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Author: Scartography

README.md

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-# Mapchete EO driver
+# mapchete-eo
 
+A collection of Earth Observation–specific driver extensions for [Mapchete](https://github.com/ungarj/mapchete).
+
+This package provides custom input and output drivers tailored for common EO data formats and workflows, enabling seamless integration of satellite data sources into the Mapchete tile-based geoprocessing framework.
+
+---
+
+## What is this?
+
+**mapchete-eo** extends Mapchete by adding support for:
+
+- Custom **input drivers** to read EO datasets, from STAC search or metadata (catalogs, collections, items)
+- Metadata extraction and band management for optical satellite products
+
+This package is intended for advanced users or developers who are working with remote sensing workflows using Mapchete.
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Installation
+
+You must have `mapchete` installed:
+
+```bash
+pip install mapchete
+```
+
+Then install mapchete-eo:
+
+```bash
+pip install mapchete-eo
+```