Hi, I'm Will!
I'm a geospatial software developer currently working at Wherobots. You can follow me on Twitter at @lyonwj , connect on LinkedIn, or subscribe to my newsletter for periodic updates. Here you can find mostly my blog posts, videos, and other projects.
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Latest Posts
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Finding The Perfect Christmas Tree With USFS Motor Vehicle User Map Data, QGIS, & SedonaDB
December 04, 2023 • 10 min read
Using aerial imagery and Spatial SQL to explore Forest Service road networks
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Why I Joined Wherobots Plus A Look At Apache Sedona
October 18, 2023 • 20 min read
My take on the exciting world of spatial database technology plus a look at getting started with Apache Sedona.
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Importing Overture Maps Data Into Neo4j
September 25, 2023 • 13 min read
A look at loading points of interest from the Overture Maps public dataset into the Neo4j graph database, plus writing Spatial SQL queries with AWS Athena.
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Introducing The Spatial Cypher Cheat Sheet
June 22, 2023 • 13 min read
A resource for working with geospatial data in Neo4j.
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Spatial Search Functionality With Neo4j
January 03, 2023 • 11 min read
Radius Distance, Bounding Box, and Point in Polygon Search With Graphs
Livestream Projects
Recently I've been experimenting with livestreaming. Here are a few projects I've been working on as live streams.
GRANDcast.FM
Building a podcast application using GRANDstack
Fullstack GraphQL Book Club
Working through each chapter of my book Fullstack GraphQL Applications With GRANDstack
Central Perk
Building a travel guide of Central Park in New York City using Gatsby.js, Neo4j, and GraphQL
Willow GRANDstack
Building a real estate search application using GRANDstack: GraphQL, React, Apollo, Neo4j Database