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Meet our #CNG2026 exhibitors👇🏽 @element84.com · @SafeSoftware · @ai2.bsky.social · @developmentseed.org · @earthmover.io · Wherobots Stop by their tables to learn about the tools & services they’re building for the cloud-native geo community Join us at Snowbird, , 6–9 Oct 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 24/09/2026

#CNG2025 helped a lot in navigating this move! And if you’re coming to #CNG2026 you’ll hear more from Clinton about what they built, what broke along the way, what changed once users had direct access to canonical data files & where they still don’t have a good answer. 🔗 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 22/09/2026

13 days until #CNG2026! 3 keynotes at Snowbird, Utah ▪️ @ianschuler.bsky.social – The Great Retooling ▪️ Katie Baynes – Boring at Scale: Consistency as Public Infrastructure in a Distributed Geospatial Ecosystem ▪️ @dbreunig.bsky.social – Using AI Without Losing Your Soul 🔗 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 21/09/2026

14 days until #CNG2026 What does it actually take to make geospatial data easier to access and use? We’ll spend Oct 6–9 exploring that question from formats & infrastructure to real-world applications and AI at Snowbird, Utah. Join us: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 21/09/2026

If you're in #NYC for #ClimateWeekNYC, join us on Sep 24 at the Cooper Union for a one-day, in-person gathering with the @cloudnativegeo.org community. Tickets are still available. Here are the details to register: cloudnativegeo.org/events/cng-nyc

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 07/07/2026

#CNG2026 Workshop @maxlenormand.bsky.social from Fused.io is running this full-day hands-on session, showing you how to build full end -to-end pipelines in production with big data in min with data on @source.coop and deploying results instantly. Oct 6, Snowbird Utah 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 30/06/2026

New to cloud-native geospatial? Start here. Julia Wagemann (@thrivegeo.bsky.social) & Guillaume Eynard Bontemps (@cnes.fr) are running a full-day intro to STAC COG Zarr GeoParquet & processing at scale with Dask + DuckDB at #CNG2026. Just bring a laptop Oct 6, Snowbird Utah 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 25/06/2026

Zipped shapefiles. Inconsistent schemas. No cloud-native distribution. This #CNG2026 workshop has a pipeline for that – GeoParquet + DuckDB, no GDAL CLI, no intermediate disk conversions. Built on FEMA flood maps. Reusable for any public vector dataset. Oct 6: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 22/06/2026

Workshop Spotlight Cesar Aybar & Mikolaj Czerkawski from @asterisk-labs.bsky.social are running an AI dataset building crash course at #CNG2026. Start with the tools, finish with your own dataset. Oct 6, Snowbird Utah. Grab your ticket + sign up: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 17/06/2026

#CNG2026 Workshop COGs, @zarr.dev, or something else — which format actually performs for your use case? Join Francesco Nattino from @esciencecenter.bsky.social to learn how to build & benchmark cloud-optimized raster & tensor datasets Oct 6, Snowbird Utah. Sign up at 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 15/06/2026

Workshop spotlight at #CNG2026 Your next data consumer might be an AI agent — not a human. Join Chris Stoner from @awscloud.bsky.social on Oct 6 to build an MCP server for the Registry of Open Data using vibe coding with Kiro. Grab your ticket + sign up for workshops: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 11/06/2026

🇯🇵 Call for Speakers: CNG Japan 2026 Building something interesting with #CloudNativeGeo tech? Join us in Tokyo on Aug. 24 We're looking for 5–10 minute talks focused on real-world experience, lessons learned & new ideas. Talks can be in English or Japanese. cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2026/06...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 23/04/2026

Join us in Snowbird this October for #CNG2026. 🎟️ Early bird pricing through May 15 – we’d love to see you there. CNG Forum 2026 | Snowbird, Utah | Oct 6–9 2026.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 21/04/2026

3 Questions for Julia Wagemann Newly appointed to the CNG Editorial Board, Julia from @thrivegeo.bsky.social & @geospatialwomen.bsky.social, shares what she’s watching in cloud-native geospatial, where the community should focus, and what she’s working on 🔗 cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2026/04...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 02/04/2026

We co-hosted the Geo-Embeddings Sprint with Planet & Clark University to establish shared standards for Earth observation embeddings – storage formats, metadata & access patterns. Find the best practices & docs at geoembeddings.org. For full recap of sprint 👇🏽 cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2026/04...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 01/04/2026

CNG London 2026 🇬🇧 Call for speakers now open! Join us on June 23. We're looking for 15–20 min talks grounded in real experience: things you've built, problems you've solved, lessons you've learned, or ideas you're actively working through. ▪️Submit by May 2 🔗 forms.gle/oezoDbQU1ERQ...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 23/03/2026

"geoparquet-io can now extract WFS layers with @duckdb under the hood. Here's 309k building parcels from Salta province in Argentina in 2 min & 14 sec Credit to @youssef_7arby for his original write-up on querying WFS with DuckDB!" - Nissim Lebovits via LinkedIn

