fiona ☆

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Description:
Reads and writes geographic data files

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.10.1@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 14, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: geospatial gis python data-processing vector

Install: brew install fiona

About:
Fiona is a Python library designed for reading and writing geographic data files. It simplifies geospatial data access by providing a clean, Pythonic API for working with vector data formats like shapefiles and GeoJSON. Its primary value is abstracting complex GDAL operations into straightforward functions for developers.

Key Features:

Simple, Pythonic API for vector data I/O
Supports numerous geospatial formats via GDAL
Focuses on reading and writing data, not rendering
Strong support for coordinate reference systems (CRS)

Use Cases:

Parsing geospatial data from various file formats for analysis
Converting geographic data between different formats
Automating ETL workflows for GIS data in Python scripts

Alternatives:

GDAL (CLI) – Fiona provides a Pythonic wrapper, whereas GDAL CLI requires complex command-line arguments.
PyShp – Fiona is generally faster and supports more formats, while PyShp is limited mainly to Shapefiles.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 14, 2025 3:56pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	2def3142
Sep 15, 2025 3:39am		1	VERSION_BUMP	27b6b266