https://thecodersblog.com/tag/spatial-data/Recent content in Spatial Data on The Coders BlogHugoen-usFri, 08 May 2026 16:17:10 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/geojson-specification-updates-2026/Fri, 08 May 2026 16:17:10 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/geojson-specification-updates-2026/<h2 id="from-webs-common-tongue-to-the-rigors-of-rfc-7946-unpacking-geojsons-precision-leap">From Web&rsquo;s Common Tongue to the Rigors of RFC 7946: Unpacking GeoJSON&rsquo;s Precision Leap</h2> <p>GeoJSON. For anyone involved in web mapping, GIS, or even just displaying a point on a map in a browser, this format is likely as familiar as HTML or JSON itself. It became the lingua franca of geographic data on the web, lauded for its human-readability and seamless integration with JavaScript. But beneath its user-friendly surface lies a specification that has undergone significant evolution, most notably with RFC 7946 in August 2016. This wasn&rsquo;t just a minor tweak; it was a deliberate recalibration, stripping away ambiguity and enforcing a level of rigor that propels GeoJSON from a convenient interchange format to a more robust standard. If you&rsquo;ve been working with GeoJSON for years, or are just dipping your toes into the world of spatial data on the web, understanding these shifts is crucial for building reliable and performant applications.</p>