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bmschmidt/quadfeather — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2025-04-01

25PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5StaleSetup · moderate

tl;dr

Tool that splits huge location-based spreadsheets into a quadtree of small feather files, so maps and dashboards can load only the data for the region a user is viewing.

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    Inputs
      CSV files
      Feather files
      Geographic coordinates
    Outputs
      Nested quadtree
      Small feather chunks
    Use Cases
      Geospatial visualization
      Map dashboards
      Zoomable point maps
    Tech Stack
      Python
      Feather format
      JavaScript

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Turn a 10-million-row location dataset into a quadtree so a map only loads points near the current view.

VIBE 2

Build a pan-and-zoom map interface that stays fast even with millions of geographic points.

VIBE 3

Split a large CSV of coordinates into compressed feather files for faster web delivery.

VIBE 4

Prototype a geospatial dashboard that queries data by region instead of scanning a whole dataset.

what's the stack?

PythonFeatherJavaScript

how it stacks up fr

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LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2025-04-01
MaintenanceStale
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/51/5
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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 1h+

Work in progress per the README, and needs JavaScript integration work on the frontend to actually query the generated tree.

License is not stated in the available content.

in plain english

Quadfeather helps you organize large spreadsheets of location-based data into a fast, web-friendly format. Instead of keeping millions of rows in a single CSV file, it breaks them into a nested tree structure where each piece contains around 65,000 rows. This lets you grab just the data you need without loading everything at once, perfect if you're building a map or dashboard that shows different regions at different zoom levels. The tool works by taking your CSV or feather file (a columnar data format) and recursively dividing it into quadrants based on geographic coordinates. Each quadrant becomes its own feather file, which is a highly compressed format that's fast to read. The tree structure means you can ask for "give me all points in this corner of the map" and get back only the relevant files, rather than scanning through an entire dataset. The README notes this is still a work in progress, so expect some rough edges. You'd use this if you're building a geospatial visualization tool, a mapping application, or any system that queries large datasets by location. For example, if you have a dataset of 10 million restaurant locations and you want a web interface where users can pan and zoom to see nearby options, Quadfeather transforms that into a structure where loading the data for a single city block is nearly instant. The tool includes a test command-line interface to get started quickly. The project trades some complexity (you need to think about which columns to keep, and there's JavaScript integration to figure out) for significant performance gains in how fast you can serve location-based queries over the internet. The README hints at future plans like supporting 3D data and other ways to partition the tree, but as written, it focuses on the core quadtree approach for 2D geographic data.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through converting a CSV of 10 million location points into a quadfeather quadtree of feather files.
prompt 2
Explain how quadfeather decides which columns to keep and how that affects query performance.
prompt 3
Help me wire quadfeather's output into a JavaScript map frontend that requests only the visible quadrant.
prompt 4
Show me how to use quadfeather's test CLI to try the tool on a small sample dataset first.

Frequently asked questions

what is quadfeather fr?

Tool that splits huge location-based spreadsheets into a quadtree of small feather files, so maps and dashboards can load only the data for the region a user is viewing.

What language is quadfeather written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Feather, JavaScript.

Is quadfeather actively maintained?

Stale — no commits in 1-2 years (last push 2025-04-01).

What license does quadfeather use?

License is not stated in the available content.

How hard is quadfeather to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is quadfeather for?

Mainly developer.

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