All notable changes to GridFIA will be documented in this file.
The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
- Custom polygon boundary support with automatic clipping (#18)
polygonparameter ondownload_species()clip_to_polygonparameter oncreate_zarr()LocationConfig.from_polygon()class method- Polygon utilities module for loading and clipping
- Contributing guidelines (CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Changelog (CHANGELOG.md)
- Code of Conduct (CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
- GitHub issue and PR templates
- Configurable cloud storage backend with Backblaze B2 as default
- State dataset loading API (
load_state(),load_from_cloud()) - US-wide data processing pipeline scripts
list_state_datasets()andlist_sample_datasets()API methods
- Rebranded from BigMap to GridFIA (Forest Inventory Applications)
- Rewrote documentation for API-first architecture
- Default cloud storage now uses public Backblaze B2 bucket
- Storage options for HTTP URLs (public B2 access)
- Zarr validation to handle empty species names
- Cloud storage streaming support for Zarr stores
- Remote data access from HTTP, S3, R2, and GCS backends
ZarrStoreclass for unified local/cloud access- Google Colab tutorial notebook
download_sample()API method for quick-start data
- Zarr stores now use v3 API for cloud compatibility
- Improved fsspec integration for remote storage
- Zarr v3 API compatibility in download_sample
- Examples to download all species for valid diversity metrics
- SEO improvements for documentation site
- FIAtools.org ecosystem links
- Updated documentation with fiatools.org branding
- Updated documentation dependencies
- Improved mkdocs configuration
- Initial public release
- Core GridFIA API with single entry point
- FIA BIGMAP REST API integration for species data download
- Zarr store creation from GeoTIFF files
- Forest metrics calculations:
- Species richness
- Shannon diversity index
- Simpson diversity index
- Pielou's evenness
- Total biomass
- Species proportions
- Visualization module with matplotlib-based mapping
- Location configuration system for states, counties, and custom regions
- Comprehensive test suite with 80%+ coverage
- MkDocs documentation site
- GitHub Actions for documentation deployment
- PyPI package distribution
- uv-based development environment
| Version | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5.0 | 2024-12-26 | Cloud storage backends, GridFIA rebrand |
| 0.4.0 | 2024-12-20 | Cloud streaming, Colab notebook |
| 0.3.2 | 2024-12-15 | SEO, fiatools.org links |
| 0.3.1 | 2024-12-10 | Documentation updates |
| 0.3.0 | 2024-12-01 | Initial public release |