We try to encourage data-proximate computing - users should NOT transfer large volumes of data out of the original physical storage location but process in the same cloud and region. Also, loading directly from original storage via high-level interfaces is to be preferred to workflows that create local copies of the data files, to make the workflows more reproducible and efficient.
However, sometimes downloading assets could be relevant, when it cannot be accessed directly or the software is not available to run in the same cloud/region. We would like to help users who have that need by showing how to download assets, preferably with stac-asset.
[x] A notebook exists that shows how to download an asset from the VEDA Data Store, with a note on the benefits of data-proximate computing and direct cloud access.
We try to encourage data-proximate computing - users should NOT transfer large volumes of data out of the original physical storage location but process in the same cloud and region. Also, loading directly from original storage via high-level interfaces is to be preferred to workflows that create local copies of the data files, to make the workflows more reproducible and efficient.
However, sometimes downloading assets could be relevant, when it cannot be accessed directly or the software is not available to run in the same cloud/region. We would like to help users who have that need by showing how to download assets, preferably with stac-asset.
This is related to the GHGC feature request for download functionality (https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/veda-architecture/issues/299).
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