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- What does “cloud‑friendly” Earth data mean? In this @thrivegeo.bsky.social interview, @yayyyimee.bsky.social breaks it down — from NASA’s cloud migration to why geospatial needs its own “Amazon fulfillment center” moment. Great listen! scenefromabove.podbean.com/e/scene-from...
- Join us on Tuesday, Feb 24th, for an epic send-off for our Washington, DC office. Food, beverages, music, community & memories! RSVP: luma.com/d8leo2k9
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- 🏔️ Snowpack futures The VEDA Dashboard shows how climate change could reshape Western U.S. “water towers.” Explore + share your ideas for resilience. 👉 www.earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/s...
- Wei Ji Leong, PhD is presenting a poster at CliC OSC 2026 in Wellington on building capacity in Vanuatu for climate change monitoring and disaster preparedness. 📌 Poster sessions: Feb 10–11 clic2026.com
- ❄️ Blizzards aren’t just snowstorms. They disrupt travel, strain power grids, damage crops, and cost billions. A VEDA Dashboard Story digs into the science + impacts of these extreme winter events. Read here 👉 www.earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/st...
- Earth observation data is everywhere. Getting it in time is still the hard part. EO Predictor is a map-first tool that estimates where satellite observations are likely to happen over the next 48 hours—useful for disaster response & other time-sensitive work. developmentseed.org/blog/2026-01...
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- Reposted by Development SeedHad a great week spending time IRL with my @developmentseed.org team in Lisbon. I work with the smartest, kindest people and I’m feeling energized to finish the year strong and looking forward to 2026. 🫶
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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
- Reposted by Development SeedSlides 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
- We took Canada’s Spatial Access Measures dataset (big, clunky CSVs) → turned it into a single GeoParquet file. Add DuckDB-WASM + deck.gl & you get - instant queries - smooth maps - no backend Public data, but actually usable. developmentseed.org/blog/2025-10... @saadiqmohiuddin.bsky.social
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- Say hi at #FOSS4GNA and grab a zine from our table!
- We’re hiring a Cloud Engineer (EU/UK) 🌍 Help build open-source, cloud-native geospatial + AI tools with partners like ESA, NASA & ECMWF. Remote-first from an ESA member state or join us in Lisbon. grnh.se/9f2aodg43us #hiring #jobs #geospatial #europe
- See you at @foss4gna.bsky.social in Reston next week! We’re sharing: • eoAPI for humanitarian maps • stac-geoparquet + stac-map • VirtualiZarr • an eoAPI workshop (still time to sign up!) 👋 Grab a zine and say hi developmentseed.org/blog/2025-10...
- Reposted by Development Seed#foss4g-na is next week! I'll be talking Tuesday about #stac-geoparquet and running a workshop Monday with @wildintellect.com on #eoAPI. Quite a few of my @developmentseed.org colleagues will be there as well! Stop by, say hi, and let's have a chat!
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- DevSeed intern Beatriz Peres used ESA’s new Sentinel-1 Zarr to analyze the 2024 Valencia floods with lightweight, time-series workflows. Her blog shows how Zarr + xarray make flood monitoring faster & more flexible: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-09... #BiDS25 @thrivegeo.bsky.social
- At #BiDS2025 this week! At two demos we're sharing how to make Sentinel data more accessible and actionable: 🔹 Sentinel Zarr Explorer 🔹 EOPF Toolkit + Notebook Competition with @thrivegeo.bsky.social Agenda: bids25-signup.esa.int/agenda We'd love to chat! #EarthObservation #BigData #CloudNative
- 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?
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- @worldresources.bsky.social call to move past the hype and use AI responsibly for public good resonates with how we've approached AI in our work. This is the conversation to pay attention to — don’t miss the livestream this week. Sign up: landcarbonlab.org/events/ai-me...
- We're running another edition of our Foundation Models workshop. This time at EarthSense 2025. attend.ieee.org/earthsense-2... #ai #geoai #foundationmodels #remotesensing #earthsense2025 @sunu.bsky.social
- We built stac-map, a lightweight, map-first prototype for exploring STAC GeoParquet in your browser. Built w/ DuckDB, geoarrow, & semantic STAC search, explore STAC GeoParquet files directly in the browser. Try it: developmentseed.org/stac-map/ Blog: ds.io/stac-map @gadom.ski @indraneel.org
- Reposted by Development SeedBlog post up for stac-map: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-09... A very imperfect prototype of a map-first #STAC app, it includes: - stac-geoparquet visualization and download - Experimental natural language collection search Uses #deck.gl, @duckdb.org, #geoarrow, and github.com/stac-utils/r...
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- Earlier this summer, we helped release a major update to the QGIS-GEE plugin. Coming soon to our blog @zacdezgeo.github.io will share what he learned about building plugins. Read the Google Earth announcement here: medium.com/google-earth...
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- Moving terabytes of cloud data in Python was too slow & messy—so we built Obstore. ⚡ Fast & stateless ☁️ Works with S3, GCS, & Azure 🐍 Rust-backed, no dependencies It’s already powering cloud-native geospatial tools. Read the blog: ds.io/obstore-blog
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- 📢 We’re hiring and looking for a Geospatial & AI Engineer. This is a remote-first position; however, you must reside in an ESA member country to be eligible to apply. This role focuses on backend engineering & cloud-native pipelines. AI/LLM skills are a plus, but not a must. grnh.se/al8eavv03us
- The latest Groundwork is live on the blog! We’re experimenting with: • Rust CQL2 playground • DuckDB+GeoParquet spatial analysis in-browser • Semantic STAC search • Zarr visualizations • DB-free STAC search Read more + join in the fun: ds.io/groundwork-03
- Over 2,400 km of new Arctic coastline exposed by glacier retreat mapped using Sentinel, Landsat, QGIS & shared via Zenodo. Open science at its best. We’re at #ESIP2025 this week, celebrating the community behind the tools that make science like this possible. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s4...
