diff --git a/asterixdb/LICENSE b/asterixdb/LICENSE
index 4c63d01..72413f8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/LICENSE
+++ b/asterixdb/LICENSE
@@ -517,6 +517,202 @@
    limitations under the License.
 ---
 
+   Portions of the AsterixDB OM
+       located at:
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/JtsModule.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PointParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/LineStringParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/BaseParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PolygonParser.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoFunctionUtils.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoJsonConstants.java,
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometryDeserializer.java,
+       and
+         asterix-app/src/main/resources/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometrySerializer.java
+
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinCondition.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinCondition.java
index d56d38a..b5c290f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinCondition.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinCondition.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     protected boolean outerJoin;
     private boolean derived = false;
     protected boolean partOfComposite = false;
+    protected boolean deleted = false;
     protected int numberOfVars = 0; // how many variables
     protected int componentNumber = 0; // for identifying if join graph is connected
     protected int datasetBits;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
index d6ea457..b988ad9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/JoinNode.java
@@ -446,7 +446,10 @@
         if (this.applicableJoinConditions.size() >= 3) {
             redundantSel = removeRedundantPred(this.applicableJoinConditions);
         }
-
+        // mark all conditions back to non deleted state
+        for (JoinCondition jc : joinConditions) {
+            jc.deleted = false;
+        }
         // By dividing by redundantSel, we are undoing the earlier multiplication of all the selectivities.
         return joinCard / redundantSel;
     }
@@ -456,7 +459,7 @@
         if (jc1.comparisonType == JoinCondition.comparisonOp.OP_EQ
                 && jc2.comparisonType == JoinCondition.comparisonOp.OP_EQ
                 && jc3.comparisonType == JoinCondition.comparisonOp.OP_EQ) {
-            sel = findRedundantSel(jc1.selectivity, jc2.selectivity, jc3.selectivity);
+            sel = findRedundantSel(jc1, jc2, jc3);
         } else {
             // at least one of the predicates in not an equality predicate
             //this can get messy here, as 1, or 2 or all 3 can be non equality
@@ -472,6 +475,35 @@
         return sel;
     }
 
+    private static double findRedundantSel(JoinCondition jc1, JoinCondition jc2, JoinCondition jc3) {
+        // find middle selectivity
+        if (jc2.selectivity <= jc1.selectivity && jc1.selectivity <= jc3.selectivity) {
+            jc1.deleted = true;
+            return jc1.selectivity;
+        }
+        if (jc3.selectivity <= jc1.selectivity && jc1.selectivity <= jc2.selectivity) {
+            jc1.deleted = true;
+            return jc1.selectivity;
+        }
+        if (jc1.selectivity <= jc2.selectivity && jc2.selectivity <= jc3.selectivity) {
+            jc2.deleted = true;
+            return jc2.selectivity;
+        }
+        if (jc3.selectivity <= jc2.selectivity && jc2.selectivity <= jc1.selectivity) {
+            jc2.deleted = true;
+            return jc2.selectivity;
+        }
+        if (jc1.selectivity <= jc3.selectivity && jc3.selectivity <= jc2.selectivity) {
+            jc3.deleted = true;
+            return jc3.selectivity;
+        }
+        if (jc2.selectivity <= jc3.selectivity && jc3.selectivity <= jc1.selectivity) {
+            jc3.deleted = true;
+            return jc3.selectivity;
+        }
+        return 1.0; // keep compiler happy
+    }
+
     // if a redundant edge is found, we need to eliminate one of the edges.
     // If two triangles share an edge, removing the common edge will suffice
     // Each edge has two vertices. So we can only handle predicate with exactly two tables such as R.a = S.a
@@ -485,21 +517,21 @@
         int[] verticesCopy = new int[6];
         for (int i = 0; i <= applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.size() - 3; i++) {
             jc1 = joinConditions.get(applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.get(i));
-            if (jc1.partOfComposite) {
+            if (jc1.partOfComposite || jc1.deleted) {
                 continue; // must ignore these or the same triangles will be found more than once.
             }
             vertices[0] = jc1.leftSideBits;
             vertices[1] = jc1.rightSideBits;
             for (int j = i + 1; j <= applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.size() - 2; j++) {
                 jc2 = joinConditions.get(applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.get(j));
-                if (jc2.partOfComposite) {
+                if (jc2.partOfComposite || jc2.deleted) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 vertices[2] = jc2.leftSideBits;
                 vertices[3] = jc2.rightSideBits;
                 for (int k = j + 1; k <= applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.size() - 1; k++) {
                     jc3 = joinConditions.get(applicablePredicatesInCurrentJn.get(k));
-                    if (jc3.partOfComposite) {
+                    if (jc3.partOfComposite || jc3.deleted) {
                         continue;
                     }
                     vertices[4] = jc3.leftSideBits;
@@ -510,7 +542,9 @@
                     if (verticesCopy[0] == verticesCopy[1] && verticesCopy[2] == verticesCopy[3]
                             && verticesCopy[4] == verticesCopy[5]) {
                         // redundant edge found
-                        redundantSel *= adjustSelectivities(jc1, jc2, jc3);
+                        if (!(jc1.deleted || jc2.deleted || jc3.deleted)) {
+                            redundantSel *= adjustSelectivities(jc1, jc2, jc3);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -518,16 +552,6 @@
         return redundantSel;
     }
 
-    private static double findRedundantSel(double sel1, double sel2, double sel3) {
-        double[] sels = new double[3];
-        sels[0] = sel1;
-        sels[1] = sel2;
-        sels[2] = sel3;
-
-        Arrays.sort(sels); // we are sorting to make this deterministic
-        return sels[1]; // the middle one is closest to one of the extremes
-    }
-
     protected int addSingleDatasetPlans() {
         List<PlanNode> allPlans = joinEnum.allPlans;
         ICost opCost;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/Stats.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/Stats.java
index aa2f40f..06a3c4b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/Stats.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/cbo/Stats.java
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@
             // Since there is a left and right dataset here, expecting only two variables.
             return 1.0;
         }
-        if (!(joinExpr.getFunctionIdentifier().equals(AlgebricksBuiltinFunctions.EQ))) {
-            return 0.5; // we will assume half; rest of the code assumes EQ joins
-        }
+
         int idx1, idx2;
         if (joinEnum.varLeafInputIds.containsKey(exprUsedVars.get(0))) {
             idx1 = joinEnum.varLeafInputIds.get(exprUsedVars.get(0));
@@ -168,6 +166,9 @@
         } else {
             ILogicalOperator leafInput;
             LogicalVariable var;
+            if (!(joinExpr.getFunctionIdentifier().equals(AlgebricksBuiltinFunctions.EQ))) {
+                return 0.5; // we will assume half; rest of the code assumes EQ joins
+            }
             // choose the smaller side sample; better results this way for sure!
             if (card1 < card2) {
                 leafInput = joinEnum.leafInputs.get(idx1 - 1);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 63bb7da..ecd91d5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
     <profile>
       <id>asterix-gerrit-asterix-app</id>
       <properties>
-        <test.excludes>**/CloudStorageTest.java,**/CloudStorageGCSTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionWithCancellationTest.java,**/DmlTest.java,**/RepeatedTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionColumnTest.java,**/*StaticPartitioning*Test.java,**/*Ssl*Test.java,**/Podman*.java,**/*AnalyzedExecutionTest.java,**/SqlppProfiledExecutionTest.java,**/CloudPythonTest.java</test.excludes>
+        <test.excludes>**/CloudStorageTest.java,**/CloudStorageGCSTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionWithCancellationTest.java,**/DmlTest.java,**/RepeatedTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionTest.java,**/SqlppExecutionColumnTest.java,**/*StaticPartitioning*Test.java,**/*Ssl*Test.java,**/Podman*.java,**/*AnalyzedExecutionTest.java,**/SqlppProfiledExecutionTest.java,**/CloudPythonTest.java,**/CloudStorageAzTest.java</test.excludes>
         <itest.excludes>**/*.java</itest.excludes>
       </properties>
       <build>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 0c736a2..26020e5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -383,10 +383,12 @@
                         activeNamespace = handleUseDataverseStatement(metadataProvider, stmt);
                         break;
                     case CREATE_DATABASE:
-                        handleCreateDatabaseStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters);
+                        handleCreateDatabaseStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters,
+                                MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
                         break;
                     case CREATE_DATAVERSE:
-                        handleCreateDataverseStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters);
+                        handleCreateDataverseStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, requestParameters,
+                                MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
                         break;
                     case DATASET_DECL:
                         handleCreateDatasetStatement(metadataProvider, stmt, hcc, requestParameters);
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@
     }
 
     protected void handleCreateDatabaseStatement(MetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
-            IRequestParameters requestParameters) throws Exception {
+            IRequestParameters requestParameters, String ownerName) throws Exception {
         CreateDatabaseStatement stmtCreateDatabase = (CreateDatabaseStatement) stmt;
         String database = stmtCreateDatabase.getDatabaseName().getValue();
         metadataProvider.validateDatabaseName(database, stmt.getSourceLocation());
@@ -665,14 +667,14 @@
         }
         lockUtil.createDatabaseBegin(lockManager, metadataProvider.getLocks(), database);
         try {
-            doCreateDatabaseStatement(metadataProvider, stmtCreateDatabase, requestParameters);
+            doCreateDatabaseStatement(metadataProvider, stmtCreateDatabase, requestParameters, ownerName);
         } finally {
             metadataProvider.getLocks().unlock();
         }
     }
 
     protected boolean doCreateDatabaseStatement(MetadataProvider mdProvider, CreateDatabaseStatement stmtCreateDatabase,
-            IRequestParameters requestParameters) throws Exception {
+            IRequestParameters requestParameters, String ownerName) throws Exception {
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         mdProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
         try {
@@ -687,8 +689,9 @@
                             databaseName);
                 }
             }
+
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDatabase(mdTxnCtx,
-                    new Database(databaseName, false, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP));
+                    new Database(databaseName, false, ownerName, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP));
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             return true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -698,7 +701,7 @@
     }
 
     protected void handleCreateDataverseStatement(MetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
-            IRequestParameters requestParameters) throws Exception {
+            IRequestParameters requestParameters, String ownerName) throws Exception {
         CreateDataverseStatement stmtCreateDataverse = (CreateDataverseStatement) stmt;
         DataverseName dvName = stmtCreateDataverse.getDataverseName();
         String dbName = stmtCreateDataverse.getDatabaseName();
@@ -709,7 +712,7 @@
         }
         lockUtil.createDataverseBegin(lockManager, metadataProvider.getLocks(), dbName, dvName);
         try {
-            doCreateDataverseStatement(metadataProvider, stmtCreateDataverse, requestParameters);
+            doCreateDataverseStatement(metadataProvider, stmtCreateDataverse, requestParameters, ownerName);
         } finally {
             metadataProvider.getLocks().unlock();
         }
@@ -717,7 +720,8 @@
 
     @SuppressWarnings("squid:S00112")
     protected boolean doCreateDataverseStatement(MetadataProvider metadataProvider,
-            CreateDataverseStatement stmtCreateDataverse, IRequestParameters requestParameters) throws Exception {
+            CreateDataverseStatement stmtCreateDataverse, IRequestParameters requestParameters, String ownerName)
+            throws Exception {
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
         try {
@@ -740,8 +744,8 @@
                             dvName);
                 }
             }
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(),
-                    new Dataverse(dbName, dvName, stmtCreateDataverse.getFormat(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP));
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), new Dataverse(dbName,
+                    dvName, stmtCreateDataverse.getFormat(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, ownerName));
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             return true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -2068,8 +2072,8 @@
             // second, inserting the database record with the PendingDropOp value into the 'Database' collection
             // Note: the delete operation fails if the database cannot be deleted due to metadata dependencies
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDatabase(mdTxnCtx, databaseName);
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDatabase(mdTxnCtx,
-                    new Database(databaseName, database.isSystemDatabase(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_DROP_OP));
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDatabase(mdTxnCtx, new Database(databaseName, database.isSystemDatabase(),
+                    MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER, MetadataUtil.PENDING_DROP_OP));
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
@@ -2254,8 +2258,8 @@
             // second, inserting the dataverse record with the PendingDropOp value into the DATAVERSE_DATASET
             // Note: the delete operation fails if the dataverse cannot be deleted due to metadata dependencies
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, databaseName, dataverseName);
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(mdTxnCtx,
-                    new Dataverse(databaseName, dataverseName, dv.getDataFormat(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_DROP_OP));
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(mdTxnCtx, new Dataverse(databaseName, dataverseName,
+                    dv.getDataFormat(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_DROP_OP, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER));
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
index 0b7e7d0..6928b64 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.NamespacePathResolver;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.NamespaceResolver;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.replication.INcLifecycleCoordinator;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.Servlets;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.adapter.factory.AdapterFactoryService;
 import org.apache.asterix.file.StorageComponentProvider;
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@
         ccServiceCtx.setMessageBroker(new CCMessageBroker(controllerService));
         ccServiceCtx.setPersistedResourceRegistry(new PersistedResourceRegistry());
         configureLoggingLevel(ccServiceCtx.getAppConfig().getLoggingLevel(ExternalProperties.Option.LOG_LEVEL));
-        LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix cluster controller");
+        LOGGER.info("Starting {} cluster controller", IdentifierUtil.productName());
         String strIP = ccServiceCtx.getCCContext().getClusterControllerInfo().getClientNetAddress();
         int port = ccServiceCtx.getCCContext().getClusterControllerInfo().getClientNetPort();
         hcc = new HyracksConnection(strIP, port,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
index 0ff8796..6f8126b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplication.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager.SystemState;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManagerFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.PrintUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.Servlets;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.StorageConstants;
@@ -148,9 +149,7 @@
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unrecognized argument(s): " + Arrays.toString(args));
         }
         nodeId = this.ncServiceCtx.getNodeId();
-        if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
-        }
+        LOGGER.info("Starting {} node controller: {}", IdentifierUtil.productName(), nodeId);
         final NodeControllerService controllerService = (NodeControllerService) ncServiceCtx.getControllerService();
 
         if (System.getProperty("java.rmi.server.hostname") == null) {
@@ -280,9 +279,7 @@
         if (!stopInitiated) {
             runtimeContext.setShuttingdown(true);
             stopInitiated = true;
-            if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-                LOGGER.info("Stopping Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
-            }
+            LOGGER.info("Stopping {} node controller: {}", IdentifierUtil.productName(), nodeId);
 
             webManager.stop();
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/app/bootstrap/TestNodeController.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/app/bootstrap/TestNodeController.java
index 8aa25ad..2af06b7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/app/bootstrap/TestNodeController.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/app/bootstrap/TestNodeController.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.LSMInsertDeleteOperatorNodePushable;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.Namespace;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.NamespacePathResolver;
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@
         PrimaryIndexInfo primaryIndexInfo = new PrimaryIndexInfo(dataset, primaryKeyTypes, recordType, metaType,
                 mergePolicy.first, mergePolicy.second, filterFields, primaryKeyIndexes, primaryKeyIndicators);
         Dataverse dataverse = new Dataverse(dataset.getDatabaseName(), dataset.getDataverseName(),
-                NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+                NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
         Namespace namespace = new Namespace(dataverse.getDatabaseName(), dataverse.getDataverseName());
         MetadataProvider mdProvider = MetadataProvider.create(
                 (ICcApplicationContext) ExecutionTestUtil.integrationUtil.cc.getApplicationContext(), namespace);
@@ -526,9 +527,9 @@
         org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.Pair<ILSMMergePolicyFactory, Map<String, String>> mergePolicy =
                 DatasetUtil.getMergePolicyFactory(primaryIndexInfo.dataset, mdTxnCtx);
         MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-        Dataverse dataverse =
-                new Dataverse(primaryIndexInfo.dataset.getDatabaseName(), primaryIndexInfo.dataset.getDataverseName(),
-                        NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+        Dataverse dataverse = new Dataverse(primaryIndexInfo.dataset.getDatabaseName(),
+                primaryIndexInfo.dataset.getDataverseName(), NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(),
+                MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
         Namespace namespace = new Namespace(dataverse.getDatabaseName(), dataverse.getDataverseName());
         MetadataProvider mdProvider = MetadataProvider.create(
                 (ICcApplicationContext) ExecutionTestUtil.integrationUtil.cc.getApplicationContext(), namespace);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageAzTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageAzTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508810d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageAzTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.test.cloud_storage;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.api.common.LocalCloudUtil.CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import org.apache.asterix.test.common.TestExecutor;
+import org.apache.asterix.test.runtime.LangExecutionUtil;
+import org.apache.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
+import org.apache.asterix.testframework.xml.Description;
+import org.apache.asterix.testframework.xml.TestCase;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Assume;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
+
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClientBuilder;
+import com.azure.storage.common.StorageSharedKeyCredential;
+
+/**
+ * Run tests in cloud deployment environment
+ */
+@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
+@FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
+public class CloudStorageAzTest {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    private final TestCaseContext tcCtx;
+    private static final String SUITE_TESTS = "testsuite_cloud_storage.xml";
+    private static final String ONLY_TESTS = "testsuite_cloud_storage_only.xml";
+    private static final String CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-azblob.conf";
+    private static final String DELTA_RESULT_PATH = "results_cloud";
+    private static final String EXCLUDED_TESTS = "MP";
+
+    public CloudStorageAzTest(TestCaseContext tcCtx) {
+        this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
+    }
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
+        String endpointString = "http://127.0.0.1:15055/devstoreaccount1/" + CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET;
+        final String accKey =
+                "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==";
+        final String accName = "devstoreaccount1";
+
+        BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder().endpoint(endpointString)
+                .credential(new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accName, accKey)).buildClient();
+
+        cleanup(blobServiceClient);
+        initialize(blobServiceClient);
+
+        //storage.close(); WHAT IS THIS FOR IN GCS
+
+        TestExecutor testExecutor = new TestExecutor(DELTA_RESULT_PATH);
+        testExecutor.executorId = "cloud";
+        testExecutor.stripSubstring = "//DB:";
+        LangExecutionUtil.setUp(CONFIG_FILE_NAME, testExecutor);
+        System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        LangExecutionUtil.tearDown();
+    }
+
+    @Parameters(name = "CloudStorageAzBlobTest {index}: {0}")
+    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
+        long seed = System.nanoTime();
+        Random random = new Random(seed);
+        LOGGER.info("CloudStorageAzBlobTest seed {}", seed);
+        Collection<Object[]> tests = LangExecutionUtil.tests(ONLY_TESTS, SUITE_TESTS);
+        List<Object[]> selected = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Object[] test : tests) {
+            if (!Objects.equals(((TestCaseContext) test[0]).getTestGroups()[0].getName(), "sqlpp_queries")) {
+                selected.add(test);
+            }
+            // Select 10% of the tests randomly
+            else if (random.nextInt(10) == 0) {
+                selected.add(test);
+            }
+        }
+        return selected;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() throws Exception {
+        List<TestCase.CompilationUnit> cu = tcCtx.getTestCase().getCompilationUnit();
+        Assume.assumeTrue(cu.size() > 1 || !EXCLUDED_TESTS.equals(getText(cu.get(0).getDescription())));
+        LangExecutionUtil.test(tcCtx);
+    }
+
+    private static String getText(Description description) {
+        return description == null ? "" : description.getValue();
+    }
+
+    private static void cleanup(BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient) {
+        blobServiceClient.deleteBlobContainerIfExists(CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET);
+    }
+
+    private static void initialize(BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient) {
+        blobServiceClient.createBlobContainerIfNotExists(CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageGCSTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageGCSTest.java
index 3a03445..d62f8f0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageGCSTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/cloud_storage/CloudStorageGCSTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 import static org.apache.asterix.api.common.LocalCloudUtil.CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET;
 import static org.apache.asterix.api.common.LocalCloudUtil.MOCK_SERVER_REGION;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.test.common.TestExecutor;
@@ -36,7 +39,6 @@
 import org.junit.Assume;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@
  */
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
-@Ignore
 public class CloudStorageGCSTest {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
@@ -94,7 +95,21 @@
 
