I am writing an API in Django and need to filter posts by a search radius and later on will need live tracking like on Uber. I am wondering if there is an easier way to query for posts and filter them based on a search radius defined by the user and their location. Wondering how a program like AutoTrader would do this.

Dealing with the installation process for GDAL is a complete pain for Windows and my docker image. I know there are ways to install a pre-built wheel and blah blah blah but I’m looking for a streamlined approach that is as simple as throwing it into my requirements and won’t be a nuisance after each release.