diff --git a/django/src/rdwatch/server/settings.py b/django/src/rdwatch/server/settings.py
index 191e35739..e1b84cb01 100644
--- a/django/src/rdwatch/server/settings.py
+++ b/django/src/rdwatch/server/settings.py
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 _ENVIRON_PREFIX = 'RDWATCH'
 
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    OSGEO4W = r"C:\OSGeo4W"
+    assert os.path.isdir(OSGEO4W), "Directory does not exist: " + OSGEO4W
+    os.environ['OSGEO4W_ROOT'] = OSGEO4W
+    os.environ['GDAL_DATA'] = OSGEO4W + r"\share\gdal"
+    os.environ['PATH'] = OSGEO4W + r"\bin;" + os.environ['PATH']
+
 
 # With the default "late_binding=False", and "environ_name" is
 # specified or "environ=False", even Values from non-included
diff --git a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/stac_search.py b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/stac_search.py
index 2b28b1a1e..124a34938 100644
--- a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/stac_search.py
+++ b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/stac_search.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from os import path
 from typing import Literal, TypedDict
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+import urllib.parse
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def stac_search(
 ) -> Results:
     # Use SMART program server instead of public server
     # (https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v0/search)
-    url = path.join(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
+    url = urllib.parse.urljoin(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
     params = SearchParams()
     params['bbox'] = bbox
     if timebuffer is not None:
diff --git a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview/stac_search.py b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview/stac_search.py
index a65681874..62418cdef 100644
--- a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview/stac_search.py
+++ b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview/stac_search.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from os import path
 from typing import Literal, TypedDict
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+import urllib.parse
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ def worldview_search(
     timebuffer: timedelta | None = None,
     page: int = 1,
 ) -> Results:
-    url = path.join(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
+    url = urllib.parse.urljoin(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
     params = SearchParams()
     params['bbox'] = bbox
     if timebuffer is not None:
diff --git a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview_processed/stac_search.py b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview_processed/stac_search.py
index ac293e6b9..483c3a519 100644
--- a/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview_processed/stac_search.py
+++ b/django/src/rdwatch/utils/worldview_processed/stac_search.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from os import path
 from typing import Literal, TypedDict
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+import urllib.parse
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def worldview_search(
     timebuffer: timedelta | None = None,
     page: int = 1,
 ) -> Results:
-    url = path.join(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
+    url = urllib.parse.urljoin(settings.SMART_STAC_URL, 'search')
     params = SearchParams()
     params['bbox'] = bbox
     if timebuffer is not None: