This post describes how Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) work and where you can obtain them from. It also teaches you how to import COGs into QGIS and how to create a COG using the GDAL command line.
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- What's the best image format for map serving? This post touches on many aspects regarding image serving, including compression, internal tiling, overviews, and Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs.
- This video shows you how to use the STAC API Browser Plugin in QGIS to search for Sentinel-2 or Landsat images for an AOI and load the images as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs).
- Did you miss the lightning talks and tutorials on Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs, STAC, Zarr and Cloud Optimized Point Clouds during the Cloud-Native Geospatial Outreach Event? Check out this playlist.
- Check out this interactive notebook demonstrating the functionality of GeoBlaze, a fast cloud-optimized raster analysis engine written in pure JavaScript.
- Looking for some analysis-ready earth observation data for Europe? Here you can find 210GB of cloud/artifact-free Sentinel-2 images at 30m from 2018 to 2020 and available as cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs.
