DuckDB is gaining attention in the field of geospatial analysis primarily for its ability to handle parquet/geoparquet files at scale with vectorization and parallelization on local desktops. While it shares some functionalities with established tools like GeoPandas and PostGIS, DuckDB introduces an extension architecture that allows for advanced geospatial features, which could streamline workflows and improve quality of life for analysts. However, the community has expressed skepticism regarding its claim of being the most important software of the last decade, citing the richness of existing tools and the niche aspect of geospatial technology.