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: https://github.com/cloudnativegeo/cloud-optimized-geospatial-formats-guide/issues/21 and https://github.com/cloudnativegeo/cloud-optimized-geospatial-formats-guide/issues/15
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wildintellect commentedon Apr 2, 2026
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
Link cng-formats-benchmark as the quantitative enabler
Reframe the second size lesson around overviews and indexes
Expand ecosystem maturity with an explicit scale and the Zarr/GeoZarr…
Add format-selection decision framework page and case studies
Decision framework (#209)