diff --git a/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py b/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8eebb37ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Add content_date_description to version_metadata
+
+Revision ID: 604bf4e66c2b
+Revises: ef3392e8e054
+Create Date: 2024-10-31 16:52:56.571782
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlalchemy_utils
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '604bf4e66c2b'
+down_revision = 'ef3392e8e054'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('version_metadata', sa.Column('content_date_description', sa.String(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('version_metadata', 'content_date_description')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py b/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
index f1a09042f..df39cc94e 100644
--- a/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
+++ b/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class VersionMetadata(Base, MetadataMixin):
     version = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     content_date = db.Column(db.Date)
     content_start_date = db.Column(db.Date)
+    content_date_description = db.Column(db.String)
     content_end_date = db.Column(db.Date)
     last_update = db.Column(db.Date)
     description = db.Column(db.String)
diff --git a/app/models/pydantic/creation_options.py b/app/models/pydantic/creation_options.py
index 02a4a1f9d..961ff9010 100644
--- a/app/models/pydantic/creation_options.py
+++ b/app/models/pydantic/creation_options.py
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ class FieldType(StrictBaseModel):
 
 
 class RasterTileSetAssetCreationOptions(StrictBaseModel):
+    unify_projection: bool = Field(
+        False,
+        description=(
+            "First re-project to a common projection (EPSG:4326). Necessary "
+            "when input files are in different projections from each other."
+        )
+    )
     pixel_meaning: str
     data_type: DataType
     nbits: Optional[int]
diff --git a/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py b/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
index 01f5a7308..63e836d81 100644
--- a/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
+++ b/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ class VersionMetadata(CommonMetadata):
         None,
         description="Date range covered by the content",
     )
-
+    content_date_description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Date of content to display",
+    )
     last_update: Optional[date] = Field(
         None,
         description="Date the data were last updated",
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ class Config:
                         "start_date": "2000-01-01",  # TODO fix date
                         "end_date": "2021-04-06",
                     },
+                    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
                 }
             ]
         }
@@ -159,6 +163,10 @@ class VersionMetadataUpdate(VersionMetadataIn):
         None,
         description="Date range covered by the content",
     )
+    content_date_description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Date of content to display",
+    )
 
     last_update: Optional[date] = Field(
         None,
diff --git a/app/routes/datasets/queries.py b/app/routes/datasets/queries.py
index 51ebdfe81..70d4110cf 100755
--- a/app/routes/datasets/queries.py
+++ b/app/routes/datasets/queries.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ async def _query_table(
     sql: str,
     geometry: Optional[Geometry],
 ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    # parse and validate SQL statement
+    # Parse and validate SQL statement
     try:
         parsed = parse_sql(unquote(sql))
     except ParseError as e:
diff --git a/app/routes/datasets/versions.py b/app/routes/datasets/versions.py
index d25175b5e..50449b7f2 100644
--- a/app/routes/datasets/versions.py
+++ b/app/routes/datasets/versions.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ async def update_version(
                 AssetType.dynamic_vector_tile_cache,
                 AssetType.static_vector_tile_cache,
                 AssetType.raster_tile_cache,
+                AssetType.cog,
             ],
         )
 
diff --git a/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/raster_tile_set_assets.py b/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/raster_tile_set_assets.py
index 102475a03..795896757 100644
--- a/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/raster_tile_set_assets.py
+++ b/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/raster_tile_set_assets.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 from app.models.pydantic.geostore import FeatureCollection
 from app.models.pydantic.jobs import Job
 from app.models.pydantic.statistics import BandStats, Histogram, RasterStats
+from app.settings.globals import DATA_LAKE_BUCKET
 from app.tasks import Callback, callback_constructor
 from app.tasks.batch import execute
-from app.tasks.raster_tile_set_assets.utils import create_pixetl_job
+from app.tasks.raster_tile_set_assets.utils import create_pixetl_job, create_unify_projection_job
 from app.utils.aws import get_s3_client
 from app.utils.path import (
     get_asset_uri,
@@ -67,13 +68,42 @@ async def raster_tile_set_asset(
 
     creation_options = PixETLCreationOptions(**co)
 
+    jobs: List[Job] = list()
     callback: Callback = callback_constructor(asset_id)
 
