{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spatial Stack with Matt Forrest","title":"Desktop GIS is Dying. Here’s What Replaced It.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/be5d6cb7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1264,"description":"If you are still trying to run your entire geospatial workflow on a local desktop, you are fighting a losing battle. The \"Modern GIS Stack\" looks chaotic at first glance with dozens of logos, cloud formats, and new databases. But once you strip away the noise, there are actually only a few key layers you need to master to make it all work.\n🚀 Don't navigate this shift alone. Join the Spatial Lab: https://forrest.nyc/spatial-lab/\nIn this video, I break down the architecture that is replacing the traditional GIS model. We move beyond Shapefiles and Geodatabases into the world of Cloud-Native Geospatial, showing you exactly how Storage, Compute, and Analytics have separated—and how you can use them to scale your career.\n📰 Daily modern GIS insights: https://forrest.nyc\n00:00 - The Modern GIS Chaos\n00:34 - The Shift to Cloud-Native Formats\n01:14 - Why Storage Buckets Replaced Hard Drives\n02:07 - Essential Formats: GeoParquet, COGs & Zarr\n03:57 - Adding Intelligence: STAC & Iceberg Catalogs\n06:07 - Transformation & Orchestration (GDAL, dbt, Airflow)\n08:30 - The 3 Engines of Modern GIS\n08:48 - Engine 1: The Processing Layer (Sedona, Wherobots)\n11:19 - Engine 2: The Transactional Layer (PostGIS)\n12:38 - Engine 3: The Analytical Layer (BigQuery, Snowflake, DuckDB)\n14:54 - Mapping Modern Layers to Traditional GIS\n16:29 - The Application Layer: Analytics & BI\n17:35 - Connecting QGIS & Python to the Cloud\n18:30 - Modern Web Maps (Felt, Mapbox, DeckGL)\n20:24 - Conclusion: You Don't Need to Learn Everything\nCONNECT WITH ME\n📸 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/matt_forrest/\n💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbforr/\n📧 Newsletter: https://forrest.nyc\n🌐 Website: https://forrest.nyc","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eQgCuZrC7zp58BwqV7sl3SCjjIPfOYXp-k4ce29LXQY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZjU3/N2JlMDJiYTFjOWY5/OWQ5NWQxYmZjMjMw/Yzg1ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}