GeoPackage Files
GeoPackage is an open standard spatial database format based on SQLite.
What is GeoPackage?
Section titled “What is GeoPackage?”- Standard: Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standard
- Format: SQLite database with spatial extensions
- File Extension:
.gpkg
- Structure: One file, multiple tables, spatial indexing
- Coordinates: WGS84 (EPSG:4326) - standard GPS coordinates
File Naming
Section titled “File Naming”Network Survey creates separate GeoPackage files for each technology:
craxiom-cellular-20251025-143022.gpkgcraxiom-phonestate-20251025-143022.gpkgcraxiom-wifi_20251025-143022.gpkgcraxiom-bluetooth_20251025-143022.gpkgcraxiom-gnss_20251025-143022.gpkg
Spatial Reference System (SRS)
Section titled “Spatial Reference System (SRS)”GeoPackage uses WGS84 (EPSG:4326):
- EPSG Code: 4326
- Coordinate System: Geographic (latitude/longitude)
- Datum: WGS 84
- Units: Decimal degrees
- Range: Latitude -90 to +90, Longitude -180 to +180
This is the standard coordinate system used by GPS.
Related
Section titled “Related”- File Logging Overview - Logging basics
- CSV Files - Alternative format
- Cellular Networks - Understanding cellular data