Input/output

GIS vector files

read_file(filename[, bbox, mask, rows])

Returns a GeoDataFrame from a file or URL.

GeoDataFrame.to_file(filename[, driver, ...])

Write the GeoDataFrame to a file.

PostGIS

read_postgis(sql, con[, geom_col, crs, ...])

Returns a GeoDataFrame corresponding to the result of the query string, which must contain a geometry column in WKB representation.

GeoDataFrame.to_postgis(name, con[, schema, ...])

Upload GeoDataFrame into PostGIS database.

Feather

read_feather(path[, columns])

Load a Feather object from the file path, returning a GeoDataFrame.

GeoDataFrame.to_feather(path[, index, ...])

Write a GeoDataFrame to the Feather format.

Parquet

read_parquet(path[, columns, storage_options])

Load a Parquet object from the file path, returning a GeoDataFrame.

GeoDataFrame.to_parquet(path[, index, ...])

Write a GeoDataFrame to the Parquet format.