diff --git a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/planet.py b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/planet.py
index 68f93e6..daa2135 100644
--- a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/planet.py
+++ b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/planet.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def load_planet_scene(fpath: str | Path) -> xr.Dataset:
 
     # Merge all datasets into one
     ds_planet = xr.merge(datasets)
+    ds_planet.attrs["scene_id"] = fpath.stem
     logger.debug(f"Loaded Planet scene in {time.time() - start_time} seconds.")
     return ds_planet
 
diff --git a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/tcvis.py b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/tcvis.py
index 2ea1607..760824d 100644
--- a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/tcvis.py
+++ b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/data_sources/tcvis.py
@@ -2,26 +2,19 @@
 
 import logging
 import time
+import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import ee
+import numpy as np
 import pyproj
-import rioxarray  # noqa: F401
+import rasterio
 import xarray as xr
+import xee  # noqa: F401
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-def init_ee():
-    """Initialize Earth Engine. Authenticate if necessary."""
-    logger.debug("Initializing Earth Engine")
-    try:
-        ee.Initialize()
-    except Exception:
-        logger.debug("Initializing Earth Engine failed, trying to authenticate before")
-        ee.Authenticate()
-        ee.Initialize()
-    logger.debug("Earth Engine initialized")
+EE_WARN_MSG = "Unable to retrieve 'system:time_start' values from an ImageCollection due to: No 'system:time_start' values found in the 'ImageCollection'."  # noqa: E501
 
 
 def ee_geom_from_image_bounds(reference_dataset: xr.Dataset, buffer=1000) -> ee.Geometry.Rectangle:
@@ -36,21 +29,21 @@ def ee_geom_from_image_bounds(reference_dataset: xr.Dataset, buffer=1000) -> ee.
 
     """
     # get bounds
-    xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax = reference_dataset.rio.bounds()
+    xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax = reference_dataset.rio.bounds()  # left, bottom, right, top
     region_rect = [[xmin - buffer, ymin - buffer], [xmax + buffer, ymax + buffer]]
 
     # make polygon
-    transformer = pyproj.Transformer.from_crs(reference_dataset.rio.crs(), "epsg:4326")
+    transformer = pyproj.Transformer.from_crs(reference_dataset.rio.crs, "epsg:4326")
     region_transformed = [transformer.transform(*vertex)[::-1] for vertex in region_rect]
     return ee.Geometry.Rectangle(coords=region_transformed)
 
 
-def load_tcvis_xee(cache_dir: Path, scene_id: str, reference_dataset: xr.Dataset) -> xr.Dataset:
+def load_tcvis(reference_dataset: xr.Dataset, cache_dir: Path | None = None) -> xr.Dataset:
     """Load the Landsat Trends (TCVIS) from Google Earth Engine.
 
     Args:
-        cache_dir (Path): Path for the cache file. The file get's created if not exists.
         reference_dataset (xr.Dataset): The reference dataset.
+        cache_dir (Path | None): The cache directory. If None, no caching will be used. Defaults to None.
 
     Returns:
         xr.Dataset: The TCVIS dataset.
@@ -58,14 +51,52 @@ def load_tcvis_xee(cache_dir: Path, scene_id: str, reference_dataset: xr.Dataset
     """
     start_time = time.time()
 
-    cache_file = cache_dir / f"tcvis_{scene_id}.nc"
-    if cache_file.exists():
-        return xr.open_dataset(cache_file)
+    # Try to load from cache - else from Google Earth Engine
+    cache_fname = f"tcvis_{reference_dataset.attrs['scene_id']}.nc"
+    if cache_dir is not None and (cache_dir / cache_fname).exists():
+        logger.debug(f"Loading cached TCVis from {cache_dir / cache_fname}")
+        return xr.open_dataset(cache_dir / cache_fname, engine="h5netcdf")
 
