Fiona is an open-source library for reading and writing geospatial data files. It provides a Pythonic interface for working with vector data formats, such as Shapefiles, GeoJSON, and other OGR-supported formats. Fiona simplifies geospatial data handling and integrates well with libraries like GeoPandas.

Features of Fiona:

• Easy-to-use interface for reading and writing geospatial data.
• Supports multiple vector formats via the GDAL/OGR library.
• Handles coordinate reference systems (CRS) and transformations.
• Seamlessly integrates with Python geospatial libraries.

To check the installed Fiona version, run these commands on VM:
#sudo su
#source /opt/fiona_env/venv/bin/activate
# python3 -c "import fiona; print(fiona.__version__)"

Disclaimer: Fiona is an open-source project released under a permissive license. It is developed and maintained by the geospatial community and contributors. Fiona is provided "as is," without any warranty.