:bulb: [Feature] Provide the UofT "STAC Browser" as component

[fmigneault]

Description

UofT has been working on a custom "STAC Browser" implementation more focused on search capabilities for climate datasets.

Given that these search capabilities could be enhanced compared to the "vanilla" STAC browser that is currently available, it would be interesting to offer it as component to birdhouse-deploy, such that users can more easily identify and locate relevant datasets references with an advanced filtering UI.

Whether a separate/new component is needed or simply a different tag/image reference to override the current browser has to be established.

birdhouse-deploy/birdhouse/components/stac/default.env

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	export STAC_BROWSER_VERSION=3.0.0-beta.5-crim-docker-image-push
	export STAC_BROWSER_IMAGE='ghcr.io/crim-ca/stac-browser:docker_image_push'
	export STAC_BROWSER_IMAGE_URI='${STAC_BROWSER_IMAGE}'

Most potentially, they would be different components, given that they depend on different packaging strategies, and therefore, might require very different sets for parameters easier to maintain on their own.

Also, given that there might be other kinds of datasets within the STAC API, it might be relevant to have both browsers variants enabled at the same time, offered through two separate endpoints.

References

• relates to 💡 [Feature] Update stac-browser #498

Concerned Organizations

As highlighted by @huard during GeoConnections sprint meeting on 2025-06-26.