The Kentucky From Above Program (KyFromAbove) is now in its third year participating in the
Open Data Registry on AWS. Over the past two years, I presented on our transition from compressed, limited-access formats to fully cloud-optimized imagery and elevation data (DEMs and point clouds). I also demonstrated how we launched a SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) API, implementing the
STAC specification as a RESTful interface for accessing geospatial data. More recently, we have expanded this architecture by incorporating
Titiler and
Titiler-PgSTAC APIs to enable dynamic tiling and visualization.
But the real impact is not only moving data or building an API—it
’s what this enables. By making data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), we are seeing measurable improvements in how users interact with statewide datasets.
Users in QGIS and ArcGIS Pro can now search, stream, and mosaic data directly into their projects without downloading. At the same time, developers are integrating the STAC API into workflows to build tools, notebooks, and web applications.
This presentation will highlight how KyFromAbove operates in the cloud, demonstrate fast access patterns, and showcase STAC ecosystem tools applied to real-world workflows.
