Ingest & Organize with WherobotsDB

Learn how to bring spatial data into Havasu (Iceberg) tables with confidence. You’ll practice multi-format ingestion, schema validation, and projections while understanding how the Bronze layer sets the stage for clean and scalable geospatial pipelines.

Transform at Scale with Sedona & Wherobots

Move from ingestion to transformation using Apache Sedona and the Silver layer of the medallion architecture. You’ll master spatial joins, unions, intersections, while leveraging Wherobots’ distributed engine for performance tuning and multi-layer analysis.

Engineer Gold-Standard Data Products

Build trusted, production-ready geospatial datasets in the Gold layer. From automated quality checks and error handling to generating PMTiles for maps and running AI-driven feature extraction with Wherobots, you’ll gain the tools to create reliable, enterprise-grade spatial products.

About the course

The Geospatial Data Engineering Associate is the premier program for anyone looking to master scalable geospatial data systems. This program pioneers the use of the multi-hop (medallion) architecture for geospatial data — guiding you through the Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers to build pipelines that are clean, performant, and production-ready. Across 5 weeks, you’ll learn how to ingest, validate, transform, and optimize vector and raster data with Apache Sedona and Wherobots, export GeoParquet datasets, generate map tiles, and even apply AI-powered inference. The result is a complete skillset for engineering geospatial data at enterprise scale. This course is designed for GIS professionals, data engineers, and analysts who are ready to step beyond desktop workflows and lead the way in building the next generation of spatial data infrastructure.

Why This Course is Different

Most GIS and data courses stop at analysis — teaching you how to make maps or run queries. The Geospatial Data Engineering Associate goes further by giving you the engineering foundation needed to design production-ready pipelines for spatial data. This course is the first of its kind to apply the multi-hop (medallion) architecture to geospatial data, moving beyond theory into real-world workflows: 🥉 Bronze Layer: Raw ingestion from multiple formats with schema validation and coordinate checks. 🥈 Silver Layer: Transformations, spatial joins, and large-scale optimizations using Sedona and Wherobots. 🥇 Gold Layer: Automated quality assurance, map tile generation, and AI-powered feature engineering. Instead of learning one-off tools or desktop tricks, you’ll develop a repeatable framework for working with spatial data at scale. Every lab, office hour, and project is designed to mimic the challenges of enterprise data engineering giving you skills you can apply immediately in your work. This isn’t just another geospatial training. It’s the path to becoming a geospatial data engineer who can bridge the gap between analytics and scalable, production-grade systems.

Your instructor: Matt Forrest

I lead customer education and developer engagement at Wherobots, helping data engineers, analysts, and GIS professionals harness the power of scalable geospatial analytics. My work focuses on making cloud-native spatial tools — like Wherobots — more accessible for real-world applications in analytics, AI, and data engineering. With a background in geospatial technology, data platforms, and community building, I’m passionate about helping teams move beyond traditional GIS and unlock new possibilities with modern spatial tools.

Curriculum

5 Chapters · 24 Lessons

  1. 1

    Week 1: Spatial Data Formats & Fundamentals

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      Workshop: From Shapefiles to Cloud: Spatial Formats & Sedona Fundamentals

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      Office Hours: Getting Started with Sedona & Cloud-Native Data Q&A

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      Upload Week 1 Notebook

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      Week 1 Workshop Replay

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      Week 1 Office Hours Replay

  2. 2

    Week 2: Bronze Layers & Ingestion Patterns

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      Workshop: Building Bronze Layers: Ingesting Spatial Data into Iceberg

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      Office Hours: Ingestion Patterns Clinic: Validity Checks, Projections & Schema Troubleshooting

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      Upload Week 2 Jobs Confirmation

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      Week 2 Workshop Replay

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      Week 2 Office Hours Replay

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    Week 3: Silver Layer & Advanced Operations

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      Office Hours: Performance Tuning Roundtable: Joins, Unions & Custom Functions

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      Workshop: Scaling Spatial Processing: Transformations in the Silver Layer

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      Week 3 Workshop Replay

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      Upload Week 3 Table Confirmation

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    Week 4: Data Quality, Analytics-Ready Data, and Map Tiles

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      Office Hours: Statistical Layers, Map Tiles, and Performance Optimizations

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      Workshop: Gold Layer Engineering: Analytics Ready Data and Map Tiling

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      Upload Week 4 Table Confirmation

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      Week 4 Workshop Replay

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      Week 4 Office Hours Replay

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    Week 5: Wherobots AI, Scheduled Jobs, and Integrations

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      Office Hours: Capstone Studio: Final Project Support & Integration Q&A

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      Workshop: From Lab to Production: Wherobots AI, Jobs API & Integrations with Spatial SQL API

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      Week 5 Submission

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      Week 5 Workshop Replay

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      Week 5 Office Hours Replay

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