Native drivers
Load the listed package to activate its native extension. Without that import, automatic selection falls back to ArchGDALDriver().
| GeoDataFrames driver type | Package to load | Recognized extensions | Native read | Native write | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSVDriver | CSV | .csv | yes | yes | CSV |
FlatGeobufDriver | FlatGeobuf | .fgb | yes | falls back | FlatGeobuf |
GeoArrowDriver | GeoArrow | .arrow, .feather | yes | yes | GeoArrow |
GeoJSONDriver | GeoJSON | .json, .geojson | yes | yes | GeoJSON |
GeoParquetDriver | GeoParquet | .parquet, .pq | yes | yes | GeoParquet |
ShapefileDriver | Shapefile | .shp | yes | yes | Shapefile |
Native-driver keywords are delegated to the owning package. They can differ from each other and from ArchGDAL keywords.