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GeoMesa 5.3.0 Release Notes

GeoMesa 5.3.0 Release Notes

Owned by Emilio Lahr-Vivaz
May 22, 2025

GeoMesa 5.3.0 is a new minor release. This release includes 51 new features and bug fixes. Users should read the Upgrade Guide for additional information. Install bundles for LocationTech GeoMesa can be downloaded from GitHub or individual artifacts are available on Maven central.  GeoMesa-NiFi nars are available on GitHub or Maven central.

Notable New Features

  • Dependency and security upgrades, including to the latest GeoServer version

  • Full support for reading and writing GeoParquet files in the File System data store

  • Support for query timeouts in the File System data store

  • Support for visibility/authorization filtering in the File System data store

  • Support for using Redis Cluster with the Redis data store

  • Support for Apache NiFi 2

Notable Bug Fixes

  • Fix for 'step' configuration in the File System data store partitioning

  • Fix for readers not releasing threads properly in the File System data store
  • Fix for Boolean OR querying on array-type attributes in the Partitioned PostGIS data store

  • Fix for initial load hanging due to missing offsets in the Kafka data store


See JIRA for a full list of features and bug fixes in this release.

Versions and Compatibility

GeoMesa follows Semantic Versioning (starting with version 2.0.0). It provides data compatibility with versions back to 1.2.0. GeoMesa 5.2.0 offers public API compatibility with versions 5.x. It offers binary compatibility with versions 5.3.x.

Note that the GeoMesa public API is not currently well defined. Users with deep code integration with GeoMesa may need to update some calls.

Upgrading

GeoMesa 5.3.0 supports upgrade in place from previous versions of 2.x, 3.x, 4.x or 5.x, by updating the GeoMesa JAR versions. Ensure that JARs are updated in all clients and servers. See the upgrade guide for information on changes that may affect you after the update.

Contributors

Thanks to all the people who have contributed to this release!

  • Devin Gundry
  • Eliezer Pyatkevich
  • Emilio Lahr-Vivaz
  • Forrest Feaser
  • Neil Buesing
  • Richard Moorhead