libspatialite ☆

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Description:
Adds spatial SQL capabilities to SQLite

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: spatial gis sqlite database ogc

Install: brew install libspatialite

About:
Libspatialite is an extension for SQLite that enables spatial SQL capabilities compliant with the OGC SFS specification. It provides support for geographic features, allowing storage, querying, and analysis of vector and raster data. This library is essential for building lightweight, serverless geospatial applications.

Key Features:

OGC Simple Features SQL (SFS) compliant
Support for vector and raster data
PROJ and GEOS integration for transformations and analysis
Serverless architecture (runs on top of SQLite)

Use Cases:

Embedded GIS applications
Spatial data analysis and storage
Serverless geospatial backends

Alternatives:

PostGIS – PostGIS is a powerful, server-based spatial database extender for PostgreSQL, offering more advanced features and scalability, whereas Libspatialite is lightweight and serverless.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 4:10am		1	VERSION_BUMP	45798062