Quarterly Objectives
This page tracks quarterly objectives and their related repositories across Program Increments (PIs).
The commits per repository chart for each PI uses color-coding to show which objective each repo contributes to. Repos that contribute to multiple objectives are shown with split bars.
Current PI: 26.3

| # | Objective | Contributors | Repos |
|---|---|---|---|
| #307 | π Finalize Design for Zarr + VirtualiZarr Time Series API [C... | hrodmn | titiler, titiler-lambda-layer, titiler-md-demo |
| #346 | π€ Develop + Maintain the Virtual Zarr Ecosystem | maxrjones, tylanderson, HarshiniGirish | virtualizarr, virtual-tiff, icechunk, virtualzarr.cloud |
| #347 | π³ Evolve the Zarr Ecosystem | d-v-b, chuckwondo, maxrjones | geozarr-spec, zarr-python, multiscales, geo-proj, spatial, zarr-specs, zarr-extensions, geozarr-toolkit, numcodecs, geozarr-site, zarr-developers.github.io |
| #348 | π Cloud-Optimized Data Guidance | abarciauskas-bgse, hrodmn, siddharth0248 | - |
| #349 | π€ Community Engagement | sharkinsspatial, chuckwondo, maxrjones, abarciauskas-bgse | pangeo.io |
| #350 | π οΈ TiTiler-CMR Support | chuckwondo, abarciauskas-bgse | titiler, titiler-cmr, titiler-lambda-layer, titiler-md-demo, rio-tiler |
| #351 | π°οΈ Analytics-scale metadata stores | sharkinsspatial, hrodmn | zarr-datafusion-search, lazycogs |
| #352 | π Browser-based visualization + analysis | abarciauskas-bgse, kylebarron | deck.gl-raster, lonboard |
Past PIs
PI 26.2 (7 objectives, 4 closed)
| # | Objective | State | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #304 | π€Create virtual Zarr stores for high priority data... | closed | tylanderson |
| #305 | π οΈ TiTiler-CMR maintenance + performance | open | chuckwondo, hrodmn |
| #306 | π€ Support community adoption of the technologies i... | closed | chuckwondo, maxrjones, abarciauskas-bgse |
| #308 | π€ͺ Expand virtualization support for quirky dataset... | closed | maxrjones |
| #309 | π°οΈ Propose unified strategy for virtualization of ... | open | sharkinsspatial, maxrjones, hrodmn |
| #319 | π Client-side raster rendering (deck.gl-raster) | closed | kylebarron |
| #331 | WASM chunk codec research and PoC | open | jkeifer |

PI 26.1 (5 objectives, 3 closed)
| # | Objective | State | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #244 | πΊοΈ Add dynamic tiling and timeseries support for V... | open | jbusecke, hrodmn |
| #245 | π Add dynamic tiling and timeseries support for da... | open | abarciauskas-bgse, hrodmn |
| #246 | π€ Support virtualization of additional data produc... | closed | sharkinsspatial, maxrjones, jbusecke |
| #247 | π° Explore scalable, cloud native approaches for se... | closed | sharkinsspatial, kylebarron |
| #248 | π€ Support community adoption of the technologies i... | closed | sharkinsspatial, chuckwondo, maxrjones, abarciauskas-bgse |

PI 25.4 (8 objectives, 7 closed)
| # | Objective | State | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #121 | Visualize Web-Optimized Zarr (WOZ) in VEDA (previe... | closed | maxrjones |
| #122 | Research, develop and document methods for Zarr an... | closed | maxrjones, kylebarron |
| #197 | π¬ TiTiler-CMR is production ready | open | abarciauskas-bgse, hrodmn |
| #198 | π Dataset support for VEDA instances | closed | maxrjones, jbusecke |
| #203 | πΊοΈResearch, develop and document methods for Zarr ... | closed | maxrjones |
| #204 | π οΈ Zarr Development | closed | d-v-b, maxrjones |
| #205 | π€ Community engagement | closed | sharkinsspatial, chuckwondo, maxrjones, abarciauskas-bgse |
| #206 | π¦ Obstore outreach | closed | chuckwondo, kylebarron |
PI 25.3 (6 objectives, 6 closed)
| # | Objective | State | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #118 | Support CMR Modernization | closed | sharkinsspatial, kylebarron |
| #119 | Continue to Build Out the VirtualiZarr Ecosystem | closed | sharkinsspatial, maxrjones |
| #124 | Publish Cloud-Optimized Datasets | closed | chuckwondo, abarciauskas-bgse |
| #126 | Support TiTiler-CMR Adoption | closed | sharkinsspatial, hrodmn |
| #127 | Community Involvement | closed | maxrjones, abarciauskas-bgse, hrodmn |
| #165 | Foundational Zarr-Python and Xarray Contributions | closed | d-v-b, maxrjones |
PI 25.2 (8 objectives, 8 closed)
| # | Objective | State | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #31 | Increase data format support in VirtualiZarr | closed | chuckwondo, maxrjones |
| #34 | Visualize OCO-3 Datasets in VEDA | closed | abarciauskas-bgse |
| #35 | Deliver Virtual Zarr Stores for NASA Datasets Usin... | closed | abarciauskas-bgse |
| #36 | Support for Modernizing VirtualiZarr to use zarr-p... | closed | sharkinsspatial, abarciauskas-bgse |
| #37 | Support CMR Modernization | closed | sharkinsspatial, kylebarron |
| #40 | Upgrade titiler and titiler-xarray to zarr-Python ... | closed | maxrjones |
| #41 | Draft Web-Optimized Zarr (WOZ) Standard | closed | maxrjones |
| #76 | Demonstrate how to tile HLS using titiler-cmr | closed | hrodmn |
Configuration
Objectives data lives in reports/_objectives_data.py (auto-generated from GitHub issues; helpers in reports/objectives.py).
To regenerate this page:
cd reports
uv run generate_docs.py
See FY26 Roadmap for the broader context of these objectives.