apache / apache/incubator-xtable

Add Geospatial Logical Types as Supported Parquet Data Types for Conversions

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Description

### Feature Request / Improvement

The aim is to add support for the geometry and geography logical types for Parquet so that users having data with such types can sync their data without relying on a generic type casting for unsupported formats.

These data type were added to the Parquet Format via this PR: [Geospatial Support for Parquet Format](https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/240)

### Are you willing to submit PR?

- [x] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

### Code of Conduct

- [x] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct)

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Research direction

The issue names no repository files or tests; start by reading the linked Parquet geospatial-support proposal and tracing XTable’s Parquet conversion entry points. Done means geometry and geography logical types are supported during sync without falling back to generic casting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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