     @Parameters(name = "CloudStorageGCSTest {index}: {0}")
     public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
-        return LangExecutionUtil.tests(ONLY_TESTS, SUITE_TESTS);
+        long seed = System.nanoTime();
+        Random random = new Random(seed);
+        LOGGER.info("CloudStorageGCSTest seed {}", seed);
+        Collection<Object[]> tests = LangExecutionUtil.tests(ONLY_TESTS, SUITE_TESTS);
+        List<Object[]> selected = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Object[] test : tests) {
+            if (!Objects.equals(((TestCaseContext) test[0]).getTestGroups()[0].getName(), "sqlpp_queries")) {
+                selected.add(test);
+            }
+            // Select 10% of the tests randomly
+            else if (random.nextInt(10) == 0) {
+                selected.add(test);
+            }
+        }
+        return selected;
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-azblob.conf b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-azblob.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11cb5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-azblob.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+; Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+; or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+; distributed with this work for additional information
+; regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+; to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+; "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+; with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+;
+;   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+;
+; Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+; software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+; "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+; KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+; specific language governing permissions and limitations
+; under the License.
+
+[nc/asterix_nc1]
+txn.log.dir=target/tmp/asterix_nc1/txnlog
+core.dump.dir=target/tmp/asterix_nc1/coredump
+iodevices=target/tmp/asterix_nc1/iodevice1
+iodevices=../asterix-server/target/tmp/asterix_nc1/iodevice2
+nc.api.port=19004
+#jvm.args=-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5006
+
+[nc/asterix_nc2]
+ncservice.port=9091
+txn.log.dir=target/tmp/asterix_nc2/txnlog
+core.dump.dir=target/tmp/asterix_nc2/coredump
+iodevices=target/tmp/asterix_nc2/iodevice1,../asterix-server/target/tmp/asterix_nc2/iodevice2
+nc.api.port=19005
+#jvm.args=-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5007
+
+[nc]
+credential.file=src/test/resources/security/passwd
+python.cmd.autolocate=true
+python.env=FOO=BAR=BAZ,BAR=BAZ
+address=127.0.0.1
+command=asterixnc
+app.class=org.apache.asterix.hyracks.bootstrap.NCApplication
+jvm.args=-Xmx4096m -Dnode.Resolver="org.apache.asterix.external.util.IdentitiyResolverFactory"
+storage.buffercache.size=128MB
+storage.memorycomponent.globalbudget=512MB
+
+[cc]
+address = 127.0.0.1
+app.class=org.apache.asterix.hyracks.bootstrap.CCApplication
+heartbeat.period=2000
+heartbeat.max.misses=25
+credential.file=src/test/resources/security/passwd
+
+[common]
+log.dir = logs/
+log.level = INFO
+compiler.framesize=32KB
+compiler.sortmemory=320KB
+compiler.groupmemory=160KB
+compiler.joinmemory=256KB
+compiler.textsearchmemory=160KB
+compiler.windowmemory=192KB
+compiler.internal.sanitycheck=true
+messaging.frame.size=4096
+messaging.frame.count=512
+cloud.deployment=true
+storage.buffercache.pagesize=32KB
+storage.partitioning=static
+cloud.storage.scheme=azblob
+cloud.storage.bucket=cloud-storage-container
+cloud.storage.region=us-east-2
+cloud.storage.endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:15055
+cloud.storage.anonymous.auth=true
+cloud.storage.cache.policy=lazy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-gcs.conf b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-gcs.conf
index 3c883a8..0046644 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-gcs.conf
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-cloud-storage-gcs.conf
@@ -70,3 +70,6 @@
 cloud.storage.endpoint=http://127.0.0.1:4443
 cloud.storage.anonymous.auth=true
 cloud.storage.cache.policy=selective
+cloud.max.write.requests.per.second=1000
+cloud.max.read.requests.per.second=5000
+cloud.write.buffer.size=5
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad97753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd244d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f19b678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+select element test.array_countn((
+    select element x
+    from  [1,2,3,"four"] as x
+));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..261dfa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+select value array_countn(x) from [
+{"x":[1,2,3]},
+{"x":[1,2,null]},
+{"x":[1,"two"]},
+{"x":[1,"two", null]},
+{"x":[null]},
+{"x":[]},
+{"a":[1,2,3]}
+] as list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..526c423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+ {
+   't1': array_countn(distinct [10,20,30,10,20,30,10]),
+   't2': array_countn(distinct [null,missing,null,missing]),
+   't3': array_countn(distinct [40,null,missing,50,40,null,missing,50,40]),
+   't4': array_countn(distinct [10,20,30,10,20,"thirty",20]),
+   't5': array_countn(distinct [])
+ }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dcc111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de14e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eec594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_countn aggregation correctly returns null for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+select element array_countn((
+    select element x
+    from  [1,2,3] as x
+    where (x > 10)
+));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29f79ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TestType as
+ closed {
+  id : bigint,
+  val : double
+};
+
+create  dataset Test(TestType) primary key id;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379d8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ae713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that array_count aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+select element test.array_count((
+    select element x.val
+    from  Test as x
+));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6788afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.NumericType as
+{
+  id : bigint,
+  int8Field : tinyint?,
+  int16Field : smallint?,
+  int32Field : integer?,
+  int64Field : bigint?,
+  floatField : float?,
+  doubleField : double?
+};
+
+create external  dataset Numeric(NumericType) using localfs((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/nontagged/numericData.json`),(`format`=`adm`));
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd244d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a84b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+{'sql-count':test.array_countn((
+    select element x.doubleField
+    from  Numeric as x
+))};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a5a783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0dcccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dce1b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+with  i8 as test.array_countn([test.tinyint('1'),test.tinyint('2'),test.tinyint('3')]),
+      i16 as test.array_countn([test.smallint('1'),test.smallint('2'),test.smallint('3')]),
+      i32 as test.array_countn([test.integer('1'),test.integer('2'),test.integer('3')]),
+      i64 as test.array_countn([test.bigint('1'),test.bigint('2'),test.bigint('3')]),
+      f as test.array_countn([test.float('1'),test.float('2'),test.float('3')]),
+      d as test.array_countn([test.double('1'),test.double('2'),test.double('3')]),
+      s as test.array_countn(['a','b','c'])
+select element i
+from  [i8,i16,i32,i64,f,d,s] as i
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b924afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee0152f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..901dda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+select element test.array_countn([]);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a939bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63eec3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f2c33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of array_countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+with  i8 as test.array_countn([test.tinyint('1'),test.tinyint('2'),test.tinyint('3'),null]),
+      i16 as test.array_countn([test.smallint('1'),test.smallint('2'),test.smallint('3'),null]),
+      i32 as test.array_countn([test.integer('1'),test.integer('2'),test.integer('3'),null]),
+      i64 as test.array_countn([test.bigint('1'),test.bigint('2'),test.bigint('3'),null]),
+      f as test.array_countn([test.float('1'),test.float('2'),test.float('3'),null]),
+      d as test.array_countn([test.double('1'),test.double('2'),test.double('3'),null]),
+      s as test.array_countn(['a','b','c',null]),
+      na as test.array_countn([null]),
+      n as test.array_countn(null),
+      m as test.array_countn(missing)
+select element i
+from  [i8,i16,i32,i64,f,d,s,na,n,m] as i
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad97753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd244d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e7b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+select element test.strict_countn((
+    select element x
+    from  [1,2,3,"four"] as x
+));
+
+select element test.countn(x) from [
+{"x":1},{"x":2},{"x":3},{"x":"four"},{"x":null},{"x":[1,2,3]},{"x":"1"},{"x":{"k":1}}
+] as list;
+
+select n, test.countn(x) from [
+  {"x":1,"n":"a"},
+  {"x":2,"n":"a"},
+  {"x":3,"n":"b"},
+  {"x":"four","n":"a"},
+  {"x":null,"n":"b"},
+  {"x":[1,2,3],"n":"a"},
+  {"x":"1","n":"b"},
+  {"x":{"k":1},"n":"b"},
+  {"n":"b"}
+] as list group by n;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a10509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+select value strict_countn(x) from [
+{"x":[1,2,3]},
+{"x":[1,2,null]},
+{"x":[1,"two"]},
+{"x":[1,"two", null]},
+{"x":[null]},
+{"x":[]},
+{"a":[1,2,3]}
+] as list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..699d182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+ {
+   't1': strict_countn(distinct [10,20,30,10,20,30,10]),
+   't2': strict_countn(distinct [null,missing,null,missing]),
+   't3': strict_countn(distinct [40,null,missing,50,40,null,missing,50,40]),
+   't4': strict_countn(distinct [10,20,30,10,20,"thirty",20]),
+   't5': strict_countn(distinct [])
+ }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55cfa23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb559a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9228733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns null for an empty stream,
+ *                  without an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+select element strict_countn((
+    select element x
+    from  [1,2,3] as x
+    where (x > 10)
+));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..215fd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TestType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  val : double
+};
+
+create  dataset Test(TestType) primary key id;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8ebd7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns 0 for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2844438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests that countn aggregation correctly returns null for an empty stream,
+ *                  with an aggregate combiner.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+select element test.strict_countn((
+    select element x.val
+    from  Test as x
+));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2c5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.NumericType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  int8Field : tinyint?,
+  int16Field : smallint?,
+  int32Field : integer?,
+  int64Field : bigint?,
+  floatField : float?,
+  doubleField : double?
+};
+
+create external  dataset Numeric(NumericType) using localfs((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/nontagged/numericData.json`),(`format`=`adm`));
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd244d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a60c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+{'count':test.strict_countn((
+    select element x.doubleField
+    from  Numeric as x
+))};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1172330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of count without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411b984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of count without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd1b016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of count without nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+with  i8 as test.strict_countn([test.tinyint('1'),test.tinyint('2'),test.tinyint('3')]),
+      i16 as test.strict_countn([test.smallint('1'),test.smallint('2'),test.smallint('3')]),
+      i32 as test.strict_countn([test.integer('1'),test.integer('2'),test.integer('3')]),
+      i64 as test.strict_countn([test.bigint('1'),test.bigint('2'),test.bigint('3')]),
+      f as test.strict_countn([test.float('1'),test.float('2'),test.float('3')]),
+      d as test.strict_countn([test.double('1'),test.double('2'),test.double('3')]),
+      s as test.strict_countn(['a','b','c'])
+select element i
+from  [i8,i16,i32,i64,f,d,s] as i
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbcfff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6cd404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..201aef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with an empty list.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+select element test.strict_countn([]);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb7c70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7da5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..393d16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Tests the scalar version of countn with nulls.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+use test;
+
+
+with  i8 as test.strict_countn([test.tinyint('1'),test.tinyint('2'),test.tinyint('3'),null]),
+      i16 as test.strict_countn([test.smallint('1'),test.smallint('2'),test.smallint('3'),null]),
+      i32 as test.strict_countn([test.integer('1'),test.integer('2'),test.integer('3'),null]),
+      i64 as test.strict_countn([test.bigint('1'),test.bigint('2'),test.bigint('3'),null]),
+      f as test.strict_countn([test.float('1'),test.float('2'),test.float('3'),null]),
+      d as test.strict_countn([test.double('1'),test.double('2'),test.double('3'),null]),
+      s as test.strict_countn(['a','b','c',null]),
+      na as test.strict_countn([null]),
+      n as test.strict_countn(null),
+      m as test.strict_countn(missing)
+select element i
+from  [i8,i16,i32,i64,f,d,s,na,n,m] as i
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d00be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test if exists;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType1 AS {
+  id: integer
+};
+
+CREATE COLLECTION TestCollection(ColumnType1) PRIMARY KEY id;
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.02.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d9316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks2")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema{"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.03.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e811f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+insert into TestCollection({"id":1, "name": "John", "nested" : { "first" : "john" , "second":"JOHN" }  });
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks3")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+                optional binary id (UTF8);
+                optional binary name (UTF8);
+                optional group nested {
+                  optional binary first (UTF8);
+                  optional binary second (UTF8);
+                }
+              }
+"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.04.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.04.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9933fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.04.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks4")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+                optional int64 id;
+                optional binary name (UTF8);
+                optional group nested {
+                  optional binary first (UTF8);
+                }
+              }
+"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.05.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.05.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf3a450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.05.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks5")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+                optional int64 id;
+                optional binary name (UTF8);
+                optional binary nested (UTF8);
+              }"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.06.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.06.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d53754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.06.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks6")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message spark_schema {
+                optional int64 id;
+                optional group name {
+                 optional binary first (UTF8);
+                }
+                optional group nested {
+                  optional binary first (UTF8);
+                  optional binary second (UTF8);
+                }
+              }"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.07.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.07.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb0dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.07.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks7")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema{}",
+    "row-group-size":"random"
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.08.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.08.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9856c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.08.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks8")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema{}",
+    "page-size":"random"
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.09.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.09.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8579a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.09.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks9")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "compression":"rar",
+    "schema":""
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56e79c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test if exists;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType1 AS {
+  id: integer,
+  name : string
+};
+
+CREATE COLLECTION TestCollection(ColumnType1) PRIMARY KEY id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec1ac0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration as the primary key
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use test;
+/*
+insert into TestCollection({"id":`year-month-duration`("P16Y"), "name": "John"});
+insert into TestCollection({"id":`day-time-duration`("-P3829H849.392S"), "name": "Alex"});
+*/
+
+insert into TestCollection({"id":18, "name": "Virat" , "dateType":date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493Z") , "boolType" : false , "doubleType" : 0.75, "datetimeType" : datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00") });
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2606b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+COPY (
+   select c.* from TestCollection c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-cover-data-types")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+                optional binary name (UTF8);
+                optional int32 id;
+                optional int32 dateType (DATE);
+                optional int32 timeType (TIME_MILLIS);
+                optional boolean boolType ;
+                optional double doubleType ;
+                optional int64 datetimeType (TIMESTAMP_MILLIS);
+              }"
+};
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.04.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.04.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310198e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.04.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType2 AS {
+};
+
+
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET TestDataset(ColumnType2) USING S3
+(
+  ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+  ("region"="us-west-2"),
+  ("container"="playground"),
+  ("definition"="copy-to-result/parquet-cover-data-types/"),
+  ("include"="*.parquet"),
+  ("requireVersionChangeDetection"="false"),
+  ("format" = "parquet")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b03fc5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+SELECT c.*
+FROM TestDataset c
+ORDER BY c.id;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76970a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test if exists;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType2 AS {
+};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.02.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..745ac87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+COPY (
+   select "123" as id
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-simple")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+         optional binary id (UTF8);
+           }"
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.03.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.03.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d7789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.03.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET DatasetCopy(ColumnType2) USING S3
+(
+("accessKeyId"="dummyAccessKey"),
+("secretAccessKey"="dummySecretKey"),
+("sessionToken"="dummySessionToken"),
+("region"="us-west-2"),
+  ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+  ("container"="playground"),
+  ("definition"="copy-to-result/parquet-simple"),
+  ("format" = "parquet"),
+  ("requireVersionChangeDetection"="false"),
+  ("include"="*.parquet")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5aeedb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+SELECT id
+FROM DatasetCopy c
+ORDER BY c.id;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f890e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test if exists;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType1 AS {
+    id: string
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET DummyTweetDataset(ColumnType1)
+PRIMARY KEY id WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
+
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType2 AS {
+};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.02.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a1140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+LOAD DATASET DummyTweetDataset USING localfs
+(
+    ("path" = "asterix_nc1://data/hdfs/parquet/dummy_tweet.json"),
+    ("format" = "json")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.03.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..179d25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+COPY (
+   SELECT c.* FROM DummyTweetDataset c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-tweet")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message schema {
+                optional group coordinates {
+                  optional group coordinates (LIST) {
+                    repeated group list {
+                      optional double element;
+                    }
+                  }
+                  optional binary type (UTF8);
+                }
+                optional binary created_at (UTF8);
+                optional group entities {
+                  optional group urls (LIST) {
+                    repeated group list {
+                      optional group element {
+                        optional binary display_url (UTF8);
+                        optional binary expanded_url (UTF8);
+                        optional group indices (LIST) {
+                          repeated group list {
+                            optional int64 element;
+                          }
+                        }
+                        optional binary url (UTF8);
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                  optional group user_mentions (LIST) {
+                    repeated group list {
+                      optional group element {
+                        optional int64 id;
+                        optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                        optional group indices (LIST) {
+                          repeated group list {
+                            optional int64 element;
+                          }
+                        }
+                        optional binary name (UTF8);
+                        optional binary screen_name (UTF8);
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+                optional int64 favorite_count;
+                optional boolean favorited;
+                optional binary filter_level (UTF8);
+                optional group geo {
+                  optional group coordinates (LIST) {
+                    repeated group list {
+                      optional double element;
+                    }
+                  }
+                  optional binary type (UTF8);
+                }
+                optional binary id (UTF8);
+                optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                optional binary in_reply_to_screen_name (UTF8);
+                optional int64 in_reply_to_status_id;
+                optional binary in_reply_to_status_id_str (UTF8);
+                optional int64 in_reply_to_user_id;
+                optional binary in_reply_to_user_id_str (UTF8);
+                optional boolean is_quote_status;
+                optional binary lang (UTF8);
+                optional group place {
+                  optional group bounding_box {
+                    optional group coordinates (LIST) {
+                      repeated group list {
+                        optional group element (LIST) {
+                          repeated group list {
+                            optional group element (LIST) {
+                              repeated group list {
+                                optional double element;
+                              }
+                            }
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                    optional binary type (UTF8);
+                  }
+                  optional binary country (UTF8);
+                  optional binary country_code (UTF8);
+                  optional binary full_name (UTF8);
+                  optional binary id (UTF8);
+                  optional binary name (UTF8);
+                  optional binary place_type (UTF8);
+                  optional binary url (UTF8);
+                }
+                optional boolean possibly_sensitive;
+                optional group quoted_status {
+                  optional binary created_at (UTF8);
+                  optional group entities {
+                    optional group user_mentions (LIST) {
+                      repeated group list {
+                        optional group element {
+                          optional int64 id;
+                          optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                          optional group indices (LIST) {
+                            repeated group list {
+                              optional int64 element;
+                            }
+                          }
+                          optional binary name (UTF8);
+                          optional binary screen_name (UTF8);
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                  optional int64 favorite_count;
+                  optional boolean favorited;
+                  optional binary filter_level (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 id;
+                  optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                  optional binary in_reply_to_screen_name (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 in_reply_to_status_id;
+                  optional binary in_reply_to_status_id_str (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 in_reply_to_user_id;
+                  optional binary in_reply_to_user_id_str (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean is_quote_status;
+                  optional binary lang (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 retweet_count;
+                  optional boolean retweeted;
+                  optional binary source (UTF8);
+                  optional binary text (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean truncated;
+                  optional group user {
+                    optional boolean contributors_enabled;
+                    optional binary created_at (UTF8);
+                    optional boolean default_profile;
+                    optional boolean default_profile_image;
+                    optional binary description (UTF8);
+                    optional int64 favourites_count;
+                    optional int64 followers_count;
+                    optional int64 friends_count;
+                    optional boolean geo_enabled;
+                    optional int64 id;
+                    optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                    optional boolean is_translator;
+                    optional binary lang (UTF8);
+                    optional int64 listed_count;
+                    optional binary name (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_background_color (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_background_image_url (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_background_image_url_https (UTF8);
+                    optional boolean profile_background_tile;
+                    optional binary profile_banner_url (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_image_url (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_image_url_https (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_link_color (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_sidebar_border_color (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_sidebar_fill_color (UTF8);
+                    optional binary profile_text_color (UTF8);
+                    optional boolean profile_use_background_image;
+                    optional boolean protected;
+                    optional binary screen_name (UTF8);
+                    optional int64 statuses_count;
+                    optional boolean verified;
+                  }
+                }
+                optional int64 quoted_status_id;
+                optional binary quoted_status_id_str (UTF8);
+                optional int64 retweet_count;
+                optional boolean retweeted;
+                optional binary source (UTF8);
+                optional binary text (UTF8);
+                optional binary timestamp_ms (UTF8);
+                optional boolean truncated;
+                optional group user {
+                  optional boolean contributors_enabled;
+                  optional binary created_at (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean default_profile;
+                  optional boolean default_profile_image;
+                  optional binary description (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 favourites_count;
+                  optional int64 followers_count;
+                  optional int64 friends_count;
+                  optional boolean geo_enabled;
+                  optional int64 id;
+                  optional binary id_str (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean is_translator;
+                  optional binary lang (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 listed_count;
+                  optional binary location (UTF8);
+                  optional binary name (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_background_color (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_background_image_url (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_background_image_url_https (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean profile_background_tile;
+                  optional binary profile_banner_url (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_image_url (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_image_url_https (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_link_color (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_sidebar_border_color (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_sidebar_fill_color (UTF8);
+                  optional binary profile_text_color (UTF8);
+                  optional boolean profile_use_background_image;
+                  optional boolean protected;
+                  optional binary screen_name (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 statuses_count;
+                  optional binary time_zone (UTF8);
+                  optional binary url (UTF8);
+                  optional int64 utc_offset;
+                  optional boolean verified;
+                }
+              }"
+};
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.04.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.04.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf0c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.04.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET DummyTweetDatasetCopy(ColumnType2) USING S3
+(
+  ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+  ("region"="us-west-2"),
+  ("container"="playground"),
+  ("definition"="copy-to-result/parquet-tweet/"),
+  ("include"="*.parquet"),
+  ("requireVersionChangeDetection"="false"),
+  ("format" = "parquet")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13587f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+SELECT c.*
+FROM DummyTweetDatasetCopy c
+ORDER BY c.id;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc64ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+DROP DATAVERSE test if exists;
+CREATE DATAVERSE test;
+USE test;
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType1 AS {
+    id: int
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET NameCommentDataset(ColumnType1)
+PRIMARY KEY id WITH {
+    "storage-format": {"format" : "column"}
+};
+
+
+CREATE TYPE ColumnType2 AS {
+};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.02.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8591369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+LOAD DATASET NameCommentDataset USING localfs
+(
+    ("path" = "asterix_nc1://data/hdfs/parquet/id_name_comment.json"),
+    ("format" = "json")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.03.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef76ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+COPY (
+   SELECT c.* FROM NameCommentDataset c
+) toWriter
+TO S3
+PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-utf8")
+WITH {
+    "accessKeyId":"dummyAccessKey",
+    "secretAccessKey":"dummySecretKey",
+    "region":"us-west-2",
+    "serviceEndpoint":"http://127.0.0.1:8001",
+    "container":"playground",
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "schema":"message spark_schema {
+                optional binary comment (UTF8);
+                optional int64 id;
+                optional binary name (UTF8);
+              }"
+};
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.04.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.04.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd41f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.04.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATASET NameCommentDatasetCopy(ColumnType2) USING S3
+(
+  ("serviceEndpoint"="http://127.0.0.1:8001"),
+  ("region"="us-west-2"),
+  ("container"="playground"),
+  ("definition"="copy-to-result/parquet-utf8/"),
+  ("include"="*.parquet"),
+  ("requireVersionChangeDetection"="false"),
+  ("format" = "parquet")
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.05.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.05.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17cd027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-utf8/parquet-utf8.05.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+SELECT c.*
+FROM NameCommentDatasetCopy c
+ORDER BY c.id;
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.02.update.sqlpp
index 3ab3bc6..6bc1564 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.02.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
 {"id": 129, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[[40, 40], [20, 45], [45, 30], [40, 40]]],[[[20, 35], [10, 30], [10, 10], [30, 5], [45, 20], [20, 35]],[[30, 20], [20, 15], [20, 25], [30, 20]]]]})},
 {"id": 130, "myGeometry": st_make_point(-71.1043443253471, 42.3150676015829)},
 {"id": 131, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0)},
-{"id": 132, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0)},
+/* The query below is intentionally commented as JTS WKBWriter does not support 4 dimensional coordinates https://github.com/locationtech/jts/issues/733, If uncommented add the below assertions to the files mentioned
+line 9 at result.03.adm should have the result { "Geometries": { "id": 132, "myGeometry": {"type":"Point","coordinates":[1,2,3,4]} } }
+line 9 at result.04.adm should have the result {{ "Type": "Point", "Area": 0.0, "Coordinate dimension": 4, "Dimension": 0, "NPoints": 1, "XMax": 1.0, "XMin": 1.0, "YMax": 2.0, "YMin": 2.0, "Binary": hex("01B90B0000000000000000F03F000000000000004000000000000008400000000000001040"), "GeoJSON": "{\"type\":\"Point\",\"coordinates\":[1,2,3,4]}", "WKT": "POINT ZM (1 2 3 4)" }
+line 4 at result.05.adm should have the result { "X": 1.0, "Y": 2.0, "Z": 3.0, "M": 4.0 }
+line 9 at result.09.adm should have the result { "IsClosed": true, "IsCollection": false, "IsEmpty": false, "IsSimple": true }
+*/
+/* {"id": 132, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0)}, */
 {"id": 133, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_text('POLYGON((743238 2967416,743238 2967450,743265 2967450,743265.625 2967416,743238 2967416))')},
 {"id": 134, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_wkb(hex("0102000000020000001F85EB51B87E5CC0D34D621058994340105839B4C87E5CC0295C8FC2F5984340"))},
 {"id": 135, "myGeometry": st_line_from_multipoint(st_geom_from_text('MULTIPOINT(1 2 , 4 5 , 7 8 )'))},
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/index/index.19.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/index/index.19.update.sqlpp
index bdfef62..02d5064 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/index/index.19.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/index/index.19.update.sqlpp
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 {"id": 129, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[[40, 40], [20, 45], [45, 30], [40, 40]]],[[[20, 35], [10, 30], [10, 10], [30, 5], [45, 20], [20, 35]],[[30, 20], [20, 15], [20, 25], [30, 20]]]]})},
 {"id": 130, "myGeometry": st_make_point(-71.1043443253471, 42.3150676015829)},
 {"id": 131, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0)},
-{"id": 132, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0)},
+/* The query below is intentionally commented as JTS WKBWriter does not support 4 dimensional coordinates https://github.com/locationtech/jts/issues/733, If uncommented add the below assertions to the files mentioned
+line 9 at result.20.adm should have the result { "Geometries": { "id": 132, "myGeometry": {"type":"Point","coordinates":[1,2,3,4]} } }
+line 2 at result.21.adm should have the result 132
+*/
+/* {"id": 132, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0)}, */
 {"id": 133, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_text('POLYGON((743238 2967416,743238 2967450,743265 2967450,743265.625 2967416,743238 2967416))')},
 {"id": 134, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_wkb(hex("0102000000020000001F85EB51B87E5CC0D34D621058994340105839B4C87E5CC0295C8FC2F5984340"))},
 {"id": 135, "myGeometry": st_line_from_multipoint(st_geom_from_text('MULTIPOINT(1 2 , 4 5 , 7 8 )'))},
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.15.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.15.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1637ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.15.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON EMPTY"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON EMPTY"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 0, 1 -1 0, 0 0 0))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 0, 1 -1 0, 0 0 0))"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 1, 1 1 2, 1 -1 3, 0 0 1))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 1, 1 1 2, 1 -1 3, 0 0 1))"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 -1, 1 1 -2, 1 -1 -3, 0 0 -1))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 -1, 1 1 -2, 1 -1 -3, 0 0 -1))"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 -1, 1 1 0, 1 -1 1, 0 0 -1))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 -1, 1 1 0, 1 -1 1, 0 0 -1))"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 0, 1 -1 2, 0 0 0))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 0, 1 -1 2, 0 0 0))"));
+st_z_max(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 -1, 1 -1 0, 0 0 0))"));
+st_z_min(st_geom_from_text("POLYGON Z ((0 0 0, 1 1 -1, 1 -1 0, 0 0 0))"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00750ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565b903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+3
+2
+1
+1
+0
+0
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1f0a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": 3, "t2": 0, "t3": 2, "t4": 3, "t5": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c4c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "sql-count": 3 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_count.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_count.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3230e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn/scalar_count.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f89e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate-sql/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+0
+0
+0
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6b377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_01/countn_01.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+3
+3
+{ "$1": 2, "n": "a" }
+{ "$1": 1, "n": "b" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65ede1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_02/countn_02.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+3
+null
+1
+null
+null
+0
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0b195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_distinct/countn_distinct.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": 3, "t2": null, "t3": null, "t4": 3, "t5": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_01/countn_empty_01.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_empty_02/countn_empty_02.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb8b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/countn_null/countn_null.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "count": null }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3230e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn/scalar_countn.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c227083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_empty/scalar_countn_empty.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b533851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_countn_null/scalar_countn_null.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+null
+null
+null
+null
+null
+null
+null
+null
+0
+0
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc863e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "name": "Virat", "id": 18, "dateType": date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493"), "boolType": false, "doubleType": 0.75, "datetimeType": datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00.000") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf567b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-simple/parquet-simple.04.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": "123" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e0df96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-tweet/parquet-tweet.05.adm
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+{ "id": 1, "name": "John" }
+{ "id": 2, "name": "Abel" }
+{ "id": 3, "name": "Sandy" }
+{ "id": 4, "name": "Alex" }
+{ "id": 5, "name": "Mike" }
+{ "id": 6, "name": "Tom" }
+{ "comment": "😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا", "id": 7, "name": "Jerry" }
+{ "comment": "😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. Coffee ☕‼️😃. حسنا😢😢💉💉 = 𩸽 😢😢💉💉. 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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.03.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.03.adm
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.04.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.04.adm
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index 044e31a..39ced5e 100644
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--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.07.adm
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.08.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.08.adm
index c0d2341..1987970 100644
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.09.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.09.adm
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/index/result.20.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/index/result.20.adm
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--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/index/result.20.adm
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-\s*\Q, { "F1": { "a": 1 }, "F2": null }\E
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.07.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.07.regexadm
index 49d65ff..28a9b78 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.07.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.07.regexadm
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.08.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.08.regexadm
index 0717e21..69842df 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.08.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_cbo/warnings/warnings-limit/warnings-limit.08.regexadm
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
index 6f614ef..3ad9438 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/sqlpp_queries.xml
@@ -621,6 +621,36 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_01">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_02">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_02</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_empty_01">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_empty_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_empty_02">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_empty_02</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_null">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_null</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_distinct">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_distinct</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
       <compilation-unit name="kurtosis_double">
         <output-dir compare="Text">kurtosis_double</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -756,6 +786,21 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn_empty">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn_empty</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn_null">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn_null</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
       <compilation-unit name="scalar_kurtosis">
         <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_kurtosis</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -1894,6 +1939,36 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_01">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_02">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_02</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_empty_01">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_empty_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_empty_02">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_empty_02</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_null">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_null</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="countn_distinct">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">countn_distinct</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
       <compilation-unit name="kurtosis_double">
         <output-dir compare="Text">kurtosis_double</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -2029,6 +2104,21 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn_empty">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn_empty</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
+      <compilation-unit name="scalar_countn_null">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_countn_null</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate-sql">
       <compilation-unit name="scalar_kurtosis">
         <output-dir compare="Text">scalar_kurtosis</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
index db61282..8e31aa4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="copy-to">
+      <compilation-unit name="parquet-simple">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">parquet-simple</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="copy-to">
+      <compilation-unit name="parquet-tweet">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">parquet-tweet</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="copy-to">
+      <compilation-unit name="parquet-utf8">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">parquet-utf8</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="copy-to">
+      <compilation-unit name="parquet-cover-data-types">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">parquet-cover-data-types</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="copy-to">
       <compilation-unit name="empty-path">
         <output-dir compare="Text">empty-path</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -80,8 +100,21 @@
       <compilation-unit name="supported-adapter-format-compression">
         <output-dir compare="Text">supported-adapter-format-compression</output-dir>
         <expected-error>ASX1188: Unsupported writing adapter 'AZUREBLOB'. Supported adapters: [gcs, localfs, s3]</expected-error>
-        <expected-error>ASX1189: Unsupported writing format 'csv'. Supported formats: [json]</expected-error>
-        <expected-error>ASX1096: Unknown compression scheme rar. Supported schemes are [gzip]</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1189: Unsupported writing format 'csv'. Supported formats: [json, parquet]</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1202: Unsupported compression scheme rar. Supported schemes for json are [gzip]</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="copy-to/negative">
+      <compilation-unit name="parquet-error-checks">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">parquet-error-checks</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>HYR0131: Invalid parquet schema provided</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX0037: Type mismatch: expected value of type integer, but got the value of type BINARY</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>HYR0133: Extra field in the result, field 'second' does not exist at 'nested' in the schema</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>HYR0132: Result does not follow the schema, group type expected but found primitive type at 'nested'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>HYR0132: Result does not follow the schema, primitive type expected but found group type at 'name'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1201: Storage units expected for the field 'row-group-size' (e.g., 0.1KB, 100kb, 1mb, 3MB, 8.5GB ...). Provided 'random'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1201: Storage units expected for the field 'page-size' (e.g., 0.1KB, 100kb, 1mb, 3MB, 8.5GB ...). Provided 'random'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1202: Unsupported compression scheme rar. Supported schemes for parquet are [gzip, snappy, zstd]</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="copy-to/negative">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/pom.xml
index 659a6d7..6839367 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -16,181 +16,248 @@
  ! specific language governing permissions and limitations
  ! under the License.
  !-->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <artifactId>apache-asterixdb</artifactId>
-    <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
-    <version>0.9.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
-  <artifactId>asterix-cloud</artifactId>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>apache-asterixdb</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+        <version>0.9.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <artifactId>asterix-cloud</artifactId>
 
-  <licenses>
-    <license>
-      <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
-      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
-      <distribution>repo</distribution>
-      <comments>A business-friendly OSS license</comments>
-    </license>
-  </licenses>
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+            <distribution>repo</distribution>
+            <comments>A business-friendly OSS license</comments>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
 
-  <properties>
-    <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
-  </properties>
+    <properties>
+        <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
+    </properties>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
-        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>default</id>
-            <phase>validate</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <licenses>
-                <license implementation="org.apache.rat.analysis.license.ApacheSoftwareLicense20"/>
-              </licenses>
-              <excludes combine.children="append">
-                <exclude>src/test/resources/result/**</exclude>
-              </excludes>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
-        <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.2</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>install-fake-gcs</id>
-            <phase>${gcs.download.stage}</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>wget</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <url>https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server/releases/download/v1.48.0/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz</url>
-              <outputFileName>fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz</outputFileName>
-              <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>extract-gcs</id>
-            <phase>${gcs.install.stage}</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <echo message="Extracting fake-gcs-server" />
-                <mkdir dir="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server" />
-                <gunzip src="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz" dest="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar" />
-                <untar src="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar" dest="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server" />
-                <chmod file="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/fake-gcs-server" perm="ugo+rx" />
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-      <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-          <id>fake-gcs-server</id>
-          <phase>${gcs.stage}</phase>
-          <goals>
-            <goal>exec</goal>
-          </goals>
-          <configuration>
-            <executable>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/fake-gcs-server</executable>
-            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server</workingDirectory>
-            <arguments>
-              <argument>-port</argument>
-              <argument>4443</argument>
-              <argument>-scheme</argument>
-              <argument>http</argument>
-              <argument>-host</argument>
-              <argument>127.0.0.1</argument>
-              <argument>-log-level</argument>
-              <argument>error</argument>
-              <argument>-filesystem-root</argument>
-              <argument>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/storage</argument>
-            </arguments>
-            <async>true</async>
-          </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+                <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default</id>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <licenses>
+                                <license implementation="org.apache.rat.analysis.license.ApacheSoftwareLicense20"/>
+                            </licenses>
+                            <excludes combine.children="append">
+                                <exclude>src/test/resources/result/**</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.4.2</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>install-fake-gcs</id>
+                        <phase>${gcs.download.stage}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>wget</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <url>
+                                https://github.com/fsouza/fake-gcs-server/releases/download/v1.48.0/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz
+                            </url>
+                            <outputFileName>fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz</outputFileName>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>extract-gcs</id>
+                        <phase>${gcs.install.stage}</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <target>
+                                <echo message="Extracting fake-gcs-server"/>
+                                <mkdir dir="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server"/>
+                                <gunzip src="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+                                        dest="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar"/>
+                                <untar src="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server_1.48.0_Linux_amd64.tar"
+                                       dest="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server"/>
+                                <chmod file="${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/fake-gcs-server" perm="ugo+rx"/>
+                            </target>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>run</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>fake-gcs-server</id>
+                        <phase>${gcs.stage}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/fake-gcs-server</executable>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server</workingDirectory>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-port</argument>
+                                <argument>4443</argument>
+                                <argument>-scheme</argument>
+                                <argument>http</argument>
+                                <argument>-host</argument>
+                                <argument>127.0.0.1</argument>
+                                <argument>-log-level</argument>
+                                <argument>error</argument>
+                                <argument>-filesystem-root</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/fake-gcs-server/storage</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                            <async>true</async>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>azurite</id>
+                        <phase>${azurite.stage}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
+                            <executable>${project.build.directory}/npm/node_modules/.bin/azurite-blob</executable>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <environmentVariables>
+                                <PATH>${project.build.directory}/npm/node</PATH>
+                            </environmentVariables>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>--blobPort</argument>
+                                <argument>15055</argument>
+                                <argument>--location</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/azurite</argument>
+                                <argument>--debug</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/azurite/logs/azurite-debug.log</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                            <async>true</async>
+                            <outputFile>${project.build.directory}/azurite/logs/azurite.log</outputFile>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
+                <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.13.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <nodeVersion>v14.15.4</nodeVersion>
+                    <npmVersion>6.14.11</npmVersion>
+                    <workingDirectory>target/npm</workingDirectory>
+                    <installDirectory>target/npm</installDirectory>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>install node and yarn</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>${azurite.npm.install.stage}</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>azurite blob</id>
+                        <phase>${azurite.install.stage}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>install azurite</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hyracks-cloud</artifactId>
-      <version>${hyracks.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
-      <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
-      <artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <!-- aws s3 start -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-      <artifactId>sdk-core</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-      <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-      <artifactId>regions</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-      <artifactId>auth</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-      <artifactId>s3-transfer-manager</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk.crt</groupId>
-      <artifactId>aws-crt</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.findify</groupId>
-      <artifactId>s3mock_2.12</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-      <artifactId>akka-http-core_2.12</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <!-- aws s3 end -->
-  </dependencies>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hyracks-cloud</artifactId>
+            <version>${hyracks.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- aws s3 start -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sdk-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>regions</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>auth</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>s3-transfer-manager</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk.crt</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-crt</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.findify</groupId>
+            <artifactId>s3mock_2.12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
+            <artifactId>akka-http-core_2.12</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- aws s3 end -->
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
+            <artifactId>azure-storage-blob-batch</artifactId>
+            <version>12.23.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+    </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/CloudClientProvider.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/CloudClientProvider.java
index ee43a2c..c98c6b4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/CloudClientProvider.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/CloudClientProvider.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.aws.s3.S3ClientConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.aws.s3.S3CloudClient;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage.AzBlobStorageClientConfig;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage.AzBlobStorageCloudClient;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs.GCSClientConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs.GCSCloudClient;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.CloudProperties;
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
     private static final boolean UNSTABLE = isUnstable();
     public static final String S3 = "s3";
     public static final String GCS = "gs";
+    public static final String AZ_BLOB = "azblob";
 