-    create_raster_tile_set_job: Job = await create_pixetl_job(
-        dataset, version, creation_options, "create_raster_tile_set", callback
+    unify_job: Optional[Job] = None
+    if creation_options.unify_projection:
+        target_crs = "epsg:4326"
+        new_src_uris = list()
+        for i,_ in enumerate(creation_options.source_uri):
+            new_src_uris.append(
+                f"s3://{DATA_LAKE_BUCKET}/{dataset}/{version}/raster/"
+                f"{target_crs.replace(':', '-')}/reprojected/SRC_{i}"
+            )
+        target_prefix = new_src_uris[0].rsplit("/", 1)[0]
+        unify_job = await create_unify_projection_job(
+            dataset,
+            creation_options.source_uri,
+            target_prefix,
+            target_crs,
+            "unify_projection",
+            callback
+        )
+        jobs.append(unify_job)
+        creation_options.source_uri = new_src_uris
+
+    jobs.append(
+        await create_pixetl_job(
+            dataset,
+            version,
+            creation_options,
+            "create_raster_tile_set",
+            callback,
+            [unify_job] if unify_job is not None else None,
+        )
     )
 
-    log: ChangeLog = await execute([create_raster_tile_set_job])
+    log: ChangeLog = await execute(jobs)
 
     return log
 
diff --git a/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/utils.py b/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/utils.py
index 94075b501..b6b3069f0 100644
--- a/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/utils.py
+++ b/app/tasks/raster_tile_set_assets/utils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from app.models.enum.assets import AssetType
 from app.models.enum.pixetl import ResamplingMethod
 from app.models.pydantic.creation_options import PixETLCreationOptions
-from app.models.pydantic.jobs import GDALDEMJob, Job, PixETLJob
+from app.models.pydantic.jobs import GDALDEMJob, Job, PixETLJob, GDAL2TilesJob
 from app.settings.globals import (
     AWS_GCS_KEY_SECRET_ARN,
     DEFAULT_JOB_DURATION,
@@ -225,3 +225,38 @@ async def create_resample_job(
         parents=[parent.job_name for parent in parents] if parents else None,
         **kwargs,
     )
+
+async def create_unify_projection_job(
+    dataset: str,
+    old_source_uris: List[str],
+    target_prefix: str,
+    target_crs: str,
+    job_name: str,
+    callback: Callback
+) -> GDAL2TilesJob:
+    """Creates a Batch job that takes all files indicated in old_source_uris
+    and re-projects each to a common CRS, then places them in a mirror of the
+    original directory structure under the target_prefix, divided by source
+    number. More specifically, the files from the first source URI will be
+    put at <target_prefix>/SRC_0, the files from the second under
+    <target_prefix>/SRC_1, and so on.
+    """
+
+    command = [
+        "unify_projection.sh",
+        "--target_crs",
+        target_crs,
+    ]
+
+    for s in old_source_uris:
+        command.extend(["--source", s])
+
+    command.extend(["--target", target_prefix])
+
+    return GDAL2TilesJob(
+        dataset=dataset,
+        job_name=job_name,
+        command=command,
+        environment=JOB_ENV,
+        callback=callback,
+    )
diff --git a/batch/gdal-python.dockerfile b/batch/gdal-python.dockerfile
index 773b430b8..c2d4a5986 100644
--- a/batch/gdal-python.dockerfile
+++ b/batch/gdal-python.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM globalforestwatch/data-api-gdal:v1.2.1
+FROM globalforestwatch/data-api-gdal:v1.2.2
 
 # Copy scripts
 COPY ./batch/scripts/ /opt/scripts/
diff --git a/batch/pixetl.dockerfile b/batch/pixetl.dockerfile
index 6c7f44fc3..a468ac9aa 100644
--- a/batch/pixetl.dockerfile
+++ b/batch/pixetl.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM globalforestwatch/pixetl:v1.7.7
+FROM globalforestwatch/pixetl:v1.7.7_test_parallel
 
 # Copy scripts
 COPY ./batch/scripts/ /opt/scripts/
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ WORKDIR /tmp
 ENV LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 ENV LANG=C.UTF-8
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/scripts/report_status.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["/opt/scripts/report_status.sh"]
diff --git a/batch/python/export_to_gee.py b/batch/python/export_to_gee.py
index 235fa0d64..302839a6f 100644
--- a/batch/python/export_to_gee.py
+++ b/batch/python/export_to_gee.py
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ def upload_cog_to_gcs(dataset, implementation):
     return f"gs://{GCS_BUCKET}/{dataset}/{implementation}.tif"
 
