# Geographic data[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#geographic-data "Permalink to this headline")

Dataiku DSS can connect to the following type of geographic data:

## GeoJSON files[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#geojson-files "Permalink to this headline")

DSS can read GeoJSON files stored on any filesystem.

DSS can also export any dataset containing a geographic column to GeoSJON

## ESRI Shapefiles[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#esri-shapefiles "Permalink to this headline")

DSS can read ESRI Shapefiles. Please see ESRI Shapefiles for more details

## WKT[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#wkt "Permalink to this headline")

Any column containing WKT can be treated as geographic data

## KML[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#kml "Permalink to this headline")

DSS can read KML/KMZ files.

Note

This capability is provided by the “KML Format extractor”, which you need to install. Please see Installing plugins.

This plugin is Not supported

## Snowflake[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#snowflake "Permalink to this headline")

DSS can natively read and write the Snowflake GEOGRAPHY data type, which is read as geometry DSS columns.

Please see Snowflake for more details.

DSS can also push-down some geographic computation to Snowflake

## PostGIS[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/geographic/data.html#postgis "Permalink to this headline")

PostGIS is a widely used PostgreSQL database extension that allows to store and process geospatial data.

DSS can natively read and write PostGIS geo data types.

Please see PostgreSQL for more details.

DSS can also push-down some geographic computation to PostgreSQL / PostGIS
