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Geo Data Connector User Guide
Introduction
Welcome to the Geo Data Connector User Guide.
Geo Data Connector is a Snowflake Native Application that discovers, explores, and ingests geospatial datasets from external sources into Snowflake tables. It connects to OGC web services — both traditional services (WFS, WMS, WMTS, WCS, CSW, WPS) and the modern OGC API standards (Features, Maps, Tiles, Coverages, Records, Processes) — handles data retrieval and processing automatically, and delivers the results as queryable Snowflake tables — eliminating the need for custom integration development.
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing, configuring, and using Geo Data Connector.
Intended Audience
This guide is written for anyone who works with geospatial data in Snowflake:
- Data analysts and engineers
- GIS professionals
- IT administrators
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of geospatial data concepts and web applications is helpful but not required. The Getting Started tutorial walks through the complete workflow from first launch to querying ingested data.