     private CloudClientProvider() {
         throw new AssertionError("do not instantiate");
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@
         } else if (GCS.equalsIgnoreCase(storageScheme)) {
             GCSClientConfig config = GCSClientConfig.of(cloudProperties);
             cloudClient = new GCSCloudClient(config, guardian);
+        } else if (AZ_BLOB.equalsIgnoreCase(storageScheme)) {
+            AzBlobStorageClientConfig config = AzBlobStorageClientConfig.of(cloudProperties);
+            cloudClient = new AzBlobStorageCloudClient(config, guardian);
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException("unsupported cloud storage scheme: " + storageScheme);
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a79c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage;
+
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudBufferedWriter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudGuardian;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.IRequestProfilerLimiter;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import com.azure.core.util.BinaryData;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobStorageException;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.specialized.BlockBlobClient;
+
+public class AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter implements ICloudBufferedWriter {
+    private static final String PUT_UPLOAD_ID = "putUploadId";
+    private static final int MAX_RETRIES = 3;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+    private final List<String> blockIDArrayList;
+    private final ICloudGuardian guardian;
+    private int blockNumber;
+    private final String path;
+    private String uploadID;
+
+    private final BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient;
+
+    private final IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler;
+
+    private final String bucket;
+
+    public AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter(BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient, IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler,
+            ICloudGuardian guardian, String bucket, String path) {
+        this.blobContainerClient = blobContainerClient;
+        this.profiler = profiler;
+        this.guardian = guardian;
+        this.bucket = bucket;
+        this.path = path;
+        this.blockIDArrayList = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void upload(InputStream stream, int length) {
+        profiler.objectMultipartUpload();
+        if (length <= 0) {
+            String errMsg = String.format("A block with size %d cannot be staged for upload", length);
+            LOGGER.error(errMsg);
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(errMsg);
+        }
+        guardian.checkIsolatedWriteAccess(bucket, path);
+        try {
+            BlockBlobClient blockBlobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(path).getBlockBlobClient();
+            BufferedInputStream bufferedInputStream = IOUtils.buffer(stream, length);
+            String blockID =
+                    Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(UUID.randomUUID().toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            initBlockBlobUploads(blockID);
+            blockIDArrayList.add(blockID);
+            blockBlobClient.stageBlock(blockID, bufferedInputStream, length);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while uploading blocks of data: {}", e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        blockNumber++;
+    }
+
+    private void initBlockBlobUploads(String blockID) {
+        if (this.uploadID == null) {
+            this.uploadID = blockID;
+            this.blockNumber = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void uploadLast(InputStream stream, ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (uploadID == null) {
+            profiler.objectWrite();
+            BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(path);
+            BinaryData binaryData = BinaryData.fromBytes(getDataFromBuffer(buffer));
+            blobClient.upload(binaryData);
+            uploadID = PUT_UPLOAD_ID; // uploadID should be updated if the put-object operation succeeds
+        } else {
+            upload(stream, buffer.limit());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private byte[] getDataFromBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+        byte[] data = new byte[buffer.limit()];
+        buffer.get(data, 0, buffer.limit());
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return this.uploadID == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void finish() throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (this.uploadID == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot finish without writing any bytes");
+        } else if (PUT_UPLOAD_ID.equals(uploadID)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        int currRetryAttempt = 0;
+        BlockBlobClient blockBlobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(path).getBlockBlobClient();
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                guardian.checkWriteAccess(bucket, path);
+                profiler.objectMultipartUpload();
+                blockBlobClient.commitBlockList(blockIDArrayList);
+                break;
+            } catch (BlobStorageException e) {
+                currRetryAttempt++;
+                if (currRetryAttempt == MAX_RETRIES) {
+                    throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+                }
+                LOGGER.info(() -> "AzBlob storage write retry, encountered: " + e.getMessage());
+
+                // Backoff for 1 sec for the first 2 retries, and 2 seconds from there onward
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(currRetryAttempt < 2 ? 1 : 2));
+                } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                    throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void abort() throws HyracksDataException {
+        // Todo: As of the current Azure Java SDK, it does not support aborting a staged or under-upload block.
+        // https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues/31150
+        LOGGER.warn("Multipart upload for {} was aborted", path);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageClientConfig.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageClientConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aedfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageClientConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.CloudProperties;
+
+import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredential;
+import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
+
+public class AzBlobStorageClientConfig {
+    private final int writeBufferSize;
+    // Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/blob-batch?tabs=microsoft-entra-id
+    static final int DELETE_BATCH_SIZE = 256;
+    private final String region;
+    private final String endpoint;
+    private final String prefix;
+
+    private final boolean anonymousAuth;
+    private final long profilerLogInterval;
+    private final String bucket;
+    private final long tokenAcquireTimeout;
+    private final int writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    private final int readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+
+    public AzBlobStorageClientConfig(String region, String endpoint, String prefix, boolean anonymousAuth,
+            long profilerLogInterval, String bucket, long tokenAcquireTimeout, int writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds,
+            int readMaxRequestsPerSeconds, int writeBufferSize) {
+        this.region = Objects.requireNonNull(region, "region");
+        this.endpoint = endpoint;
+        this.prefix = Objects.requireNonNull(prefix, "prefix");
+        this.anonymousAuth = anonymousAuth;
+        this.profilerLogInterval = profilerLogInterval;
+        this.bucket = bucket;
+        this.tokenAcquireTimeout = tokenAcquireTimeout;
+        this.writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds = writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+        this.readMaxRequestsPerSeconds = readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+        this.writeBufferSize = writeBufferSize;
+    }
+
+    public static AzBlobStorageClientConfig of(CloudProperties cloudProperties) {
+        return new AzBlobStorageClientConfig(cloudProperties.getStorageRegion(), cloudProperties.getStorageEndpoint(),
+                cloudProperties.getStoragePrefix(), cloudProperties.isStorageAnonymousAuth(),
+                cloudProperties.getProfilerLogInterval(), cloudProperties.getStorageBucket(),
+                cloudProperties.getTokenAcquireTimeout(), cloudProperties.getWriteMaxRequestsPerSecond(),
+                cloudProperties.getReadMaxRequestsPerSecond(), cloudProperties.getWriteBufferSize());
+    }
+
+    public String getRegion() {
+        return region;
+    }
+
+    public String getEndpoint() {
+        return endpoint;
+    }
+
+    public String getPrefix() {
+        return prefix;
+    }
+
+    public String getBucket() {
+        return bucket;
+    }
+
+    public long getProfilerLogInterval() {
+        return profilerLogInterval;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAnonymousAuth() {
+        return anonymousAuth;
+    }
+
+    public DefaultAzureCredential createCredentialsProvider() {
+        return new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build();
+    }
+
+    public long getTokenAcquireTimeout() {
+        return tokenAcquireTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public int getWriteMaxRequestsPerSeconds() {
+        return writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public int getReadMaxRequestsPerSeconds() {
+        return readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public int getWriteBufferSize() {
+        return writeBufferSize;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageCloudClient.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageCloudClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f9421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzBlobStorageCloudClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage.AzBlobStorageClientConfig.DELETE_BATCH_SIZE;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.FilenameFilter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.BufferOverflowException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.CloudResettableInputStream;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.IWriteBufferProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.CloudFile;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudBufferedWriter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudClient;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudGuardian;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudWriter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.IParallelDownloader;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.CountRequestProfilerLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.IRequestProfilerLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.RequestLimiterNoOpProfiler;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.control.nc.io.IOManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import com.azure.core.http.rest.PagedIterable;
+import com.azure.core.util.BinaryData;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClientBuilder;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.batch.BlobBatchClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.batch.BlobBatchClientBuilder;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobErrorCode;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobItem;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobListDetails;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobRange;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobStorageException;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.ListBlobsOptions;
+import com.azure.storage.common.StorageSharedKeyCredential;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
+public class AzBlobStorageCloudClient implements ICloudClient {
+    private static final String BUCKET_ROOT_PATH = "";
+    public static final String AZURITE_ENDPOINT = "http://127.0.0.1:15055/devstoreaccount1/";
+    private static final String AZURITE_ACCOUNT_NAME = "devstoreaccount1";
+    private static final String AZURITE_ACCOUNT_KEY =
+            "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==";
+    private final ICloudGuardian guardian;
+    private BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient;
+    private AzBlobStorageClientConfig config;
+    private IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler;
+    private final BlobBatchClient blobBatchClient;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    public AzBlobStorageCloudClient(AzBlobStorageClientConfig config, ICloudGuardian guardian) {
+        this(config, buildClient(config), guardian);
+    }
+
+    public AzBlobStorageCloudClient(AzBlobStorageClientConfig config, BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient,
+            ICloudGuardian guardian) {
+        this.blobContainerClient = blobContainerClient;
+        this.config = config;
+        this.guardian = guardian;
+        long profilerInterval = config.getProfilerLogInterval();
+        AzureRequestRateLimiter limiter = new AzureRequestRateLimiter(config);
+        if (profilerInterval > 0) {
+            profiler = new CountRequestProfilerLimiter(profilerInterval, limiter);
+        } else {
+            profiler = new RequestLimiterNoOpProfiler(limiter);
+        }
+        guardian.setCloudClient(this);
+        blobBatchClient = new BlobBatchClientBuilder(blobContainerClient.getServiceClient()).buildClient();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getWriteBufferSize() {
+        return config.getWriteBufferSize();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IRequestProfilerLimiter getProfilerLimiter() {
+        return profiler;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ICloudWriter createWriter(String bucket, String path, IWriteBufferProvider bufferProvider) {
+        ICloudBufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new AzBlobStorageBufferedWriter(blobContainerClient, profiler, guardian,
+                bucket, config.getPrefix() + path);
+        return new CloudResettableInputStream(bufferedWriter, bufferProvider);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<CloudFile> listObjects(String bucket, String path, FilenameFilter filter) {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectsList();
+        PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems = getBlobItems(bucket, config.getPrefix() + path);
+        Stream<CloudFile> cloudFileStream = mapBlobItemsToStreamOfCloudFiles(blobItems);
+        return filterCloudFiles(filter, cloudFileStream);
+    }
+
+    private Set<CloudFile> filterCloudFiles(FilenameFilter filter, Stream<CloudFile> cloudFileStream) {
+        if (filter == null) {
+            return cloudFileStream.map(this::removeCloudPrefixFromBlobName).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        }
+        return cloudFileStream.filter(cloudFile -> filter.accept(null, cloudFile.getPath()))
+                .map(this::removeCloudPrefixFromBlobName).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
+    private CloudFile removeCloudPrefixFromBlobName(CloudFile cloudFile) {
+        String fullyQualifiedBlobName = cloudFile.getPath();
+        fullyQualifiedBlobName = fullyQualifiedBlobName.substring(config.getPrefix().length());
+        return CloudFile.of(fullyQualifiedBlobName, cloudFile.getSize());
+    }
+
+    private Stream<CloudFile> mapBlobItemsToStreamOfCloudFiles(PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems) {
+        return blobItems.stream()
+                .map(blobItem -> CloudFile.of(blobItem.getName(), blobItem.getProperties().getContentLength()));
+    }
+
+    private PagedIterable<BlobItem> getBlobItems(String bucket, String path) {
+        ListBlobsOptions options =
+                new ListBlobsOptions().setPrefix(path).setDetails(new BlobListDetails().setRetrieveMetadata(true));
+        return blobContainerClient.listBlobs(options, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int read(String bucket, String path, long offset, ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+        ByteArrayOutputStream blobStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(buffer.capacity());
+        long rem = buffer.remaining();
+        BlobRange blobRange = new BlobRange(offset, rem);
+        downloadBlob(blobClient, blobStream, blobRange);
+        readBlobStreamIntoBuffer(buffer, blobStream);
+        if (buffer.remaining() != 0)
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Expected buffer remaining = 0, found: " + buffer.remaining());
+        return ((int) rem - buffer.remaining());
+    }
+
+    private void readBlobStreamIntoBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer, ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        byte[] byteArray = byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
+        try {
+            buffer.put(byteArray);
+            byteArrayOutputStream.close();
+        } catch (BufferOverflowException | ReadOnlyBufferException | IOException ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void downloadBlob(BlobClient blobClient, ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream, BlobRange blobRange)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            blobClient.downloadStreamWithResponse(byteArrayOutputStream, blobRange, null, null, false, null, null);
+        } catch (BlobStorageException ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] readAllBytes(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+        try {
+            BinaryData binaryData = blobClient.downloadContent();
+            return binaryData.toBytes();
+        } catch (BlobStorageException ex) {
+            BlobErrorCode errorCode = ex.getErrorCode();
+            if (errorCode.equals(BlobErrorCode.BLOB_NOT_FOUND)) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Blob not found on cloud: {}", path);
+                return null;
+            }
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InputStream getObjectStream(String bucket, String path, long offset, long length) {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        BlobRange blobRange = new BlobRange(offset, length);
+        BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+        try {
+            return blobClient.openInputStream(blobRange, null);
+        } catch (BlobStorageException ex) {
+            LOGGER.error("error getting object stream for path: {}. Exception: {}", path, ex.getMessage());
+            throw new IllegalStateException(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(String bucket, String path, byte[] data) {
+        guardian.checkWriteAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectWrite();
+        BinaryData binaryData = BinaryData.fromBytes(data);
+        BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+        blobClient.upload(binaryData, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void copy(String bucket, String srcPath, FileReference destPath) {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, srcPath);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        BlobClient srcBlobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + srcPath);
+        String srcBlobUrl = srcBlobClient.getBlobUrl();
+        profiler.objectCopy();
+        guardian.checkWriteAccess(bucket, destPath.getRelativePath());
+        BlobClient destBlobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(destPath.getFile().getPath());
+        destBlobClient.beginCopy(srcBlobUrl, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deleteObjects(String bucket, Collection<String> paths) {
+        if (paths.isEmpty())
+            return;
+        Set<BlobItem> blobsToDelete = getBlobsMatchingThesePaths(paths);
+        List<String> blobURLs = getBlobURLs(blobsToDelete);
+        if (blobURLs.isEmpty())
+            return;
+        Collection<List<String>> batchedBlobURLs = getBatchedBlobURLs(blobURLs);
+        for (List<String> batch : batchedBlobURLs) {
+            blobBatchClient.deleteBlobs(batch, null).stream().count();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Collection<List<String>> getBatchedBlobURLs(List<String> blobURLs) {
+        int startIdx = 0;
+        Collection<List<String>> batchedBLOBURLs = new ArrayList<>();
+        Iterator<String> iterator = blobURLs.iterator();
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            List<String> batch = new ArrayList<>();
+            while (startIdx < DELETE_BATCH_SIZE && iterator.hasNext()) {
+                batch.add(iterator.next());
+                startIdx++;
+            }
+            batchedBLOBURLs.add(batch);
+            startIdx = 0;
+        }
+        return batchedBLOBURLs;
+    }
+
+    private Set<BlobItem> getBlobsMatchingThesePaths(Collection<String> paths) {
+        List<String> pathWithPrefix =
+                paths.stream().map(path -> config.getPrefix() + path).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems = blobContainerClient.listBlobs();
+        return blobItems.stream().filter(blobItem -> pathWithPrefix.contains(blobItem.getName()))
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getObjectSize(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        try {
+            BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+            return blobClient.getProperties().getBlobSize();
+        } catch (BlobStorageException ex) {
+            BlobErrorCode errorCode = ex.getErrorCode();
+            if (errorCode.equals(BlobErrorCode.BLOB_NOT_FOUND)) {
+                LOGGER.error("error while getting blob size; no such blob found: {} ", config.getPrefix() + path);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            LOGGER.error("error getting size of the blob: {}. Exception: {}", path, ex.getMessage());
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean exists(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
+        profiler.objectGet();
+        try {
+            BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + path);
+            return blobClient.exists();
+        } catch (BlobStorageException ex) {
+            BlobErrorCode errorCode = ex.getErrorCode();
+            if (errorCode.equals(BlobErrorCode.BLOB_NOT_FOUND)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmptyPrefix(String bucket, String path) throws HyracksDataException {
+        profiler.objectsList();
+        ListBlobsOptions listBlobsOptions = new ListBlobsOptions().setPrefix(config.getPrefix() + path);
+        //MAX_VALUE below represents practically no timeout
+        PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems =
+                blobContainerClient.listBlobs(listBlobsOptions, Duration.ofDays(Long.MAX_VALUE));
+        return blobItems.stream().findAny().isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IParallelDownloader createParallelDownloader(String bucket, IOManager ioManager) {
+        return new AzureParallelDownloader(ioManager, blobContainerClient, profiler, config);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public JsonNode listAsJson(ObjectMapper objectMapper, String bucket) {
+        profiler.objectsList();
+        PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems = getBlobItems(bucket, BUCKET_ROOT_PATH);
+        List<BlobItem> blobs = blobItems.stream().distinct().collect(Collectors.toList());
+        blobs = sortBlobItemsByName(blobs);
+        return mapBlobItemsToJson(blobs, objectMapper);
+    }
+
+    private List<BlobItem> sortBlobItemsByName(List<BlobItem> blobs) {
+        return blobs.stream()
+                .sorted((blob1, blob2) -> String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER.compare(blob1.getName(), blob2.getName()))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    private ArrayNode mapBlobItemsToJson(List<BlobItem> blobs, ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+        ArrayNode objectsInfo = objectMapper.createArrayNode();
+        for (BlobItem blob : blobs) {
+            ObjectNode objectInfo = objectsInfo.addObject();
+            objectInfo.put("path", blob.getName());
+            objectInfo.put("size", blob.getProperties().getContentLength());
+        }
+        return objectsInfo;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        // Closing Azure Blob Clients is not required as the underlying netty connection pool
+        // handles the same for the apps.
+        // Ref: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues/17903
+        // Hence this implementation is a no op.
+    }
+
+    private static BlobContainerClient buildClient(AzBlobStorageClientConfig config) {
+        BlobContainerClientBuilder blobContainerClientBuilder =
+                new BlobContainerClientBuilder().containerName(config.getBucket()).endpoint(getEndpoint(config));
+        configCredentialsToAzClient(blobContainerClientBuilder, config);
+        BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient = blobContainerClientBuilder.buildClient();
+        blobContainerClient.createIfNotExists();
+        return blobContainerClient;
+    }
+
+    private static void configCredentialsToAzClient(BlobContainerClientBuilder builder,
+            AzBlobStorageClientConfig config) {
+        if (config.isAnonymousAuth()) {
+            StorageSharedKeyCredential creds =
+                    new StorageSharedKeyCredential(AZURITE_ACCOUNT_NAME, AZURITE_ACCOUNT_KEY);
+            builder.credential(creds);
+        } else {
+            builder.credential(config.createCredentialsProvider());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String getEndpoint(AzBlobStorageClientConfig config) {
+        return config.isAnonymousAuth() ? AZURITE_ENDPOINT + config.getBucket()
+                : config.getEndpoint() + "/" + config.getBucket();
+    }
+
+    private List<String> getBlobURLs(Set<BlobItem> blobs) {
+        final String blobURLPrefix = blobContainerClient.getBlobContainerUrl() + "/";
+        return blobs.stream().map(BlobItem::getName).map(blobName -> blobURLPrefix + blobName)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureParallelDownloader.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureParallelDownloader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4980587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureParallelDownloader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.IParallelDownloader;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.IRequestProfilerLimiter;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.control.nc.io.IOManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import com.azure.core.http.rest.PagedIterable;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobItem;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.ListBlobsOptions;
+
+public class AzureParallelDownloader implements IParallelDownloader {
+    public static final String STORAGE_SUB_DIR = "storage";
+    private final IOManager ioManager;
+    private final BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient;
+    private final IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler;
+    private final AzBlobStorageClientConfig config;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+
+    public AzureParallelDownloader(IOManager ioManager, BlobContainerClient blobContainerClient,
+            IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler, AzBlobStorageClientConfig config) {
+        this.ioManager = ioManager;
+        this.blobContainerClient = blobContainerClient;
+        this.profiler = profiler;
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void downloadFiles(Collection<FileReference> toDownload) throws HyracksDataException {
+        for (FileReference fileReference : toDownload) {
+            BlobClient blobClient =
+                    blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(config.getPrefix() + fileReference.getRelativePath());
+            Path absPath = Path.of(fileReference.getAbsolutePath());
+            Path parentPath = absPath.getParent();
+            OutputStream fileOutputStream = null;
+            try {
+                createDirectories(parentPath);
+                fileOutputStream = Files.newOutputStream(absPath);
+                blobClient.downloadStream(fileOutputStream);
+                fileOutputStream.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            } finally {
+                closeOutputStream(fileOutputStream);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void closeOutputStream(OutputStream fileOutputStream) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (fileOutputStream != null) {
+            try {
+                fileOutputStream.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<FileReference> downloadDirectories(Collection<FileReference> directories)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        Set<FileReference> failedFiles = new HashSet<>();
+        for (FileReference directory : directories) {
+            PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobsInDir = getBlobItems(directory);
+            for (BlobItem blobItem : blobsInDir) {
+                profiler.objectGet();
+                download(blobItem, failedFiles);
+            }
+        }
+        return failedFiles;
+    }
+
+    private void download(BlobItem blobItem, Set<FileReference> failedFiles) throws HyracksDataException {
+        BlobClient blobClient = blobContainerClient.getBlobClient(blobItem.getName());
+        FileReference diskDestFile = ioManager.resolve(createDiskSubPath(blobItem.getName()));
+        Path absDiskBlobPath = getDiskDestPath(diskDestFile);
+        Path parentDiskPath = absDiskBlobPath.getParent();
+        createDirectories(parentDiskPath);
+        FileOutputStream outputStreamToDest = getOutputStreamToDest(diskDestFile);
+        try {
+            blobClient.downloadStream(outputStreamToDest);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            FileReference failedFile = ioManager.resolve(blobItem.getName());
+            failedFiles.add(failedFile);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String createDiskSubPath(String blobName) {
+        if (!blobName.startsWith(STORAGE_SUB_DIR)) {
+            blobName = blobName.substring(blobName.indexOf(STORAGE_SUB_DIR));
+        }
+        return blobName;
+    }
+
+    private FileOutputStream getOutputStreamToDest(FileReference destFile) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            return new FileOutputStream(destFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createDirectories(Path parentPath) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (Files.notExists(parentPath))
+            try {
+                Files.createDirectories(parentPath);
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+            }
+    }
+
+    private Path getDiskDestPath(FileReference destFile) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            return Path.of(destFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        } catch (InvalidPathException ex) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private PagedIterable<BlobItem> getBlobItems(FileReference directoryToDownload) {
+        ListBlobsOptions listBlobsOptions =
+                new ListBlobsOptions().setPrefix(config.getPrefix() + directoryToDownload.getRelativePath());
+        return blobContainerClient.listBlobs(listBlobsOptions, null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        // Closing Azure Blob Clients is not required as the underlying netty connection pool
+        // handles the same for the apps.
+        // Ref: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/issues/17903
+        // Hence this implementation is a no op.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureRequestRateLimiter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureRequestRateLimiter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a76952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/azure/blobstorage/AzureRequestRateLimiter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.IRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.IRequestRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.NoOpRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.TokenBasedRateLimiter;
+
+public final class AzureRequestRateLimiter implements IRequestRateLimiter {
+    private final IRateLimiter writeLimiter;
+    private final IRateLimiter readLimiter;
+
+    public AzureRequestRateLimiter(AzBlobStorageClientConfig config) {
+        long tokenAcquireTimeout = config.getTokenAcquireTimeout();
+        this.writeLimiter = createLimiter(config.getWriteMaxRequestsPerSeconds(), tokenAcquireTimeout);
+        this.readLimiter = createLimiter(config.getReadMaxRequestsPerSeconds(), tokenAcquireTimeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeRequest() {
+        writeLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void readRequest() {
+        readLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void listRequest() {
+        readLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    private static IRateLimiter createLimiter(int maxRequestsPerSecond, long tokeAcquireTimeout) {
+        if (maxRequestsPerSecond > 0) {
+            return new TokenBasedRateLimiter(maxRequestsPerSecond, tokeAcquireTimeout);
+        }
+        return NoOpRateLimiter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSClientConfig.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSClientConfig.java
index 4edb7a7..fe5dd4d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSClientConfig.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSClientConfig.java
@@ -25,38 +25,50 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.CloudProperties;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-import org.apache.hyracks.util.StorageUtil;
 
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.OAuth2Credentials;
 import com.google.cloud.NoCredentials;
 
 public class GCSClientConfig {
-    public static final int WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE = StorageUtil.getIntSizeInBytes(1, StorageUtil.StorageUnit.MEGABYTE);
+
     // The maximum number of files that can be deleted (GCS restriction): https://cloud.google.com/storage/quotas#json-requests
     static final int DELETE_BATCH_SIZE = 100;
     private final String region;
     private final String endpoint;
-    private final String prefix;
     private final boolean anonymousAuth;
     private final long profilerLogInterval;
+    private final long tokenAcquireTimeout;
+    private final int readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    private final int writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    private final int writeBufferSize;
 
-    public GCSClientConfig(String region, String endpoint, String prefix, boolean anonymousAuth,
-            long profilerLogInterval) {
+    private GCSClientConfig(String region, String endpoint, boolean anonymousAuth, long profilerLogInterval,
+            long tokenAcquireTimeout, int writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds, int readMaxRequestsPerSeconds,
+            int writeBufferSize) {
         this.region = region;
         this.endpoint = endpoint;
-        this.prefix = prefix;
         this.anonymousAuth = anonymousAuth;
         this.profilerLogInterval = profilerLogInterval;
+        this.tokenAcquireTimeout = tokenAcquireTimeout;
+        this.writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds = writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+        this.readMaxRequestsPerSeconds = readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+        this.writeBufferSize = writeBufferSize;
+    }
+
+    public GCSClientConfig(String region, String endpoint, boolean anonymousAuth, long profilerLogInterval,
+            int writeBufferSize) {
+        this(region, endpoint, anonymousAuth, profilerLogInterval, 1, 0, 0, writeBufferSize);
     }
 
     public static GCSClientConfig of(CloudProperties cloudProperties) {
         return new GCSClientConfig(cloudProperties.getStorageRegion(), cloudProperties.getStorageEndpoint(),
-                cloudProperties.getStoragePrefix(), cloudProperties.isStorageAnonymousAuth(),
-                cloudProperties.getProfilerLogInterval());
+                cloudProperties.isStorageAnonymousAuth(), cloudProperties.getProfilerLogInterval(),
+                cloudProperties.getTokenAcquireTimeout(), cloudProperties.getWriteMaxRequestsPerSecond(),
+                cloudProperties.getReadMaxRequestsPerSecond(), cloudProperties.getWriteBufferSize());
     }
 
-    public static GCSClientConfig of(Map<String, String> configuration) {
+    public static GCSClientConfig of(Map<String, String> configuration, int writeBufferSize) {
         String endPoint = configuration.getOrDefault(ENDPOINT_FIELD_NAME, "");
         long profilerLogInterval = 0;
 
@@ -64,7 +76,7 @@
         String prefix = "";
         boolean anonymousAuth = false;
 
