AWS service integration
Creating geospatial tables and views that can be queried by Amazon Athena opens up a wide range of possible ways to extend access. Because Athena is inherently integrated across AWS, you can use these data sources for analysis and visualization in Amazon QuickSight, check logs and metrics in Amazon CloudWatch, or coordinate orchestrated workflows using AWS Lambda and Step Functions. The possibilities of what you can build are only limited by your imagination, and the native integration options provide a powerful platform for geospatial intelligence.
Each individual and organization will have different needs for geospatial data, but when you consider leveraging both public and proprietary data, here are some possibilities:
- Sending an email using Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) to your leadership when a competitor opens a location within a certain distance of any of your stores
- Tracking assets using GPS tracker pings and geofences using...
