diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/benches/area.rs b/rust/geoarrow/benches/area.rs
index ee923912..8b2415a4 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/benches/area.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/benches/area.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ use geoarrow::array::{AsChunkedNativeArray, MultiPolygonArray};
 use geoarrow::io::flatgeobuf::read_flatgeobuf;
 use std::fs::File;
 
-fn load_file() -> MultiPolygonArray<2> {
+fn load_file() -> MultiPolygonArray {
     let mut file = File::open("fixtures/flatgeobuf/countries.fgb").unwrap();
     let table = read_flatgeobuf(&mut file, Default::default()).unwrap();
     table
         .geometry_column(None)
         .unwrap()
         .as_ref()
-        .as_multi_polygon::<2>()
+        .as_multi_polygon()
         .chunks()
         .first()
         .unwrap()
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/benches/from_geo.rs b/rust/geoarrow/benches/from_geo.rs
index 8f379a4e..ee9bf76c 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/benches/from_geo.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/benches/from_geo.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use geo::polygon;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use geoarrow::array::{PolygonArray, PolygonBuilder};
+use geoarrow::datatypes::Dimension;
 
 fn create_data() -> Vec<geo::Polygon> {
     // An L shape
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     c.bench_function("convert Vec<geo::Polygon> to PolygonArray", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let mut_arr =
-                PolygonBuilder::<2>::from_polygons(&data, Default::default(), Default::default());
-            let _arr: PolygonArray<2> = mut_arr.into();
+            let mut_arr = PolygonBuilder::from_polygons(
+                &data,
+                Dimension::XY,
+                Default::default(),
+                Default::default(),
+            );
+            let _arr: PolygonArray = mut_arr.into();
         })
     });
 }
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/benches/geos_buffer.rs b/rust/geoarrow/benches/geos_buffer.rs
index 4c6962b6..00257939 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/benches/geos_buffer.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/benches/geos_buffer.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use geoarrow::algorithm::geos::Buffer;
 use geoarrow::array::{CoordBuffer, InterleavedCoordBuffer, PointArray, PolygonArray};
 use geoarrow::datatypes::Dimension;
 
-fn generate_data() -> PointArray<2> {
+fn generate_data() -> PointArray {
     let coords = vec![0.0; 100_000];
     let coord_buffer =
         CoordBuffer::Interleaved(InterleavedCoordBuffer::new(coords.into(), Dimension::XY));
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     c.bench_function("buffer", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
-            let _buffered: PolygonArray<2> = point_array.buffer(1.0, 8).unwrap();
+            let _buffered: PolygonArray = point_array.buffer(1.0, 8).unwrap();
         })
     });
 }
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/benches/nybb.rs b/rust/geoarrow/benches/nybb.rs
index 8b8b4ed0..4a37ef6c 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/benches/nybb.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/benches/nybb.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use arrow_ipc::reader::FileReader;
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use geoarrow::algorithm::geo::EuclideanDistance;
 use geoarrow::array::{MultiPolygonArray, PointArray};
+use geoarrow::datatypes::Dimension;
 use geoarrow::trait_::ArrayAccessor;
 
-fn load_nybb() -> MultiPolygonArray<2> {
+fn load_nybb() -> MultiPolygonArray {
     let file = File::open("fixtures/nybb.arrow").unwrap();
     let reader = FileReader::try_new(file, None).unwrap();
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ fn load_nybb() -> MultiPolygonArray<2> {
             .position(|field| field.name() == "geometry")
             .unwrap();
         let arr = record_batch.column(geom_idx);
-        let multi_poly_arr: MultiPolygonArray<2> = arr.as_ref().try_into().unwrap();
+        let multi_poly_arr: MultiPolygonArray = (arr.as_ref(), Dimension::XY).try_into().unwrap();
         arrays.push(multi_poly_arr);
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
     c.bench_function("euclidean distance to scalar point", |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             let point = geo::Point::new(0.0f64, 0.0f64);
-            let point_array = PointArray::from(vec![point].as_slice());
+            let point_array = PointArray::from((vec![point].as_slice(), Dimension::XY));
 
             let _distances = array.euclidean_distance(&point_array.value(0));
         })
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/benches/translate.rs b/rust/geoarrow/benches/translate.rs
index fd860036..bbcef5ac 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/benches/translate.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/benches/translate.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ use geo::polygon;
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use geoarrow::algorithm::geo::Translate;
 use geoarrow::array::PolygonArray;
+use geoarrow::datatypes::Dimension;
 