-        return new GCSClientConfig(region, endPoint, prefix, anonymousAuth, profilerLogInterval);
+        return new GCSClientConfig(region, endPoint, anonymousAuth, profilerLogInterval, writeBufferSize);
     }
 
     public String getRegion() {
@@ -75,10 +87,6 @@
         return endpoint;
     }
 
-    public String getPrefix() {
-        return prefix;
-    }
-
     public long getProfilerLogInterval() {
         return profilerLogInterval;
     }
@@ -94,4 +102,20 @@
             throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
         }
     }
+
+    public long getTokenAcquireTimeout() {
+        return tokenAcquireTimeout;
+    }
+
+    public int getWriteMaxRequestsPerSeconds() {
+        return writeMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public int getReadMaxRequestsPerSeconds() {
+        return readMaxRequestsPerSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public int getWriteBufferSize() {
+        return writeBufferSize;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSCloudClient.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSCloudClient.java
index de242bd..010a6bb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSCloudClient.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSCloudClient.java
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.IParallelDownloader;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.CountRequestProfilerLimiter;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.IRequestProfilerLimiter;
-import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.NoOpRequestProfilerLimiter;
-import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.NoOpRequestLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.RequestLimiterNoOpProfiler;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.util.IoUtil;
@@ -68,16 +67,19 @@
     private final GCSClientConfig config;
     private final ICloudGuardian guardian;
     private final IRequestProfilerLimiter profilerLimiter;
+    private final int writeBufferSize;
 
     public GCSCloudClient(GCSClientConfig config, Storage gcsClient, ICloudGuardian guardian) {
         this.gcsClient = gcsClient;
         this.config = config;
         this.guardian = guardian;
+        this.writeBufferSize = config.getWriteBufferSize();
         long profilerInterval = config.getProfilerLogInterval();
+        GCSRequestRateLimiter limiter = new GCSRequestRateLimiter(config);
         if (profilerInterval > 0) {
-            profilerLimiter = new CountRequestProfilerLimiter(profilerInterval, NoOpRequestLimiter.INSTANCE);
+            profilerLimiter = new CountRequestProfilerLimiter(profilerInterval, limiter);
         } else {
-            profilerLimiter = NoOpRequestProfilerLimiter.INSTANCE;
+            profilerLimiter = new RequestLimiterNoOpProfiler(limiter);
         }
         guardian.setCloudClient(this);
     }
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getWriteBufferSize() {
-        return GCSClientConfig.WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE;
+        return writeBufferSize;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public ICloudWriter createWriter(String bucket, String path, IWriteBufferProvider bufferProvider) {
-        return new GCSWriter(bucket, path, gcsClient, profilerLimiter);
+        return new GCSWriter(bucket, path, gcsClient, profilerLimiter, guardian, writeBufferSize);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int read(String bucket, String path, long offset, ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
         profilerLimiter.objectGet();
         BlobId blobId = BlobId.of(bucket, path);
         long readTo = offset + buffer.remaining();
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public byte[] readAllBytes(String bucket, String path) {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
         profilerLimiter.objectGet();
         BlobId blobId = BlobId.of(bucket, path);
         try {
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public InputStream getObjectStream(String bucket, String path, long offset, long length) {
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, path);
         profilerLimiter.objectGet();
         try (ReadChannel reader = gcsClient.reader(bucket, path).limit(offset + length)) {
             reader.seek(offset);
@@ -170,8 +175,9 @@
 
     @Override
     public void copy(String bucket, String srcPath, FileReference destPath) {
-        Page<Blob> blobs = gcsClient.list(bucket, BlobListOption.prefix(srcPath));
+        guardian.checkReadAccess(bucket, srcPath);
         profilerLimiter.objectsList();
+        Page<Blob> blobs = gcsClient.list(bucket, BlobListOption.prefix(srcPath));
         for (Blob blob : blobs.iterateAll()) {
             profilerLimiter.objectCopy();
             BlobId source = blob.getBlobId();
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSRequestRateLimiter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSRequestRateLimiter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71f6b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSRequestRateLimiter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.IRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.IRequestRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.NoOpRateLimiter;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.limiter.TokenBasedRateLimiter;
+
+public class GCSRequestRateLimiter implements IRequestRateLimiter {
+    private final IRateLimiter writeLimiter;
+    private final IRateLimiter readLimiter;
+
+    public GCSRequestRateLimiter(GCSClientConfig config) {
+        long tokenAcquireTimeout = config.getTokenAcquireTimeout();
+        this.writeLimiter = createLimiter(config.getWriteMaxRequestsPerSeconds(), tokenAcquireTimeout);
+        this.readLimiter = createLimiter(config.getReadMaxRequestsPerSeconds(), tokenAcquireTimeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeRequest() {
+        writeLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void readRequest() {
+        readLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void listRequest() {
+        readLimiter.acquire();
+    }
+
+    private static IRateLimiter createLimiter(int maxRequestsPerSecond, long tokeAcquireTimeout) {
+        if (maxRequestsPerSecond > 0) {
+            return new TokenBasedRateLimiter(maxRequestsPerSecond, tokeAcquireTimeout);
+        }
+        return NoOpRateLimiter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSWriter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSWriter.java
index 41d1a71..8d68f01 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSWriter.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/google/gcs/GCSWriter.java
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs;
 
-import static org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs.GCSClientConfig.WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE;
-
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudGuardian;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudWriter;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.profiler.IRequestProfilerLimiter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
@@ -40,14 +39,20 @@
     private final String path;
     private final IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler;
     private final Storage gcsClient;
+    private final ICloudGuardian guardian;
+    private final int writeBufferSize;
+
     private WriteChannel writer = null;
     private long writtenBytes;
 
-    public GCSWriter(String bucket, String path, Storage gcsClient, IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler) {
+    public GCSWriter(String bucket, String path, Storage gcsClient, IRequestProfilerLimiter profiler,
+            ICloudGuardian guardian, int writeBufferSize) {
         this.bucket = bucket;
         this.path = path;
         this.profiler = profiler;
         this.gcsClient = gcsClient;
+        this.guardian = guardian;
+        this.writeBufferSize = writeBufferSize;
         writtenBytes = 0;
     }
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int write(ByteBuffer page) throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkIsolatedWriteAccess(bucket, path);
         profiler.objectMultipartUpload();
         setUploadId();
         int written = 0;
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void finish() throws HyracksDataException {
+        guardian.checkWriteAccess(bucket, path);
         setUploadId();
         profiler.objectMultipartUpload();
         try {
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@
     private void setUploadId() {
         if (writer == null) {
             writer = gcsClient.writer(BlobInfo.newBuilder(BlobId.of(bucket, path)).build());
-            writer.setChunkSize(WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+            writer.setChunkSize(writeBufferSize);
             writtenBytes = 0;
             log("STARTED");
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/lazy/filesystem/HolePuncherProvider.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/lazy/filesystem/HolePuncherProvider.java
index 91de5ae..e50559f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/lazy/filesystem/HolePuncherProvider.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/lazy/filesystem/HolePuncherProvider.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
         // Running a debug hole puncher on a non-Linux box
         String osName = FileSystemOperationDispatcherUtil.getOSName();
-        LOGGER.warn("Using 'DebugHolePuncher' as the OS '{}' does not support punishing holes", osName);
+        LOGGER.warn("Using 'DebugHolePuncher' as the OS '{}' does not support punching holes", osName);
         return new DebugHolePuncher(cloudIOManager, bufferProvider);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/writer/GCSExternalFileWriterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/writer/GCSExternalFileWriterFactory.java
index 9e9c003..886f20d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/writer/GCSExternalFileWriterFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/writer/GCSExternalFileWriterFactory.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     @Override
     ICloudClient createCloudClient() throws CompilationException {
-        GCSClientConfig config = GCSClientConfig.of(configuration);
+        GCSClientConfig config = GCSClientConfig.of(configuration, writeBufferSize);
         return new GCSCloudClient(config, GCSUtils.buildClient(configuration),
                 ICloudGuardian.NoOpCloudGuardian.INSTANCE);
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/azure/LSMAzBlobStorageTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/azure/LSMAzBlobStorageTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f49fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/azure/LSMAzBlobStorageTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.cloud.azure;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.AbstractLSMTest;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudGuardian;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage.AzBlobStorageClientConfig;
+import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.azure.blobstorage.AzBlobStorageCloudClient;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.StorageUtil;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+
+import com.azure.core.http.rest.PagedIterable;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobContainerClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClient;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.BlobServiceClientBuilder;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.BlobItem;
+import com.azure.storage.blob.models.ListBlobsOptions;
+import com.azure.storage.common.StorageSharedKeyCredential;
+
+public class LSMAzBlobStorageTest extends AbstractLSMTest {
+    private static BlobContainerClient client;
+
+    private static BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient;
+    private static final int MOCK_SERVER_PORT = 15055;
+    private static final String MOCK_SERVER_HOSTNAME = "http://127.0.0.1:" + MOCK_SERVER_PORT;
+    private static final String MOCK_SERVER_REGION = "us-west-2";
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setup() throws Exception {
+        LOGGER.info("LSMAzBlobStorageTest setup");
+
+        String endpointString = "http://127.0.0.1:15055/devstoreaccount1/" + PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER;
+        final String accKey =
+                "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==";
+        final String accName = "devstoreaccount1";
+
+        blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClientBuilder().endpoint(endpointString)
+                .credential(new StorageSharedKeyCredential(accName, accKey)).buildClient();
+
+        // Start the test clean by deleting any residual data from previous tests
+        blobServiceClient.deleteBlobContainerIfExists(PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER);
+        client = blobServiceClient.createBlobContainerIfNotExists(PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER);
+
+        LOGGER.info("Az Blob Client created successfully");
+        int writeBufferSize = StorageUtil.getIntSizeInBytes(5, StorageUtil.StorageUnit.MEGABYTE);
+        AzBlobStorageClientConfig config = new AzBlobStorageClientConfig(MOCK_SERVER_REGION, MOCK_SERVER_HOSTNAME, "",
+                true, 0, PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER, 1, 0, 0, writeBufferSize);
+        CLOUD_CLIENT = new AzBlobStorageCloudClient(config, ICloudGuardian.NoOpCloudGuardian.INSTANCE);
+    }
+
+    private static void cleanup() {
+        try {
+            PagedIterable<BlobItem> blobItems = client.listBlobs(new ListBlobsOptions().setPrefix(""), null);
+            // Delete all the contents of the container
+            for (BlobItem blobItem : blobItems) {
+                BlobClient blobClient = client.getBlobClient(blobItem.getName());
+                blobClient.delete();
+            }
+            // Delete the container
+            blobServiceClient.deleteBlobContainer(PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            // ignore
+        }
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        LOGGER.info("Shutdown Azurite");
+        // Azure clients do not need explicit closure.
+        cleanup();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/gcs/LSMGCSTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/gcs/LSMGCSTest.java
index 3c62cce..09cc3f6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/gcs/LSMGCSTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/gcs/LSMGCSTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.ICloudGuardian;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs.GCSClientConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.cloud.clients.google.gcs.GCSCloudClient;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.StorageUtil;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@
         client.create(BucketInfo.newBuilder(PLAYGROUND_CONTAINER).setStorageClass(StorageClass.STANDARD)
                 .setLocation(MOCK_SERVER_REGION).build());
         LOGGER.info("Client created successfully");
-        GCSClientConfig config = new GCSClientConfig(MOCK_SERVER_REGION, MOCK_SERVER_HOSTNAME, "", true, 0);
+        int writeBufferSize = StorageUtil.getIntSizeInBytes(5, StorageUtil.StorageUnit.MEGABYTE);
+        GCSClientConfig config =
+                new GCSClientConfig(MOCK_SERVER_REGION, MOCK_SERVER_HOSTNAME, true, 0, writeBufferSize);
         CLOUD_CLIENT = new GCSCloudClient(config, ICloudGuardian.NoOpCloudGuardian.INSTANCE);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/assembler/AssemblerBuilderVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/assembler/AssemblerBuilderVisitor.java
index 6480c30..cb447c8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/assembler/AssemblerBuilderVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/assembler/AssemblerBuilderVisitor.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.column.assembler;
 
-import static org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.DUMMY_FIELD_NAME_INDEX;
+import static org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.DUMMY_FIELD_NAME_INDEX;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.BitSet;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/ObjectSchemaNode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/ObjectSchemaNode.java
index 0bea188..1f74fb3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/ObjectSchemaNode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/ObjectSchemaNode.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema;
 
-import static org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.DUMMY_FIELD_NAME_INDEX;
+import static org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.DUMMY_FIELD_NAME_INDEX;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaBuilderFromIATypeVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaBuilderFromIATypeVisitor.java
index 05c4eda..c7d3df1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaBuilderFromIATypeVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaBuilderFromIATypeVisitor.java
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.collection.AbstractCollectionSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.primitive.MissingFieldSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.operation.lsm.flush.FlushColumnMetadata;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaClipperVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaClipperVisitor.java
index afe8368..ff05568 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaClipperVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/schema/visitor/SchemaClipperVisitor.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.UnionSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.collection.AbstractCollectionSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.primitive.MissingFieldSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.primitive.PrimitiveSchemaNode;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/lsm/flush/FlushColumnMetadata.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/lsm/flush/FlushColumnMetadata.java
index f514638..87f9ff3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/lsm/flush/FlushColumnMetadata.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/lsm/flush/FlushColumnMetadata.java
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.AbstractColumnMetadata;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.PathInfoSerializer;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNestedNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
@@ -51,6 +49,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesWriter;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesWriterFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.writer.AbstractColumnValuesWriter;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnMetadata.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnMetadata.java
index e507d53..15a6277 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnMetadata.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnMetadata.java
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.filter.range.IColumnRangeFilterEvaluatorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.filter.range.IColumnRangeFilterValueAccessor;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.AbstractColumnImmutableReadMetadata;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.visitor.SchemaClipperVisitor;
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesReader;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesReaderFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.reader.PrimitiveColumnValuesReader;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.projection.FunctionCallInformation;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnWithMetaMetadata.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnWithMetaMetadata.java
index 356ddaa..d931242 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnWithMetaMetadata.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/operation/query/QueryColumnWithMetaMetadata.java
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.filter.iterable.IColumnIterableFilterEvaluatorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.filter.range.IColumnRangeFilterEvaluatorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.filter.range.IColumnRangeFilterValueAccessor;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.visitor.SchemaClipperVisitor;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesReader;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.IColumnValuesReaderFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.values.reader.PrimitiveColumnValuesReader;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.projection.FunctionCallInformation;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaJSONBuilderVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaJSONBuilderVisitor.java
index b425a26..a4b9240 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaJSONBuilderVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaJSONBuilderVisitor.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ISchemaNodeVisitor;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.primitive.PrimitiveSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ByteArrayAccessibleDataInputStream;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaStringBuilderVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaStringBuilderVisitor.java
index 6d991cf..ad0e460 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaStringBuilderVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/util/SchemaStringBuilderVisitor.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.AbstractSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ISchemaNodeVisitor;
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.ObjectSchemaNode;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.schema.primitive.PrimitiveSchemaNode;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ByteArrayAccessibleDataInputStream;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameDictionaryPerfTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameDictionaryPerfTest.java
index 63c2b22..4b33e19 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameDictionaryPerfTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameDictionaryPerfTest.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.FieldNamesHashDictionary;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.FieldNamesTrieDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.FieldNamesHashDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.FieldNamesTrieDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameTrieTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameTrieTest.java
index c9f58d5..1ec468c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameTrieTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/trie/FieldNameTrieTest.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.FieldNameTrie;
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.FieldNamesTrieDictionary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.FieldNameTrie;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.FieldNamesTrieDictionary;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IIdentifierMapper.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IIdentifierMapper.java
index b6bce47..ba26ba7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IIdentifierMapper.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/api/IIdentifierMapper.java
@@ -19,13 +19,29 @@
 
 package org.apache.asterix.common.api;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 @FunctionalInterface
 public interface IIdentifierMapper {
 
     enum Modifier {
         SINGULAR,
+        SINGULAR_CAPITALIZED,
         PLURAL,
-        NONE
+        PLURAL_CAPITALIZED,
+        NONE,
+        NONE_CAPITALIZED;
+
+        public String fixup(String input) {
+            switch (this) {
+                case SINGULAR_CAPITALIZED:
+                case PLURAL_CAPITALIZED:
+                case NONE_CAPITALIZED:
+                    return StringUtils.capitalize(input);
+                default:
+                    return input;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     String map(String identifier, Modifier modifier);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
index 3694bb2..5e59b97 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.IError;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.util.ErrorMessageUtil;
 
@@ -303,6 +304,8 @@
     DUPLICATE_FIELD_IN_PRIMARY_KEY(1198),
     INCOMPATIBLE_FIELDS_IN_PRIMARY_KEY(1199),
     PREFIX_SHOULD_NOT_START_WITH_SLASH(1200),
+    ILLEGAL_SIZE_PROVIDED(1201),
+    UNSUPPORTED_WRITER_COMPRESSION_SCHEME(1202),
 
     // Feed errors
     DATAFLOW_ILLEGAL_STATE(3001),
@@ -460,8 +463,8 @@
     }
 
     private static class ErrorMessageMapHolder {
-        private static final String[] enumMessages =
-                ErrorMessageUtil.defineMessageEnumOrdinalMap(values(), RESOURCE_PATH);
+        private static final String[] enumMessages = IdentifierUtil
+                .replaceIdentifiers(ErrorMessageUtil.defineMessageEnumOrdinalMap(values(), RESOURCE_PATH));
 
         private static String get(ErrorCode errorCode) {
             return enumMessages[errorCode.ordinal()];
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/metadata/MetadataConstants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/metadata/MetadataConstants.java
index 9b1d5ae..5bff2c1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/metadata/MetadataConstants.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/metadata/MetadataConstants.java
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     public static final String SYSTEM_DATABASE = "System";
     public static final String DEFAULT_DATABASE = "Default";
 
+    // Pre-defined owner
+    public static final String DEFAULT_OWNER = "@sys";
+
     // Name of the dataverse the metadata lives in.
     public static final DataverseName METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME = DataverseName.createBuiltinDataverseName("Metadata");
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierMappingUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierMappingUtil.java
index 8157125..a32f7f9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierMappingUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierMappingUtil.java
@@ -21,42 +21,59 @@
 
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil.DATASET;
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil.DATAVERSE;
+import static org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil.PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION;
+import static org.apache.asterix.common.utils.IdentifierUtil.PRODUCT_NAME;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IIdentifierMapper;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IIdentifierMapper.Modifier;
 
 public class IdentifierMappingUtil {
 
+    private static final String PLAIN_DATASET = "dataset";
     private static final String SINGULAR_DATASET = "a dataset";
     private static final String PLURAL_DATASET = "datasets";
 
+    private static final String PLAIN_DATAVERSE = "dataverse";
     private static final String SINGULAR_DATAVERSE = "a dataverse";
     private static final String PLURAL_DATAVERSE = "dataverses";
 
+    private static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCT_NAME = "Apache AsterixDB";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION = "AsterixDB";
+
     private static final IIdentifierMapper DEFAULT_MAPPER = (identifier, modifier) -> {
         switch (identifier) {
             case DATASET:
                 switch (modifier) {
                     case NONE:
-                        return DATASET;
+                    case NONE_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(PLAIN_DATASET);
                     case SINGULAR:
-                        return SINGULAR_DATASET;
+                    case SINGULAR_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(SINGULAR_DATASET);
                     case PLURAL:
-                        return PLURAL_DATASET;
+                    case PLURAL_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(PLURAL_DATASET);
                     default:
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown modifier " + modifier);
                 }
             case DATAVERSE:
                 switch (modifier) {
                     case NONE:
-                        return DATAVERSE;
+                    case NONE_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(PLAIN_DATAVERSE);
                     case SINGULAR:
-                        return SINGULAR_DATAVERSE;
+                    case SINGULAR_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(SINGULAR_DATAVERSE);
                     case PLURAL:
-                        return PLURAL_DATAVERSE;
+                    case PLURAL_CAPITALIZED:
+                        return modifier.fixup(PLURAL_DATAVERSE);
                     default:
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown modifier " + modifier);
                 }
+            case PRODUCT_NAME:
+                return modifier.fixup(DEFAULT_PRODUCT_NAME);
+            case PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION:
+                return modifier.fixup(DEFAULT_PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION);
             default:
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("unmapped identifier: " + identifier);
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierUtil.java
index 88b7190..addc192 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/IdentifierUtil.java
@@ -22,10 +22,22 @@
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.api.IIdentifierMapper.Modifier;
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.api.IIdentifierMapper.Modifier.NONE;
 
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IIdentifierMapper;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 public class IdentifierUtil {
 
-    public static final String DATASET = "dataset";
-    public static final String DATAVERSE = "dataverse";
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+    private static final Pattern MESSAGE_IDENTIFIERS = Pattern.compile("@([A-Z_]*)(:([A-Z_]*))?@");
+
+    public static final String DATASET = "DATASET";
+    public static final String DATAVERSE = "DATAVERSE";
+    public static final String PRODUCT_NAME = "PRODUCT_NAME";
+    public static final String PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION = "PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION";
 
     public static String dataset() {
         return IdentifierMappingUtil.map(DATASET, NONE);
@@ -38,4 +50,41 @@
     public static String dataverse() {
         return IdentifierMappingUtil.map(DATAVERSE, NONE);
     }
+
+    public static String productName() {
+        return IdentifierMappingUtil.map(PRODUCT_NAME, NONE);
+    }
+
+    public static String productAbbreviation() {
+        return IdentifierMappingUtil.map(PRODUCT_ABBREVIATION, NONE);
+    }
+
+    public static String replaceIdentifiers(String input) {
+        if (input == null || input.isEmpty()) {
+            return input;
+        }
+        Matcher m = MESSAGE_IDENTIFIERS.matcher(input);
+        String replacement = m.replaceAll(mr -> {
+            String identifier = mr.group(1);
+            String modifierStr = mr.group(3);
+            IIdentifierMapper.Modifier modifier;
+            if (modifierStr != null) {
+                modifier = IIdentifierMapper.Modifier.valueOf(modifierStr);
+            } else {
+                modifier = IIdentifierMapper.Modifier.NONE;
+            }
+            return IdentifierMappingUtil.map(identifier, modifier);
+        });
+        if (!input.equals(replacement)) {
+            LOGGER.debug("{} -> {}", input, replacement);
+        }
+        return replacement;
+    }
+
+    public static String[] replaceIdentifiers(String[] input) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
+            input[i] = IdentifierUtil.replaceIdentifiers(input[i]);
+        }
+        return input;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
index 4b7da0c..a07dddf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@
 1198 = Duplicate field '%1$s' in primary key
 1199 = Fields '%1$s' and '%2$s' are incompatible for primary key
 1200 = Prefix should not start with "/". Prefix: '%1$s'
+1201 = Storage units expected for the field '%1$s' (e.g., 0.1KB, 100kb, 1mb, 3MB, 8.5GB ...). Provided '%2$s'
+1202 = Unsupported compression scheme %1$s. Supported schemes for %2$s are %3$s
 
 # Feed Errors
 3001 = Illegal state.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 7f3c7ec..6a3f891 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@
       <artifactId>javax.activation</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
index 3139be7..6a4b336 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
     public static final String KEY_EXPRESSION = "expression";
     public static final String KEY_LOCAL_SOCKET_PATH = "local-socket-path";
     public static final String KEY_FORMAT = "format";
+    public static final String KEY_SCHEMA = "schema";
+    public static final String KEY_PARQUET_ROW_GROUP_SIZE = "row-group-size";
+    public static final String PARQUET_DEFAULT_ROW_GROUP_SIZE = "10MB";
+    public static final String KEY_PARQUET_PAGE_SIZE = "page-size";
+    public static final String PARQUET_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = "8KB";
     public static final String KEY_INCLUDE = "include";
     public static final String KEY_EXCLUDE = "exclude";
     public static final String KEY_QUOTE = "quote";
@@ -161,6 +166,8 @@
     public static final String CLASS_NAME_PARQUET_INPUT_FORMAT =
             "org.apache.asterix.external.input.record.reader.hdfs.parquet.MapredParquetInputFormat";
     public static final String CLASS_NAME_HDFS_FILESYSTEM = "org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem";
+    public static final String S3A_CHANGE_DETECTION_REQUIRED = "requireVersionChangeDetection";
+    public static final String S3A_CHANGE_DETECTION_REQUIRED_CONFIG_KEY = "fs.s3a.change.detection.version.required";
     /**
      * input formats aliases
      */
@@ -306,6 +313,8 @@
      * Compression constants
      */
     public static final String KEY_COMPRESSION_GZIP = "gzip";
+    public static final String KEY_COMPRESSION_SNAPPY = "snappy";
+    public static final String KEY_COMPRESSION_ZSTD = "zstd";
     public static final String KEY_COMPRESSION_GZIP_COMPRESSION_LEVEL = "gzipCompressionLevel";
 
     /**
@@ -318,13 +327,17 @@
     public static final int WRITER_MAX_RESULT_MINIMUM = 1000;
     public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_FORMATS;
     public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS;
-    public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION;
+    public static final Set<String> TEXTUAL_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION;
+    public static final Set<String> PARQUET_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION;
+    public static final int PARQUET_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE = 1048576;
 
     static {
-        WRITER_SUPPORTED_FORMATS = Set.of(FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE);
+        WRITER_SUPPORTED_FORMATS = Set.of(FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE, FORMAT_PARQUET);
         WRITER_SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS = Set.of(ALIAS_LOCALFS_ADAPTER.toLowerCase(), KEY_ADAPTER_NAME_AWS_S3.toLowerCase(),
                 KEY_ADAPTER_NAME_GCS.toLowerCase());
-        WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION = Set.of(KEY_COMPRESSION_GZIP);
+        TEXTUAL_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION = Set.of(KEY_COMPRESSION_GZIP);
+        PARQUET_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION =
+                Set.of(KEY_COMPRESSION_GZIP, KEY_COMPRESSION_SNAPPY, KEY_COMPRESSION_ZSTD);
     }
 
     public static class ParquetOptions {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/HDFSUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/HDFSUtils.java
index f7638b4..6bc013a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/HDFSUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/HDFSUtils.java
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@
             configureParquet(configuration, conf);
         }
 
+        if (configuration.containsKey(ExternalDataConstants.S3A_CHANGE_DETECTION_REQUIRED)) {
+            conf.set(ExternalDataConstants.S3A_CHANGE_DETECTION_REQUIRED_CONFIG_KEY,
+                    configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.S3A_CHANGE_DETECTION_REQUIRED));
+        }
+
         return conf;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/WriterValidationUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/WriterValidationUtil.java
index 843600e..0d82dd9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/WriterValidationUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/WriterValidationUtil.java
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode.INVALID_REQ_PARAM_VAL;
 import static org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode.MINIMUM_VALUE_ALLOWED_FOR_PARAM;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_PARQUET;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.KEY_PARQUET_PAGE_SIZE;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.KEY_PARQUET_ROW_GROUP_SIZE;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_MAX_RESULT;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants.WRITER_MAX_RESULT_MINIMUM;
 
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.StorageUtil;
 
 public class WriterValidationUtil {
 
@@ -41,7 +46,6 @@
             Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation) throws CompilationException {
         validateAdapter(adapter, supportedAdapters, sourceLocation);
         validateFormat(configuration, sourceLocation);
-        validateCompression(configuration, sourceLocation);
         validateMaxResult(configuration, sourceLocation);
     }
 
