diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37ed72a0f9..0c4bcbb538 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+```diff
+! Warning !  This repository is considered deprecated
+```
+please go to [https://github.com/eodash/eodash](https://github.com/eodash/eodash) for latest updates!
+
 # Welcome to eodash
 
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diff --git a/app/src/config/esa.js b/app/src/config/esa.js
index ddaf9c2d38..6e497da314 100644
--- a/app/src/config/esa.js
+++ b/app/src/config/esa.js
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ const geodbFeatures = {
       responseJson.forEach((ftr) => {
         const { geometry, ...properties } = ftr;
         // conversion to GeoJSON because followup parts of code depend on that
-        const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(geometry));
+        // was changed on 11.8.2025 because geodb started returning geojson geometry directly, instead of wkb
+        // const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(geometry));
+        const geom = geometry;
         if (geom.type === 'MultiPoint' || geom.type === 'MultiPolygon') {
           geom.coordinates.forEach((coordPair) => {
             const singleGeometry = {
diff --git a/app/src/config/layers.js b/app/src/config/layers.js
index e449a684fa..e3d3103d59 100644
--- a/app/src/config/layers.js
+++ b/app/src/config/layers.js
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ export const trucksAreaIndicator = (gtifAustria = false, timeParameter = 'time')
       const areaAsGeom = geojsonFormat.readGeometry(area);
       data.forEach((row) => {
         // for each entry, extract just those points that actually intersect the area
-        const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(row.geometry));
+        // was changed on 11.8.2025 because geodb started returning geojson geometry directly, instead of wkb
+        // const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(row.geometry));
+        const geom = row.geometry
         let intersectingFtrs = 0;
         if (geom.type === 'MultiPoint') {
           // split multipoint to points
@@ -462,7 +464,9 @@ export const trucksFeatures = {
     if (Array.isArray(data)) {
       const areaAsGeom = geojsonFormat.readGeometry(area);
       data.forEach((ftr) => {
-        const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(ftr.geometry));
+        // was changed on 11.8.2025 because geodb started returning geojson geometry directly, instead of wkb
+        // const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(ftr.geometry));
+        const geom = ftr.geometry
         if (geom.type === 'MultiPoint') {
           // split multipoint to points
           geom.coordinates.forEach((coordPair) => {
diff --git a/app/src/config/trilateral.js b/app/src/config/trilateral.js
index f0c6b1d44b..661ad4f037 100644
--- a/app/src/config/trilateral.js
+++ b/app/src/config/trilateral.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const geodbFeatures = {
       responseJson.forEach((ftr) => {
         const { geometry, ...properties } = ftr;
         // conversion to GeoJSON because followup parts of code depend on that
-        const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(geometry));
+        // was changed on 11.8.2025 because geodb started returning geojson geometry directly, instead of wkb
+        // const geom = geojsonFormat.writeGeometryObject(wkb.readGeometry(geometry));
+        const geom = geometry;
         if (geom.type === 'MultiPoint' || geom.type === 'MultiPolygon') {
           geom.coordinates.forEach((coordPair) => {
             const singleGeometry = {