ChatGPT-4 works for getting data out of GIS using SQL.

I'm not surprised but being able to query the databases leveraged by arcGIS, ERDAS etc. in natural language seems . . . useful.

Me: Please write a query for arcGIS that locates all single-family dwellings no more than 1/2 mile from a US Interstate and within 5 miles of a hospital

ChatGPT-4: Certainly! Here's a query for ArcGIS that locates all single-family dwellings within a 1/2 mile radius from a US Interstate and within a 5-mile radius of a hospital:

SELECT single_family_dwellings.*

FROM single_family_dwellings, interstate_roads, hospitals

WHERE ST_Distance(single_family_dwellings.geometry, interstate_roads.geometry) <= 0.5 AND ST_Distance(single_family_dwellings.geometry, hospitals.geometry) <= 5;

In this query, you'll need to replace single_family_dwellings with the name of your single-family dwellings dataset or table, interstate_roads with the name of your US Interstate roads dataset or table, and hospitals with the name of your hospitals dataset or table.

The ST_Distance function is used to calculate the distance between the geometries of the single-family dwellings, interstate roads, and hospitals. The query checks if the distance between the single-family dwelling and the interstate road is less than or equal to 0.5 (indicating it is within a 1/2 mile radius) and if the distance between the single-family dwelling and the hospital is less than or equal to 5 (within a 5-mile radius).

Make sure you have the necessary spatial extensions and spatial data loaded into your ArcGIS environment to execute this query successfully.