📬 The past few weeks have been big for us with the launch of our latest Geospatial Tech Radar and release of several interactive demos. If it didn't already hit your inbox, stay in the loop with our newsletter! mailchi.mp/706a82932752...

Join @geoskeptic.bsky.social and @jed.co on December 10th for a conversation about the future of STAC and what we've learned along the way! For some background reading check out our recent blog: element84.com/software-eng...

We always appreciate the opportunity to debut new demos, blog posts, and talks to such a thoughtful audience, and this year's @foss4gna.bsky.social in Reston was no exception. Special thanks to everyone who helped organize the event, and everyone who made it so special!

It's that time again.... our 3rd Geospatial Tech Radar is LIVE!! Every year that we put out the tech radar, we make it our mission to capture the latest community and industry developments from the past year while also staying true to our E84 perspective. element84.com/geospatial-t... 1/4

ANNOUNCING: Two new demos facilitating intuitive exploration of geospatial data! Today at #FOSS4GNA25 we unveiled two shiny new demos that allow users to explore the world of natural language geocoding & Queryable Earth. Give them a spin here: element84.com/natural-lang... @foss4gna.bsky.social

Yesterday, Jarret Keifer presented a workshop Exploring Cloud-Native Geospatial Formats @foss4gna.bsky.social. Earlier, Julia Signell & Jarrett continued the convo with their talk, "Is Zarr the new COG?" Now, the latest in their series on data formats is live: element84.com/software-eng...

We're in Virginia and it's @foss4gna.bsky.social a time! #FOSS4GNA25 After a great Day 1 full of workshops, we're ready for a jam-packed next few days full of all kinds of talks. We've compiled a list of talks we're contributing to -- check them out & swing by our booth (#7) to say hi! 👋

Two years ago we released Part 1 in our #STAC Retrospective series. This week we rolled out Part 2 to celebrate the news: STAC is an official @opengeospatial.bsky.social community standard! In this edition Matt Hanson shares the secrets behind STAC's success. element84.com/software-eng...

Earlier this week E84-er Julia Signell visited the European Space Agency (ESA) remote sensing facility outside of Rome to hammer out the details of how to represent #Zarr data in STAC. Expect a blog post in the next week or so summarizing the outcomes!

If you're tired of infinite social media scroll, but still want to stay up to date on all things geospatial, tech innovation, & E84, subscribe to our newsletter! The most recent edition just hit inboxes last week! Check it out & subscribe: mailchi.mp/b55202161651...

Swing by our blog to read the latest from Catherine Oldershaw! She talks about her recent experience presenting at #ClimateWeek, and shares how intentional design and appropriate complexity shape risk analysis in the climate sphere and beyond. element84.com/design/desig...

Sending a huge THANK YOU to Geospatial Risk and Priscilla Cole for hosting such an impactful #ClimateWeek2025 event, and for creating space for important conversations surrounding the connection between climate, open data, and risk. Continue the convo: element84.com/geospatial/m...

#ClimateWeekNYC is flying by! A highlight so far: yesterday's Scaling AI for Climate Innovation panel. We loved the nuanced discussion surrounding when to use AI, and when to take a step back for the sake of the planet. More info: luma.com/32njgsg3?tk=...

We're excited to share the latest from E84's own, Jarrett Keifer, on the @cloudnativegeo.org blog! Jarrett's work on the Coalesced Chunk Retrieval Protocol launches a community initiative designed to reconsider & strengthen what it means to be Cloud Native. cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/09...

Julia and Jarrett's recent 2-part blog series, Chunks and Chunkability, was featured in the latest Big Geodata Newsletter! Check out the full newsletter ⬇️ 🗞️ (...and don't forget to catch up on the full series on our blog while you're at it!) www.itc.nl/about-itc/ce...

"We need better documentation to help data producers make better decisions." In our latest blog we share an overview of compression: what is it, and what concerns exist around compression in the industry? Check it out: element84.com/software-eng...

