From ff65a1d318670a24201c041c9259ebada6782021 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emmanuel Mathot Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 13:03:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md to clarify product extension and its purpose (#3) --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b49db64..fc923db 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ This document explains the Product Extension to the [SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog](https://github.com/radiantearth/stac-spec) (STAC) specification. -This extension provides a generic framework to describe products across domains better in STAC. +This extension provides a generic framework to describe products related to the data in a STAC catalog. +A product is a package offer of the STAC item and thus describes properties specific to the product packaging and its distribution. +Several products may be specified at assets level, each with its own properties. +This extension is intended to be adapted by other extensions that provide best practises or definitions about the product like +specific dictionaries for the product type or the timeliness of the product. - Examples: - [Item example](examples/item.json): Shows the basic usage of the extension in a STAC Item