Wherobots

What is Wherobots? It's a question we get asked sometimes, so we wanted to make it super easy to understand. That's why we created this handy explainer video. Check it out here 👇

Filtering and counting 1TB of geospatial data is straightforward — you shouldn’t have to pay for it. A simple Python script, GeoPandas, DuckDB can handle it efficiently. Save your money. The real challenge in geospatial data lies in connecting spatial information to the physical world using coordinates to derive insights—such as identifying neighbors or understanding the surrounding environment, tasks that are integral to daily life. This challenge, known as the spatial join problem, is far from trivial. Even self-joining a 1GB geospatial dataset is difficult, and scaling to 1TB is nearly impossible without meticulously designed systems. At its core, Wherobots tackles this joining problem. By leveraging cloud-native formats like Apache Iceberg (of course Parquet and GeoParquet) which decouple storage and compute, we provide an open storage layer free from vendor lock-in. This openness allows users to handle straightforward tasks like filtering and counting with their preferred tools while relying on WherobotsDB, an advanced database engine built on Apache Sedona, to tackle the challenging yet common geospatial problems. With us, you’re in good hands. #geospatial #bigdata

🔔 Exciting news! Wherobots is now generally available for AWS customers, offering a seamless pay-as-you-go pricing model via the AWS Marketplace! To help you get started, we’re offering a 30-day free trial of the Wherobots Professional Edition, with up to $400 in usage. Discover how easy it is to create spatial solutions that propel your business forward. 📊 Key benefits include: ✅ Easy Subscription & Billing: Subscribe directly through the AWS Marketplace, streamlining the buying and usage process—perfect for customers with existing AWS commitments or discounts. ✅ Secure Integration: Wherobots integrates securely with both private and public S3 buckets, giving you full flexibility while ensuring your data remains protected. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3CWOcKW

A huge thanks to Allie Garfinkle from Fortune for her exclusive coverage of Wherobots' Series A funding round! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have the support and recognition as we continue to build and scale cutting-edge spatial solutions. Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/3Op5fb0

🤯 Here was my takeaway from the Wherobots livestream yesterday! If you missed it you can check it out here: https://lnkd.in/ewRSr2uc #gis #moderngis #spatialsql #wherobots #apachesedona

🔔 Exciting news! Wherobots is now generally available for AWS customers, offering a seamless pay-as-you-go pricing model via the AWS Marketplace! To help you get started, we’re offering a 30-day free trial of the Wherobots Professional Edition, with up to $400 in usage. Discover how easy it is to create spatial solutions that propel your business forward. 📊 Key benefits include: ✅ Easy Subscription & Billing: Subscribe directly through the AWS Marketplace, streamlining the buying and usage process—perfect for customers with existing AWS commitments or discounts. ✅ Secure Integration: Wherobots integrates securely with both private and public S3 buckets, giving you full flexibility while ensuring your data remains protected. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3CWOcKW

Join us at 11am ET, 8am PT for a chat with Mo Sarwat, Jia Yu and one of our favorite customers and users John Powell from Addresscloud as we talk about our latest funding news, hosted by Matt Forrest. 

🚀 We are thrilled to announce that we have raised $21.M in Series A funding led by Felicis to modernize geospatial and climate intelligence.🚀 In addition, Wherobots is now available on the AWS Marketplace with pay-as-you-go pricing, enabling teams to leverage their AWS committed spend and benefit from integrated billing. We are incredibly thankful to the ongoing support of Wing Venture Capital, Clear Ventures as well as participation from JetBlue Ventures and Prosperity7 Ventures in this funding round. And of course to the unwavering dedication of our incredible team for helping us achieve this milestone. 🙌 Links to the news in the comments 👇

A huge thank you to all the incredible speakers, attendees, and virtual participants who made last week’s GeoMeetup a success! 🙏 We had a great time and hope you did too. Until next time!

Join us tomorrow. It’s going to be fun! 🤩 😎