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- 🌍 New blog: Working with Sentinel Data in the Cloud ds.io/eopf101 EOPF 101 is your hands-on guide to using Sentinel data in cloud-native formats like Zarr and STAC. Includes working notebooks, applied workflows, and an open processing environment.
- What’s new in eoAPI? ds.io/eoapi-update Highlights include: - STAC Manager for no-code catalog editing - STAC Auth Proxy for fine-grained access control - Cloud-agnostic Kubernetes deployments - Early GeoParquet support and Rust-based tools eoAPI is now powering VEDA, EOEPCA, & more.
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- We are excited to welcome Beatriz Peres to the team! Over the summer, she'll work on the ESA EOPF Toolkit project (eopf-toolkit.github.io/eopf-101/) with our Lisbon-based team. Beatriz is a geospatial engineer & master's student who loves working with open-source tools, SAR imagery, & LiDAR.
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- We’re hiring a senior-level Frontend Engineer! This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science. Remote, open-source, and meaningful. Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us
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- Reposted by Development Seed🆕 #CNG2025 session recording @gadom.ski from @developmentseed.org presents on the concept of Right-Sizing @stacspec.bsky.social for smaller-scale geospatial data applications. ▶️ youtu.be/Cd5ENsBaQZk
- Stoked to be headed to Boston for #SOTMUS! Will we see you there? @osmus.bsky.social
- TiTiler-CMR Dynamic tiling for Earth data → Pulls data straight from NASA’s CMR → Works with NetCDF, HDF5, COGs → Powers VEDA’s IMERG + HLS products → Fully open source Blog: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/blog/vi... Repo: developmentseed.org/titiler-cmr/... Demo: www.loom.com/share/af6fef...
- Will we see you at #LPS25? Catch up with the team at one of our many sessions, demos, or contribute to our hands-on Sentinel-2 mosaic LEGO project. Get all the details in our blog: ds.io/lps25
- We are looking forward to seeing everyone at EO Summit next week! We had such a great time last year that we're back again to help out by facilitating sessions on environmental intelligence, deforestation, and nature-based solutions. If you'll be there also, we'd love to connect.
- 🔥 New on NASA's VEDA platform: the Fire Event Explorer shows how wildfires evolved over time—where they spread, and how wind shaped them. 🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data. 🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling. 🧵1/4
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- We're looking forward to the QGIS conference! Tarashish & @zacdezgeo.github.io will both be there sharing some cool work. uc2025.qgis.org
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- Here's the last couple of conferences for May where you will find us. Check out our full Community Calendar to see where we'll be this summer. 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 🇦🇹 🇦🇺 ds.io/community-calendar
- Reposted by Development Seed🚢 rustac v0.8.0 released! github.com/stac-utils/r... 🏎️ Includes obstore integration for high-throughput multi-cloud download and upload: developmentseed.org/obstore 🐍🤝🦀 Part of the Python @stacspec.bsky.social ecosystem (powered by Rust)
- Not every geospatial project needs a planetary-scale database. We’re exploring how to store & query STAC metadata without heavy backends using open formats like GeoParquet + tools like DuckDB. Lightweight, cost-effective, and server-optional. 🔗 developmentseed.org/blog/2025-05...
- Reposted by Development SeedI had an absolute blast at @cloudnativegeo.org 2025 conference #cng2025 in Snowbird. Well done @jed.co and team 👏 My slides on "Right-sizing #STAC": www.gadom.ski/presentation... Now, back to building Rust+Python for STAC! 🦀🤝🐍 Photo credit: Iz Merrill, izmerrill.com
- Reposted by Development SeedWe brought ~100 zines and they went in a day 🤯 Thank you to everyone for sharing how use them in their classrooms and in their boardrooms ❤️ If you haven't gotten a hard copy yet, you can find the zine online at zines.developmentseed.org #cng2025
- @developmentseed.org bringing the swag to @cloudnativegeo.org 2025!! Stop by, grab a zine and stickers, and have a chat!
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- We’re headed to the Cloud-Native Geo Forum next week and couldn’t be more excited! 👋 Say hi @yayyyimee.bsky.social @briannaritapagan.bsky.social @gadom.ski @kylebarron.dev, Sean & Ali. 🌀 Snag a zine too! 🔗 Get the rundown of our talks & sessions on the blog: developmentseed.org/blog/2025-04...
- 🎉 22 years of DevSeed! From open data scrappy to global partner, we’ve always led with purpose. 🛠️ Action-oriented 🩷 Build w/ love & pride 🌍 Open & collaborative 💫 Impatient for change Grateful to everyone on this journey w/ us. Fave memory or project? Drop it below — we’re feeling nostalgic
- "See our planet better" means helping others do the same. This #EarthDay, we're celebrating our partners who turn pixels into impact with: 🌍 Earth models 👥 User-centered design 🤖 Agentic frameworks ☁️ Cloud infrastructure Learn about our environmental work: developmentseed.org/projects/top...
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- 🧠 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗟𝗟𝗠 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? Here’s a peek under the hood of Moscatel — our internal experiment in building a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system from scratch to support our knowledge management. 🔗 Read the full breakdown: ds.io/moscatel
- This is a fantastic lineup of speakers!
- Our team is excited to lead an Earth Foundation Models tutorial workshop at IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Symposium in Brisbane, Australia. 🔗 For more details and registration: 2025.ieeeigarss.org/tutorials.ph...
- We built an internal AI agent, then chose to pause it. Why? You'll have to read the blog to find out! 🔗 ds.io/moscatel