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 26/01/2026

🚀 Call for Abstracts – #CNG2026 Share your work with the cloud-native geospatial community! Two tracks: ▪️ On-Ramp to Cloud-Native Geo – beginner workflows, tutorials, tooling ▪️ Cloud-Native in Practice – real-world use cases & demos Submit here: 2026.cloudnativegeo.org#/callforspea...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 23/01/2026

What is cloud-optimized scientific data & why does it matter? @tegnicholas.bsky.social from CNG org member @earthmover.io breaks down why simply moving legacy scientific formats to the cloud often leads to slow performance & how new formats like @zarr.dev can help 🔗 earthmover.io/blog/fundame...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 08/01/2026

#CNG2026 ⏳ Last chance: Super Early Bird pricing for Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum (CNG) 2026 ends tomorrow Save $100 on CNG Forum 2026 tickets – prices increase Jan 9 🎟️ $450 for CNG members | $550 for non-members 📍 Snowbird, Utah 🗓️ October 6–9, 2026 Get your ticket: cloudnativegeo.org/2026

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 05/01/2026

🆕. @bdon.org published a v1.0 version of the #CloudNativeGeo Storage Cheatsheet, now featuring: ▪️ Presets for cloud-native datasets ▪️ “choose your own” inputs for dataset size and chunk read sizes ▪️ CNG-branded design and dark mode! Check it out here: bdon.github.io/cng-storage-...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 07/11/2025

Level up your #EarthObservation skills with this Cloud-Native Geo workshop at @foss4g.org on Nov 17, 9am, rm WF613. Get hands-on w/ Python Notebooks to apply key concepts like @stacspec.bsky.social & GeoTIFFs. We'll bridge the gap from theory to real-world EO analysis talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2025/...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 04/11/2025

26 developers, 3 days, 1 mission: Advancing #CloudNativeGeo data! The 1st @stacspec.bsky.social + Zarr sprint in Europe addressed shared problems like how to represent multidimensional Zarr stores in STAC, and more. Read recap & see the key achievements cloudnativegeo.org/blog/2025/11...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 08/10/2025

🎙️Join the next episode of the Great Data Products podcast LIVE on Oct 29 at 4pm PDT! @jed.co will sit down for a conversation with @bdon.org about building maps for the web. Brandon is the creator of @protomaps.com. Register to watch live here ⤵️ greatdataproducts.com/housekeeping...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 07/10/2025

The STAC Project SC is hosting a community meeting specifically timed for folks in the Asia/Oceania region – that means no more 2 a.m. wake-up calls to join 🗓️Fri, Oct 10th at 1:30 pm AEST Get invite from @ausp.io or join the Google Group via groups.google.com/a/cloudnativ...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 06/10/2025

Fueling up for the @zarr.dev Summit 2025 in Rome next week! 🍕🍝 A big thanks to B-Open for sponsoring the breaks for the Adopter days portion of the summit (Oct 16 & 17)! As an Italian SME expert in Earth Observation and data workflow, their support is a perfect fit. More about them: www.bopen.eu

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 23/09/2025

Are you building a #geospatial startup? Join us Oct 2 at 9am PT for a #webinar w/ the team from Wherobots to explore SedonaDB, Spatial Bench & their Startup Accelerator Program. Learn how it supports early-stage founders & discover real-world use cases. Register ⤵️ cloudnativegeo.org/events/webin...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 22/09/2025

The entire #CNG2025 playlist is now available! ▶️ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... If you want a quick summary of the talks, watch the track recaps from our plenary leads . A thread👇🏽

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 27/08/2025

What if “place” were as easy to standardize as “time”? @dbreunig.bsky.social explores that idea in a special live session, Sept 4 at 10 PT | 1 ET. ▪️Free + open to all. Bring your questions and curiosity. Register here: cloudnativegeo.org/events/makin...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 19/08/2025

Are you using Zarr (or want to know more)? Join us in #Rome for Zarr Adopter Days on Oct 16-17! This is a great chance to learn from implementers, get hands-on support & collaborate w/ the @stacspec.bsky.social sprint folks. Register now to save your spot! zarr-summit-2025.netlify.app

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 30/05/2025

For more info and links to the papers, read this blog post openscapes.org/blog/2025-05...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 01/05/2025

While most of our #CNG2025 attendees have been sharing snapshots from the talks & discussions (which we’ve loved!), the #CloudNativeGeo community is also making the most of the Snowbird surroundings. This is what community looks like 📸 Thanks Jed , Tyler & Ben for sharing!

