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Super Early Bird tickets available now through Jan 9

Plus: Calls open for speakers, workshop leaders, exhibitors & sponsors
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Join Us at CNG Forum 2026: Building the Future of Cloud-Native Geospatial
Join us at CNG Forum 2026 on 6-9 October 2026 in Snowbird, Utah for the second annual gathering.
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Upcoming Podcast | Tues Feb 10 at 10am PST
Join us LIVE with folks from @earthgenome.org on the new Storm Events Database, a 1.9M-record dataset spanning 70+ years of NCEI storm records. Watch the convo LIVE on
🔗 YouTube luma.com/m94ce3n7
🔗 LinkedIn lnkd.in/eB8ZumYF
The Storm Events Database – A Conversation with Kwin Keuter and Brad Andrick · Luma
Join us for a conversation with Kwin Keuter and Brad Andrick from Earth Genome to explore the recently launched Storm Events Database – a collaborative effort…
luma.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
⏰ Reminder: applications close in 2 days (Feb 6)
We’re looking for folks actively creating or using EO vector embeddings to help define best practices together. Apply today to attend this two-day in-person sprint
🗓️ Mar 10–11 | 📍 Worcester, MA

forms.gle/Q27DbuciWgY9...
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In collaboration w/ Planet & @clarkuniversity.bsky.social, we're hosting a sprint to define standards for EO vector embeddings. If you have hands on experience creating or using EO vector embeddings, please consider applying to attend
🗓️ Mar 10 &11
📍 Worcester, MA
cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2026/01...
Announcing Sprints to Define Standards for Earth Observation Vector Embeddings
CNG, Planet, and Clark University are convening a two-day in-person sprint on March 10-11, 2026 at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts focused on defining standards for Earth observation (EO)...
cloudnativegeo.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
🚀 Call for Abstracts – #CNG2026

Share your work with the cloud-native geospatial community! Two tracks:
▪️ On-Ramp to Cloud-Native Geo – beginner workflows, tutorials, tooling
▪️ Cloud-Native in Practice – real-world use cases & demos

Submit here: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org#/callforspea...
January 26, 2026 at 8:28 PM
What is cloud-optimized scientific data & why does it matter? @tegnicholas.bsky.social from CNG org member @earthmover.io breaks down why simply moving legacy scientific formats to the cloud often leads to slow performance & how new formats like @zarr.dev can help
🔗 earthmover.io/blog/fundame...
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined us live. If you missed it, you can catch the full podcast recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/5N5x8V1W7-Q
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🎙️ Call for Speakers is open!
Working on cloud-native geo tech? We’re looking for
• Real-world case studies
• Lessons learned – what worked & didn’t

✅ Speaker perk: accepted speakers get Super Early Bird pricing
⏰ Submit an abstract by May 17

2026.cloudnativegeo.org#/callforspea...
CNG Forum 2026
We’re excited to host CNG Forum 2026 at Snowbird, a world-class mountain resort located just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City Intl Airport.
2026.cloudnativegeo.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#CNG2026
⏳ Last chance: Super Early Bird pricing for Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum (CNG) 2026 ends tomorrow

Save $100 on CNG Forum 2026 tickets – prices increase Jan 9

🎟️ $450 for CNG members | $550 for non-members
📍 Snowbird, Utah
🗓️ October 6–9, 2026

Get your ticket: cloudnativegeo.org/2026
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
🆕. @bdon.org published a v1.0 version of the #CloudNativeGeo Storage Cheatsheet, now featuring:
▪️ Presets for cloud-native datasets
▪️ “choose your own” inputs for dataset size and chunk read sizes
▪️ CNG-branded design and dark mode!

