

Jan Suleiman

suleiman@terrestris.de
@jansule

M.Sc. Geoinformatics
Full-Stack Developer
@terrestris, Bonn, Germany
Superset Cartodiagram Plugin Developer

Content

What is Apache Superset?
Cartodiagram Plugin
What's next?

Link to the presentation: https://terrestris.github.io/foss4g2023/talks/superset.html

What is Apache Superset?

Data exploration and visualization platform
No-code
Arrange data on interactive
dashboards

What is Apache Superset?

Apache-2.0 license
Active community
Plugin architecture for visualizations

Cartodiagram Plugin

Motivation

Need for visualizing location-based data
Automated updates on data change
Arranging data topics for the public

Cartodiagram Plugin

Overview

Visualize arbitrary diagrams on a map
Configure background layers
Scale-dependent sizing
Extent configuration

Meta plugin
PR still in the making

Cartodiagram Plugin

Libraries

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Demo

Cartodiagram Plugin

Concept

Cartodiagram Plugin

Limitations

Only EPSG:4326 (for now)
Only GeoJSON points (for now)

What's next?

Performance optimization
Support additional geometries
UI polishing
"Global" time slider
Collision detection?

Actually creating the PR
Additional thematic map types
Future collaboration

Thank you for your attention

and enjoy FOSS4G 2023

Imprint

Author

Jan Suleiman
terrestris GmbH & Co. KG
Kölnstr. 99, 53111 Bonn, Germany
suleiman@terrestris.de

License

Slides are published under CC BY-SA license.
terrestris.github.io/foss4g2023
git repository