The rapid growth of Earth observation data in cloud storage, which will continue to grow exponentially, powered by falling rocket launch prices by companies like SpaceX, has pushed us to think of how we access and analyze satellite imagery. With major space agencies like ESA and NASA adopting Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) as their standard format, we're seeing unprecedented volumes of data becoming available through public cloud buckets. This accessibility brings new challenges around efficien...