Every dataset has a story — and when it comes to geospatial data, it’s a story deeply rooted in space and scale. But working with geospatial information is often a hidden challenge: massive file sizes, strange formats, projections, and pipelines that don't scale easily.

In this talk, we'll follow the life of a real-world geospatial dataset, from its raw collection in the field to its transformation into meaningful insights. Along the way, we’ll uncover the key steps of building a robust, scalable open-source geospatial pipeline.

Drawing on years of experience at Camptocamp, we’ll explore:

• How raw spatial data is ingested and cleaned
• How vector and raster data are efficiently stored and indexed (PostGIS, Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs, Zarr)
• How modern tools like Dask, GeoServer, and STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs) help process and serve geospatial data
• How to design pipelines that handle both "small data" (local shapefiles) and "big data" (terabytes of satellite imagery)
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them when moving from prototypes to production

This journey will show how the open-source ecosystem has matured to make geospatial big data accessible — and how spatial thinking can enrich almost any data project, whether you are building dashboards, doing analytics, or setting the stage for machine learning later on.