📚 What we're reading: Introducing Natural Language Geocoding v0.1.0: An LLM-Enabled Geocoding Database, by Jason Gilman at @element84.com. Learn about an #opensource Python library and geocoding database that converts natural language descriptions of areas on Earth into precise geometry.

We're excited to introduce our LLM-Enabled Geocoding Database, Natural Language Geocoding v0.1.0!! 🚀🧠🧩 Since releasing the initial ideas surrounding Natural Language Geocoding in 2024 we've put a lot of thought into evolving the project: element84.com/machine-lear...

There's no better way to ease into the week after the Summer ESIP meeting than with this morning's latest @esipfed.bsky.social newsletter! 📬 The newsletter spotlights a recent video from @jasongilman.bsky.social discussing Reliability in AI Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/esipfed/esip...

What an awesome week! Thanks @element84.com for coming out and also for being our Sustainability Sponsor for the meeting.

As we wrap up in Seattle, some of our @esipfed.bsky.social meeting discussion highlights include: 📦 The importance of cutting back storage & egress costs 📁 The continued push to work directly WITH files 🤖 How to maximize UX potential in AI ☁️ & of course, all things cloud native!

It's not a regular Monday, IT'S ESIP WEEK!!!! 🥁 🥳 Our team is on the way to Seattle for the 2025 Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Summer meeting, and we're looking forward to connecting with everyone there. Check out the full agenda: 2025julyesipmeeting.sched.com

Our geospatial tech radar edits are in full swing! The E84 team is participating in a series of mini hackathons to make this year's edition the most comprehensive radar yet. If there's anything you want to make sure we don't miss, make your voice heard: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Headed to the ESRI User Conference #UC25? Catherine will be in San Diego next week, and she's looking forward to connecting with everyone there. Let us know which sessions you're looking forward to most! Check out the full agenda: uc2025.esri.com/flow/esri/25...

Our latest deep-dive series is live now on the blog! 🗞️💡 Check out Chunks and Chunkability (parts one and two) now. "It is a truth universally acknowledged in cloud native geospatial that data formats must be chunked." Part One: element84.com/software-eng...

Before we officially head into the holiday weekend, we wanted to share the latest and greatest coming out of E84! 📬 If you didn't get the newsletter directly to your inbox this week, check it out here: mailchi.mp/305cc68ac14b...

Facilitating sustainability in our work is crucial to our team and we are huge fans of the ESIP effort in general. We're excited and honored to support this year's ESIP Summer meeting as Sustainability Sponsors!

"Aravind Ravichandran summarized after his successful EO Summit conference in New York, 'Too much of the EO ecosystem still builds for users, not with them. The result: technically sophisticated tools that miss real-world workflows, decision cycles, and data literacy levels.'"

This Spring & Summer we've been on a (not so) secret mission: we spent time connecting with folks at conferences to hear from data consumers and producers abt the largest gaps in Earth Observation. We synthesized some of those conversations on our blog: element84.com/geospatial/p...

🔥🌡️With large portions of the US (+ beyond) experiencing an early-summer heatwave and wildfire season in full swing, we're reflecting on the importance of clear and accessible wildfire data. EO data is crucial when it comes to wildfire preparedness & mitigation. element84.com/projects/ref...

We're still reliving our time at #CNG2025 -- if you're in the same boat, or if you want to check out the presentations for the first time, the recordings are live now on Youtube! Don't miss Julia's talk about STAC + Zarr, & you can find more info on our blog: element84.com/software-eng...

Did you get a chance to read our latest white paper: The Case for a Centralized Earth Observation Vector Embeddings Catalog? In this blog we cover why we're so excited about this topic, and what makes it particularly relevant now: element84.com/machine-lear...

In the wake of #EOSummit2025, our CRO Zoe shared her feeling that the divide between public and private sector conversations represents a large gap in our understanding of Earth Observation. Stay tuned for more gaps in EO takeaways from the community and reach out to us to submit your own!

