FOSS4G NA 2024 - STAC for Public EO Data - Matthew Hanson

Matthew Hanson discusses recent updates and challenges surrounding the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) at the FOSS4G NA 2024 conference, emphasizing its open-source ecosystem and the importance of data extensions.

Highlights

🌐 STAC is an open-source framework for geospatial data management.

📈 Adoption is a key metric for the maturity of its specifications.

📊 78 extensions exist, categorized by their maturity and usefulness.

🔍 Content and usage extensions serve different purposes in data management.

📅 STAC 1.1 introduces a flexible bands construct for better metadata definition.

🤝 Leadership diversity in STAC’s steering committee is a concern.

🛠️ Challenges include bloated metadata and interoperability across providers.

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