STAC Explorer - QGIS Plugin

A QGIS plugin for searching, visualizing, and downloading data from multiple STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) catalogs.

• Multi-Catalog Support: Pre-loaded catalogs (Element84 Earth Search, Microsoft Planetary Computer) plus custom user-provided catalog URLs
• Collection Browsing: Browse and search collections with asset key inspection
• Search Filters: Spatial (bounding box), temporal (date range), and cloud cover filters
• COG Streaming: Stream Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs directly via /vsicurl/
• Time Slider: Step through multi-temporal raster layers with auto-play
• Time Series: Click map locations to plot pixel values over time with matplotlib
• Asset Download: Download STAC assets to local files
• Render Options: Single band (colormap) or RGB composite rendering

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/opengeos/qgis-stac-plugin.git
cd qgis-stac-plugin

# Install to QGIS plugins directory
python install.py

# Or use the shell script
./install.sh

The plugin requires pystac-client. It will prompt to install it automatically on first use.

Optional dependencies:

• planetary-computer: For automatic item signing with Microsoft Planetary Computer
• matplotlib: For time series plotting

1. Enable the plugin in QGIS: Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins > STAC Explorer
2. Open the Search Panel from the toolbar or menu
3. Select a catalog and collection
4. Set spatial/temporal filters and click Search
5. Select results and Load Selected to add layers or Download Selected to save locally

pre-commit run --all-files

python package_plugin.py

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.