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> One of the most significant updates is a new browser-based processing toolbox powered by a WebAssembly (WASM) build of the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL).

> Available tools include:

> Buffer, Convex Hull, Dissolve, Bounding Boxes, Centroid, Concave Hull

Why would they want to calculate these from WASM in the browser instead of calling out to the Python kernel?

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Since it was the ipython notebook I have only ever used jupyter locally. So my first instinct is to do it all on the backend too, but maybe they care about network latency? It looks like they're using this as a collaborative tool. So kind of like a multiplayer online video game, you don't want to waste time rendering graphics server side.

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