@@ -56,14 +60,66 @@
         String format = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_FORMAT);
         checkSupported(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_FORMAT, format, ExternalDataConstants.WRITER_SUPPORTED_FORMATS,
                 ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_WRITING_FORMAT, sourceLocation, false);
+        switch (format.toLowerCase()) {
+            case FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE:
+                validateJSON(configuration, sourceLocation);
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_PARQUET:
+                validateParquet(configuration, sourceLocation);
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
-    private static void validateCompression(Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation)
+    private static void validateParquet(Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation)
+            throws CompilationException {
+        validateParquetCompression(configuration, sourceLocation);
+        validateParquetRowGroupSize(configuration);
+        validateParquetPageSize(configuration);
+    }
+
+    private static void validateParquetRowGroupSize(Map<String, String> configuration) throws CompilationException {
+        String rowGroupSize = configuration.get(KEY_PARQUET_ROW_GROUP_SIZE);
+        if (rowGroupSize == null)
+            return;
+        try {
+            StorageUtil.getByteValue(rowGroupSize);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.ILLEGAL_SIZE_PROVIDED, KEY_PARQUET_ROW_GROUP_SIZE,
+                    rowGroupSize);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void validateParquetPageSize(Map<String, String> configuration) throws CompilationException {
+        String pageSize = configuration.get(KEY_PARQUET_PAGE_SIZE);
+        if (pageSize == null)
+            return;
+        try {
+            StorageUtil.getByteValue(pageSize);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.ILLEGAL_SIZE_PROVIDED, KEY_PARQUET_PAGE_SIZE, pageSize);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void validateJSON(Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation)
+            throws CompilationException {
+        validateTextualCompression(configuration, sourceLocation);
+    }
+
+    private static void validateParquetCompression(Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation)
             throws CompilationException {
         String compression = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION);
-        checkSupported(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION, compression,
-                ExternalDataConstants.WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION, ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_COMPRESSION_SCHEME,
-                sourceLocation, true);
+        checkCompressionSupported(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION, compression,
+                ExternalDataConstants.PARQUET_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION,
+                ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_WRITER_COMPRESSION_SCHEME, sourceLocation, FORMAT_PARQUET, true);
+    }
+
+    private static void validateTextualCompression(Map<String, String> configuration, SourceLocation sourceLocation)
+            throws CompilationException {
+        String compression = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION);
+        checkCompressionSupported(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION, compression,
+                ExternalDataConstants.TEXTUAL_WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION,
+                ErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_WRITER_COMPRESSION_SCHEME, sourceLocation,
+                configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_FORMAT), true);
         if (ExternalDataUtils.isGzipCompression(compression)) {
             validateGzipCompressionLevel(configuration, sourceLocation);
         }
@@ -121,4 +177,22 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private static void checkCompressionSupported(String paramKey, String value, Set<String> supportedSet,
+            ErrorCode errorCode, SourceLocation sourceLocation, String format, boolean optional)
+            throws CompilationException {
+        if (optional && value == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (value == null) {
+            throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.PARAMETERS_REQUIRED, sourceLocation, paramKey);
+        }
+
+        String normalizedValue = value.toLowerCase();
+        if (!supportedSet.contains(normalizedValue)) {
+            List<String> sorted = supportedSet.stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());
+            throw CompilationException.create(errorCode, sourceLocation, value, format, sorted.toString());
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2ad55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer;
+
+import static org.apache.parquet.schema.MessageTypeParser.parseMessageType;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.external.input.record.reader.hdfs.parquet.AsterixParquetRuntimeException;
+import org.apache.asterix.external.util.ExternalDataConstants;
+import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.AsterixParquetWriter;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.IExternalPrinter;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
+import org.apache.parquet.column.ParquetProperties;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.ParquetWriter;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata.CompressionCodecName;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.MessageType;
+
+public class ParquetExternalFilePrinter implements IExternalPrinter {
+    private final IAType typeInfo;
+    private final CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName;
+    private String schemaString;
+    private MessageType schema;
+    private ParquetOutputFile parquetOutputFile;
+    private ParquetWriter<IValueReference> writer;
+    private final long rowGroupSize;
+    private final int pageSize;
+
+    public ParquetExternalFilePrinter(CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName, String schemaString, IAType typeInfo,
+            long rowGroupSize, int pageSize) {
+        this.compressionCodecName = compressionCodecName;
+        this.schemaString = schemaString.replace('\r', ' ');
+        this.typeInfo = typeInfo;
+        this.rowGroupSize = rowGroupSize;
+        this.pageSize = pageSize;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void open() throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            this.schema = parseMessageType(schemaString);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.ILLGEAL_PARQUET_SCHEMA);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void newStream(OutputStream outputStream) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (parquetOutputFile != null) {
+            close();
+        }
+        parquetOutputFile = new ParquetOutputFile(outputStream);
+        Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+
+        try {
+            writer = AsterixParquetWriter.builder(parquetOutputFile).withCompressionCodec(compressionCodecName)
+                    .withType(schema).withTypeInfo(typeInfo).withRowGroupSize(rowGroupSize).withPageSize(pageSize)
+                    .withDictionaryPageSize(ExternalDataConstants.PARQUET_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE)
+                    .enableDictionaryEncoding().withValidation(false)
+                    .withWriterVersion(ParquetProperties.WriterVersion.PARQUET_1_0).withConf(conf).build();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void print(IValueReference value) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            this.writer.write(value);
+        } catch (AsterixParquetRuntimeException e) {
+            throw e.getHyracksDataException();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (this.writer != null) {
+            try {
+                this.writer.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53975d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.IExternalPrinter;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.IExternalPrinterFactory;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata.CompressionCodecName;
+
+public class ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory implements IExternalPrinterFactory {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8971234908711234L;
+    private final String schema;
+    private final IAType typeInfo;
+    private final CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName;
+    private final long rowGroupSize;
+    private final int pageSize;
+
+    public ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory(CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName, String schema, IAType typeInfo,
+            long rowGroupSize, int pageSize) {
+        this.compressionCodecName = compressionCodecName;
+        this.schema = schema;
+        this.typeInfo = typeInfo;
+        this.rowGroupSize = rowGroupSize;
+        this.pageSize = pageSize;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IExternalPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return new ParquetExternalFilePrinter(compressionCodecName, schema, typeInfo, rowGroupSize, pageSize);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetOutputFile.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetOutputFile.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db600f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/ParquetOutputFile.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataOutputStream;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.util.HadoopStreams;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.OutputFile;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.PositionOutputStream;
+
+public class ParquetOutputFile implements OutputFile {
+    private final FSDataOutputStream fs;
+
+    /*
+     This class wraps OutputStream as a file that Parquet SDK supports writing to.
+     By default, this assumes output stream doesn't support block size which distributed file systems use.
+     Hadoop File System Library use this as a default block size
+     Ref : https://github.com/apache/hadoop/blob/74ff00705cf67911f1ff8320c6c97354350d6952/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.java#L2756
+     */
+    private static final long DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE = 33554432L;
+
+    public ParquetOutputFile(OutputStream os) {
+        this.fs = new FSDataOutputStream(os, new FileSystem.Statistics("test"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PositionOutputStream create(long blockSizeHint) throws IOException {
+        return HadoopStreams.wrap(fs);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PositionOutputStream createOrOverwrite(long blockSizeHint) throws IOException {
+        return HadoopStreams.wrap(fs);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean supportsBlockSize() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long defaultBlockSize() {
+        return DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetWriter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edeab1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
+import org.apache.parquet.column.ParquetProperties;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.ParquetWriter;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.api.WriteSupport;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata.CompressionCodecName;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.OutputFile;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.MessageType;
+
+public class AsterixParquetWriter extends ParquetWriter<IValueReference> {
+    public static Builder builder(Path file) {
+        return new Builder(file);
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder(OutputFile file) {
+        return new Builder(file);
+    }
+
+    AsterixParquetWriter(Path file, WriteSupport<IValueReference> writeSupport,
+            CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName, int blockSize, int pageSize, boolean enableDictionary,
+            boolean enableValidation, ParquetProperties.WriterVersion writerVersion, Configuration conf)
+            throws IOException {
+        super(file, writeSupport, compressionCodecName, blockSize, pageSize, pageSize, enableDictionary,
+                enableValidation, writerVersion, conf);
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder extends ParquetWriter.Builder<IValueReference, Builder> {
+        private MessageType type;
+        private IAType typeInfo;
+        private Map<String, String> extraMetaData;
+
+        private Builder(Path file) {
+            super(file);
+            this.type = null;
+            this.extraMetaData = new HashMap();
+        }
+
+        private Builder(OutputFile file) {
+            super(file);
+            this.type = null;
+            this.extraMetaData = new HashMap();
+        }
+
+        public Builder withType(MessageType type) {
+            this.type = type;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder withTypeInfo(IAType typeInfo) {
+            this.typeInfo = typeInfo;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder withExtraMetaData(Map<String, String> extraMetaData) {
+            this.extraMetaData = extraMetaData;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        protected Builder self() {
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        protected WriteSupport<IValueReference> getWriteSupport(Configuration conf) {
+            return new ObjectWriteSupport(this.type, this.typeInfo, this.extraMetaData);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/FieldNamesDictionary.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/FieldNamesDictionary.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7058bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/FieldNamesDictionary.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.FieldNamesTrieDictionary;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
+
+public class FieldNamesDictionary {
+    private final FieldNamesTrieDictionary trie;
+    private final List<String> fieldNames;
+    private final StringBuilder builder;
+
+    public FieldNamesDictionary() {
+        trie = new FieldNamesTrieDictionary();
+        fieldNames = new ArrayList<>();
+        builder = new StringBuilder();
+    }
+
+    public String getOrCreateFieldNameIndex(IValueReference pointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+        int index = trie.getOrCreateFieldNameIndex(pointable);
+        if (index < fieldNames.size()) {
+            return fieldNames.get(index);
+        }
+
+        builder.setLength(0);
+        String fieldName = UTF8StringUtil.toString(pointable.getByteArray(), pointable.getStartOffset(), builder);
+        fieldNames.add(fieldName);
+        return fieldName;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ObjectWriteSupport.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ObjectWriteSupport.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512b523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ObjectWriteSupport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.external.input.record.reader.hdfs.parquet.AsterixParquetRuntimeException;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.api.WriteSupport;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.api.RecordConsumer;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.MessageType;
+
+public class ObjectWriteSupport extends WriteSupport<IValueReference> {
+    private MessageType schema;
+
+    private RecordConsumer recordConsumer;
+    private Map<String, String> extraMetaData;
+    ParquetRecordLazyVisitor parquetRecordLazyVisitor;
+
+    public ObjectWriteSupport(MessageType schema, IAType typeInfo, Map<String, String> extraMetaData) {
+        this.schema = schema;
+        this.extraMetaData = extraMetaData;
+        parquetRecordLazyVisitor = new ParquetRecordLazyVisitor(schema, typeInfo);
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return "asterix";
+    }
+
+    public WriteSupport.WriteContext init(Configuration configuration) {
+        return new WriteSupport.WriteContext(this.schema, this.extraMetaData);
+    }
+
+    public void prepareForWrite(RecordConsumer recordConsumer) {
+        this.recordConsumer = recordConsumer;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(IValueReference valueReference) {
+        try {
+            parquetRecordLazyVisitor.consumeRecord(valueReference, recordConsumer);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            throw new AsterixParquetRuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetRecordLazyVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetRecordLazyVisitor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf46cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetRecordLazyVisitor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.ParquetValueWriter.ELEMENT_FIELD;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.ParquetValueWriter.GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.ParquetValueWriter.LIST_FIELD;
+import static org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.ParquetValueWriter.PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.AbstractLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.AbstractListLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.FlatLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.ILazyVisitablePointableVisitor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.RecordLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.TypedRecordLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IValueReference;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.api.RecordConsumer;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.GroupType;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.MessageType;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.Type;
+
+public class ParquetRecordLazyVisitor implements ILazyVisitablePointableVisitor<Void, Type> {
+
+    private final MessageType schema;
+    private final IAType typeInfo;
+    private final RecordLazyVisitablePointable rec;
+    private RecordConsumer recordConsumer;
+    private FieldNamesDictionary fieldNamesDictionary;
+
+    private final ParquetValueWriter parquetValueWriter;
+
+    public ParquetRecordLazyVisitor(MessageType schema, IAType typeInfo) {
+        this.schema = schema;
+        this.typeInfo = typeInfo;
+        if (typeInfo.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.OBJECT) {
+            this.rec = new TypedRecordLazyVisitablePointable((ARecordType) typeInfo);
+        } else if (typeInfo.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+            this.rec = new RecordLazyVisitablePointable(true);
+        } else {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Type Unsupported for parquet printing");
+        }
+        this.fieldNamesDictionary = new FieldNamesDictionary();
+        this.parquetValueWriter = new ParquetValueWriter();
+    }
+
+    public MessageType getSchema() {
+        return schema;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Void visit(RecordLazyVisitablePointable pointable, Type type) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+        if (type.isPrimitive()) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.RESULT_DOES_NOT_FOLLOW_SCHEMA, GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD,
+                    PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD, type.getName());
+        }
+        GroupType groupType = type.asGroupType();
+        recordConsumer.startGroup();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < pointable.getNumberOfChildren(); i++) {
+            pointable.nextChild();
+            AbstractLazyVisitablePointable child = pointable.getChildVisitablePointable();
+            String columnName = fieldNamesDictionary.getOrCreateFieldNameIndex(pointable.getFieldName());
+
+            if (!groupType.containsField(columnName)) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.EXTRA_FIELD_IN_RESULT_NOT_FOUND_IN_SCHEMA, columnName,
+                        groupType.getName());
+            }
+            recordConsumer.startField(columnName, groupType.getFieldIndex(columnName));
+            child.accept(this, groupType.getType(columnName));
+            recordConsumer.endField(columnName, groupType.getFieldIndex(columnName));
+        }
+        recordConsumer.endGroup();
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Void visit(AbstractListLazyVisitablePointable pointable, Type type) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+        if (type.isPrimitive()) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.RESULT_DOES_NOT_FOLLOW_SCHEMA, GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD,
+                    PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD, type.getName());
+        }
+        GroupType groupType = type.asGroupType();
+
+        if (!groupType.containsField(LIST_FIELD)) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.EXTRA_FIELD_IN_RESULT_NOT_FOUND_IN_SCHEMA, LIST_FIELD,
+                    groupType.getName());
+        }
+
+        if (groupType.getType(LIST_FIELD).isPrimitive()) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.RESULT_DOES_NOT_FOLLOW_SCHEMA, GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD,
+                    PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD, LIST_FIELD);
+        }
+
+        GroupType listType = groupType.getType(LIST_FIELD).asGroupType();
+
+        if (!listType.containsField(ELEMENT_FIELD)) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.EXTRA_FIELD_IN_RESULT_NOT_FOUND_IN_SCHEMA, ELEMENT_FIELD,
+                    listType.getName());
+        }
+
+        recordConsumer.startGroup();
+        recordConsumer.startField(LIST_FIELD, groupType.getFieldIndex(LIST_FIELD));
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < pointable.getNumberOfChildren(); i++) {
+            pointable.nextChild();
+            AbstractLazyVisitablePointable child = pointable.getChildVisitablePointable();
+
+            recordConsumer.startGroup();
+            recordConsumer.startField(ELEMENT_FIELD, listType.getFieldIndex(ELEMENT_FIELD));
+
+            child.accept(this, listType.getType(ELEMENT_FIELD));
+
+            recordConsumer.endField(ELEMENT_FIELD, listType.getFieldIndex(ELEMENT_FIELD));
+            recordConsumer.endGroup();
+
+        }
+
+        recordConsumer.endField(LIST_FIELD, groupType.getFieldIndex(LIST_FIELD));
+        recordConsumer.endGroup();
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Void visit(FlatLazyVisitablePointable pointable, Type type) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+        if (!type.isPrimitive()) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.RESULT_DOES_NOT_FOLLOW_SCHEMA, PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD,
+                    GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD, type.getName());
+        }
+        parquetValueWriter.addValueToColumn(recordConsumer, pointable, type.asPrimitiveType());
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public void consumeRecord(IValueReference valueReference, RecordConsumer recordConsumer)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        rec.set(valueReference);
+        this.recordConsumer = recordConsumer;
+
+        recordConsumer.startMessage();
+        for (int i = 0; i < rec.getNumberOfChildren(); i++) {
+            rec.nextChild();
+            String columnName = fieldNamesDictionary.getOrCreateFieldNameIndex(rec.getFieldName());
+            AbstractLazyVisitablePointable child = rec.getChildVisitablePointable();
+
+            if (!schema.containsField(columnName)) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException(ErrorCode.EXTRA_FIELD_IN_RESULT_NOT_FOUND_IN_SCHEMA, columnName,
+                        schema.getName());
+            }
+
+            recordConsumer.startField(columnName, schema.getFieldIndex(columnName));
+            child.accept(this, schema.getType(columnName));
+            recordConsumer.endField(columnName, schema.getFieldIndex(columnName));
+        }
+        recordConsumer.endMessage();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206a3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.PrintTools;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ABooleanSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AFloatSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt16SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt8SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ATimeSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.FlatLazyVisitablePointable;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.utils.ResettableByteArrayOutputStream;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.api.Binary;
+import org.apache.parquet.io.api.RecordConsumer;
+import org.apache.parquet.schema.PrimitiveType;
+
+public class ParquetValueWriter {
+    public static final String LIST_FIELD = "list";
+    public static final String ELEMENT_FIELD = "element";
+
+    public static final String GROUP_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD = "group";
+    public static final String PRIMITIVE_TYPE_ERROR_FIELD = "primitive";
+
+    private final VoidPointable voidPointable;
+    private final ResettableByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream;
+
+    ParquetValueWriter() {
+        this.voidPointable = VoidPointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
+        this.byteArrayOutputStream = new ResettableByteArrayOutputStream();
+    }
+
+    private void addIntegerType(long value, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName primitiveTypeName, ATypeTag typeTag,
+            RecordConsumer recordConsumer) throws HyracksDataException {
+        switch (primitiveTypeName) {
+            case INT32:
+                recordConsumer.addInteger((int) value);
+                break;
+            case INT64:
+                recordConsumer.addLong(value);
+                break;
+            case FLOAT:
+                recordConsumer.addFloat(value);
+                break;
+            case DOUBLE:
+                recordConsumer.addDouble(value);
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void addValueToColumn(RecordConsumer recordConsumer, FlatLazyVisitablePointable pointable,
+            PrimitiveType type) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+        ATypeTag typeTag = pointable.getTypeTag();
+        byte[] b = pointable.getByteArray();
+        int s, l;
+
+        if (pointable.isTagged()) {
+            s = pointable.getStartOffset() + 1;
+            l = pointable.getLength() - 1;
+        } else {
+            s = pointable.getStartOffset();
+            l = pointable.getLength();
+        }
+        voidPointable.set(b, s, l);
+
+        PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName primitiveTypeName = type.getPrimitiveTypeName();
+
+        switch (typeTag) {
+            case TINYINT:
+                byte tinyIntValue = AInt8SerializerDeserializer.getByte(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(tinyIntValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case SMALLINT:
+                short smallIntValue = AInt16SerializerDeserializer.getShort(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(smallIntValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case INTEGER:
+                int intValue = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(intValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case BIGINT:
+                long bigIntValue = AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(bigIntValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case FLOAT:
+                float floatValue = AFloatSerializerDeserializer.getFloat(b, s);
+                switch (primitiveTypeName) {
+                    case INT32:
+                        recordConsumer.addInteger((int) floatValue);
+                        break;
+                    case INT64:
+                        recordConsumer.addLong((long) floatValue);
+                        break;
+                    case FLOAT:
+                        recordConsumer.addFloat(floatValue);
+                        break;
+                    case DOUBLE:
+                        recordConsumer.addDouble(floatValue);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+                }
+                break;
+            case DOUBLE:
+                double doubleValue = ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b, s);
+                switch (primitiveTypeName) {
+                    case INT32:
+                        recordConsumer.addInteger((int) doubleValue);
+                        break;
+                    case INT64:
+                        recordConsumer.addLong((long) doubleValue);
+                        break;
+                    case FLOAT:
+                        recordConsumer.addFloat((float) doubleValue);
+                        break;
+                    case DOUBLE:
+                        recordConsumer.addDouble(doubleValue);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+                }
+                break;
+            case STRING:
+                int utfLength = UTF8StringUtil.getUTFLength(b, s);
+                if (primitiveTypeName == PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.BINARY) {
+                    byteArrayOutputStream.reset();
+                    try {
+                        PrintTools.writeUTF8StringAsJSONUnquoted(b, s, l, utfLength, byteArrayOutputStream);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+                    }
+                    recordConsumer.addBinary(Binary.fromReusedByteArray(byteArrayOutputStream.getByteArray(), 0,
+                            byteArrayOutputStream.getLength()));
+
+                } else {
+                    throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+                }
+                break;
+            case BOOLEAN:
+                boolean booleanValue = ABooleanSerializerDeserializer.getBoolean(b, s);
+                if (primitiveTypeName == PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.BOOLEAN) {
+                    recordConsumer.addBoolean(booleanValue);
+                } else {
+                    throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+                }
+                break;
+            case DATE:
+                int dateValue = ADateSerializerDeserializer.getChronon(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(dateValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case TIME:
+                int timeValue = ATimeSerializerDeserializer.getChronon(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(timeValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case DATETIME:
+                long dateTimeValue = ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer.getChronon(b, s);
+                addIntegerType(dateTimeValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+            case NULL:
+            case MISSING:
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.TYPE_MISMATCH_GENERIC, typeTag, primitiveTypeName);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
index 189c842..f6da684 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class ADMDataParserTest {
 
@@ -192,10 +191,10 @@
                     SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getNonTaggedSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
             Object point = geomDeser.deserialize(dataIn);
             Assert.assertTrue(point instanceof AGeometry);
-            Assert.assertTrue(((AGeometry) point).getGeometry() instanceof OGCPoint);
-            OGCPoint p = (OGCPoint) ((AGeometry) point).getGeometry();
-            Assert.assertEquals(3.0, p.X(), 1E-5);
-            Assert.assertEquals(4.0, p.Y(), 1E-5);
+            Assert.assertTrue(((AGeometry) point).getGeometry() instanceof Point);
+            Point p = (Point) ((AGeometry) point).getGeometry();
+            Assert.assertEquals(3.0, p.getX(), 1E-5);
+            Assert.assertEquals(4.0, p.getY(), 1E-5);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             Assert.fail("Error in parsing");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml
index e4cd8ff..7568d5d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java
index 4676851..5d64e9d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
 
 /**
  * STUnion aggregates a set of objects into one object. If the input is a set of overlapping polygons, their union is
@@ -55,14 +53,13 @@
  * output is a GeometryCollection.
  */
 public class STUnionAggregateFunction extends AbstractAggregateFunction {
-    /**Use WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) as the default coordinate reference system*/
-    public static final SpatialReference DEFAULT_CRS = SpatialReference.create(4326);
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private ISerializerDeserializer<AGeometry> geometrySerde =
             SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
     private IPointable inputVal = new VoidPointable();
     private IScalarEvaluator eval;
-    protected OGCGeometry geometry;
+    protected Geometry geometry;
+    protected GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
 
     private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
 
@@ -75,7 +72,8 @@
     @Override
     public void init() throws HyracksDataException {
         // Initialize the resulting geometry with an empty point.
-        geometry = new OGCPoint(new Point(), DEFAULT_CRS);
+        geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
+        geometry = geometryFactory.createPoint((Coordinate) null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@
             processNull();
         } else if (typeTag == ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
             DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1));
-            OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+            Geometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
             geometry = geometry.union(geometry1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java
index 97c30a1..8a85751 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
@@ -40,13 +39,11 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public abstract class AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
-    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1)
-            throws HyracksDataException;
+    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     @Override
     public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
@@ -106,13 +103,13 @@
                 }
 
                 DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
-                OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+                Geometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
                 DataInputStream dataIn1 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes1, offset1 + 1, len1 - 1));
-                OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
+                Geometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
                 Object finalResult = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry0, geometry1);
-                if (finalResult instanceof OGCGeometry) {
+                if (finalResult instanceof Geometry) {
                     out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry((OGCGeometry) finalResult), out);
+                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize((Geometry) finalResult, out);
                 } else if (finalResult instanceof Boolean) {
                     SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN)
                             .serialize((boolean) finalResult ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE, out);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java
index 1420214..5d281ec 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
@@ -38,14 +37,13 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public abstract class AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    abstract protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException;
+    abstract protected Geometry evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     @Override
     public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
@@ -101,13 +99,13 @@
 
             ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
             DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
-            OGCGeometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+            Geometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
             int n = (int) AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data0, offset0 + 1);
 
-            OGCGeometry geometryN = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry, n);
+            Geometry geometryN = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry, n);
             try {
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry(geometryN), out);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(geometryN, out);
                 result.set(resultStorage);
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 throw new InvalidDataFormatException(sourceLoc, getIdentifier(), e,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java
index e41aebb..e5d9e38 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABinary;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARectangle;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -44,12 +43,11 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public abstract class AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
-    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException;
+    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     @Override
     public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@
                 }
 
                 DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
-                OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+                Geometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
 
                 Object finalResult = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry0);
                 if (finalResult == null) {
@@ -120,9 +118,9 @@
                 } else if (finalResult instanceof byte[]) {
                     SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABINARY)
                             .serialize(new ABinary((byte[]) finalResult), out);
-                } else if (finalResult instanceof OGCGeometry) {
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Geometry) {
                     out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry((OGCGeometry) finalResult), out);
+                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize((Geometry) finalResult, out);
                 } else if (finalResult instanceof ARectangle) {
                     SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ARECTANGLE)
                             .serialize(finalResult, out);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java
index 425a198..8df57e4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ARecordSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.JtsModule;
 import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.GeoFunctionTypeInferers;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AOrderedList;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
@@ -48,10 +49,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
-import com.esri.core.geometry.MapOGCStructure;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromGeoJson;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 public class ParseGeoJSONDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         private DataOutput out;
         private IPointable inputArg;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval;
-        private OperatorImportFromGeoJson geoJsonImporter;
+        private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
         public ParseGeoJSONEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory factory, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
             out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
             inputArg = new VoidPointable();
             eval = factory.createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            geoJsonImporter = OperatorImportFromGeoJson.local();
+            objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            objectMapper.registerModule(new JtsModule());
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -123,15 +124,10 @@
             ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
             DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             try {
-                String geometry = recordToString(new ARecordSerializerDeserializer(recType).deserialize(dataIn));
-                MapOGCStructure structure = geoJsonImporter.executeOGC(0, geometry, null);
-                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry =
-                        OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure.m_ogcStructure, structure.m_spatialReference);
-                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
-                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                String geometryGeoJSON = recordToString(new ARecordSerializerDeserializer(recType).deserialize(dataIn));
+                Geometry geometry = objectMapper.readValue(geometryGeoJSON, Geometry.class);
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
-                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(geometry, out);
                 result.set(resultStorage);
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 throw new InvalidDataFormatException(sourceLoc, getIdentifier(), e,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java
index a8d983c..c10bbf2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STAreaDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -39,18 +37,15 @@
     };
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        double area;
-        if (!"GeometryCollection".equals(geometry.geometryType())) {
-            area = geometry.getEsriGeometry().calculateArea2D();
-        } else {
-            GeometryCursor cursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
-            Geometry geometry1 = cursor.next();
-            area = 0;
-            while (geometry1 != null) {
-                area += geometry1.calculateArea2D();
-                geometry1 = cursor.next();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        double area = 0;
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION)) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < geometry.getNumGeometries(); i++) {
+                Geometry subGeom = geometry.getGeometryN(i);
+                area += subGeom.getArea();
             }
+        } else {
+            area = geometry.getArea();
         }
         return area;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java
index e0e43bb..9ee77c1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoFunctionUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKBWriter;
 
 public class STAsBinaryDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STAsBinaryDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.asBinary().array();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        WKBWriter wkbWriter = new WKBWriter(GeoFunctionUtils.getCoordinateDimension(geometry),
+                GeoFunctionUtils.LITTLE_ENDIAN_BYTEORDER);
+        return wkbWriter.write(geometry);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java
index 760261d..f5d2217 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java
@@ -18,21 +18,41 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.JtsModule;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 public class STAsGeoJSONDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STAsGeoJSONDescriptor::new;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+    private final ObjectMapper mapper;
+
+    public STAsGeoJSONDescriptor() {
+        mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+    }
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.asGeoJson();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        String geoJson = null;
+        try {
+            mapper.registerModule(new JtsModule());
+            geoJson = mapper.writeValueAsString(geometry);
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            LOGGER.debug("JSON Processing exception during STAsGeoJSON function");
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(ErrorCode.PARSING_ERROR);
+        }
+        return geoJson;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java
index 12bdb30..372c73e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoFunctionUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKTWriter;
 
 public class STAsTextDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +32,13 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STAsTextDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.asText();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            WKTWriter wktWriter = new WKTWriter(GeoFunctionUtils.getCoordinateDimension(geometry));
+            return wktWriter.write(geometry);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("Failed to convert geometry to WKT: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java
index 9bd6ba1..5d6abaf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STBoundaryDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STBoundaryDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.boundary();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.getBoundary();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java
index 34c21bf..e0461ff 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STContainsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STContainsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.contains(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java
index a0c10f7..da8ee66 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoFunctionUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STCoordDimDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STCoordDimDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.coordinateDimension();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return GeoFunctionUtils.getCoordinateDimension(geometry);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java
index c276e7e..f868354 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STCrossesDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STCrossesDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.crosses(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java
index 8a49d4b..3ea165f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STDifferenceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STDifferenceDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.difference(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java
index 34d7282..38683a7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STDimensionDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STDimensionDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.dimension();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.getDimension();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java
index 0a890b9..5317f49 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STDisjointDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STDisjointDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.disjoint(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java
index 75b8b41..b68a6af 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STDistanceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STDistanceDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.distance(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java
index ab0ba5c..36bc258 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
 
 public class STEndPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STEndPointDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
-            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).endPoint();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING)) {
+            return ((LineString) geometry).getEndPoint();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java
index 13555c6..2ca68fd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STEnvelopeDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STEnvelopeDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.envelope();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.getEnvelope();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java
index e0c0cf8..c40ee62 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STEqualsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.equals(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java
index 5888b63..71cb2b7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STExteriorRingDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STExteriorRingDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
-            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).exteriorRing();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+            return ((Polygon) geometry).getExteriorRing();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java
index 73272ae..fc097ce 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
@@ -40,12 +40,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKTReader;
 
 public class STGeomFromTextDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -77,7 +74,6 @@
         private DataOutput out;
         private IPointable inputArg;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval;
-        private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
 
         public STGeomFromTextEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -85,7 +81,6 @@
             out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
             inputArg = new VoidPointable();
             eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -102,19 +97,13 @@
             ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
             DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             try {
-                String geometry = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
-                OGCStructure structure;
-
-                structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, geometry, null);
-                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(4326));
-                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
-                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                WKTReader reader = new WKTReader();
+                String wktString = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
+                Geometry geometry = reader.read(wktString);
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
-                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(geometry, out);
                 result.set(resultStorage);
-
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+            } catch (ParseException | IOException e) {
                 throw new InvalidDataFormatException(sourceLoc, getIdentifier(), e,
                         ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java
index aca726e..3a3dddb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
@@ -41,12 +40,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKTReader;
 
 public class STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -80,7 +76,6 @@
         private IScalarEvaluator eval;
         private IPointable inputArg0;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
-        private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
 
         public STGeomFromTextSRIDEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -90,7 +85,6 @@
             eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
             eval0 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -116,20 +110,13 @@
             ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
             DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             try {
-                String geometry = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
-                int srid = (int) AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data0, offset0 + 1);
-                OGCStructure structure;
-
-                structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, geometry, null);
-                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(srid));
-                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
-                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                WKTReader reader = new WKTReader();
+                String wktString = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
+                Geometry geometry = reader.read(wktString);
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
-                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(geometry, out);
                 result.set(resultStorage);
-
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+            } catch (ParseException | IOException e) {
                 throw new InvalidDataFormatException(sourceLoc, getIdentifier(), e,
                         ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java
index 8a432d1..96e5931 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STGeomentryTypeDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STGeomentryTypeDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.geometryType();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.getGeometryType();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java
index 5d9642e..4c8cc9a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STGeometryNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
 
