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The entire #CNG2025 playlist is now available!
▶️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you want a quick summary of the talks, watch the track recaps from our plenary leads . A thread👇🏽
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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
For those who couldn't catch our latest podcast live, here's the recording! Thank you @bdon.org for sharing your thoughts about all things cloud-native maps, and to everyone who tuned in live, especially those joining us from Norway and Egypt in the wee hours!
youtu.be/VACq-POg_dw
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
26 developers, 3 days, 1 mission: Advancing #CloudNativeGeo data! The 1st @stacspec.bsky.social + Zarr sprint in Europe addressed shared problems like how to represent multidimensional Zarr stores in STAC, and more.

Read recap & see the key achievements cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/11...
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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@hls.harvard.edu's Library Innovation Lab chose @source.coop to host its Data.gov Archive – 311K+ datasets (17.9 TB)!

Selected for its cloud-scale design:
☁️ Object storage
📦 Massive data publishing
🔗 Easy sharing

Read more ↓
lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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We're proud to provide the infrastructure that helps @earthgenome.org share 60+ TB of cloud-optimized satellite imagery. Read how they leveraged @source.coop to enable global access to their Earth Index data, cutting distribution costs for #conservation efforts
🔗 docs.source.coop/case-studies...
October 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Free Hackday Alert! Help expand earthaccess to include
@noaa.gov, USGS & Copernicus data
🗓️ During #AGU2025 in New Orleans & Online on Dec 15, 1-6pm CST
✅ Why: Strategy, Code, & Documentation for "Growing the Family"

Register by Nov 19 luma.com/7hp819zp
Openscapes earthaccess Hackday · Luma
Join us for our earthaccess hackday in New Orleans and online! This hackweek is independent of AGU2025 but conveniently co-located for attendees. Registration…
luma.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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This is coming up this Friday, 1.30 pm in Australia time!

Join the Google Group or DM me for a direct invite :-)
The STAC Project SC is hosting a community meeting specifically timed for folks in the Asia/Oceania region – that means no more 2 a.m. wake-up calls to join
🗓️Fri, Oct 10th at 1:30 pm AEST

Get invite from @ausp.io or join the Google Group via groups.google.com/a/cloudnativ...
October 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
🎙️Join the next episode of the Great Data Products podcast LIVE on Oct 29 at 4pm PDT! @jed.co will sit down for a conversation with @bdon.org about building maps for the web. Brandon is the creator of @protomaps.com. Register to watch live here ⤵️

greatdataproducts.com/housekeeping...
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The STAC Project SC is hosting a community meeting specifically timed for folks in the Asia/Oceania region – that means no more 2 a.m. wake-up calls to join
🗓️Fri, Oct 10th at 1:30 pm AEST

Get invite from @ausp.io or join the Google Group via groups.google.com/a/cloudnativ...
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fueling up for the @zarr.dev Summit 2025 in Rome next week! 🍕🍝

A big thanks to B-Open for sponsoring the breaks for the Adopter days portion of the summit (Oct 16 & 17)! As an Italian SME expert in Earth Observation and data workflow, their support is a perfect fit.

More about them: www.bopen.eu
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bridges to Prosperity's dataset is hosted on @source.coop as #PMTiles, a cloud-optimized format for map tiles (vector or raster). This #usecase highlights how cloud-native formats like PMTiles don’t just improve performance, they can unlock funding & impact at scale
docs.source.coop/case-studies...
Bridges to Prosperity used #AI to triple the world's mapped waterways & made this dataset publicly accessible on @source.coop as #PMTiles 🌍 Dive into the full case study + impact, which includes securing #grants, building new partnerships & more: docs.source.coop/case-studies... #Geospatial
September 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Are you building a #geospatial startup? Join us Oct 2 at 9am PT for a #webinar w/ the team from Wherobots to explore SedonaDB, Spatial Bench & their Startup Accelerator Program. Learn how it supports early-stage founders & discover real-world use cases. Register ⤵️
cloudnativegeo.org/events/webin...
September 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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A big group of us is headed to SatCamp this week to hike, bike & scheme with an amazing community of EO enthusiasts & experts. Will we see you there?
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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We're excited to share the latest from E84's own, Jarrett Keifer, on the @cloudnativegeo.org blog!

Jarrett's work on the Coalesced Chunk Retrieval Protocol launches a community initiative designed to reconsider & strengthen what it means to be Cloud Native.

cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/09...
Redefining cloud native with the Coalesced Chunk Retrieval Protocol
What happens if we question current assumptions around CNG and imagine what it could be if we were to redefine it with new technologies? The Coalesced Chunk Retrieval Protocol (CCRP) is one idea born ...
cloudnativegeo.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Mark your calendars!
In this #podcast, @jed.co and @dbreunig.bsky.social will use Drew's blog post – "Why LLM advancements have slowed: The low-hanging fruit has been eaten – as a starting point for their conversation. Read the post here:
www.dbreunig.com/2024/12/05/w...
September 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The entire #CNG2025 playlist is now available!
▶️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you want a quick summary of the talks, watch the track recaps from our plenary leads . A thread👇🏽
September 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Don't miss this. It's awesome. @dbreunig.bsky.social is fantastic.
🆕 #CNG2025 session video
The live webinar has ended, but the conversation continues! In this talk, @dbreunig.bsky.social explains why our definitions of location are fragmented and how we can standardize "place" like we did time
▶️ youtu.be/stiYfBB0KC8
September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🆕 #CNG2025 session video
The live webinar has ended, but the conversation continues! In this talk, @dbreunig.bsky.social explains why our definitions of location are fragmented and how we can standardize "place" like we did time
▶️ youtu.be/stiYfBB0KC8
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🆕 #CNG2025 session video
Alfonso Ladino from @uofilsystem.bsky.social introduces the "Radar DataTree" model & shows how it transforms large raw data files into a single, analysis-ready dataset, making radar weather data more accessible & data analysis 210x faster
▶️ youtu.be/B9LS3zfe420
[CNG 2025] Efficient Radar Data Management in Practice: FAIR Principles – Alfonso Ladino
YouTube video by Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🆕 #CNG2025 session video
Antoine Dolant, @uofilsystem.bsky.social PhD candidate, presents his work on "adaptive decision discourse" using LLMs with assigned personas (eg: mayor, scientist) to simulate & find solutions for problems like disaster management.
▶️ youtu.be/AU2Xvnbgpxk
[CNG 2025] Agentic LLM for Adaptive Decision Discourse – Antoine Dolant
YouTube video by Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM