A performant binary encoding for geographic data based on flatbuffers, enabling efficient storage and retrieval.
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FlatGeobuf provides a high-performance binary encoding solution for geographic data, utilizing flatbuffers to store collections of Simple Features, including circular interpolations. It is engineered for handling large volumes of static data, offering substantially faster performance compared to legacy formats without limitations on content or metadata size. The format supports streaming, random access, and includes an optional spatial index based on a packed Hilbert R-Tree for rapid bounding box spatial filtering.