Check it out here: bdon.github.io/cng-storage-...
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Great Data Products podcast reminder:
Join us this Wednesday Jan 7 at 3pm EDT. Register to watch LIVE on YouTube luma.com/vk4ms1pb or on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/events/denic...
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
What made #CNG2025 special:
🌐 250+ attendees from 100+ orgs
⭐ 4.7/5 star rating
✅ 95% said they'd return
▪️Real technical depth, no fluff

For #CNG2026, we're going bigger: 500 attendees, higher bar, more impact. Join us
cloudnativegeo.org/2026
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Register to watch LIVE on either:
YouTube luma.com/vk4ms1pb or
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/events/denic...
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I went last year, it was worth the trip!
Registration is officially open for CNG Forum 2026

Super Early Bird tickets available now through Jan 9

Plus: Calls open for speakers, workshop leaders, exhibitors & sponsors
cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/12...
Join Us at CNG Forum 2026: Building the Future of Cloud-Native Geospatial
Join us at CNG Forum 2026 on 6-9 October 2026 in Snowbird, Utah for the second annual gathering.
cloudnativegeo.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Register to watch LIVE on either:
YouTube luma.com/vk4ms1pb or
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/events/denic...
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Registration is officially open for CNG Forum 2026

Super Early Bird tickets available now through Jan 9

Plus: Calls open for speakers, workshop leaders, exhibitors & sponsors
cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/12...
Join Us at CNG Forum 2026: Building the Future of Cloud-Native Geospatial
Join us at CNG Forum 2026 on 6-9 October 2026 in Snowbird, Utah for the second annual gathering.
cloudnativegeo.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by CNG
If you missed the conversation between @geoskeptic.bsky.social & @jed.co on how open tech standards evolve, using #stac as a case study, you can watch it here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFFe...
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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What's the difference between data & data products? Our Executive Director @jed.co sat down with Daniel O'Donohue from MapScaping to explore that question, plus @source.coop, cloud-native approaches & building institutions designed for the 21st century. Listen here: mapscaping.com/podcast/from...
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reminder: Register to watch LIVE this Wed Dec 10 at 11am PST via
🔗 YouTube luma.com/p5287nqc or LinkedIn linkedin.com/events/73969...
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Register to watch live on Dec 10 at 11am PST at greatdataproducts.com. You can also watch live on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/events/73969...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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If you missed our conversation with Jack Cushman from @harvardlil.bsky.social‬, you can catch up now. We discussed the Data.gov Archive and the challenge of preventing federal data loss – it's about more than just web pages.

youtube.com/live/XYMbQru...
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Level up your #EarthObservation skills with this Cloud-Native Geo workshop at @foss4g.org on Nov 17, 9am, rm WF613.
Get hands-on w/ Python Notebooks to apply key concepts like @stacspec.bsky.social & GeoTIFFs. We'll bridge the gap from theory to real-world EO analysis
talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2025/...
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We’re heading to Auckland 🇳🇿 for @foss4g2025.bsky.social to talk Rust 🦀 + open geospatial.

Catch our team showing how modern tools make geospatial faster and more interoperable.

Find us for zines + join the GeoRust sprint.

Get the deets: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-10...

#foss4g #osgeo
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Slides for my @foss4gna.bsky.social NA talk, "Cloud-Native Geospatial Metadata with stac-geoparquet" are at www.gadom.ski/presentation...

I subtitled the talk "Practical STAC", because #stac-geoparquet was motivated by real-world problems found while managing large @stacspec.bsky.social systems
stac-geoparquet
www.gadom.ski
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We recently completed the move of the #stac-geoparquet specification documents to a new repository in the @radiant.earth Github org: github.com/radiantearth...

Check out the rendered HTML here: radiantearth.github.io/stac-geoparq...
stac-geoparquet-spec
Open, community specification for storing STAC in GeoParquet
radiantearth.github.io
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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We're honored to serve as fiscal sponsor for Common Space, as they work to build a high-res satellite constellation for humanitarian aid. If you use sat imagery for social good, fill out their survey to help shape their 🛰️ mission requirements @billfgreer.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM