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Avoid processing info in item IDs #1189

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Expand Up @@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ unique, so may need a prefix. But the use of URI or file path reserved character
result in [percented encoded](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-2) [STAC API](https://github.com/radiantearth/stac-api-spec)
endpoints and it prevents the use of IDs as file names as recommended in the [catalog layout](#catalog-layout) best practices.

In general, we recommend that item IDs *not* include any kind of processing timestamp. If, for example, an item's assets
require re-processing (e.g. to incorporate changes due to a new processing baseline), the re-processed items would have
new IDs. This might result in "duplicate" items: multiple items with the same spatio-temporal footprint, which might
not be desirable for end users.

Instead, we recommend cataloging processing information with the [Processing extension](https://github.com/stac-extensions/processing)
and handling updates to existing items with the [Versioning extension](https://github.com/stac-extensions/version). With
these extensions the reprocessed item would have the same item ID, updated `processing` fields, and links between the old
and new items.

### Searchable Identifiers

When coming up with values for fields that contain searchable identifiers of some sort, like `constellation` or `platform`,
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