Visualize and analyze geographic data — choropleth maps, Census boundary files, and spatial joins.
Overview
The geospatial module builds on geopandas and folium to simplify map creation and geographic data processing.
Key capabilities:
- Choropleth maps from a DataFrame with a geographic join key
- Interactive maps via Folium
- Census TIGER shapefile retrieval (see also:
FetchUSShapefilein Data Collection) - Spatial aggregation by geography
Use cases
- Visualizing crime, disease, or economic indicators by county or state
- Joining tabular data to Census geographies for reporting
- Intelligence analysis requiring geographic context
- Public health mapping