Relationship to GDAL multidimensional data model

[ashiklom]

As of GDAL 3.1, GDAL has a multidimensional raster data model and API, albeit with what seems like a severely restricted feature set compared to most of GDAL. It apparently works well enough that it's been recommended as a way for users of the R stars library to read Zarr data (https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/09/reading-zarr-files-with-r-package-stars/).

We should strive for compatibility with this in our implementation, and work with GDAL developers on any issues we identify.

[christophenoel]

Thanks you for reporting.
Facilitating third-party library support is indeed a major point.