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canonical: "https://www.jsolly.com/blog/Planetary-Computer-STAC-Landsat-data/"
title: "Exploring Geospatial Data With the pystac_client Library and STAC"
description: "Learn how to use the pystac_client library to access and explore geospatial data using the Spatial Temporal Asset Catalog (STAC) specification."
author: "John Solly"
published: "2022-09-09T01:13:45.184Z"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:25:05.502Z"
---

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# Exploring Geospatial Data With the pystac\_client Library and STAC

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September 9, 2022 in [Geo Dev](https://www.jsolly.com/blog/category/Geodev/)

Updated September 7, 2026