@@ -38,12 +37,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
-            return ((OGCGeometryCollection) geometry).geometryN(n);
+    protected Geometry evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION)) {
+            return geometry.getGeometryN(n);
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java
index 5f6d956..9dc8bd9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STInteriorRingNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
 
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
-            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).interiorRingN(n);
+    protected Geometry evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+            return ((Polygon) geometry).getInteriorRingN(n);
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java
index 5a3d2bf..6888b2b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STIntersectionDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIntersectionDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.intersection(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java
index 34a1407..a8a4b78 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STIntersectsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIntersectsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.intersects(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java
index ff55f9f..cedda05 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java
@@ -22,15 +22,10 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiCurve;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPoint;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPolygon;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiLineString;
 
 public class STIsClosedDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -38,30 +33,36 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIsClosedDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
         return isClosed(geometry);
     }
 
-    private boolean isClosed(OGCGeometry geometry) {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
-            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).isClosed();
-        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiCurve) {
-            return ((OGCMultiCurve) geometry).isClosed();
-        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPoint || geometry instanceof OGCMultiPolygon
-                || geometry instanceof OGCPolygon || geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
-            return true;
-        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
-            OGCGeometryCollection geometryCollection = (OGCGeometryCollection) geometry;
-            int num = geometryCollection.numGeometries();
-            for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
-                if (!isClosed(geometryCollection.geometryN(i))) {
-                    return false;
+    private boolean isClosed(Geometry geometry) {
+        switch (geometry.getGeometryType()) {
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING:
+                return ((LineString) geometry).isClosed();
+
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTILINESTRING:
+                return ((MultiLineString) geometry).isClosed();
+
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTIPOINT:
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTIPOLYGON:
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON:
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT:
+                return true;
+
+            case Geometry.TYPENAME_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION:
+                GeometryCollection geometryCollection = (GeometryCollection) geometry;
+                int num = geometryCollection.getNumGeometries();
+                for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
+                    if (!isClosed(geometryCollection.getGeometryN(i))) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+                return true;
+
+            default:
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported geometry type: " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java
index 544fdf3..f6a8578 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STIsCollectionDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIsCollectionDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        String type = geometry.geometryType();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        String type = geometry.getGeometryType();
         return "GeometryCollection".equals(type) || "MultiLineString".equals(type) || "MultiPoint".equals(type)
                 || "MultiPolygon".equals(type);
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java
index 1adcb0e..569806c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STIsEmptyDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIsEmptyDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry.isEmpty();
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java
index 02ea049a..0c84c1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
 
 public class STIsRingDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIsRingDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
-            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).isRing();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING)) {
+            return ((LineString) geometry).isRing();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java
index b8b2d63..2b6c468 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STIsSimpleDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STIsSimpleDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry.isSimple();
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java
index 7357813..8909ed3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiLineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiLineString;
 
 public class STLengthDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -35,21 +33,20 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STLengthDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCLineString) {
-            return geometry.getEsriGeometry().calculateLength2D();
-        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiLineString) {
-            GeometryCursor cursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING)) {
+            return geometry.getLength();
+        } else if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTILINESTRING)) {
             double length = 0;
-            Geometry geometry1 = cursor.next();
-            while (geometry1 != null) {
-                length += geometry1.calculateLength2D();
-                geometry1 = cursor.next();
+            MultiLineString multiLine = (MultiLineString) geometry;
+            for (int i = 0; i < multiLine.getNumGeometries(); i++) {
+                LineString lineString = (LineString) multiLine.getGeometryN(i);
+                length += lineString.getLength();
             }
             return length;
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java
index b716b5c..82e1c3d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java
@@ -20,35 +20,42 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Polyline;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPoint;
 
 public class STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor::new;
+    private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
+
+    public STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor() {
+        geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
+    }
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPoint) {
-            Polyline polyline = new Polyline();
-            OGCMultiPoint multiPoint = (OGCMultiPoint) geometry;
-            int numPoints = multiPoint.numGeometries();
-            polyline.startPath((Point) multiPoint.geometryN(0).getEsriGeometry());
-            for (int i = 1; i < numPoints; i++) {
-                polyline.lineTo((Point) multiPoint.geometryN(i).getEsriGeometry());
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTIPOINT)) {
+            MultiPoint multiPoint = (MultiPoint) geometry;
+            int numPoints = multiPoint.getNumGeometries();
+
+            if (numPoints < 2) {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("A LineString requires at least two points.");
             }
-            return new OGCLineString(polyline, 0, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+
+            Coordinate[] coordinates = new Coordinate[numPoints];
+            for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i++) {
+                coordinates[i] = multiPoint.getGeometryN(i).getCoordinate();
+            }
+            return geometryFactory.createLineString(coordinates);
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBRDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBRDescriptor.java
index 55e358c..6353918 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBRDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBRDescriptor.java
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STMBRDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -41,14 +40,12 @@
     };
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
         AMutableRectangle aRectangle = new AMutableRectangle(null, null);
         AMutablePoint[] aPoint = { new AMutablePoint(0, 0), new AMutablePoint(0, 0) };
-        Envelope env = new Envelope();
-        geometry.getEsriGeometry().queryEnvelope(env);
-        aPoint[0].setValue(env.getXMin(), env.getYMin());
-        aPoint[1].setValue(env.getXMax(), env.getYMax());
+        Envelope envelope = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
+        aPoint[0].setValue(envelope.getMinX(), envelope.getMinY());
+        aPoint[1].setValue(envelope.getMaxX(), envelope.getMaxY());
         aRectangle.setValue(aPoint[0], aPoint[1]);
         return aRectangle;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBREnlargeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBREnlargeDescriptor.java
index b3bfb33..50ddd28 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBREnlargeDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMBREnlargeDescriptor.java
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ByteArrayAccessibleInputStream;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
 
 public class STMBREnlargeDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
         }
     };
 
+    private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
+
+    public STMBREnlargeDescriptor() {
+        geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
         return BuiltinFunctions.ST_MBR_ENLARGE;
@@ -114,14 +120,13 @@
                         }
 
                         inStream.setContent(data0, offset0 + 1, len - 1);
-                        OGCGeometry geometry =
-                                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
-                        geometry.getEsriGeometry().queryEnvelope(env);
+                        Geometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+                        Envelope env = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
                         double expandValue =
                                 ATypeHierarchy.getDoubleValue(getIdentifier().getName(), 0, data1, offset1);
                         AMutableRectangle expandedMBR = new AMutableRectangle(
-                                new AMutablePoint(env.getXMin() - expandValue, env.getYMin() - expandValue),
-                                new AMutablePoint(env.getXMax() + expandValue, env.getYMax() + expandValue));
+                                new AMutablePoint(env.getMinX() - expandValue, env.getMinY() - expandValue),
+                                new AMutablePoint(env.getMaxX() + expandValue, env.getMaxY() + expandValue));
                         rectangleSerde.serialize(expandedMBR, out);
                         result.set(resultStorage);
                     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java
index e208771..71fcacf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java
@@ -20,24 +20,36 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.CoordinateXYZM;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STMDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STMDescriptor::new;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
-            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).M();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT)) {
+            Point point = (Point) geometry;
+            Coordinate coordinate = point.getCoordinate();
+            if (coordinate instanceof CoordinateXYZM) {
+                return coordinate.getM();
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.debug("The provided point does not have an M value.");
+                return Double.NaN;
+            }
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java
index 3aa9e7b..f8cc270 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
 
@@ -70,14 +69,19 @@
         private DataOutput out;
         private IPointable inputArg0;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private Coordinate coordinate0;
         private IPointable inputArg1;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+        private Coordinate coordinate1;
         private IPointable inputArg2;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval2;
+        private Coordinate coordinate2;
         private IPointable inputArg3;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval3;
+        private Coordinate coordinate3;
         private IPointable inputArg4;
         private IScalarEvaluator eval4;
+        private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
 
         public STMakeEnvelopeEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -93,6 +97,11 @@
             eval3 = args[3].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             inputArg4 = new VoidPointable();
             eval4 = args[4].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
+            coordinate0 = new Coordinate();
+            coordinate1 = new Coordinate();
+            coordinate2 = new Coordinate();
+            coordinate3 = new Coordinate();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -116,23 +125,30 @@
             byte[] data3 = inputArg3.getByteArray();
             int offset3 = inputArg3.getStartOffset();
 
+            //Spatial Reference System Identifier (SRID), currently not used.
             eval4.evaluate(tuple, inputArg4);
             byte[] data4 = inputArg4.getByteArray();
             int offset4 = inputArg4.getStartOffset();
 
             try {
+                double xmin = getVal(data0, offset0);
+                double ymin = getVal(data1, offset1);
+                double xmax = getVal(data2, offset2);
+                double ymax = getVal(data3, offset3);
+                coordinate0.setX(xmin);
+                coordinate0.setY(ymin);
+                coordinate1.setX(xmin);
+                coordinate1.setY(ymax);
+                coordinate2.setX(xmax);
+                coordinate2.setY(ymax);
+                coordinate3.setX(xmax);
+                coordinate3.setY(ymin);
 
-                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry =
-                        OGCGeometry
-                                .createFromEsriGeometry(
-                                        new Envelope(getVal(data0, offset0), getVal(data1, offset1),
-                                                getVal(data2, offset2), getVal(data3, offset3)),
-                                        SpatialReference.create((int) getVal(data4, offset4)));
-                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
-                byte[] bytes = buffer.array();
+                Coordinate[] coords =
+                        new Coordinate[] { coordinate0, coordinate1, coordinate2, coordinate3, coordinate0 };
+                Polygon polygon = geometryFactory.createPolygon(coords);
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                out.writeInt(bytes.length);
-                out.write(bytes);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(polygon, out);
                 result.set(resultStorage);
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 throw new InvalidDataFormatException(sourceLoc, getIdentifier(), e,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java
index 4a5cf7e..8009510 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -35,10 +34,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STMakePoint3DDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
 
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval2;
         private Point point;
-        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+        private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
 
         public STMakePoint3DEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -85,8 +83,7 @@
             eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             eval2 = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            point = new Point(0, 0, 0);
-            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+            geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -105,10 +102,10 @@
             resultStorage.reset();
             try {
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
-                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
-                point.setZ(getVal(bytes2, offset2));
-                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+                Coordinate coordinate =
+                        new Coordinate(getVal(bytes0, offset0), getVal(bytes1, offset1), getVal(bytes2, offset2));
+                point = geometryFactory.createPoint(coordinate);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(point, out);
             } catch (IOException e1) {
                 throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java
index 55baa37..edc0cdc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -35,11 +34,15 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.CoordinateXYZM;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
-
+/**
+ * TODO: Support writing geometry with 4 dimensions
+ * JTS WKBWriter currently does not support writing 4 dimensions and loses the detail.
+ * See https://github.com/locationtech/jts/issues/733 for more details.
+ */
 public class STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval2;
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval3;
         private Point point;
-        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+        private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
 
         public STMakePoint3DWithMEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx)
                 throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -89,8 +92,7 @@
             eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             eval2 = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             eval3 = args[3].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            point = new Point(0, 0, 0);
-            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+            geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -112,11 +114,10 @@
             resultStorage.reset();
             try {
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
-                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
-                point.setZ(getVal(bytes2, offset2));
-                point.setM(getVal(bytes3, offset3));
-                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+                CoordinateXYZM coordinate = new CoordinateXYZM(getVal(bytes0, offset0), getVal(bytes1, offset1),
+                        getVal(bytes2, offset2), getVal(bytes3, offset3));
+                point = geometryFactory.createPoint(coordinate);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(point, out);
             } catch (IOException e1) {
                 throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java
index c3b7b36..f21b381 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -35,10 +34,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STMakePointDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
 
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
         private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
         private Point point;
-        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+        private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
 
         public STMakePointEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
             resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@
             inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
             eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
             eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
-            point = new Point(0, 0);
-            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+            geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -97,9 +94,9 @@
             resultStorage.reset();
             try {
                 out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
-                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
-                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
-                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+                Coordinate coordinate = new Coordinate(getVal(bytes0, offset0), getVal(bytes1, offset1));
+                point = geometryFactory.createPoint(coordinate);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(point, out);
             } catch (IOException e1) {
                 throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java
index 309d325..c80c513 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.MultiVertexGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STNPointsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -35,31 +34,45 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STNPointsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        Geometry esriGeometry = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
-        if (esriGeometry instanceof MultiVertexGeometry) {
-            return ((MultiVertexGeometry) esriGeometry).getPointCount();
-        } else if (esriGeometry instanceof Point) {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (geometry.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT))
             return 1;
-        } else if (esriGeometry == null) {
-            int count = 0;
-            GeometryCursor geometryCursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
-            esriGeometry = geometryCursor.next();
-            while (esriGeometry != null) {
-                if (esriGeometry instanceof MultiVertexGeometry) {
-                    count += ((MultiVertexGeometry) esriGeometry).getPointCount();
-                } else if (esriGeometry instanceof Point) {
-                    count += 1;
-                }
-                esriGeometry = geometryCursor.next();
+
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+            Polygon polygon = (Polygon) geometry;
+            int count = polygon.getExteriorRing().getCoordinates().length - 1;
+            for (int i = 0; i < polygon.getNumInteriorRing(); i++) {
+                count += polygon.getInteriorRingN(i).getCoordinates().length - 1;
             }
             return count;
-        } else if (geometry.isEmpty()) {
-            return 0;
-        } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
         }
+
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTIPOLYGON)) {
+            int count = 0;
+            MultiPolygon multiPolygon = (MultiPolygon) geometry;
+            for (int i = 0; i < multiPolygon.getNumGeometries(); i++) {
+                count += (int) evaluateOGCGeometry(multiPolygon.getGeometryN(i));
+            }
+            return count;
+        }
+
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION)) {
+            int count = 0;
+            GeometryCollection collection = (GeometryCollection) geometry;
+            for (int i = 0; i < collection.getNumGeometries(); i++) {
+                count += (int) evaluateOGCGeometry(collection.getGeometryN(i));
+            }
+            return count;
+        }
+
+        return geometry.getCoordinates().length;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java
index f8e313d..ee21878 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPolygon;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STNRingsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STNRingsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
-            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).numInteriorRing() + 1;
-        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPolygon) {
-            OGCMultiPolygon polygon = (OGCMultiPolygon) geometry;
-            int numGeometries = polygon.numGeometries();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+            return ((Polygon) geometry).getNumInteriorRing() + 1;
+        } else if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_MULTIPOLYGON)) {
+            MultiPolygon polygon = (MultiPolygon) geometry;
+            int numGeometries = polygon.getNumGeometries();
             int count = 0;
             for (int i = 1; i < numGeometries + 1; i++) {
-                if (polygon.geometryN(i) instanceof OGCPolygon) {
-                    count += ((OGCPolygon) polygon.geometryN(i)).numInteriorRing() + 1;
+                if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+                    count += ((Polygon) polygon.getGeometryN(i)).getNumInteriorRing() + 1;
                 }
             }
             return count;
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java
index e87d1f4..938f591 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STNumGeometriesDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,9 +31,9 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STNumGeometriesDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
-            return ((OGCGeometryCollection) geometry).numGeometries();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION)) {
+            return geometry.getNumGeometries();
         } else if (!geometry.isEmpty()) {
             return 1;
         } else {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java
index 19f2e11..c4f97f3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
 
 public class STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
-            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).numInteriorRing();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POLYGON)) {
+            return ((Polygon) geometry).getNumInteriorRing();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java
index 61286b0..509566a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STOverlapsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STOverlapsDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.overlaps(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java
index e0495f5..1689f9d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
 
 public class STPointNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
 
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCLineString) {
-            return ((OGCLineString) geometry).pointN(n);
+    protected Geometry evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING)) {
+            return ((LineString) geometry).getPointN(n);
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java
index e2fcd8a..3683e1b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCConcreteGeometryCollection;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
 
 public class STPolygonizeDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -61,6 +59,12 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+    private final GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
+
+    public STPolygonizeDescriptor() {
+        geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
         return BuiltinFunctions.ST_POLYGONIZE;
@@ -116,13 +120,13 @@
             ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes, offset + 1, len - 1);
             DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             IACursor cursor = ((IACollection) serde.deserialize(dataIn)).getCursor();
-            List<OGCGeometry> list = new ArrayList<>();
+            List<Geometry> list = new ArrayList<>();
             while (cursor.next()) {
                 IAObject object = cursor.get();
                 list.add(((AGeometry) object).getGeometry());
             }
-            OGCGeometryCollection geometryCollection =
-                    new OGCConcreteGeometryCollection(list, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+            GeometryCollection geometryCollection =
+                    geometryFactory.createGeometryCollection(list.toArray(new Geometry[0]));
             try {
                 SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY)
                         .serialize(new AGeometry(geometryCollection), out);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java
index c3dc132..bc9c0b6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STRelateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@
             DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             String matrix = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
             DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
-            OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+            Geometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
             DataInputStream dataIn1 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes1, offset1 + 1, len1 - 1));
-            OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
+            Geometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
             try {
                 boolean val = geometry0.relate(geometry1, matrix);
                 SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN)
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java
index e50678a..e19f21a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STSRIDDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STSRIDDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.SRID();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.getSRID();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java
index 127b0d5..71d3470 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
 
 public class STStartPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STStartPointDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
-            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).startPoint();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_LINESTRING)) {
+            return ((LineString) geometry).getStartPoint();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java
index e4d0507..b04254e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STSymDifferenceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STSymDifferenceDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.symDifference(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java
index ddf6550..0615f61 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STTouchesDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STTouchesDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.touches(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java
index 1cfea10..533a3c1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STUnionDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STUnionDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.union(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java
index c78e48f..a3687ac 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STWithinDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STWithinDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry0, Geometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
         return geometry0.within(geometry1);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java
index 608e55cc..2bb450f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STXDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STXDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
-            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).X();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT)) {
+            return ((Point) geometry).getX();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java
index 2431f3f..1ad10ba 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STXMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -33,15 +31,13 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STXMaxDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
-        if (esriGeom != null) {
-            Envelope env = new Envelope();
-            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
-            return env.getXMax();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Envelope env = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
+        if (env != null) {
+            return env.getMaxX();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java
index 66db0c6..ad47b30 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STXMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -33,17 +31,14 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STXMinDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
-        if (esriGeom != null) {
-            Envelope env = new Envelope();
-            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
-            return env.getXMin();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Envelope env = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
+        if (env != null) {
+            return env.getMinX();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
-
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java
index 32baa0a..df5a57d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STYDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STYDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
-            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).Y();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT)) {
+            return ((Point) geometry).getY();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java
index 7b82915..b5aee1f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STYMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -33,15 +31,13 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STYMaxDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
-        if (esriGeom != null) {
-            Envelope env = new Envelope();
-            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
-            return env.getYMax();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Envelope env = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
+        if (env != null) {
+            return env.getMaxY();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java
index 1cc5e88..921761f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STYMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -33,15 +31,13 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STYMinDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
-        if (esriGeom != null) {
-            Envelope env = new Envelope();
-            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
-            return env.getYMin();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Envelope env = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
+        if (env != null) {
+            return env.getMinY();
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java
index 739775a..eae150c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java
@@ -20,24 +20,32 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
 
 public class STZDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STZDescriptor::new;
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
-            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).Z();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (StringUtils.equals(geometry.getGeometryType(), Geometry.TYPENAME_POINT)) {
+            Point point = (Point) geometry;
+            double z = point.getCoordinate().getZ();
+            if (Double.isNaN(z)) {
+                LOGGER.debug("No Z-coordinate available for the given point.");
+            }
+            return z;
         } else {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The operation " + getIdentifier()
+                    + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.getGeometryType());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java
index cb3f54e..fa80241 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STZMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +31,18 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STZMaxDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.MaxZ();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        double maxZ = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+        boolean foundZ = false;
+        for (Coordinate coord : geometry.getCoordinates()) {
+            if (!Double.isNaN(coord.getZ())) {
+                foundZ = true;
+                if (coord.getZ() > maxZ) {
+                    maxZ = coord.getZ();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return foundZ ? maxZ : Double.NaN;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java
index 3f6f6b3..ba637d4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class STZMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
 
@@ -31,8 +31,19 @@
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = STZMinDescriptor::new;
 
     @Override
-    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return geometry.MinZ();
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(Geometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        double minZ = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+        boolean foundZ = false;
+        for (Coordinate coord : geometry.getCoordinates()) {
+            if (!Double.isNaN(coord.getZ())) {
+                foundZ = true;
+                if (coord.getZ() < minZ) {
+                    minZ = coord.getZ();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return foundZ ? minZ : Double.NaN;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
index aeb6d13..76b8a0b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@
     }
 
     public void dropDatabase(String databaseName) {
-        Database database = new Database(databaseName, false, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+        Database database = new Database(databaseName, false, null, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
         droppedCache.addDatabaseIfNotExists(database);
         logAndApply(new MetadataLogicalOperation(database, false));
     }
 
     public void dropDataverse(String database, DataverseName dataverseName) {
-        Dataverse dataverse = new Dataverse(database, dataverseName, null, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+        Dataverse dataverse = new Dataverse(database, dataverseName, null, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, null);
         droppedCache.addDataverseIfNotExists(dataverse);
         logAndApply(new MetadataLogicalOperation(dataverse, false));
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBuiltinEntities.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBuiltinEntities.java
index 7b33682..7f60345 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBuiltinEntities.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBuiltinEntities.java
@@ -30,19 +30,20 @@
 public class MetadataBuiltinEntities {
 
     //--------------------------------------- Databases ----------------------------------------//
-    public static final Database SYSTEM_DATABASE =
-            new Database(MetadataConstants.SYSTEM_DATABASE, true, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+    public static final Database SYSTEM_DATABASE = new Database(MetadataConstants.SYSTEM_DATABASE, true,
+            MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
 
-    public static final Database DEFAULT_DATABASE =
-            new Database(MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATABASE, false, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+    public static final Database DEFAULT_DATABASE = new Database(MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATABASE, false,
+            MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
 
     //--------------------------------------- Dataverses ----------------------------------------//
-    public static final Dataverse METADATA_DATAVERSE =
-            new Dataverse(MetadataConstants.SYSTEM_DATABASE, MetadataConstants.METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME,
-                    NonTaggedDataFormat.NON_TAGGED_DATA_FORMAT, MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+    public static final Dataverse METADATA_DATAVERSE = new Dataverse(MetadataConstants.SYSTEM_DATABASE,
+            MetadataConstants.METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME, NonTaggedDataFormat.NON_TAGGED_DATA_FORMAT,
+            MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
 
-    public static final Dataverse DEFAULT_DATAVERSE = new Dataverse(MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATABASE,
-            MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATAVERSE_NAME, NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP);
+    public static final Dataverse DEFAULT_DATAVERSE =
+            new Dataverse(MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATABASE, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_DATAVERSE_NAME,
+                    NonTaggedDataFormat.class.getName(), MetadataUtil.PENDING_NO_OP, MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER);
 
     //--------------------------------------- Datatypes -----------------------------------------//
     public static final Datatype ANY_OBJECT_DATATYPE =
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataRecordTypes.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataRecordTypes.java
index c35c03a..a6b3863 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataRecordTypes.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataRecordTypes.java
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
     public static final String FIELD_NAME_FULL_TEXT_FILTER_PIPELINE = "FullTextFilterPipeline";
     public static final String FIELD_NAME_FULL_TEXT_STOPWORD_LIST = "StopwordList";
 
+    //open field
+    public static final String FIELD_NAME_OWNER_NAME = "OwnerName";
+
     //---------------------------------- Record Types Creation ----------------------------------//
     //--------------------------------------- Properties ----------------------------------------//
     public static final int PROPERTIES_NAME_FIELD_INDEX = 0;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Database.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Database.java
index 8be93e3..e734e51 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Database.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Database.java
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
 
     private final String databaseName;
     private final boolean isSystemDatabase;
+    private final String owner;
     private final int pendingOp;
 
-    public Database(String databaseName, boolean isSystemDatabase, int pendingOp) {
+    public Database(String databaseName, boolean isSystemDatabase, String owner, int pendingOp) {
         this.databaseName = databaseName;
         this.isSystemDatabase = isSystemDatabase;
+        this.owner = owner;
         this.pendingOp = pendingOp;
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@
         return isSystemDatabase;
     }
 
+    public String getOwnerName() {
+        return owner;
+    }
+
     public int getPendingOp() {
         return pendingOp;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataverse.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataverse.java
index bba1763..a07a495 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataverse.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataverse.java
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
     private final DataverseName dataverseName;
     private final String dataFormat;
     private final int pendingOp;
+    private final String ownerName;
 
-    public Dataverse(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String format, int pendingOp) {
+    public Dataverse(String databaseName, DataverseName dataverseName, String format, int pendingOp, String ownerName) {
         this.databaseName = Objects.requireNonNull(databaseName);
         this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
         this.dataFormat = format;
         this.pendingOp = pendingOp;
+        this.ownerName = ownerName;
     }
 
     public String getDatabaseName() {
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@
         return pendingOp;
     }
 
+    public String getOwnerName() {
+        return ownerName;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Dataverse addToCache(MetadataCache cache) {
         return cache.addDataverseIfNotExists(this);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatabaseTupleTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatabaseTupleTranslator.java
index 9752dc8..9a5a5d8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatabaseTupleTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatabaseTupleTranslator.java
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@
 
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.DatabaseEntity;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataRecordTypes;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Database;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
@@ -50,12 +53,20 @@
 
     @Override
     protected Database createMetadataEntityFromARecord(ARecord databaseRecord) throws AlgebricksException {
+        ARecordType recType = databaseRecord.getType();
         String databaseName =
                 ((AString) databaseRecord.getValueByPos(databaseEntity.databaseNameIndex())).getStringValue();
         boolean isSystemDatabase =
                 ((ABoolean) databaseRecord.getValueByPos(databaseEntity.systemDatabaseIndex())).getBoolean();
+        int ownerIndex = recType.getFieldIndex(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_OWNER_NAME);
+        String ownerName;
+        if (ownerIndex >= 0) {
+            ownerName = ((AString) databaseRecord.getValueByPos(ownerIndex)).getStringValue();
+        } else {
+            ownerName = MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER;
+        }
         int pendingOp = ((AInt32) databaseRecord.getValueByPos(databaseEntity.pendingOpIndex())).getIntegerValue();
-        return new Database(databaseName, isSystemDatabase, pendingOp);
+        return new Database(databaseName, isSystemDatabase, ownerName, pendingOp);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -94,6 +105,9 @@
         int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         recordBuilder.addField(databaseEntity.pendingOpIndex(), fieldValue);
 
+        // write open fields
+        writeOpenFields(database);
+
         // write the payload record
         recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
@@ -101,4 +115,20 @@
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
         return tuple;
     }
+
+    protected void writeOpenFields(Database database) throws HyracksDataException {
+        writeDatabaseOwner(database);
+    }
+
+    private void writeDatabaseOwner(Database database) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (databaseEntity.databaseNameIndex() >= 0) {
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_OWNER_NAME);
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldName.getDataOutput());
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(database.getOwnerName());
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+            recordBuilder.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
index 42fcfbb..e2d097b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DataverseTupleTranslator.java
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.MetadataUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.DataverseEntity;
+import org.apache.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataRecordTypes;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
@@ -51,20 +54,29 @@
 
     @Override
     protected Dataverse createMetadataEntityFromARecord(ARecord dataverseRecord) throws AlgebricksException {
+        ARecordType recType = dataverseRecord.getType();
+
         String dataverseCanonicalName =
                 ((AString) dataverseRecord.getValueByPos(dataverseEntity.dataverseNameIndex())).getStringValue();
         DataverseName dataverseName = DataverseName.createFromCanonicalForm(dataverseCanonicalName);
         int databaseNameIndex = dataverseEntity.databaseNameIndex();
-        String databaseName;
+        int ownerNameIndex = recType.getFieldIndex(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_OWNER_NAME);
+        String databaseName, ownerName;
         if (databaseNameIndex >= 0) {
             databaseName = ((AString) dataverseRecord.getValueByPos(databaseNameIndex)).getStringValue();
         } else {
             databaseName = MetadataUtil.databaseFor(dataverseName);
         }
+
+        if (ownerNameIndex >= 0) {
+            ownerName = ((AString) dataverseRecord.getValueByPos(ownerNameIndex)).getStringValue();
+        } else {
+            ownerName = MetadataConstants.DEFAULT_OWNER;
+        }
         String format = ((AString) dataverseRecord.getValueByPos(dataverseEntity.dataFormatIndex())).getStringValue();
         int pendingOp = ((AInt32) dataverseRecord.getValueByPos(dataverseEntity.pendingOpIndex())).getIntegerValue();
 