We were excited and honored to support Ursa Space at today's #AWS DC Summit! #DanPilone joined URSA's #AdamMaher to give a rundown on our co-developed satellite intelligence platform that transforms space data into actionable insights. More: element84.com/projects/cat...

#EOSummit Day 2 is underway, and we're ready for a jam-packed day of solutions-oriented conversations. Our Day 1 highlight: @jasongilman.bsky.social shared about getting "back to the basics" with clients by talking to end users, storing data in the cloud, and indexing data BEFORE integrating AI.

Come join the E84 team! We're on the hunt for a new Senior DevOps Engineer. In this role you'll be instrumental in leading the: 📝 design 🛠️ implementation 👩‍🔧 operation of cloud-native solutions for complex operational systems. more info: jobs.ashbyhq.com/element84/e7...

We're in New York for #EOSummit this week! @jasongilman.bsky.social will be sharing his talk, "Stuck in the Past and Failing Our Users: The Overdue EO Evolution" during the Day 1 Lightning Talks, and we're looking forward to awesome conversations with end users throughout the event.

An excellent primer on & vision for Earth data vector embeddings. We were invited to contribute ideas and feedback, and appreciate the chance to collaborate on open knowledge.

🎶 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶 .... Geospatial Tech Radar time!!! We are now accepting submissions from the community for the 3rd edition of our tech radar. Add your suggestions in the form below; we are excited to compile our most comprehensive radar yet! forms.gle/vp5n9KxYNiLu...

We just published a white paper! In it, we cover how EO data providers (ex. NASA) can dramatically improve access to their data by creating a centralized vector embeddings catalog. Find the full white paper linked in this blog: element84.com/machine-lear...

We're continuing the conversation about gaps in EO -- this time with insight from Ryan, one of our Senior Software Engineers. He shared his thoughts on the strengths of the industry's collaborative culture, and what challenges still remain.

Hear from @jasongilman.bsky.social tomorrow, May 28 at the Geo-AI Working Group at 11 am ET! He'll be discussing: 🚧 Understanding EO Barriers 🌍 The Power of Foundation Model Embeddings 🤝Building Trust in Geospatial AI Meeting join info ⬇️

Looking for a fun read to kick off your long weekend? In this blog Jarrett and Julia work to debunk the "Zarr vs COG" dichotomy in favor of a more collaborative approach - all inspired by discussions at #CNG2025 @cloudnativegeo.org Check it out: element84.com/software-eng...

As we continue to lean into conference season, we're continuing our discussions about gaps in #EOData and beyond. This specific conversation centered around future improvements to Scientific #Python, according a member of the Pangeo community.

Today @jasongilman.bsky.social wrapped up his time in Italy for the ESA-NASA International Workshop on AI Foundation Model for EO! We appreciated the opportunity to meet and hear from people and organizations developing and using EO Foundation Models. Thanks to #EuropeanSpaceAgency and #NASA!

We came away from #CNG2025 with valuable info about new libraries, projects, techniques, and needs within the community -- we're ready to hit the ground running. @cloudnativegeo.org Stay tuned for our thoughts on the interplay between COG and zarr coming via blog soon... 📸: Iz Merrill

We're heading to the ESA-NASA International Workshop on AI Foundation Model for EO in Italy! @jasongilman.bsky.social will be presenting during the Embedding, Geospatial Semantic data mining and data volume reduction session at 13:15. Read more: nikal.eventsair.com/nasa-esa-int...

If you missed Julia's talk yesterday at #CNG2025, we have just the blog post for you!! We discuss how Zarr + STAC combined have the power to help both data producers and data consumers, and further dive into our work on the Cloud Optimized Geospatial Formats Guide. element84.com/software-eng...

It's not every day you can feel everyone in a room aligning around shared goals, and we're definitely feeling it at #CNG2025. Chris Holmes summed it up in his keynote, proposing switching from "geospatial infrastructure" to "geospatial ecosystem" to emphasize interoperability & cooperation.

The 2025 @cloudnativegeo.org is off to a good start in Utah!