 
-def create_cog_backed_asset(dataset, implementation, gcs_path, service_account):
-    credentials = ee.ServiceAccountCredentials(service_account, GCS_CREDENTIALS_FILE)
-    ee.Initialize(credentials)
-
+def create_cog_backed_asset(dataset, implementation, gcs_path, credentials):
     # delete any existing asset with the same dataset/implementation
     try:
         ee.data.deleteAsset(f"projects/{EE_PROJECT}/assets/{dataset}/{implementation}")
@@ -84,6 +81,38 @@ def create_cog_backed_asset(dataset, implementation, gcs_path, service_account):
             f"GEE returned unexpected status code {response.status_code} with payload {response.content}"
         )
 
+    return asset_id
+
+
+def ingest_in_gee(dataset, implementation, gcs_path):
+    """Ingest directly into GEE as a best effort task."""
+    # delete any existing asset with the same dataset/implementation
+    try:
+        ee.data.deleteAsset(f"projects/{EE_PROJECT}/assets/{dataset}/{implementation}")
+    except ee.EEException:
+        # asset doesn't exist
+        pass
+
+    # create dataset folder if it doesn't exist
+    try:
+        ee.data.createAsset(
+            {"type": "Folder"}, f"projects/{EE_PROJECT}/assets/{dataset}"
+        )
+    except ee.EEException:
+        # folder already exists
+        pass
+
+    asset_id = f"{dataset}/{implementation}"
+    request_id = ee.data.newTaskId()[0]
+    params = {
+        "name": f"projects/{EE_PROJECT}/assets/{asset_id}",
+        "tilesets": [{"sources": [{"uris": [gcs_path]}]}],
+    }
+    ee.data.startIngestion(request_id=request_id, params=params)
+    return asset_id
+
+
+def set_acl_to_anyone_read(asset_id):
     # update ACL to be public
     full_asset_id = f"projects/{EE_PROJECT}/assets/{asset_id}"
     acl = ee.data.getAssetAcl(full_asset_id)
@@ -96,8 +125,13 @@ def export_to_gee(
     implementation: str = Option(..., help="Implementation name."),
 ):
     service_account = set_google_application_credentials()
+
+    # initialize GEE
+    credentials = ee.ServiceAccountCredentials(service_account, GCS_CREDENTIALS_FILE)
+    ee.Initialize(credentials)
+
     gcs_path = upload_cog_to_gcs(dataset, implementation)
-    create_cog_backed_asset(dataset, implementation, gcs_path, service_account)
+    ingest_in_gee(dataset, implementation, gcs_path)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/batch/scripts/_tiff_crosses_dateline.sh b/batch/scripts/_tiff_crosses_dateline.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f13405199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/scripts/_tiff_crosses_dateline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# USAGE: _tiff_crosses_dateline.sh raster_file
+#
+# Prints the string "true" if the input raster will cross the dateline
+# when converting to EPSG:4326, "false" otherwise
+#
+# Needs GDAL 2.0+ and Python
+#
+# Credit: Slightly modified from https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/222341
+
+
+if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
+    echo -e "Error: No input raster file given.\n> USAGE: _tiff_crosses_dateline.sh raster_file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get raster info, save it to a variable as we need it several times
+gdalinfo=$(gdalinfo "${1}" -json)
+
+# Exit if -json switch is not available
+if [ ! -z $(echo $gdalinfo | grep "^Usage:") ]; then
+    echo -e "Error: GDAL command failed, Version 2.0+ is needed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+function jsonq {
+    echo "${1}" | python -c "import json,sys; jdata = sys.stdin.read(); data = json.loads(jdata); print(data${2});"
+}
+
+ulx=$(jsonq "$gdalinfo" "['wgs84Extent']['coordinates'][0][0][0]")
+llx=$(jsonq "$gdalinfo" "['wgs84Extent']['coordinates'][0][1][0]")
+lrx=$(jsonq "$gdalinfo" "['wgs84Extent']['coordinates'][0][3][0]")
+urx=$(jsonq "$gdalinfo" "['wgs84Extent']['coordinates'][0][2][0]")
+
+crossing_dateline=false
+test $(python -c "print(${ulx}>${lrx})") = True && crossing_dateline=true
+test $(python -c "print(${llx}>${urx})") = True && crossing_dateline=true
+
+echo -n "${crossing_dateline}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/batch/scripts/_warp_and_upload.sh b/batch/scripts/_warp_and_upload.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd7295aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/scripts/_warp_and_upload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# arguments:
+# $0 - The name of this script
+# $1 - local_src_file
+# $2 - local_warped_file
+# $3 - target_crs
+# $4 - remote target file
+
+if aws s3 ls "$4"; then
+  echo "Remote target file $4 already exists, skipping..."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+warp_options=("-co" "COMPRESS=DEFLATE" "-co" "TILED=yes")
+
+echo "Seeing if TIFF crosses the dateline"
+crosses="$(_tiff_crosses_dateline.sh $1)"
+if [ "${crosses}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "$1 crosses the dateline"
+  warp_options+=("--config" "CENTER_LONG" "180")
+else
+  echo "$1 does not cross the dateline"
+fi
+
+echo "Now warping $1 to $2"
+gdalwarp "$1" "$2" -t_srs "$3" "${warp_options[@]}"
+echo "Done warping $1 to $2"
+
+echo "Now uploading $2 to $4"
+aws s3 cp --no-progress "$2" "$4"
+echo "Done uploading $2 to $4"
+
+echo "Finally, deleting local files $1 and $2"
+rm "$1" "$2"
+echo "Done deleting local files $1 and $2"
diff --git a/batch/scripts/get_arguments.sh b/batch/scripts/get_arguments.sh
index 067bd24d8..216cc68a5 100755
--- a/batch/scripts/get_arguments.sh
+++ b/batch/scripts/get_arguments.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ do
       shift # past argument
       shift # past value
       ;;
+      --target_crs)
+      TARGET_CRS="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
       --target_bucket)
       TARGET_BUCKET="$2"
       shift # past argument
diff --git a/batch/scripts/resample.sh b/batch/scripts/resample.sh
index 7ecdc0557..e27596de6 100644
--- a/batch/scripts/resample.sh
+++ b/batch/scripts/resample.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e
 # -d | --dataset
 # -v | --version
 # -s | --source
-# -r | --resampling_method)
+# -r | --resampling_method
 # --zoom_level
 # -T | --target
 
