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Decision framework #183

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Components of a decision framework:

  • flowchart/matrix covering data dimensionality (2D raster → N-D cubes)
  • use case (archive, processing, visualization, distribution)
  • data context (VHR optical, SAR, altimetry, multi-temporal composites)
  • format maturity
  • Icechunk & VirtualiZarr: how virtual Zarr approaches fit the decision framework

Overlaps with: #21 and #15

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  1. wildintellect commented on Apr 2, 2026

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    Noting that Users are an important context to consider also. What tooling exists, and can the expected users make use of that tooling.

    Common examples I often bring up

    • R libraries for some of these formats are not at the same level as Python
    • COGs are supported by almost everything, if you want widest adoption this might be the choice ...
  2. linked a pull request that will close this issueDecision framework #209on Sep 30, 2026
  3. added a commit that references this issue on Nov 4, 2026
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