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Cloud-Native Geospatial 101
With thriveGEO’s ‘Cloud-Native Geospatial 101’ course you learn the skills needed to process large volumes of geospatial data in the cloud. Spend less time downloading massive amounts of data and more time deriving data-driven insights.
Acquire high in-demand data and cloud skills that set you up for your next career move.
Our courses stand out through their interactive and hands-on format.
Receive an official certification from the Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum after successful completion.
Built with specialist partners, this course combines recognised certification from the Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum with practical technology expertise from MEEO.
This course introduces you to cloud-native geospatial, a new set of standards to work with geospatial data in the cloud. The course consists of four fundamental modules, in which you practically work with key parts of the cloud-native geospatial technology stack, including STAC, cloud-optimised geospatial data formats (COG, Zarr, GeoParquet) and xarray + Dask.
Course modules
Explore the full Cloud-Native Geospatial 101 learning journey, from key concepts and data discovery to cloud-optimised formats, scalable technologies and a practical capstone project.
Build the foundations: what cloud-native geospatial means, why it matters, and the core concepts that connect the ecosystem.
Learn how to discover, describe and access cloud-native geospatial data using STAC in practice.
Part 1: Cloud-Optimized Raster formats Part 2: Cloud-Optimized Vector formats
Learn how to parallelise and scale your workflows with xarray and Dask.
During the capstone project, you apply the skills you acquired and work on your first cloud-native geospatial project.
Express your interest
Express your interest for the next cohort. This cohort will run in a part-time format. Over two weeks, you will have a mix of lectures & tutorial sessions, office hours and self-paced take-home assignments.
We offer two course times to accommodate different time zones.
Live sessions shown in Central European Time (CET).
Office hours are optional.
Live sessions shown in Eastern Time (ET).
Office hours are optional.
Participant voices
Feedback from previous cohorts highlights the clarity of the teaching, the value of practical application and the usefulness of the course materials.
Julia and Sabrina have a real gift for explaining technical concepts in an accessible and engaging way. I especially appreciated the workshop's balance between theoretical teachings and practical applications within a organized, friendly, and supportive environment.
Being able to apply what we learned in a final mini project was such a rewarding and meaningful experience - I converted a personal Jupyter notebook from using a NetCDF file to a Zarr file, which significantly reduced both processing time and file size.
I left the workshop feeling more confident and excited about where to dive deeper and continue my cloud-native geospatial journey. I’d absolutely recommend this to anyone curious about advancing their geospatial skills for the future of geospatial.
I liked that we had full code scripts to run through while we were learning so we had clear things to reference when we were building our own mini project at the end.
Who is this for?
A practical fit for geospatial professionals who want to move beyond local workflows and build confidence with cloud-native tools.
You are running into limits of downloading and processing large amounts of geospatial data.
You want to understand what ‘cloud-native geospatial’ means.
You want to be able to work with STAC, cloud-optimized geospatial formats, as well as xarray and Dask.
You want to add ‘cloud’ to your geospatial toolset and get an official CNG certification.
Learning with thriveGEO
Our courses combine current geospatial practice with hands-on learning, so participants can understand the tools, apply them and keep working independently.
Built around current tools, standards and real geospatial workflows — not generic theory.
Learn by doing through guided workflows, practical exercises and project-based application.
Leave with the confidence, references and practical foundations to continue on your own.
We offer tailored group training and special pricing for organisations.
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