-    ee_image_tcvis = ee.ImageCollection("users/ingmarnitze/TCTrend_SR_2000-2019_TCVIS").mosaic()
+    logger.debug("Loading TCVis from Google Earth Engine, since no cache was found")
     geom = ee_geom_from_image_bounds(reference_dataset)
-    ds = xr.open_dataset(ee_image_tcvis, engine="ee", projection=ee_image_tcvis.projection(), geometry=geom)
-    ds = ds.rio.reproject_match(reference_dataset)
+    ee_image_tcvis = ee.ImageCollection("users/ingmarnitze/TCTrend_SR_2000-2019_TCVIS").mosaic().clip(geom)
+    # Wrap into image collection again to be able to use the engine
+    ee_image_tcvis = ee.ImageCollection(ee_image_tcvis)
+    with warnings.catch_warnings():
+        warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=UserWarning, message=EE_WARN_MSG)
+        ds = xr.open_dataset(ee_image_tcvis, engine="ee", geometry=geom, crs=str(reference_dataset.rio.crs), scale=30)
+    # Update dataset properties to fit our pipeline-api
+    ds = ds.isel(time=0).rename({"X": "x", "Y": "y"}).transpose("y", "x")
+    ds = ds.rename_vars(
+        {
+            "TCB_slope": "tc_brightness",
+            "TCG_slope": "tc_greenness",
+            "TCW_slope": "tc_wetness",
+        }
+    )
+    for band in ds.data_vars:
+        ds[band].attrs = {
+            "data_source": "landsat-trends",
+            "long_name": f"TC {band.split('_')[1].capitalize()}",
+        }
+
+    ds.rio.write_crs(ds.attrs["crs"], inplace=True)
+    ds.rio.set_spatial_dims(x_dim="x", y_dim="y", inplace=True)
+    search_time = time.time()
+    logger.debug(f"Found a dataset with shape {ds.sizes} in {search_time - start_time} seconds")
+
+    logger.debug(f"Reproject dataset to match reference dataset {reference_dataset.sizes}")
+    ds = ds.rio.reproject_match(reference_dataset, resampling=rasterio.enums.Resampling.cubic)
+    logger.debug(f"Reshaped dataset in {time.time() - search_time} seconds")
+
+    for band in ds.data_vars:
+        ds[band] = ds[band].astype(np.uint8)
+
+    # Save to cache
+    if cache_dir is not None:
+        logger.debug(f"Saving TCVis to cache to {cache_dir / cache_fname}")
+        cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        ds.to_netcdf(cache_dir / cache_fname, engine="h5netcdf")
 
     logger.debug(f"Loading TCVis took {time.time() - start_time} seconds")
     return ds
diff --git a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/preprocess.py b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/preprocess.py
index 14cde1a..9457f5d 100644
--- a/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/preprocess.py
+++ b/darts-preprocessing/src/darts_preprocessing/preprocess.py
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
 
 from darts_preprocessing.data_sources.arcticdem import load_arcticdem
 from darts_preprocessing.data_sources.planet import load_planet_masks, load_planet_scene
+from darts_preprocessing.data_sources.tcvis import load_tcvis
 from darts_preprocessing.engineering.indices import calculate_ndvi
 
 
-def load_and_preprocess_planet_scene(planet_scene_path: Path, arcticdem_dir: Path) -> xr.Dataset:
+def load_and_preprocess_planet_scene(
+    planet_scene_path: Path, arcticdem_dir: Path, cache_dir: Path | None = None
+) -> xr.Dataset:
     """Load and preprocess a Planet Scene (PSOrthoTile or PSScene) into an xr.Dataset.
 
     Args:
         planet_scene_path (Path): path to the Planet Scene
         arcticdem_dir (Path): path to the ArcticDEM directory
+        cache_dir (Path | None): The cache directory. If None, no caching will be used. Defaults to None.
 
     Returns:
         xr.Dataset: preprocessed Planet Scene
@@ -60,13 +64,12 @@ def load_and_preprocess_planet_scene(planet_scene_path: Path, arcticdem_dir: Pat
 
     ds_articdem = load_arcticdem(arcticdem_dir, ds_planet)
 
-    # # get xr.dataset for tcvis
-    # ds_tcvis = load_auxiliary(planet_scene_path, tcvis_path)
+    ds_tcvis = load_tcvis(ds_planet, cache_dir)
 
     # load udm2
     ds_data_masks = load_planet_masks(planet_scene_path)
 
     # merge to final dataset
-    ds_merged = xr.merge([ds_planet, ds_ndvi, ds_articdem, ds_data_masks])
+    ds_merged = xr.merge([ds_planet, ds_ndvi, ds_articdem, ds_tcvis, ds_data_masks])
 
     return ds_merged
diff --git a/darts/src/darts/utils/earthengine.py b/darts/src/darts/utils/earthengine.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8124ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/darts/src/darts/utils/earthengine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Earth Engine utilities."""
+
+import logging
+
+import ee
+
+# geemap is not used yet
+# import geemap
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def init_ee(project: str):
+    """Initialize Earth Engine. Authenticate if necessary.
+
+    Args:
+        project (str): The project name.
+
+    """
+    logger.debug("Initializing Earth Engine")
+    try:
+        ee.Initialize(project=project)
+        # geemap.ee_initialize(project=project, opt_url="https://earthengine-highvolume.googleapis.com")
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Initializing Earth Engine failed, trying to authenticate before")
+        ee.Authenticate()
+        ee.Initialize(project=project)
+        # geemap.ee_initialize(project=project, opt_url="https://earthengine-highvolume.googleapis.com")
+    logger.debug("Earth Engine initialized")
diff --git a/darts/src/darts/utils/logging.py b/darts/src/darts/utils/logging.py
index 511c874..2236cbf 100644
--- a/darts/src/darts/utils/logging.py
+++ b/darts/src/darts/utils/logging.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def setup_logging():
     logging.getLogger("darts_superresolution").setLevel(DARTS_LEVEL)
     logging.getLogger("darts").setLevel(DARTS_LEVEL)
 
+    logging.captureWarnings(True)
+
 
 def add_logging_handlers(command: str, console: Console, log_dir: Path):
     """Add logging handlers (rich-console and file) to the application.