• RFC 81:
  Support for coordinate epochs in geospatial formats.
  Implemented in FlatGeoBuf, GeoPackage, MEM, VRT
• New GDAL drivers:
  • Zarr:
    read/write support for ZarrV2 (and experimental V3), using 2D classic raster
    API or multidimensional API:
  • STACIT:
    Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog Items as virtual mosaics
• Other improvements:
  • number of enhancements in file system operations of /vsigs/
  • NITF: additions to comply with NITF Version 2.1 Commercial Dataset
    Requirements Document (NCDRD)
  • ODBC and PGeo: multiple fixes and improvements
  • SAFE (Sentinel1): multiple improvements related to SLC/calibration (change
    subdataset naming)
  • multidimensional API: caching, and other improvements
• Code linting and security fixes
• Bump of shared lib major version
• MDB driver (Java based) mark as deprecated. Planned for removal for GDAL 3.5.
  ODBC driver is the preferred solution (with up-to-date MDBTools library on
  non-Windows platforms)
• Writing side of Tiger driver deprecated and will be removed in GDAL 3.5
• Remainder: DODS, JPEG2000(Jasper), JPEGLS, MG4LIDAR, FUJIBAS, IDA, INGR and
  vector driver ARCGEN, ArcObjects, CLOUDANT, COUCHDB, DB2, DODS, FME, GEOMEDIA,
  GTM, INGRES, MONGODB, REC, WALK are planned for removal in GDAL 3.5. As well
  as Perl bindings