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DESCRIPTION:This talk will demonstrate how to give AI tools access to your 
 geodatabase\, so colleagues can run geospatial analyses on your data using
  tools like Claude and ChatGPT. I work for Rebalance Earth\, which require
 s large amounts of data to make decisions about investing in nature-based 
 projects. These data are stored in a large PostGIS database. Frequently\, 
 less technical colleagues want to be able to run their own analyses using 
 AI. However\, we want to make sure that this is done in a safe and secure 
 manner.  \n\nWe initially developed a custom chatbot\, however as the use 
 of AI increased in the company it made sense for the app to migrate to an 
 MCP server that any agent could access. I will start off with covering how
  I developed the initial toolbox to access our PostGIS database\, getting 
 the LLM to understand the structure and schemas of our geospatial data –
  including dealing with co-ordinate systems sensibly. Then I will talk abo
 ut the move to an MCP server and the challenges faced with this. Topics wi
 ll include:  keeping the whole system safe and secure\, ensuring that enou
 gh guidance was given to allow AI tools to produce the correct answer\, de
 aling with large volumes of data without filling the AI model context\, de
 ploying using Azure Functions\, and the quirks of developing MCP servers l
 ocally. I will hopefully be able to include live demos of using the MCP se
 rver.
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SUMMARY:How to give AI access to your PostGIS server - Olivia Wilson
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-uk-2026/talk/U8CPK7/
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