| Title | Advancements in the Open Data Cube and the Use of Analysis Ready Data in the Cloud |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2021 |
| Authors | Killough, Brian, Rizvi, Syed, Lubawy, Andrew |
| Conference Name | 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS |
| Keywords | Analysis Ready Data, CEOS, cloud computing, Collaboration, composability, Earth, Earth Observation, Engines, Open Data, Open Data Cube, Policy Based Governance, Programming, pubcrawl, Sandboxing, satellite data, Satellites, Sustainable Development Goals, Tools |
| Abstract | The Open Data Cube (ODC), created and facilitated by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), is an open source software architecture that continues to gain global popularity through the integration of analysis-ready data (ARD) on cloud computing frameworks. In 2021, CEOS released a new ODC sandbox that provides global users with a free and open programming interface connected to Google Earth Engine datasets. The open source toolset allows users to run application algorithms using a Google Colab Python notebook environment. This tool demonstrates rapid creation of science products anywhere in the world without the need to download and process the satellite data. Basic operation of the tool will support many users but can also be scaled in size and scope to support enhanced user needs. The creation of the ODC sandbox was prompted by the migration of many CEOS ARD satellite datasets to the cloud. The combination of these datasets in an interoperable data cube framework will inspire the creation of many new application products and advance open science. |
| DOI | 10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553063 |
| Citation Key | killough_advancements_2021 |
Advancements in the Open Data Cube and the Use of Analysis Ready Data in the Cloud