Geospatial Unbounded: Spatial SQL GA with AI/BI Maps, Delta Sharing, and Iceberg v3
Spatial SQL is now Generally Available on Databricks, bringing native geospatial data types, 90+ ST_* functions, and AI/BI Dashboards that render maps natively. This release also includes major performance improvements, open lakehouse support via Delta Sharing and Iceberg v3, and Apache Spark 4.2 compatibility for geo columns.
* Spatial SQL is now Generally Available on Databricks. Native geospatial data types, 90+ ST_* functions, AI/BI Dashboards render maps natively using geometry or geography. * Major performance improvements since Public Preview. Boolean set operations (ST_Intersection, ST_Difference, ST_Union) 2X faster, and our SpatialBench results show 20% to 15x performance improvements. * Geospatial joins the open lakehouse. The open sharing protocol (Delta Sharing), open table formats (Iceberg v3, Delta), and open source engine (Apache Spark 4.2) all support geo columns.