-fn create_data() -> PolygonArray<2> {
+fn create_data() -> PolygonArray {
     // An L shape
     // https://github.com/georust/geo/blob/7cb7d0ffa6bf1544c5ca9922bd06100c36f815d7/README.md?plain=1#L40
     let poly = polygon![
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ fn create_data() -> PolygonArray<2> {
         (x: 0.0, y: 0.0),
     ];
     let v = vec![poly; 1000];
-    v.as_slice().into()
+    (v.as_slice(), Dimension::XY).into()
 }
 
 pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/algorithm/native/concatenate.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/algorithm/native/concatenate.rs
index 50507875..1973ea1c 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/algorithm/native/concatenate.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/algorithm/native/concatenate.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 use crate::array::*;
 use crate::chunked_array::*;
+use crate::datatypes::Dimension;
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::trait_::ArrayAccessor;
 
@@ -13,8 +16,10 @@ impl Concatenate for &[PointArray] {
     type Output = Result<PointArray>;
 
     fn concatenate(&self) -> Self::Output {
+        let common_dimension = infer_common_dimension(self.iter().map(|arr| arr.dimension()));
+
         let output_capacity = self.iter().fold(0, |sum, val| sum + val.buffer_lengths());
-        let mut builder = PointBuilder::with_capacity(output_capacity);
+        let mut builder = PointBuilder::with_capacity(common_dimension, output_capacity);
         self.iter()
             .for_each(|chunk| chunk.iter().for_each(|p| builder.push_point(p.as_ref())));
         Ok(builder.finish())
@@ -27,10 +32,13 @@ macro_rules! impl_concatenate {
             type Output = Result<$array>;
 
             fn concatenate(&self) -> Self::Output {
+                let common_dimension =
+                    infer_common_dimension(self.iter().map(|arr| arr.dimension()));
+
                 let output_capacity = self.iter().fold(<$capacity>::new_empty(), |sum, val| {
                     sum + val.buffer_lengths()
                 });
-                let mut builder = <$builder>::with_capacity(output_capacity);
+                let mut builder = <$builder>::with_capacity(common_dimension, output_capacity);
                 for chunk in self.iter() {
                     for geom in chunk.iter() {
                         builder.$push_func(geom.as_ref())?;
@@ -80,6 +88,12 @@ impl_concatenate!(
     push_geometry_collection
 );
 
+fn infer_common_dimension(dimensions: impl Iterator<Item = Dimension>) -> Dimension {
+    let dimensions: HashSet<Dimension> = HashSet::from_iter(dimensions);
+    assert_eq!(dimensions.len(), 1);
+    dimensions.into_iter().next().unwrap()
+}
+
 impl Concatenate for ChunkedPointArray {
     type Output = Result<PointArray>;
 
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/array/mixed/array.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/array/mixed/array.rs
index db39061c..e5609020 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/array/mixed/array.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/array/mixed/array.rs
@@ -659,12 +659,12 @@ impl TryFrom<&UnionArray> for MixedGeometryArray {
         Ok(Self::new(
             type_ids,
             offsets,
-            points.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            line_strings.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            polygons.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            multi_points.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            multi_line_strings.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            multi_polygons.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            points.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            line_strings.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            polygons.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            multi_points.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            multi_line_strings.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+            multi_polygons.first().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
             Default::default(),
         ))
     }
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/io/parquet/writer/metadata.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/io/parquet/writer/metadata.rs
index 91d2c830..ac7df611 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/io/parquet/writer/metadata.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/io/parquet/writer/metadata.rs
@@ -79,34 +79,32 @@ impl ColumnInfo {
         let array_ref = array.as_ref();
 