-        return new Dataverse(databaseName, dataverseName, format, pendingOp);
+        return new Dataverse(databaseName, dataverseName, format, pendingOp, ownerName);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -115,6 +127,9 @@
         int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
         recordBuilder.addField(dataverseEntity.pendingOpIndex(), fieldValue);
 
+        // write open fields
+        writeOpenFields(dataverse);
+
         // write record
         recordBuilder.write(tupleBuilder.getDataOutput(), true);
         tupleBuilder.addFieldEndOffset();
@@ -122,4 +137,20 @@
         tuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
         return tuple;
     }
+
+    protected void writeOpenFields(Dataverse dataverse) throws HyracksDataException {
+        writeDataverseOwner(dataverse);
+    }
+
+    private void writeDataverseOwner(Dataverse dataverse) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (dataverseEntity.databaseNameIndex() >= 0) {
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(MetadataRecordTypes.FIELD_NAME_OWNER_NAME);
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldName.getDataOutput());
+            fieldValue.reset();
+            aString.setValue(dataverse.getOwnerName());
+            stringSerde.serialize(aString, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+            recordBuilder.addField(fieldName, fieldValue);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/provider/ExternalWriterProvider.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/provider/ExternalWriterProvider.java
index b8583d0..c931a93 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/provider/ExternalWriterProvider.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/provider/ExternalWriterProvider.java
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.compressor.GzipExternalFileCompressStreamFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.compressor.IExternalFileCompressStreamFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.compressor.NoOpExternalFileCompressStreamFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.TextualExternalFilePrinterFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.CleanJSONPrinterFactoryProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.ExternalFileWriterConfiguration;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.IExternalFileWriterFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.writer.IExternalFileWriterFactoryProvider;
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.cc.ClusterControllerService;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.StorageUtil;
+import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata.CompressionCodecName;
 
 public class ExternalWriterProvider {
     private static final Map<String, IExternalFileWriterFactoryProvider> CREATOR_MAP;
@@ -111,16 +115,54 @@
         Map<String, String> configuration = sink.getConfiguration();
         String format = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_FORMAT);
 
-        // Only JSON is supported for now
-        if (!ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE.equalsIgnoreCase(format)) {
+        // Only JSON and parquet is supported for now
+        if (!ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE.equalsIgnoreCase(format)
+                && !ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_PARQUET.equalsIgnoreCase(format)) {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported format " + format);
         }
 
         String compression = getCompression(configuration);
-        IExternalFileCompressStreamFactory compressStreamFactory =
-                createCompressionStreamFactory(appCtx, compression, configuration);
-        IPrinterFactory printerFactory = CleanJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.INSTANCE.getPrinterFactory(sourceType);
-        return new TextualExternalFilePrinterFactory(printerFactory, compressStreamFactory);
+
+        switch (format) {
+            case ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_JSON_LOWER_CASE:
+                IExternalFileCompressStreamFactory compressStreamFactory =
+                        createCompressionStreamFactory(appCtx, compression, configuration);
+                IPrinterFactory printerFactory = CleanJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.INSTANCE.getPrinterFactory(sourceType);
+                return new TextualExternalFilePrinterFactory(printerFactory, compressStreamFactory);
+            case ExternalDataConstants.FORMAT_PARQUET:
+
+                if (!configuration.containsKey(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_SCHEMA)) {
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Schema not provided for parquet");
+                }
+                String schema = configuration.get(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_SCHEMA);
+                CompressionCodecName compressionCodecName;
+                if (compression == null || compression.equals("") || compression.equals("none")) {
+                    compressionCodecName = CompressionCodecName.UNCOMPRESSED;
+                } else {
+                    compressionCodecName = CompressionCodecName.valueOf(compression.toUpperCase());
+                }
+
+                String rowGroupSizeString = getRowGroupSize(configuration);
+                String pageSizeString = getPageSize(configuration);
+
+                long rowGroupSize = StorageUtil.getByteValue(rowGroupSizeString);
+                int pageSize = (int) StorageUtil.getByteValue(pageSizeString);
+
+                return new ParquetExternalFilePrinterFactory(compressionCodecName, schema, (IAType) sourceType,
+                        rowGroupSize, pageSize);
+            default:
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported format " + format);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String getRowGroupSize(Map<String, String> configuration) {
+        return configuration.getOrDefault(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_PARQUET_ROW_GROUP_SIZE,
+                ExternalDataConstants.PARQUET_DEFAULT_ROW_GROUP_SIZE);
+    }
+
+    private static String getPageSize(Map<String, String> configuration) {
+        return configuration.getOrDefault(ExternalDataConstants.KEY_PARQUET_PAGE_SIZE,
+                ExternalDataConstants.PARQUET_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE);
     }
 
     private static String getFormat(Map<String, String> configuration) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
index 6db4840..9eccb86 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AGeometryPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AGeometryPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index 57f9898..fa37722 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AGeometryPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AGeometryPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         if (c == 0) {
             AGeometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.getAGeometryObject(b1, s1);
             c = (geometry.getGeometry()
-                    .Equals(AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.getAGeometryObject(b2, s2).getGeometry())) ? 0 : 1;
+                    .equals(AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.getAGeometryObject(b2, s2).getGeometry())) ? 0 : 1;
         }
         return c;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/PrintTools.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/PrintTools.java
index 449ce13..c4da935 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/PrintTools.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/PrintTools.java
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AFloatSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.JtsModule;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.utils.WriteValueTools;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.bytes.HexPrinter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 public class PrintTools {
 
@@ -461,4 +466,23 @@
         return highSurrogateSize + lowSurrogateSize;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts a JTS Geometry to a GeoJSON string. Returns Empty String in case of exceptions
+     *
+     * @param geometry The JTS Geometry to be converted.
+     * @return A GeoJSON string representation of the Geometry or an error message.
+     */
+    public static String geometryToGeoJSON(Geometry geometry) {
+        if (geometry == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.registerModule(new JtsModule());
+        try {
+            return mapper.writeValueAsString(geometry);
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java
index cc74f85..848e1bd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.PrintTools;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class AGeometryPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
 
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     public static final IPrinter PRINTER = (byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) -> {
         ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(b, s + 1, l - 1);
         DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
-        OGCGeometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
-        ps.print(geometry.asGeoJson());
+        Geometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+        ps.print(PrintTools.geometryToGeoJSON(geometry));
     };
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java
index 38a4c46..28c171d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoFunctionUtils;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkb;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.WkbImportFlags;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKBReader;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKBWriter;
 
 public class AGeometrySerializerDeserializer implements ISerializerDeserializer<AGeometry> {
 
@@ -41,24 +40,19 @@
 
     public static final AGeometrySerializerDeserializer INSTANCE = new AGeometrySerializerDeserializer();
 
-    /**Use WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) as the default coordinate reference system*/
-    public static final SpatialReference DEFAULT_CRS = SpatialReference.create(4326);
-
     private AGeometrySerializerDeserializer() {
     }
 
     @Override
     public AGeometry deserialize(DataInput in) throws HyracksDataException {
+        WKBReader wkbReader = new WKBReader();
         try {
             int length = in.readInt();
             byte[] bytes = new byte[length];
             in.readFully(bytes);
-            ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes);
-            OGCGeometry geometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(
-                    OperatorImportFromWkb.local().executeOGC(WkbImportFlags.wkbImportDefaults, buffer, null),
-                    DEFAULT_CRS);
+            Geometry geometry = wkbReader.read(bytes);
             return new AGeometry(geometry);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        } catch (IOException | ParseException e) {
             throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
         }
     }
@@ -66,8 +60,10 @@
     @Override
     public void serialize(AGeometry instance, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            OGCGeometry geometry = instance.getGeometry();
-            byte[] buffer = geometry.asBinary().array();
+            Geometry geometry = instance.getGeometry();
+            WKBWriter wkbWriter = new WKBWriter(GeoFunctionUtils.getCoordinateDimension(geometry),
+                    GeoFunctionUtils.LITTLE_ENDIAN_BYTEORDER);
+            byte[] buffer = wkbWriter.write(geometry);
             // For efficiency, we store the size of the geometry in bytes in the first 32 bits
             // This allows AsterixDB to skip over this attribute if needed.
             out.writeInt(buffer.length);
@@ -77,24 +73,40 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public static int getAGeometrySizeOffset() throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void serialize(Geometry geometry, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            WKBWriter wkbWriter = new WKBWriter(GeoFunctionUtils.getCoordinateDimension(geometry),
+                    GeoFunctionUtils.LITTLE_ENDIAN_BYTEORDER);
+            byte[] buffer = wkbWriter.write(geometry);
+            // For efficiency, we store the size of the geometry in bytes in the first 32 bits
+            // This allows AsterixDB to skip over this attribute if needed.
+            out.writeInt(buffer.length);
+            out.write(buffer);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int getAGeometrySizeOffset() {
         return 0;
     }
 
     public static AGeometry getAGeometryObject(byte[] bytes, int startOffset) throws HyracksDataException {
         // Size of the AGeometry object is stored in bytes in the first 32 bits
         // See serialize method
+        WKBReader wkbReader = new WKBReader();
         int size = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(bytes, startOffset);
 
         if (bytes.length < startOffset + size + 4)
             // TODO(mmahin): this error code takes 5 parameters, and this is passing none, so I suspect this isn't right
             throw RuntimeDataException.create(ErrorCode.VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE);
-
-        // Skip the size of the geometry in first 4 bytes
-        byte[] bytes1 = Arrays.copyOfRange(bytes, startOffset + 4, startOffset + size + 4);
-        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes1);
-        OGCGeometry geometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(
-                OperatorImportFromWkb.local().executeOGC(WkbImportFlags.wkbImportDefaults, buffer, null), DEFAULT_CRS);
-        return new AGeometry(geometry);
+        try {
+            // Skip the size of the geometry in first 4 bytes
+            byte[] bytes1 = Arrays.copyOfRange(bytes, startOffset + 4, startOffset + size + 4);
+            Geometry geometry = wkbReader.read(bytes1);
+            return new AGeometry(geometry);
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoFunctionUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoFunctionUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e92b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoFunctionUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.CoordinateXYZM;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+
+public class GeoFunctionUtils {
+    public static final int LITTLE_ENDIAN_BYTEORDER = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the dimension of the coordinate based on whether Z or M is defined.
+     * TODO: Add 4th dimension support
+     * @param geometry The geometry to check.
+     * @return the dimensionality of the coordinate (2 or 3 or 4).
+     */
+    public static int getCoordinateDimension(Geometry geometry) {
+        int dimension = 2;
+        if (geometry == null || geometry.isEmpty()) {
+            return 2;
+        }
+        Coordinate sample = geometry.getCoordinates()[0];
+        if (!Double.isNaN(sample.getZ())) {
+            dimension++;
+        }
+
+        if (sample instanceof CoordinateXYZM) {
+            CoordinateXYZM firstCoordXYZM = (CoordinateXYZM) sample;
+            if (!Double.isNaN(firstCoordXYZM.getM())) {
+                dimension = 3;
+            }
+        }
+        return dimension;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoJsonConstants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoJsonConstants.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f3d1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoJsonConstants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts;
+
+/**
+ * Constants used for GeoJSON serialization and deserialization of JTS geometries.
+ * This class provides string constants that represent various GeoJSON object types
+ * and properties, such as types of geometries and common GeoJSON attributes like
+ * coordinates and type.
+ * <p>
+ * These constants are used throughout the Jackson JTS module to ensure consistency
+ * in processing and generating GeoJSON.
+ */
+public class GeoJsonConstants {
+    public static final String POINT = "Point";
+    public static final String LINE_STRING = "LineString";
+    public static final String POLYGON = "Polygon";
+
+    public static final String MULTI_POINT = "MultiPoint";
+    public static final String MULTI_LINE_STRING = "MultiLineString";
+    public static final String MULTI_POLYGON = "MultiPolygon";
+
+    public static final String GEOMETRY_COLLECTION = "GeometryCollection";
+
+    public static final String TYPE = "type";
+
+    public static final String GEOMETRIES = "geometries";
+
+    public static final String COORDINATES = "coordinates";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/JtsModule.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/JtsModule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77b31ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/JtsModule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/JtsModule.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.GenericGeometryParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.GeometryCollectionParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.LineStringParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.MultiLineStringParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.MultiPointParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.MultiPolygonParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.PointParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.PolygonParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.serde.GeometryDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.serde.GeometrySerializer;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiLineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Version;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
+
+/**
+ * A Jackson module for serializing and deserializing JTS (Java Topology Suite) geometry objects.
+ * This module provides custom serializers and deserializers capable of handling various types
+ * of geometries such as Points, LineStrings, Polygons, and their respective multi-part counterparts,
+ * as well as GeometryCollections.
+ * <p>
+ * It leverages a {@link GeometryFactory} for the creation of geometry objects during deserialization,
+ * ensuring that geometry objects are constructed appropriately.
+ */
+public class JtsModule extends SimpleModule {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 324082011931609589L;
+
+    public JtsModule() {
+        this(new GeometryFactory());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a JtsModule with a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+     * This constructor allows for customization of the geometry factory used for creating
+     * JTS geometry objects, providing flexibility for various precision and srid settings.
+     *
+     * @param geometryFactory the geometry factory to use for creating geometry objects
+     *                        during deserialization
+     */
+    public JtsModule(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super("JtsModule", new Version(1, 0, 0, null, null, null));
+
+        addSerializer(Geometry.class, new GeometrySerializer());
+        GenericGeometryParser genericGeometryParser = new GenericGeometryParser(geometryFactory);
+        addDeserializer(Geometry.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(genericGeometryParser));
+        addDeserializer(Point.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new PointParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(MultiPoint.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new MultiPointParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(LineString.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new LineStringParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(MultiLineString.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new MultiLineStringParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(Polygon.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new PolygonParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(MultiPolygon.class, new GeometryDeserializer<>(new MultiPolygonParser(geometryFactory)));
+        addDeserializer(GeometryCollection.class,
+                new GeometryDeserializer<>(new GeometryCollectionParser(geometryFactory, genericGeometryParser)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setupModule(SetupContext context) {
+        super.setupModule(context);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/BaseParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/BaseParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4721680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/BaseParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/BaseParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A base class for parsers that convert GeoJSON data into JTS Geometry objects.
+ * This class provides common functionality and a shared {@link GeometryFactory} for its subclasses.
+ * Subclasses of {@code BaseParser} use this shared geometry factory to construct specific types of geometries from
+ * their GeoJSON representations. By extending this base class, they inherit the common functionality and the ability
+ * to leverage the same geometry creation process.
+ */
+public class BaseParser {
+
+    protected GeometryFactory geometryFactory;
+
+    public BaseParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        this.geometryFactory = geometryFactory;
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c9475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting various types of GeoJSON geometries into JTS {@link Geometry} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class acts as a general-purpose parser that can handle multiple types of GeoJSON geometries, including Point, MultiPoint,
+ * LineString, MultiLineString, Polygon, MultiPolygon, and GeometryCollection. It dynamically delegates the parsing to specific
+ * geometry parsers based on the GeoJSON type of the geometry.
+ * The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to utilize shared functionality and ensure consistent application of the {@link GeometryFactory}
+ * for creating JTS geometry instances. It maintains a registry of individual geometry parsers, each capable of handling a specific
+ * type of GeoJSON geometry.
+ */
+public class GenericGeometryParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<Geometry> {
+
+    private Map<String, GeometryParser> parsers;
+
+    public GenericGeometryParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+        parsers = new HashMap<>();
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.POINT, new PointParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_POINT, new MultiPointParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.LINE_STRING, new LineStringParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_LINE_STRING, new MultiLineStringParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.POLYGON, new PolygonParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_POLYGON, new MultiPolygonParser(geometryFactory));
+        parsers.put(GeoJsonConstants.GEOMETRY_COLLECTION, new GeometryCollectionParser(geometryFactory, this));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Geometry geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        String typeName = node.get(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE).asText();
+        GeometryParser parser = parsers.get(typeName);
+        if (parser != null) {
+            return parser.geometryFromJson(node);
+        } else {
+            throw new JsonMappingException("Invalid geometry type: " + typeName);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a945675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting GeoJSON geometry collection data into JTS {@link GeometryCollection} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class is designed to handle the parsing of GeoJSON representations of geometry collections, which may include multiple geometries
+ * of different types (e.g., Points, LineStrings, Polygons, etc.). It utilizes a {@link GenericGeometryParser} to handle the parsing of individual
+ * geometries within the collection.
+ *
+ * The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to leverage common functionality and ensure the consistent application of the {@link GeometryFactory}
+ * for creating {@link GeometryCollection} instances.
+ */
+public class GeometryCollectionParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<GeometryCollection> {
+
+    private GenericGeometryParser genericGeometriesParser;
+
+    public GeometryCollectionParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory, GenericGeometryParser genericGeometriesParser) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+        this.genericGeometriesParser = genericGeometriesParser;
+    }
+
+    private Geometry[] geometriesFromJson(JsonNode arrayOfGeoms) throws JsonMappingException {
+        Geometry[] items = new Geometry[arrayOfGeoms.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i != arrayOfGeoms.size(); ++i) {
+            items[i] = genericGeometriesParser.geometryFromJson(arrayOfGeoms.get(i));
+        }
+        return items;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GeometryCollection geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return geometryFactory.createGeometryCollection(geometriesFromJson(node.get(GeoJsonConstants.GEOMETRIES)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e3bacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/GeometryParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for parsing GeoJSON data into JTS {@link Geometry} objects.
+ * This interface defines a contract for classes that convert JSON representations of geometries
+ * into specific JTS geometry instances, such as Points, LineStrings, Polygons, etc.
+ * The {@code GeometryParser} interface ensures a standard method is available for deserializing
+ * GeoJSON structures into their corresponding JTS geometrical forms. Implementations of this interface
+ * are responsible for handling the parsing logic for different types of geometries.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of JTS Geometry that the parser will produce, such as Point, LineString, Polygon, etc.
+ */
+public interface GeometryParser<T extends Geometry> {
+
+    T geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException;
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/LineStringParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/LineStringParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c744db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/LineStringParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/LineStringParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting GeoJSON line string data into JTS {@link LineString} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class parses JSON representations of line strings, which are essentially ordered sets of coordinates that form a continuous line.
+ * It supports the extraction and transformation of coordinate arrays from GeoJSON into JTS LineString geometries.
+ * The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to utilize common functionalities and ensures the consistent application of the {@link GeometryFactory}
+ * for creating {@link LineString} instances.
+ */
+public class LineStringParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<LineString> {
+
+    public LineStringParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public LineString lineStringFromJson(JsonNode root) {
+        return geometryFactory.createLineString(PointParser.coordinatesFromJson(root.get(COORDINATES)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public LineString geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return lineStringFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a7fbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiLineString;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting GeoJSON multi-line string data into JTS {@link MultiLineString} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class handles the parsing of multi-line string geometries, where each line string is represented by an array of coordinate arrays.
+ * It supports the conversion of complex multi-line string geometries, which may consist of multiple, distinct line strings.
+ * The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to utilize shared functionality and ensure the consistent application of the {@link GeometryFactory}
+ * in creating {@link MultiLineString} instances.
+ */
+public class MultiLineStringParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<MultiLineString> {
+
+    public MultiLineStringParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public MultiLineString multiLineStringFromJson(JsonNode root) {
+        return geometryFactory.createMultiLineString(lineStringsFromJson(root.get(COORDINATES)));
+    }
+
+    private LineString[] lineStringsFromJson(JsonNode array) {
+        LineString[] strings = new LineString[array.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i != array.size(); ++i) {
+            strings[i] = geometryFactory.createLineString(PointParser.coordinatesFromJson(array.get(i)));
+        }
+        return strings;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MultiLineString geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return multiLineStringFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27d60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPoint;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting GeoJSON multi-point data into JTS {@link MultiPoint} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class is capable of parsing JSON representations of multi-point geometries, where each point is represented
+ * by an array of coordinates. The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to utilize common functionality and ensure
+ * the {@link GeometryFactory} is applied consistently to create {@link MultiPoint} instances.
+ */
+public class MultiPointParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<MultiPoint> {
+
+    public MultiPointParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public MultiPoint multiPointFromJson(JsonNode root) {
+        return geometryFactory.createMultiPointFromCoords(PointParser.coordinatesFromJson(root.get(COORDINATES)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MultiPoint geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return multiPointFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9a4235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for converting GeoJSON multi-polygon data into JTS {@link MultiPolygon} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class leverages a helper {@link PolygonParser} to parse individual polygons from a collection of polygons represented
+ * in a GeoJSON format. It supports parsing complex multi-polygon geometries, which can include multiple outer boundaries and
+ * their respective inner holes.
+ * The parser extends {@code BaseParser} to make use of common functionalities and ensure the consistent application of the
+ * {@link GeometryFactory} in creating {@link MultiPolygon} instances.
+ */
+public class MultiPolygonParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<MultiPolygon> {
+
+    private PolygonParser helperParser;
+
+    public MultiPolygonParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+        helperParser = new PolygonParser(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public MultiPolygon multiPolygonFromJson(JsonNode root) {
+        JsonNode arrayOfPolygons = root.get(COORDINATES);
+        return geometryFactory.createMultiPolygon(polygonsFromJson(arrayOfPolygons));
+    }
+
+    private Polygon[] polygonsFromJson(JsonNode arrayOfPolygons) {
+        Polygon[] polygons = new Polygon[arrayOfPolygons.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i != arrayOfPolygons.size(); ++i) {
+            polygons[i] = helperParser.polygonFromJsonArrayOfRings(arrayOfPolygons.get(i));
+        }
+        return polygons;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MultiPolygon geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return multiPolygonFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PointParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PointParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a91a326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PointParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/PointParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.CoordinateXYZM;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * Parses JSON representations of GeoJSON Points into JTS {@link Point} objects.
+ * This parser handles the extraction of coordinates from GeoJSON and converts them
+ * into {@link Point} geometries using a provided {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ *
+ * This class supports reading points defined with two-dimensional (x, y),
+ * three-dimensional (x, y, z), and four-dimensional (x, y, z, m) coordinates.
+ */
+public class PointParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<Point> {
+
+    public PointParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public static Coordinate coordinateFromJson(JsonNode array) {
+        assert array.isArray() && (array.size() == 2 || array.size() == 3
+                || array.size() == 4) : "expecting coordinate array with single point [ x, y, |z|, |m| ]";
+
+        if (array.size() == 2) {
+            return new Coordinate(array.get(0).asDouble(), array.get(1).asDouble());
+        }
+
+        if (array.size() == 3) {
+            return new Coordinate(array.get(0).asDouble(), array.get(1).asDouble(), array.get(2).asDouble());
+        }
+
+        return new CoordinateXYZM(array.get(0).asDouble(), array.get(1).asDouble(), array.get(2).asDouble(),
+                array.get(3).asDouble());
+    }
+
+    public static Coordinate[] coordinatesFromJson(JsonNode array) {
+        Coordinate[] points = new Coordinate[array.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i != array.size(); ++i) {
+            points[i] = PointParser.coordinateFromJson(array.get(i));
+        }
+        return points;
+    }
+
+    public Point pointFromJson(JsonNode node) {
+        return geometryFactory.createPoint(coordinateFromJson(node.get(COORDINATES)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Point geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return pointFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PolygonParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PolygonParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c7492a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PolygonParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/parsers/PolygonParser.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES;
+
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryFactory;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LinearRing;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A parser for transforming GeoJSON polygon data into JTS {@link Polygon} objects using a specified {@link GeometryFactory}.
+ * This class handles the parsing of polygons, which may include an outer boundary and any number of inner holes.
+ * Each polygon is defined by arrays of coordinates that represent linear rings—the first array defines the exterior boundary,
+ * and any subsequent arrays define interior holes.
+ * This parser extends {@code BaseParser} to leverage shared functionality and ensure consistent application of the
+ * {@link GeometryFactory} in creating polygon geometries.
+ */
+public class PolygonParser extends BaseParser implements GeometryParser<Polygon> {
+
+    public PolygonParser(GeometryFactory geometryFactory) {
+        super(geometryFactory);
+    }
+
+    public Polygon polygonFromJson(JsonNode node) {
+        JsonNode arrayOfRings = node.get(COORDINATES);
+        return polygonFromJsonArrayOfRings(arrayOfRings);
+    }
+
+    public Polygon polygonFromJsonArrayOfRings(JsonNode arrayOfRings) {
+        LinearRing shell = linearRingsFromJson(arrayOfRings.get(0));
+        int size = arrayOfRings.size();
+        LinearRing[] holes = new LinearRing[size - 1];
+        for (int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+            holes[i - 1] = linearRingsFromJson(arrayOfRings.get(i));
+        }
+        return geometryFactory.createPolygon(shell, holes);
+    }
+
+    private LinearRing linearRingsFromJson(JsonNode coordinates) {
+        assert coordinates.isArray() : "expected coordinates array";
+        return geometryFactory.createLinearRing(PointParser.coordinatesFromJson(coordinates));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Polygon geometryFromJson(JsonNode node) throws JsonMappingException {
+        return polygonFromJson(node);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometryDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometryDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cebfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometryDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/serialization/GeometryDeserializer.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.serde;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.parsers.GeometryParser;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.ObjectCodec;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+/**
+ * A custom Jackson deserializer for JTS Geometry objects.
+ * This deserializer translates JSON structures into JTS Geometry instances using a specified
+ * {@link GeometryParser}. It supports generic geometry types, allowing for flexible deserialization
+ * of various specific types of geometries such as Point, LineString, Polygon, etc.
+ * The deserializer relies on a geometry parser which must be provided during instantiation.
+ * The parser is responsible for converting a JSON node into a corresponding JTS Geometry object.
+ * Usage:
+ * This deserializer is registered in the Jackson JTS
+ * module {@link org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.JtsModule} and is used to configure an
+ * ObjectMapper to support JTS geometries.
+ */
+public class GeometryDeserializer<T extends Geometry> extends JsonDeserializer<T> {
+
+    private GeometryParser<T> geometryParser;
+
+    public GeometryDeserializer(GeometryParser<T> geometryParser) {
+        this.geometryParser = geometryParser;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes a JSON node into a JTS Geometry object.
+     * The JSON node is processed by the configured GeometryParser to produce the Geometry instance.
+     *
+     * @param jsonParser the Jackson parser reading the JSON content
+     * @param deserializationContext the Jackson deserialization context
+     * @return the deserialized JTS Geometry object
+     * @throws IOException if there is an issue in reading or parsing the JSON node
+     */
+    @Override
+    public T deserialize(JsonParser jsonParser, DeserializationContext deserializationContext) throws IOException {
+        ObjectCodec oc = jsonParser.getCodec();
+        JsonNode root = oc.readTree(jsonParser);
+        return geometryParser.geometryFromJson(root);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometrySerializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometrySerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3207afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometrySerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * This file includes code derived from the project "jackson-datatype-jts"
+ * under the Apache License 2.0.
+ * Original source: https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts/blob/master/src/main/java/com/bedatadriven/jackson/datatype/jts/serialization/GeometrySerializer.java.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * - Adapted the code to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+ *
+ * The modified version retains the original license and notices. For more information
+ * on the original project and licensing, please visit https://github.com/bedatadriven/jackson-datatype-jts.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.serde;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.GeoJsonConstants;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.CoordinateXYZM;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.GeometryCollection;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiLineString;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPoint;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Polygon;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
+
+/**
+ * A custom Jackson serializer for JTS Geometry objects that translates these objects into their GeoJSON representations.
+ * This class supports serialization for all primary JTS geometry types including Point, LineString, Polygon, and their
+ * respective collections such as MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon, and GeometryCollection.
+ * It handles complex geometries by delegating to specific methods based on the instance type of the geometry object,
+ * ensuring that each geometry type is correctly represented according to the GeoJSON standard.
+ */
+public class GeometrySerializer extends JsonSerializer<Geometry> {
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(Geometry value, JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {
+        writeGeometry(jsonGenerator, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes the geometry object to the JsonGenerator. This method determines the type of the geometry
+     * and calls the appropriate method to handle the serialization.
+     *
+     * @param jsonGenerator the JsonGenerator to use for writing the GeoJSON
+     * @param value the Geometry object to serialize
+     * @throws IOException if an input/output error occurs
+     */
+    public void writeGeometry(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, Geometry value) throws IOException {
+        if (value instanceof Polygon) {
+            writePolygon(jsonGenerator, (Polygon) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof Point) {
+            writePoint(jsonGenerator, (Point) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof MultiPoint) {
+            writeMultiPoint(jsonGenerator, (MultiPoint) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof MultiPolygon) {
+            writeMultiPolygon(jsonGenerator, (MultiPolygon) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof LineString) {
+            writeLineString(jsonGenerator, (LineString) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof MultiLineString) {
+            writeMultiLineString(jsonGenerator, (MultiLineString) value);
+
+        } else if (value instanceof GeometryCollection) {
+            writeGeometryCollection(jsonGenerator, (GeometryCollection) value);
+
+        } else {
+            throw new JsonMappingException(jsonGenerator,
+                    "Geometry type " + value.getClass().getName() + " cannot be serialized as GeoJSON."
+                            + "Supported types are: "
+                            + Arrays.asList(Point.class.getName(), LineString.class.getName(), Polygon.class.getName(),
+                                    MultiPoint.class.getName(), MultiLineString.class.getName(),
+                                    MultiPolygon.class.getName(), GeometryCollection.class.getName()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void writeGeometryCollection(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, GeometryCollection value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.GEOMETRY_COLLECTION);
+        jsonGenerator.writeArrayFieldStart(GeoJsonConstants.GEOMETRIES);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i != value.getNumGeometries(); ++i) {
+            writeGeometry(jsonGenerator, value.getGeometryN(i));
+        }
+
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writeMultiPoint(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, MultiPoint value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_POINT);
+        jsonGenerator.writeArrayFieldStart(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i != value.getNumGeometries(); ++i) {
+            writePointCoordinates(jsonGenerator, (Point) value.getGeometryN(i));
+        }
+
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writeMultiLineString(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, MultiLineString value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_LINE_STRING);
+        jsonGenerator.writeArrayFieldStart(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i != value.getNumGeometries(); ++i) {
+            writeLineStringCoordinates(jsonGenerator, (LineString) value.getGeometryN(i));
+        }
+
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<Geometry> handledType() {
+        return Geometry.class;
+    }
+
+    private void writeMultiPolygon(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, MultiPolygon value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.MULTI_POLYGON);
+        jsonGenerator.writeArrayFieldStart(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i != value.getNumGeometries(); ++i) {
+            writePolygonCoordinates(jsonGenerator, (Polygon) value.getGeometryN(i));
+        }
+
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writePolygon(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, Polygon value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.POLYGON);
+        jsonGenerator.writeFieldName(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+        writePolygonCoordinates(jsonGenerator, value);
+
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writePolygonCoordinates(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, Polygon value) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartArray();
+        writeLineStringCoordinates(jsonGenerator, value.getExteriorRing());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < value.getNumInteriorRing(); ++i) {
+            writeLineStringCoordinates(jsonGenerator, value.getInteriorRingN(i));
+        }
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    private void writeLineStringCoordinates(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, LineString ring) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i != ring.getNumPoints(); ++i) {
+            Point p = ring.getPointN(i);
+            writePointCoordinates(jsonGenerator, p);
+        }
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    private void writeLineString(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, LineString lineString) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.LINE_STRING);
+        jsonGenerator.writeFieldName(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+        writeLineStringCoordinates(jsonGenerator, lineString);
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writePoint(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, Point p) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartObject();
+        jsonGenerator.writeStringField(GeoJsonConstants.TYPE, GeoJsonConstants.POINT);
+        jsonGenerator.writeFieldName(GeoJsonConstants.COORDINATES);
+        writePointCoordinates(jsonGenerator, p);
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void writePointCoordinates(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, Point p) throws IOException {
+        jsonGenerator.writeStartArray();
+
+        writeFormattedNumber(jsonGenerator, p.getCoordinate().x);
+        writeFormattedNumber(jsonGenerator, p.getCoordinate().y);
+
+        if (!Double.isNaN(p.getCoordinate().z)) {
+            writeFormattedNumber(jsonGenerator, p.getCoordinate().z);
+        }
+
+        if (p.getCoordinate() instanceof CoordinateXYZM) {
+            double m = p.getCoordinate().getM();
+            writeFormattedNumber(jsonGenerator, m);
+        }
+        jsonGenerator.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    private void writeFormattedNumber(JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, double value) throws IOException {
+        if ((value == Math.floor(value)) && !Double.isInfinite(value)) {
+            jsonGenerator.writeNumber((int) value);
+        } else {
+            jsonGenerator.writeNumber(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java
index 84a2e81..c9d66b4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java
@@ -20,22 +20,23 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.jacksonjts.JtsModule;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 
 public class AGeometry implements IAObject {
 
