FedGeoDay 2024 | Lightning Talk - Eddie Pickle

Summary Eddie Pickle from Crunchy Data talks about modernizing geospatial workflows by starting with the database and working with Crunchy Data and the Postgres database. Moving to an open source database can create a more modern and effective architecture, with technical and infrastructural benefits. Innovating from within government and investing in open source software is encouraged. Crunchy Data provides foundation database software and support for modernizing geospatial workflows using Postgres and PostGIS. Highlights 💡 Eddie Pickle discusses modernizing geospatial workflows by starting with the database 💰 Moving to an open source database is cost-effective 💻 A database-centric workflow makes implementing AI easier 🏢 Investing in open source software benefits government agencies and reduces enterprise license costs 🌐 Crunchy Data provides foundation database software and support 🔧 Postgres and PostGIS can be the foundation for a modernized architecture 🌍 Crunchy Data helps create the geospatial workflows needed for day one and day two applications. About FedGeoDay: FedGeoDay is the premier annual event for the open source geospatial community within the U.S. federal government. It brings together federal program managers, technology leaders, industry partners, and open-source enthusiasts to share ideas, showcase innovations, and foster collaboration around open geospatial technologies, data, and practices. FedGeoDay highlights the growing importance of open source in building resilient, efficient, and collaborative geospatial solutions for the federal government and beyond.