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@jiayuasu jiayuasu commented Jan 12, 2026

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    • this is a documentation update. The PR name follows the format [DOCS] my subject

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Add Apache Sedona 2025 Year In Review blog post

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@jiayuasu jiayuasu changed the title [DOCS] Add 1.8.1 release news [DOCS] Add Apache Sedona 2025 Year In Review blog post Jan 12, 2026
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Pull request overview

This PR adds a comprehensive "Apache Sedona 2025 Year in Review" blog post documenting the project's major milestones, releases, and community growth throughout 2025.

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  • Adds a new blog post summarizing Apache Sedona's 2025 achievements, including four releases (1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.8.0, 1.8.1), the launch of SedonaDB, and the introduction of SpatialBench
  • Documents distributed engine improvements, new single-node engine capabilities, advancements in open geospatial data formats, and community growth metrics
  • Provides forward-looking insights for 2026 and comprehensive references to related resources

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I took a read through and this looks great! It's very cool to look back at the whole year like this. SedonaDB parts read well to me!

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## SedonaDB: A New Single-Node Spatial Engine

One of the biggest developments in 2025 was the introduction of SedonaDB, a new analytics engine designed for geospatial data on a single machine.
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@jiayuasu jiayuasu merged commit 3dd3abe into branch-1.8.1 Jan 14, 2026
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@jiayuasu jiayuasu deleted the 2025-year-in-review branch January 14, 2026 07:54
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