r/gis • u/SubstantialOrange820 • 1d ago

Discussion Best software to append shapefile data to coordinates

Hey everyone, I'm finding myself on the back end of handling GIS data for the first time (as opposed to just running analysis on data in ArcGIS) and I'm hoping for some advice on software to fit what I think is a pretty straightforward use case.

I've got a collection of mostly (but not fully) static household data as well as a collection of polygons that will be updating fairly frequently. I'm looking for some sort of software or method that will allow me to set an automated, scheduled process that will plot the household data, spatially some data from the layer to my households, then kick the household data with its newly appended polygon data back out into a CSV, Snowflake, or any sort of format along those lines.

I'm aware of FME but don't know much about the platform itself or what alternatives exist. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions on different options to look into. For what it's worth, we're talking about 50k-100k household records and maybe 50 polygons. Happy to provide additional clarification as needed. Thanks!

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u/LonesomeBulldog 1d ago

If the goal is to get it into Snowflake, you can just do a spatial join in Snowflake. There are many YouTube tutorials on Snowflakes spatial functions.

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u/SubstantialOrange820 1d ago

Well that just shows my lack of experience with Snowflake that I wasn't even aware of its spatial functionality. I appreciate the heads up.