-    protected OGCGeometry geometry;
+    protected Geometry geometry;
 
-    public AGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) {
+    public AGeometry(Geometry geometry) {
         this.geometry = geometry;
     }
 
-    public OGCGeometry getGeometry() {
+    public Geometry getGeometry() {
         return geometry;
     }
 
@@ -67,11 +68,13 @@
     @Override
     public ObjectNode toJSON() {
         ObjectMapper om = new ObjectMapper();
-        ObjectNode json = null;
+        om.registerModule(new JtsModule());
+        ObjectNode json;
         try {
-            json = (ObjectNode) om.readTree(geometry.asGeoJson());
+            String geoJson = om.writeValueAsString(geometry);
+            json = (ObjectNode) om.readTree(geoJson);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            return om.createObjectNode();
         }
         return json;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java
index 346d68a..925a0c9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java
@@ -18,29 +18,32 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.om.base;
 
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
-import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
+import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKTReader;
 
 public class AMutableGeometry extends AGeometry {
+    private Geometry geometry;
+    private final WKTReader wktReader = new WKTReader();
 
-    private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
-
-    public AMutableGeometry(OGCGeometry geom) {
+    public AMutableGeometry(Geometry geom) {
         super(geom);
-        wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
-    }
-
-    public void setValue(OGCGeometry geom) {
         this.geometry = geom;
     }
 
-    public void parseWKT(String wkt) {
-        OGCStructure structure;
+    public void setValue(Geometry geom) {
+        this.geometry = geom;
+    }
 
-        structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, wkt, null);
-        this.geometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+    public Geometry getGeometry() {
+        return this.geometry;
+    }
+
+    public void parseWKT(String wkt) {
+        try {
+            this.geometry = wktReader.read(wkt);
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java
similarity index 96%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java
index bffdb33..b2cd223 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.java
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.IFieldNamesDictionary;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableString;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java
similarity index 97%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java
index 73c034b..7bfae0b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/ByteToNodeMap.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java
similarity index 98%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java
index 4a19cd6..5333af5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNameTrie.java
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
-import static org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.deserializeFieldNames;
+import static org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary.AbstractFieldNamesDictionary.deserializeFieldNames;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java
similarity index 98%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java
index 73c9a73..591f322 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesHashDictionary.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java
similarity index 97%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java
index 10de829..30e10d6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/FieldNamesTrieDictionary.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/IFieldNamesDictionary.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/IFieldNamesDictionary.java
similarity index 97%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/IFieldNamesDictionary.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/IFieldNamesDictionary.java
index 8aa0e88..ec494fa 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/IFieldNamesDictionary.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/IFieldNamesDictionary.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/TrieNode.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/TrieNode.java
similarity index 98%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/TrieNode.java
rename to asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/TrieNode.java
index 32e902b..9ea2978 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-column/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/column/metadata/dictionary/TrieNode.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/dictionary/TrieNode.java
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-package org.apache.asterix.column.metadata.dictionary;
+package org.apache.asterix.om.dictionary;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
index 57b842a..27f2160 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CollectionToSequenceTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ConcatNonNullTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ConcatTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CountNTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.DoubleIfTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessByIndexResultType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessByNameResultType;
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@
     public static final FunctionIdentifier LISTIFY = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("listify", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier AVG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-avg", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-count", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-countn", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier LOCAL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-local-sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier INTERMEDIATE_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-intermediate-sum", 1);
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_ARRAYAGG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("arrayagg", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_AVG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("avg", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("count", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("countn", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_MAX = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("max", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_MIN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("min", 1);
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@
     // serializable aggregate functions
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_AVG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("avg-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("count-serial", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("countn-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sum-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_LOCAL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("local-sum-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_INTERMEDIATE_SUM =
@@ -559,6 +563,8 @@
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("arrayagg-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier COUNT_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-count-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_COUNT_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("count-distinct", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier COUNTN_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-countn-distinct", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_COUNTN_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("countn-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SUM_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sum-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SUM_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sum-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier AVG_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-avg-distinct", 1);
@@ -593,6 +599,7 @@
     public static final FunctionIdentifier INTERMEDIATE_SQL_AVG =
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("intermediate-agg-sql-avg", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SQL_COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-count", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SQL_COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-countn", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SQL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier LOCAL_SQL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-local-sql-sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier INTERMEDIATE_SQL_SUM =
@@ -666,6 +673,7 @@
 
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_AVG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-avg", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-count", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-countn", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-sum", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_MAX = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-max", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_MIN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-min", 1);
@@ -681,6 +689,7 @@
     // serializable sql aggregate functions
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_SQL_AVG = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-avg-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_SQL_COUNT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-count-serial", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-countn-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_SQL_SUM = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-sum-serial", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SERIAL_LOCAL_SQL_SUM =
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("local-sql-sum-serial", 1);
@@ -744,6 +753,10 @@
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-count-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT =
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-count-distinct", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT =
+            FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-countn-distinct", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT =
+            FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-countn-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SQL_SUM_DISTINCT = FunctionConstants.newAsterix("agg-sql-sum-distinct", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_SQL_SUM_DISTINCT =
             FunctionConstants.newAsterix("sql-sum-distinct", 1);
@@ -1575,6 +1588,7 @@
         addPrivateFunction(GLOBAL_MIN, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(NON_EMPTY_STREAM, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(GLOBAL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1623,11 +1637,13 @@
 
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_SQL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_SQL_COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_GLOBAL_SQL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_LOCAL_SQL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_INTERMEDIATE_SQL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_MAX, scalarMinMaxTypeComputer, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_MIN, scalarMinMaxTypeComputer, true);
         addPrivateFunction(INTERMEDIATE_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1685,6 +1701,7 @@
         addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_SQL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(INTERMEDIATE_SQL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SQL_COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SQL_COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SQL_MAX, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_SQL_MAX, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(INTERMEDIATE_SQL_MAX, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1695,6 +1712,7 @@
         addPrivateFunction(GLOBAL_SQL_MIN, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_MAX, scalarMinMaxTypeComputer, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_MIN, scalarMinMaxTypeComputer, true);
         addPrivateFunction(INTERMEDIATE_SQL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1743,6 +1761,7 @@
 
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_COUNT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_COUNTN, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_GLOBAL_AVG, NullableDoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_LOCAL_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_INTERMEDIATE_AVG, LocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1782,6 +1801,11 @@
         addFunction(SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
 
+        addFunction(COUNTN_DISTINCT, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_COUNTN_DISTINCT, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT, CountNTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+
         addFunction(SUM_DISTINCT, NumericSumAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SCALAR_SUM_DISTINCT, scalarNumericSumTypeComputer, true);
         addFunction(SQL_SUM_DISTINCT, NumericSumAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -2208,6 +2232,26 @@
         addDistinctAgg(COUNT_DISTINCT, COUNT);
         addScalarAgg(COUNT_DISTINCT, SCALAR_COUNT_DISTINCT);
 
+        // COUNTN
+
+        addAgg(COUNTN);
+        addLocalAgg(COUNTN, COUNTN);
+        addIntermediateAgg(COUNTN, SUM);
+        addGlobalAgg(COUNTN, SUM);
+
+        addScalarAgg(COUNTN, SCALAR_COUNTN);
+
+        addSerialAgg(COUNTN, SERIAL_COUNTN);
+        addAgg(SERIAL_COUNTN);
+        addLocalAgg(SERIAL_COUNTN, SERIAL_COUNTN);
+        addIntermediateAgg(SERIAL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SUM);
+        addGlobalAgg(SERIAL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SUM);
+
+        // COUNTN DISTINCT
+
+        addDistinctAgg(COUNTN_DISTINCT, COUNTN);
+        addScalarAgg(COUNTN_DISTINCT, SCALAR_COUNTN_DISTINCT);
+
         // MAX
         addAgg(MAX);
         addAgg(LOCAL_MAX);
@@ -2719,6 +2763,26 @@
         addDistinctAgg(SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT, SQL_COUNT);
         addScalarAgg(SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT, SCALAR_SQL_COUNT_DISTINCT);
 
+        // SQL COUNTN
+
+        addAgg(SQL_COUNTN);
+        addLocalAgg(SQL_COUNTN, SQL_COUNTN);
+        addIntermediateAgg(SQL_COUNTN, SQL_SUM);
+        addGlobalAgg(SQL_COUNTN, SQL_SUM);
+
+        addScalarAgg(SQL_COUNTN, SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN);
+
+        addSerialAgg(SQL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN);
+        addAgg(SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN);
+        addLocalAgg(SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN);
+        addIntermediateAgg(SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SQL_SUM);
+        addGlobalAgg(SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN, SERIAL_SQL_SUM);
+
+        // SQL COUNTN DISTINCT
+
+        addDistinctAgg(SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT, SQL_COUNTN);
+        addScalarAgg(SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT, SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT);
+
         // SQL MAX
         addAgg(SQL_MAX);
         addAgg(LOCAL_SQL_MAX);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CountNTypeComputer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CountNTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4178315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CountNTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.AbstractResultTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+
+public class CountNTypeComputer extends AbstractResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final CountNTypeComputer INSTANCE = new CountNTypeComputer();
+
+    private CountNTypeComputer() {
+    }
+
+    protected IAType getResultType(ILogicalExpression expr, IAType... strippedInputTypes) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return AUnionType.createNullableType(BuiltinType.AINT64);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
index 138c4dd..d7a71bf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
       <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb2fbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.CountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+
+public class ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier FID = BuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_COUNTN;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    private ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor() {
+        super(CountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return FID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f4cf3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.CountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+
+public class ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarDistinctAggregateDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier FID = BuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_COUNTN_DISTINCT;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY =
+            createDescriptorFactory(ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor::new);
+
+    private ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor() {
+        super(CountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return FID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0925d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+
+public class ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier FID = BuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    private ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor() {
+        super(SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return FID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a163b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+
+public class ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarDistinctAggregateDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier FID = BuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_SQL_COUNTN_DISTINCT;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY =
+            createDescriptorFactory(ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor::new);
+
+    private ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor() {
+        super(SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return FID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction.java
index 03dacd2..1e611b9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         if (typeTag == ATypeTag.MISSING || typeTag == ATypeTag.NULL) {
             processNull(state, start);
         } else {
-            cnt++;
+            cnt = processValue(typeTag, cnt);
         }
         BufferSerDeUtil.writeBoolean(metNull, state, start + MET_NULL_OFFSET);
         BufferSerDeUtil.writeLong(cnt, state, start + COUNT_OFFSET);
@@ -111,4 +111,8 @@
     protected void processNull(byte[] state, int start) {
         BufferSerDeUtil.writeBoolean(true, state, start + MET_NULL_OFFSET);
     }
+
+    protected long processValue(ATypeTag tag, long cnt) {
+        return cnt + 1;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..113c514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ISerializedAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+/**
+ * Counts the number of numeric items. Returns NULL if MISSING or NULL is encountered.
+ */
+public class SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.SERIAL_COUNTN;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory createSerializableAggregateEvaluatorFactory(
+            final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public ISerializedAggregateEvaluator createAggregateEvaluator(IEvaluatorContext ctx)
+                    throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new SerializableCountNAggregateFunction(args, ctx, sourceLoc);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020d367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableCountNAggregateFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.hierachy.ATypeHierarchy;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+
+/**
+ * COUNTN returns the number of numeric items in the given list. Returns NULL if MISSING or NULL is encountered.
+ */
+public class SerializableCountNAggregateFunction extends AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction {
+    public SerializableCountNAggregateFunction(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext context,
+            SourceLocation sourceLoc) throws HyracksDataException {
+        super(args, context, sourceLoc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected long processValue(ATypeTag typeTag, long cnt) {
+        if (ATypeHierarchy.getTypeDomain(typeTag) == ATypeHierarchy.Domain.NUMERIC) {
+            return cnt + 1;
+        }
+        return cnt;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38c5150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ISerializedAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+/**
+ * Counts the number of numeric items. NULLs and MISSINGs are ignored.
+ */
+public class SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.SERIAL_SQL_COUNTN;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory createSerializableAggregateEvaluatorFactory(
+            final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new ISerializedAggregateEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public ISerializedAggregateEvaluator createAggregateEvaluator(IEvaluatorContext ctx)
+                    throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction(args, ctx, sourceLoc);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a1df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.hierachy.ATypeHierarchy;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+
+/**
+ * COUNTN returns the number of numeric items in the given list. NULLs and MISSINGs are ignored.
+ */
+public class SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction extends AbstractSerializableCountAggregateFunction {
+    public SerializableSqlCountNAggregateFunction(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext context,
+            SourceLocation sourceLoc) throws HyracksDataException {
+        super(args, context, sourceLoc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void processNull(byte[] state, int start) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected long processValue(ATypeTag typeTag, long cnt) {
+        if (ATypeHierarchy.getTypeDomain(typeTag) == ATypeHierarchy.Domain.NUMERIC) {
+            return cnt + 1;
+        }
+        return cnt;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/AbstractCountAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/AbstractCountAggregateFunction.java
index 5756f00..1296d82 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/AbstractCountAggregateFunction.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/AbstractCountAggregateFunction.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt64;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt64;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
@@ -45,9 +46,13 @@
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private ISerializerDeserializer<AInt64> int64Serde =
             SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT64);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
     private IPointable inputVal = new VoidPointable();
     private IScalarEvaluator eval;
     protected long cnt;
+    protected boolean nullRes;
 
     private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
 
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@
     @Override
     public void init() throws HyracksDataException {
         cnt = 0;
+        nullRes = false;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@
         if (typeTag == ATypeTag.NULL || typeTag == ATypeTag.MISSING) {
             processNull();
         } else if (typeTag != ATypeTag.SYSTEM_NULL) {
-            cnt++;
+            processValue(typeTag);
         }
     }
 
@@ -79,8 +85,12 @@
     public void finish(IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
         resultStorage.reset();
         try {
-            result.setValue(cnt);
-            int64Serde.serialize(result, resultStorage.getDataOutput());
+            if (nullRes) {
+                nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, resultStorage.getDataOutput());
+            } else {
+                result.setValue(cnt);
+                int64Serde.serialize(result, resultStorage.getDataOutput());
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
         }
@@ -93,4 +103,8 @@
     }
 
     protected abstract void processNull();
+
+    protected void processValue(ATypeTag tag) {
+        cnt++;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97cd1ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+/**
+ * Counts the number of numeric items. Returns NULL if MISSING or NULL is encountered.
+ */
+public class CountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = CountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.COUNTN;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IAggregateEvaluatorFactory createAggregateEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IAggregateEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IAggregateEvaluator createAggregateEvaluator(IEvaluatorContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new CountNAggregateFunction(args, ctx, sourceLoc);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bcb5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountNAggregateFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.hierachy.ATypeHierarchy;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+
+/**
+ * COUNTN returns the number of numeric items in the given list. Returns NULL if MISSING or NULL is encountered.
+ */
+public class CountNAggregateFunction extends AbstractCountAggregateFunction {
+
+    public CountNAggregateFunction(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext context, SourceLocation sourceLoc)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        super(args, context, sourceLoc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void processNull() {
+        nullRes = true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void processValue(ATypeTag tag) {
+        if (ATypeHierarchy.getTypeDomain(tag) == ATypeHierarchy.Domain.NUMERIC) {
+            cnt++;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68d0bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+/**
+ * Counts the number of numeric items. NULLs and MISSINGs are ignored.
+ */
+public class SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor::new;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.SQL_COUNTN;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IAggregateEvaluatorFactory createAggregateEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IAggregateEvaluatorFactory() {
+
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IAggregateEvaluator createAggregateEvaluator(IEvaluatorContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new SqlCountNAggregateFunction(args, ctx, sourceLoc);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db677ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/SqlCountNAggregateFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.hierachy.ATypeHierarchy;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IEvaluatorContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.SourceLocation;
+
+/**
+ * COUNTN returns the number of numeric items in the given list. NULLs and MISSINGs are ignored.
+ */
+public class SqlCountNAggregateFunction extends AbstractCountAggregateFunction {
+
+    public SqlCountNAggregateFunction(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IEvaluatorContext context,
+            SourceLocation sourceLoc) throws HyracksDataException {
+        super(args, context, sourceLoc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void processNull() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void processValue(ATypeTag tag) {
+        if (ATypeHierarchy.getTypeDomain(tag) == ATypeHierarchy.Domain.NUMERIC) {
+            cnt++;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/CreateMBREvalFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/CreateMBREvalFactory.java
index 4f67fba..5615e14 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/CreateMBREvalFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/CreateMBREvalFactory.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
-
-import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Envelope;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Geometry;
 
 public class CreateMBREvalFactory implements IScalarEvaluatorFactory {
 
@@ -257,25 +257,25 @@
                                 }
                                 break;
                             case GEOMETRY:
-                                Envelope record = new Envelope();
-                                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.getAGeometryObject(data0, startOffset0 + 1)
-                                        .getGeometry().getEsriGeometry().queryEnvelope(record);
+                                Geometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer
+                                        .getAGeometryObject(data0, startOffset0 + 1).getGeometry();
+                                Envelope envelope = geometry.getEnvelopeInternal();
                                 switch (coordinate) {
                                     case 0:
-                                        value = record.getXMin();
+                                        value = envelope.getMinX();
                                         break;
                                     case 1:
-                                        value = record.getYMin();
+                                        value = envelope.getMinY();
                                         break;
                                     case 2:
-                                        value = record.getXMax();
+                                        value = envelope.getMaxX();
                                         break;
                                     case 3:
-                                        value = record.getYMax();
+                                        value = envelope.getMaxY();
                                         break;
                                     default:
-                                        throw new NotImplementedException(
-                                                coordinate + "is not a valid coordinate option");
+                                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                                                coordinate + " is not a valid coordinate option");
                                 }
                                 break;
                             case CIRCLE:
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
index 86a0790..d682d7a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarAvgDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarCountDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarFirstElementAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarKurtosisDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlAvgDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlCountAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlCountDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlKurtosisDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarSqlMaxAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.ScalarVarPopDistinctAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableAvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableCountAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableGlobalAvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableGlobalKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableGlobalSkewnessAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSkewnessAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlCountAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlSkewnessAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableSqlStddevAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std.SerializableVarPopAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.AvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.CountAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.CountNAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.GlobalAvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.GlobalKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.GlobalMaxAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -226,6 +233,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SkewnessAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlAvgAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlCountAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlKurtosisAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlMaxAggregateDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SqlMedianAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -698,6 +706,7 @@
         // aggregate functions
         fc.add(ListifyAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(CountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(CountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(AvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(LocalAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(IntermediateAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -753,6 +762,7 @@
 
         // serializable aggregates
         fc.add(SerializableCountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(SerializableCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableLocalAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableIntermediateAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -790,7 +800,9 @@
         fc.add(ScalarArrayAggAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarArrayAggDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(ScalarCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarCountDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(ScalarCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarAvgDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -816,6 +828,7 @@
 
         // SQL aggregates
         fc.add(SqlCountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(SqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(LocalSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(IntermediateSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -867,6 +880,7 @@
 
         // SQL serializable aggregates
         fc.add(SerializableSqlCountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(SerializableSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableLocalSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(SerializableIntermediateSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -903,6 +917,8 @@
         // SQL scalar aggregates
         fc.add(ScalarSqlCountAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarSqlCountDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(ScalarSqlCountNDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(ScalarSqlCountNAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarSqlAvgAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarSqlAvgDistinctAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(ScalarSqlSumAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
index e65c742..82534fb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
@@ -612,6 +612,22 @@
               <contentFile>protobuf_2.5.0_LICENSE.txt</contentFile>
             </license>
             <license>
+              <displayName>Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0</displayName>
+              <url>https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php</url>
+              <aliasUrls>
+                <aliasUrl>https://github.com/locationtech/jts/blob/master/LICENSE_EDLv1.txt</aliasUrl>
+              </aliasUrls>
+              <metric>1050</metric>
+            </license>
+            <license>
+              <displayName>Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0</displayName>
+              <url>https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/</url>
+              <aliasUrls>
+                <aliasUrl>https://github.com/locationtech/jts/blob/master/LICENSE_EPLv2.txt</aliasUrl>
+              </aliasUrls>
+              <metric>1100</metric>
+            </license>
+            <license>
               <displayName>a BSD 3-clause license</displayName>
               <url>https://github.com/codehaus/paranamer-git/blob/paranamer-2.3/LICENSE.txt</url>
               <contentFile>paranamer-2.3_LICENSE.txt</contentFile>
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index cb01868..f99f23c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -1554,9 +1554,9 @@
         <version>3.8.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
-        <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0</version>
+        <groupId>org.locationtech.jts</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jts-core</artifactId>
+        <version>1.19.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.reflections</groupId>
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j--1.16.1_MIT_License.txt b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j--1.16.1_MIT_License.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ca00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j--1.16.1_MIT_License.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+    MIT License
+
+    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+    copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+    SOFTWARE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j-persistence-extension--1.3.0_MIT_License.txt b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j-persistence-extension--1.3.0_MIT_License.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ca00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/com.microsoft.azure--msal4j-persistence-extension--1.3.0_MIT_License.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+    MIT License
+
+    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+    copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+    SOFTWARE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/github.com_locationtech_jts_blob_master_LICENSE_EDLv1.txt b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/github.com_locationtech_jts_blob_master_LICENSE_EDLv1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1071fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/github.com_locationtech_jts_blob_master_LICENSE_EDLv1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0
+
+Copyright (c) 2007, Eclipse Foundation, Inc. and its licensors.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+  Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+  Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+  Neither the name of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. nor the names of its
+  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+  software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/opensource.org_licenses_BSD-2-Clause.txt b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/opensource.org_licenses_BSD-2-Clause.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..226190a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/content/opensource.org_licenses_BSD-2-Clause.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+BSD 2-Clause License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024, Couchbase, Inc.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/templates/source_licenses.ftl b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/templates/source_licenses.ftl
index 97b032b..95b6f3a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/templates/source_licenses.ftl
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/licenses/templates/source_licenses.ftl
@@ -133,4 +133,196 @@
 </#if>
 <#if !asterixDashboardSkip!false>
     <#include "../../../../asterix-dashboard/src/main/licenses/dashboard-source-license.ftl">
-</#if>
\ No newline at end of file
+</#if>
+<@license component="AsterixDB OM" files=[
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/JtsModule.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiLineStringParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PointParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPointParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/MultiPolygonParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/LineStringParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/BaseParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GeometryCollectionParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/GenericGeometryParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/parsers/PolygonParser.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoFunctionUtils.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/GeoJsonConstants.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometryDeserializer.java",
+                    "org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/jacksonjts/serde/GeometrySerializer.java"
+                ]>
+    Classes are modified to support the org.locationtech.jts package instead of com.vividsolutions.jts
+    Copyright BeDataDriven
+
+    Apache License
+    Version 2.0, January 2004
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/
+    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION
+    1. Definitions.
+    "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction,
+    and distribution as defined by Sections 1 through 9 of this document.
+    "Licensor" shall mean the copyright owner or entity authorized by
+    the copyright owner that is granting the License.
+    "Legal Entity" shall mean the union of the acting entity and all
+    other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common
+    control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition,
+    "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
+    direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
+    otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
+    outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
+    "You" (or "Your") shall mean an individual or Legal Entity
+    exercising permissions granted by this License.
+    "Source" form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications,
+    including but not limited to software source code, documentation
+    source, and configuration files.
+    "Object" form shall mean any form resulting from mechanical
+    transformation or translation of a Source form, including but
+    not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation,
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diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/ErrorCode.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
index 59a4da4..319d440 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/ErrorCode.java
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
     UNSUPPORTED_WRITE_SPEC(128),
     JOB_REJECTED(129),
     FRAME_BIGGER_THAN_SORT_MEMORY(130),
+    ILLGEAL_PARQUET_SCHEMA(131),
+    RESULT_DOES_NOT_FOLLOW_SCHEMA(132),
+    EXTRA_FIELD_IN_RESULT_NOT_FOUND_IN_SCHEMA(133),
 
     // Compilation error codes.
     RULECOLLECTION_NOT_INSTANCE_OF_LIST(10000),
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
index 5045c86..4022961 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@
 
     public static String toString(byte[] bytes, int start) {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        return toString(bytes, start, builder);
+    }
+
+    public static String toString(byte[] bytes, int start, StringBuilder builder) {
         return toString(builder, bytes, start).toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/resources/errormsg/en.properties b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/resources/errormsg/en.properties
index e94c12e..51acdc0 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/resources/errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/resources/errormsg/en.properties
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
 128 = Unsupported copy to specification: PARTITION BY %1$s, ORDER BY %2$s
 129 = Job %1$s failed to run. Cluster is not accepting jobs.
 130 = Frame data=%1$s (requiring %2$s) is bigger than the sort budget. Used=%3$s, max=%4$s. Please increase the sort memory budget.
+131 = Invalid parquet schema provided
+132 = Result does not follow the schema, %1$s type expected but found %2$s type at '%3$s'
+133 = Extra field in the result, field '%1$s' does not exist at '%2$s' in the schema
 
 10000 = The given rule collection %1$s is not an instance of the List class.
 10001 = Cannot compose partition constraint %1$s with %2$s
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 51bdd2f..20c3e21 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <snappy.version>1.1.10.5</snappy.version>
     <jackson.version>2.14.3</jackson.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>${jackson.version}</jackson-databind.version>
-    <netty.version>4.1.101.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.112.Final</netty.version>
     <asm.version>9.3</asm.version>
 
     <implementation.title>Apache Hyracks and Algebricks - ${project.name}</implementation.title>