GeoPandas

GeoPandas extends pandas to enable spatial operations on geometric types. It combines the capabilities of pandas and shapely for geospatial data analysis.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Read, write, or convert vector data (Shapefile, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, PostGIS)
• Run spatial joins, overlays, buffers, dissolves, clipping, or nearest-neighbour joins
• Reproject between coordinate reference systems and measure areas/lengths/distances correctly
• Make static or interactive (folium) choropleth maps from tabular vector data

Does NOT Trigger