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 14/04/2025

🚨 Near Snowbird, Utah & working with #geospatial data? Grab a day pass to #CNG2025 (Apr 30–May 2)! Join experts from USGS, Planet, Google, NVIDIA & more—no need to commit to the full event. 🔗 Explore the agenda & pick your day: 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org #CloudNativeGeo

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 11/04/2025

The CNG Conference 2025 website just got a major upgrade! Big thanks to OGC for helping us streamline the site—making it easier to: ✅ Explore the speaker lineup ✅ Find sessions & workshops tailored to your skill level ✅ Register to join us at #CNG2025 via 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 07/04/2025

✨ Announcing the new STAC PSC! ▪️ Alex Leith (Auspatious) ▪️ Emmanuel Mathot @developmentseed.org ▪️ Julia Signell, @element84.com ▪️ Michelle Roby, @radiant.earth ▪️ Peter Gadomski, DevSeed They join Matthias Mohr & Matthew Hanson to steer STAC’s future! 🔗 github.com/radiantearth...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 07/04/2025

We're excited to welcome Planet, @schmidtocean.bsky.social, Safe Software & Spark Geo as sponsors of CNG Conference 2025! Their support is helping us bring together the brightest minds in #cloudnativegeo 🔗The agenda is live-- explore & register via 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 31/03/2025

✨CNG Conference 2025 Agenda is LIVE! Get expert insights, real-world applications & hands-on learning from leaders at NASA, Planet, META, Earthmover, DevSeed, NVIDIA, NY Times, Google, Amazon, USGS, Umbra & more! 📅 Explore sessions & register today: 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org/agenda

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 27/03/2025

Thank you to Fused for sponsoring breakfast & breaks on Day 1 of #CNG2025! Keeping attendees fueled and creating space to connect. ☕🍩 👉🏽See what Fused is building: www.fused.io 🎟️Get tickets 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 27/03/2025

Excited to welcome AWS as a #CNG2025 sponsor! Their support helps provide the conference lanyards, making it easier for attendees to connect. AWS empowers organizations with cloud technologies to drive innovation. 👉🏽Learn more: aws.amazon.com 🎟️ Get tickets: 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 27/03/2025

✨Last Chance to register for our Cloud-Native Geospatial 101 Workshop✨ ThriveGEO's upcoming w/shop next week will focus on key concepts & cloud geo tech workflows + you'll get a certificate from @cloudnativegeo.org 🗓️ 2-3 Apr ⏰ 9am - 5pm CET 📍 Online 🔗 Register today thrivegeo.com/cloud-native...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 26/03/2025

We're excited to announce Wherobots as a sponsor for CNG Conference 2025! Their support is making the Gala Dinner possible, giving attendees a chance to connect after a packed day of talks, discussions & insights. 🎟️Tickets for #CNG2025 are still available—register here 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 20/03/2025

🚨 Workshop Alert🚨 @ausp.io is leading a Cloud-Native Geospatial for Earth Observation workshop at #CNG2025! 🌍 Dive into STAC, STAC APIs, Datacube tools, and workflows for handling decades of EO data. 🎟️Tickets are still available--register soon! 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 13/03/2025

A huge thank you to @tylere.bsky.social (VorGeo), Chris Stoner from @awscloud.bsky.social & Brad Andrick from @earthgenome.org for donating to CNG Community Fund ⭐ As CNG Community Champions, they're helping to make events like CNG Conference 2025 (Apr 30-May 2 at Snowbird, Utah) more accessible!

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 03/03/2025

🚨Call for Posters: CNG Conference 2025🚨 Are you working on cloud-native geospatial research? 📢 Submit your poster proposal to showcase your academic research by March 30. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis until space is filled. 🔗 Submit here events.cloudnativegeo.org/cng2025-post...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 28/02/2025

🚨 U.S. Government Employee 🚨 Great news—you're eligible for the CNG Member rate for the 2025 Cloud Native Geospatial Conference! 📍 Apr 29-May 2 - Snowbird, Utah ▪️ Register with your .gov email address to automatically receive the discount. 🔗 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 27/02/2025

🚨Early Bird Pricing Ends Soon🚨 Register for CNG Conference 2025 by Sun March 2 to save up to $100! 📅 Apr 30 – May 2 📍 Snowbird, Utah 🌍 Keynotes from industry leaders, interactive workshops, hacking sessions, networking opportunities, Expo Hall & a research poster gallery 🔗 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 25/02/2025

🌟 Meet the Plenary Speakers for CNG Conference 2025! In addition to our keynote speakers, they'll bring diverse perspectives, real-world insights, and share innovations to the stage at #CNG2025 📍 Snowbird, Utah | Apr 30 – May 2 Register here 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 25/02/2025

CNG member Taylor Geospatial Engine's Innovation Bridge program connects academia & industry to fast-track innovation. Read the latest blog posts recapping 2024 highlights & outlining what’s ahead for 2025! ▪️ tgengine.org/innovation-b... ▪️ tgengine.org/tge-innovati...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 24/02/2025

Introducing the keynote speakers headlining the CNG Conference 2025, happening April 30 - May 2 at Snowbird, Utah ▪️ Chris Holmes. VP of Product at Planet ▪️ Eli Holmes, Open Science Lead at NOAA Fisheries ▪️ Lynne Schneider, Research Director at IDC Register to join us 🔗 2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org

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