Join the 1st STAC community gathering in Japan 🇯🇵
This hands-on workshop is for builders to work on outstanding issues (D1), for data providers to share best practices (D2) & for data users to build on top of STAC (D3)
Aug 25–27 in Tsukuba at @JAXA_en
https://t.co/7FuI2j3UPs
Workshop Spotlight
Cesar Aybar & @mikonvergence from @asterisk_labs are running an AI dataset building crash course at #CNG2026. Start with the tools, finish with your own dataset.
Oct 6, Snowbird Utah. Grab your ticket + sign up: https://t.co/JGOHX97Ju5
For those planning to attend the @STACspec workshop at @JAXA_en in Tsukuba (Aug 25–27) and/or FOSS4G Hiroshima 2026, check out the call for speakers for CNG Japan 2026, taking place in Tokyo on Aug 24 👇🏾
🇯🇵 Call for Speakers: CNG Japan 2026
Building something with #CloudNativeGeo tech? Join us in Tokyo on Aug. 24
We're looking for 5–10 minute talks focused on real-world experience, lessons learned & new ideas.
Talks can be in English or Japanese.
https://t.co/yRMAzjQw48
Join us for Source Changevlog v1.3.0, a livestreamed walkthrough of the latest features & improvements across @source_coop with @anthonylukach, @Michelle__Roby & @tylerickson. Register to watch live on:
▪️YouTube: https://t.co/GfuKPws8SC
▪️LI: https://t.co/xG14DbIDyM
. #CNG2026 call for abstracts closes in 2-weeks. Submit by May 17
▫️2 community tracks, lightning talks & workshops. We want to hear how you're using @cogeotiff@GeoParquet@STACspec@zarr_dev & vector tiles, especially the impact on real users
📍Snowbird, UT | Oct 6–9
Our next Great Data Products #podcast convo is with @GeoSkeptic about how open tech standards evolve. Matt & @jedsundwall will use @STACspec as a case study & will explore how community-driven design made it successful & how standards enable orgs to align w/out central control...
Explore @petegadomski's slides for his @foss4gna talk, "Cloud-Native Geospatial Metadata w/ stac-geoparquet" at https://t.co/U7QW6Yajdz
The talk is subtitled "Practical STAC" cause #stac-geoparquet was motivated by real-world problems found while managing large @stacspec systems
26 developers, 3 days, 1 mission: Advancing #CloudNativeGeo data! The 1st @STACspec + @zarr_dev Sprint in Europe addressed challenges like representing multidimensional Zarr stores in STAC, and more. Read recap & see the key achievements https://t.co/4HfkNT8fbu
The @STACspec Project SC is hosting a community meeting specifically timed for folks in the Asia/Oceania region – that means no more 2am wake-up calls to join!
🗓️Fri, Oct 10th at 1:30 pm AEST
Get invite by joining the Google Group via https://t.co/xuq6Y5Smok
What if “place” were as easy to standardize as “time”?
@dbreunig explores that idea in a special live session, Sept 4 at 10 PT | 1 ET.
▪️Free + open to all. Bring your questions and curiosity.
Register here ⤵️
https://t.co/BzgBpTMhCR
Are you using @zarr_dev (or want to know more)? Join us in #Rome for Zarr Adopter Days on Oct 16-17! This is a great chance to learn from implementers, get hands-on support & collaborate w/ the @STACspec sprint folks. Register now to save your spot!
https://t.co/K2P927zryZ
🆕 #CNG2025 session recording
Watch @GeoSkeptic from @Element84's practical introduction to @STACspec. Matt cuts through the noise, and give suggestions for both users looking to consume #geospatial data & providers aiming to publish it effectively.
▶️ https://t.co/AdMpnpF7o0
If you're interested in learning about @STACspec but not sure where to start, check out Matt's #CNG2025 talk!
You can also find more info about the history of #STAC from Matt on our blog: https://t.co/VdF82GHova
Watch Benjamin Clark's #CNG2025 presentation on STACing @GeoParquet. This talk provides a look at how a large, constantly evolving vector dataset is being made more discoverable and usable for developers and data scientists.
https://t.co/8NiUgzorbT
🚨 Near Snowbird, Utah & working with #geospatial data? Grab a day pass to #CNG2025 (Apr 30–May 2)!
Join experts from USGS, Planet, Google, NVIDIA & more—no need to commit to the full event.
🔗 Explore the agenda & pick your day: https://t.co/Q4idvLQts1
#CloudNativeGeo
Native @STACspec support coming to @qgis 3.42 (nightly build upcoming) thanks to @lutraconsulting, no more need for plugin!
Supports collections, spatial/temporal filter, footprint show and asset streaming (COG @cogeotiff) + download
https://t.co/2zLUi3LBB8