Geospatial Triage

When To Use

• •Use when a request is open-ended or underspecified.
• •Use before expensive tool chains or long-running analyses.
• •Use when data provenance or coordinate reference details are unclear.

Workflow

1. •Restate the user objective in one sentence.
2. •Identify required datasets, spatial extent, temporal window, and output format.
3. •List unknowns that block reliable execution.
4. •Propose a minimal first-pass plan with validation checkpoints.
5. •Execute only after assumptions are confirmed or explicitly accepted.

Guardrails

• •Do not assume CRS, resolution, or units without checking metadata.
• •Prefer reversible and auditable operations.
• •Surface uncertainty clearly before generating conclusions.