# Improved Column Reader API, First Cut of Geospatial Support: Hardwood 1.0.0.CR1 Is Available

DevFeed: [Improved Column Reader API, First Cut of Geospatial Support: Hardwood 1.0.0.CR1 Is Available](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/improved-column-reader-api-first-cut-of-geospatial-support-hardwood-1-0-0-cr1-is-available-18832.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.morling.dev/blog/improved-column-reader-api-geospatial-support-hardwood-1-0-0-cr1-available/>)

Published: 2026-05-31T20:36:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Gunnar Morling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gunnar-morling.md>)

Topics: [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parquet.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [apache-parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache-parquet.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [geospatial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/geospatial.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parquet.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Hardwood 1.0.0.CR1 introduces a substantially improved column reader API for Apache Parquet files, initial support for GEOMETRY and GEOGRAPHY column types, and other improvements to the core library and CLI. The columnar API remains experimental.

## Source excerpt

Table of Contents Reworked ColumnReader API Geospatial Support Documentation Overhaul Further Fixes and Improvements I am happy to announce the release of Hardwood 1.0.0.CR1! This first candidate release of Hardwood 1.0 brings a substantially improved API for columnar access to Apache Parquet files, initial support for Parquet's GEOMETRY/GEOGRAPHY column types, and many other improvements to the core library as well as the Hardwood CLI.