About
The datacube worst practices guidebook is intended as an open, community-maintained resource that communicates what not to do when building and using multi-dimensional data products.
Datacube production gotchas
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Tiny data chunks
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Massive data chunks
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Tiny coordinate chunks
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Dispersed metadata
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Non-standardized metadata
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Bloated datatypes
Datacube usage gotchas
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Default FSSpec Caching
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Default GDAL Config
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Default Xarray combine arguments
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Using old libraries
Acknowledgements
The Datacube Guide was initiated in partnership with the Microsoft Planetary Computer team. We recommend checking out the wonderful work going on as part of the Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro service as well as the Open Planetary Computer Data Catalog. We greatly appreciate Microsoft's dedication to supporting open resources and building impactful geospatial services.