isce-framework / isce-framework/dolphin

Idea: Consider `tifffile` as a dependency for processing which doesn't need `gdal`

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enhancement refactor
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Python
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Description

Not an easy short term goal, but for coregistered stacks which require no stitching/reprojection, there's no reason why, in theory, we need gdal/rasterio.
Having a code path which avoids GDAL would make dolphin fully pip-installable.

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Research direction

Start by tracing processing for coregistered stacks that do not need stitching or reprojection, and identify where GDAL or rasterio is required. Assess how a tifffile-based path could avoid those dependencies; done means dolphin can be installed with pip for that processing case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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