fudgeo

What it is and what it does

fudgeo is a lightweight Python library for creating and managing OGC GeoPackages—standardized SQLite-based containers for geospatial data. It abstracts away the complexity of GeoPackage internals, letting you work with geometries (points, lines, polygons, and variants with Z/M dimensions) and attributes as regular Python objects, then persist them using familiar SQL operations (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). The library handles spatial reference systems, feature classes, tables, and metadata automatically.

You use fudgeo to build new GeoPackages from scratch or open existing ones, define feature classes with custom fields and coordinate systems, insert and query geometries with their attributes, and optionally add spatial indexes. It depends on numpy and bottleneck for numerical operations and runs on Python 3.10 through 3.14. The library is designed for developers who need programmatic control over geospatial data without the overhead of heavier GIS frameworks.

Use it for:

• Build a GeoPackage database of road networks with linestring geometries and attributes like road name and one-way status.
• Create feature classes with custom spatial reference systems (UTM, local projections) and insert thousands of geometries via bulk SQL operations.
• Read and query existing GeoPackages using standard SQLite syntax while working with geometry objects in Python.
• Define tables with Z and M dimensions (elevation, measurement) for 3D or time-series geospatial data.
• Export geospatial data to a portable, standards-compliant format compatible with ArcGIS and other GIS software.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

fudgeo creates and manages OGC GeoPackages—SQLite-based geospatial databases—allowing you to read and write geometries and attributes using Python objects and standard SQL syntax.

Yes. fudgeo is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to create or manage GeoPackages programmatically in Python and prefer a lightweight, SQL-native approach over heavier GIS libraries. Not worth installing if you need advanced spatial analysis, raster support, or integration with other GIS ecosystems beyond basic GeoPackage compatibility.

Install

fudgeo on PyPI

pip install fudgeo

uv add fudgeo

poetry add fudgeo

Installing fudgeo

Before you install

Low install friction; pure Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies (numpy and bottleneck). Actively maintained with a recent release (40 days old) and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute fudgeo freely provided you include the license notice.

Quickstart

from fudgeo import GeoPackage

# Create a new GeoPackage
gpkg = GeoPackage.create('example.gpkg')

# Open an existing GeoPackage
gpkg = GeoPackage('example.gpkg')

Requires Python 3.10 or later; GeoPackage files are SQLite databases and require write access to the filesystem.

Verify before relying

• Whether fudgeo validates GeoPackage compliance against the full OGC specification or performs only basic structural checks.
• Performance characteristics when working with large GeoPackages (millions of features or high-dimensional geometries).
• Whether spatial indexing is automatic or requires explicit configuration for query optimization.

Package facts

Evidence: fudgeo-1.5.10-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: geopackage

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