diff --git a/batch/scripts/unify_projection.sh b/batch/scripts/unify_projection.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c29dbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batch/scripts/unify_projection.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# requires arguments
+# -s | --source
+# -T | --target
+#      --target_crs
+
+ME=$(basename "$0")
+. get_arguments.sh "$@"
+
+echo "Reproject to a common CRS"
+
+src_count=0
+CMD_ARGS=()
+
+for s in "${SRC[@]}"; do
+  source_dir="SRC_${src_count}"
+  mkdir -p "$source_dir"
+
+  echo "Now recursively downloading $s to $source_dir"
+  if [[ $s == gs://* ]]; then
+    gsutil -m cp -r "$s" "$source_dir"
+  elif [[ $s == s3://* ]]; then
+    aws s3 cp --recursive --no-progress "$s" "$source_dir"
+  fi
+  echo "Done downloading $s to $source_dir"
+
+  reprojected_dir="REPROJECTED_${src_count}"
+  mkdir -p "$reprojected_dir"
+
+  cd "${source_dir}"
+  for d in $(find . -type d | sed 's/.\///'); do
+    mkdir -p "../${reprojected_dir}/${d}"
+  done
+
+  for f in $(find . -iname "*.tif"| sed 's/.\///'); do
+    local_src_file="${source_dir}/${f}"
+    local_warped_file="${reprojected_dir}/${f}"
+    remote_target_file="${TARGET}/SRC_${src_count}/${f}"
+
+    CMD_ARGS+=("${local_src_file}" "${local_warped_file}" "${TARGET_CRS}" "${remote_target_file}")
+  done
+  cd ..
+
+  src_count=$(($src_count+1))
+done
+
+echo "${CMD_ARGS[@]}" | xargs -n 4 -P 32 _warp_and_upload.sh
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index a9a4075a0..026fbf2ec 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 version_metadata = {
     "content_date_range": {"start_date": "2000-01-01", "end_date": "2021-01-01"},
+    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
     "last_update": "2020-01-03",
     "spatial_resolution": 10,
     "resolution_description": "10 meters",
diff --git a/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py b/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
index 63a81369c..07f442d2c 100644
--- a/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
+++ b/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 VERSION_METADATA = {
     "content_date_range": {"start_date": "2000-01-01", "end_date": "2021-01-01"},
+    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
     "last_update": "2020-01-03",
     "spatial_resolution": 10,
     "resolution_description": "10 meters",