         // We only have to do this for mixed arrays because other arrays are statically known
-        match array_ref.data_type() {
-            NativeType::Mixed(_, _) => {
-                let mixed_arr = array_ref.as_mixed();
-                if mixed_arr.has_points() {
-                    self.geometry_types.insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::Point);
-                }
-                if mixed_arr.has_line_strings() {
-                    self.geometry_types
-                        .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::LineString);
-                }
-                if mixed_arr.has_polygons() {
-                    self.geometry_types.insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::Polygon);
-                }
-                if mixed_arr.has_multi_points() {
-                    self.geometry_types
-                        .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiPoint);
-                }
-                if mixed_arr.has_multi_line_strings() {
-                    self.geometry_types
-                        .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiLineString);
-                }
-                if mixed_arr.has_multi_polygons() {
-                    self.geometry_types
-                        .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiPolygon);
-                }
+        if let NativeType::Mixed(_, _) = array_ref.data_type() {
+            let mixed_arr = array_ref.as_mixed();
+            if mixed_arr.has_points() {
+                self.geometry_types.insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::Point);
+            }
+            if mixed_arr.has_line_strings() {
+                self.geometry_types
+                    .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::LineString);
+            }
+            if mixed_arr.has_polygons() {
+                self.geometry_types.insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::Polygon);
+            }
+            if mixed_arr.has_multi_points() {
+                self.geometry_types
+                    .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiPoint);
+            }
+            if mixed_arr.has_multi_line_strings() {
+                self.geometry_types
+                    .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiLineString);
+            }
+            if mixed_arr.has_multi_polygons() {
+                self.geometry_types
+                    .insert(GeoParquetGeometryType::MultiPolygon);
             }
-            _ => (),
         }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/test/geoarrow_data/mod.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/test/geoarrow_data/mod.rs
index b73cac74..2e229dee 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/test/geoarrow_data/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/test/geoarrow_data/mod.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,22 @@ macro_rules! geoarrow_data_impl {
                 .unwrap()
         }
     };
+    ($fn_name:ident, $file_part:tt, $return_type:ty, "WKB") => {
+        pub(crate) fn $fn_name() -> $return_type {
+            let path = format!(
+                "fixtures/geoarrow-data/example/example-{}.arrow",
+                $file_part
+            );
+            let geometry_dyn_column = read_geometry_column(&path);
+            geometry_dyn_column.as_ref().try_into().unwrap()
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 // Point
 geoarrow_data_impl!(example_point_interleaved, "point-interleaved", PointArray);
 geoarrow_data_impl!(example_point_separated, "point", PointArray);
-geoarrow_data_impl!(example_point_wkb, "point-wkb", WKBArray<i64>);
+geoarrow_data_impl!(example_point_wkb, "point-wkb", WKBArray<i64>, "WKB");
 
 // LineString
 geoarrow_data_impl!(
@@ -31,7 +41,12 @@ geoarrow_data_impl!(
     LineStringArray
 );
 geoarrow_data_impl!(example_linestring_separated, "linestring", LineStringArray);
-geoarrow_data_impl!(example_linestring_wkb, "linestring-wkb", WKBArray<i64>);
+geoarrow_data_impl!(
+    example_linestring_wkb,
+    "linestring-wkb",
+    WKBArray<i64>,
+    "WKB"
+);
 
 // Polygon
 geoarrow_data_impl!(
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ geoarrow_data_impl!(
     PolygonArray
 );
 geoarrow_data_impl!(example_polygon_separated, "polygon", PolygonArray);
-geoarrow_data_impl!(example_polygon_wkb, "polygon-wkb", WKBArray<i64>);
+geoarrow_data_impl!(example_polygon_wkb, "polygon-wkb", WKBArray<i64>, "WKB");
 
 // MultiPoint
 geoarrow_data_impl!(
@@ -49,7 +64,12 @@ geoarrow_data_impl!(
     MultiPointArray
 );
 geoarrow_data_impl!(example_multipoint_separated, "multipoint", MultiPointArray);
-geoarrow_data_impl!(example_multipoint_wkb, "multipoint-wkb", WKBArray<i64>);
+geoarrow_data_impl!(
+    example_multipoint_wkb,
+    "multipoint-wkb",
+    WKBArray<i64>,
+    "WKB"
+);
 
 // MultiLineString
 geoarrow_data_impl!(
@@ -65,7 +85,8 @@ geoarrow_data_impl!(
 geoarrow_data_impl!(
     example_multilinestring_wkb,
     "multilinestring-wkb",
-    WKBArray<i64>
+    WKBArray<i64>,
+    "WKB"
 );
 
 // MultiPolygon
@@ -79,4 +100,9 @@ geoarrow_data_impl!(
     "multipolygon",
     MultiPolygonArray
 );
-geoarrow_data_impl!(example_multipolygon_wkb, "multipolygon-wkb", WKBArray<i64>);
+geoarrow_data_impl!(
+    example_multipolygon_wkb,
+    "multipolygon-wkb",
+    WKBArray<i64>,
+    "WKB"
+);
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/test/point.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/test/point.rs
index 708e3695..9e396e05 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/test/point.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/test/point.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) fn p2() -> Point {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn point_array() -> PointArray {
-    let geoms = vec![p0(), p1(), p2()];
+    let geoms = [p0(), p1(), p2()];
     PointBuilder::from_points(
         geoms.iter(),
         Dimension::XY,
diff --git a/rust/geoarrow/src/trait_.rs b/rust/geoarrow/src/trait_.rs
index dc95d8a4..ab50ddb9 100644
--- a/rust/geoarrow/src/trait_.rs
+++ b/rust/geoarrow/src/trait_.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ pub trait NativeArray: ArrayBase {
     /// ```
     fn coord_type(&self) -> CoordType;
 
+    /// The dimension of this array.
     fn dimension(&self) -> Dimension {
         self.data_type().dimension()
     }