Overview of the Open Data Cube Initiative

Abstract

The Open Data Cube (ODC) initiative seeks to increase the value and impact of global Earth observation satellite data by providing an open and freely accessible data exploitation architecture and to foster a community to develop, sustain, and grow the technology and the breadth and depth of its applications for societal benefit. Successful ODC implementations exist in Australia, Colombia, Switzerland and Taiwan and are under development or consideration in another 39 countries. Since its inception in early 2017, the ODC has made significant progress in the advancement of open source software tools and algorithms that support the deployment and operation of data cubes on local or cloud computing systems around the world. With the increased interest in data cubes, the ODC is poised to become a world leader in open source data cube technologies to enhance the value of satellite data for all users.