For GIS and location intelligence users, 2024.3 adds native support for GeoJSON and TopoJSON files as first-class spatial objects. You can now directly union spatial files with polygon boundaries (e.g., census tracts, sales territories) without complex preprocessing. Additionally, a new spatial join dialog simplifies combining points (like store locations) within polygons (like delivery zones).
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The integrated data preparation tool now includes fuzzy matching for joins and unions. This is a game-changer for cleaning messy human-entered data (e.g., "St. Louis" vs. "Saint Louis" or "Acme Corp." vs. "Acme Corporation"). The match confidence score is visible in a new preview column, giving analysts more control over merging ambiguous records. For GIS and location intelligence users, 2024