Next steps

This is obviously just a taste of what GeoPackages and Spatialite can do. Area and distance functions are just the rudiments of what’s included. You may want to:

• Explore the enormous array of functions
• Import geometry (like GeoJSON files or shapefiles) and linking to other sources of data, such as demographic data, or any other data
• Join data based on spatial attributes
• Create database views based on queries

While this tutorial focused on using DB Browser for SQLite, you can enable SQLite extensions on any interface to SQLite. This is where the true power of the Spatilite extension lies. By enabling the extension in the programming language of your choice, you can:

• Create reproducible workflows
• Leverage the features of your language on the data, such as using statistical functions
• Create dashboards that query geospatial data
• Anything else your programming language supports

GeoPackages may not be simple, but they are powerful. By using the non-GIS approach, you can unlock many possibilities that normally would be impossible.

Use the collected resources as your guide.