diff --git a/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
similarity index 81%
rename from Dockerfile
rename to .devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 466445eb..ccff69f5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ FROM python:3.11
 
 # Update the system and install the packages
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git-lfs \
     openmpi-bin \
     openmpi-doc \
-    libopenmpi-dev
+    libopenmpi-dev \
+    gdal-bin \
+    libgdal-dev
+
 
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -17,6 +21,6 @@ COPY . /app
 RUN mkdir -p /app/output
 
 # Install any needed packages specified in pyproject.toml
-RUN pip install .
+RUN pip install --editable ".[dev]"
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a4a24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/docker-existing-dockerfile
+{
+	"name": "Existing Dockerfile",
+	"build": {
+		// Sets the run context to one level up instead of the .devcontainer folder.
+		"context": "..",
+		// Update the 'dockerFile' property if you aren't using the standard 'Dockerfile' filename.
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+	}
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "cat /etc/os-release",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as an existing user other than the container default. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "devcontainer"
+}