diff --git a/telluric/features.py b/telluric/features.py
index 7c3f2f54..d8c1de83 100644
--- a/telluric/features.py
+++ b/telluric/features.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from telluric import GeoRaster2
 
 
-raster_types = [RASTER_TYPE]
+raster_types = [RASTER_TYPE, "image/x.geotiff"]
 
 
 def transform_properties(properties, schema):
@@ -305,11 +305,12 @@ def has_raster(self):
         """True if any of the assets  is type 'raster'."""
         return any(asset.get('type') == RASTER_TYPE for asset in self.assets.values())
 
-    def raster(self, name=None, **creteria):
+    def raster(self, name=None, validate_raster_type=True, **creteria):
         """Generates a GeoRaster2 object based on the asset name(key) or a creteria(protety name and value)."""
         if name:
             asset = self.assets[name]
-            if asset["type"] in raster_types:
+            asset_type = asset.get("type")
+            if asset_type in raster_types or not validate_raster_type:
                 __object = asset.get('__object')
                 if isinstance(__object, GeoRaster2):
                     return __object
diff --git a/telluric/georaster.py b/telluric/georaster.py
index 444e2445..5d9e244c 100644
--- a/telluric/georaster.py
+++ b/telluric/georaster.py
@@ -2049,8 +2049,11 @@ def from_assets(cls, assets):
             return None
         elif len(assets) > 1:
             return GeoMultiRaster.from_assets(assets)
-        raster = list(assets.values())[0]
-        return GeoRaster2.open(raster["href"], band_names=raster["bands"])
+        if isinstance(assets, dict):
+            raster = list(assets.values())[0]
+        elif isinstance(assets, list):
+            raster = assets[0]
+        return GeoRaster2.open(raster.get("href"), band_names=raster.get("bands") or raster.get("eo:bands"))
 
 
 RasterChunk = namedtuple('RasterChunk', ["raster", "offsets"])
diff --git a/telluric/vrt.py b/telluric/vrt.py
index dcc8550e..6734b364 100644
--- a/telluric/vrt.py
+++ b/telluric/vrt.py
@@ -246,9 +246,15 @@ def max_resolution():
             xsize = raster.width * raster.affine.a / affine.a
             ysize = raster.height * raster.affine.e / affine.e
             dst_window = Window(xoff, yoff, xsize, ysize)
-            file_name = raster.source_file if relative_to_vrt else os.path.join(os.getcwd(), raster.source_file)
+            if relative_to_vrt:
+                file_name = raster.source_file
+            else:
+                if raster.source_file.startswith("http"):
+                    file_name = "/vsicurl/%s" % raster.source_file
+                else:
+                    file_name = raster.source_file if relative_to_vrt else os.path.join(os.getcwd(), raster.source_file)
 
-            vrt.add_band_simplesource(band_element, band_idx, raster.dtype, relative_to_vrt, file_name,
+            vrt.add_band_simplesource(band_element, i + 1, raster.dtype, relative_to_vrt, file_name,
                                       raster.width, raster.height,
                                       raster.block_shape(i)[1], raster.block_shape(i)[0],
                                       src_window, dst_window)