diff --git a/frmts/stacit/stacitdataset.cpp b/frmts/stacit/stacitdataset.cpp
index 043ba7845d9a..c52c709eb6f9 100644
--- a/frmts/stacit/stacitdataset.cpp
+++ b/frmts/stacit/stacitdataset.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct AssetSetByProjection
 struct Asset
 {
     std::string osName{};
-    CPLJSONArray eoBands{};
+    CPLJSONArray bands{};
     std::map<std::string, AssetSetByProjection> assets{};
 };
 
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ int STACITDataset::Identify(GDALOpenInfo *poOpenInfo)
         }
 
         if (strstr(pszHeader, "\"stac_version\"") != nullptr &&
-            strstr(pszHeader, "\"proj:transform\"") != nullptr)
+            (strstr(pszHeader, "\"proj:transform\"") != nullptr ||
+             strstr(pszHeader, "\"proj:bbox\"") != nullptr))
         {
             return true;
         }
@@ -234,34 +235,43 @@ static void ParseAsset(const CPLJSONObject &jAsset,
         return oProperties[pszName];
     };
 
-    auto oProjEPSG = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:epsg");
     std::string osProjUserString;
-    if (oProjEPSG.IsValid() && oProjEPSG.GetType() != CPLJSONObject::Type::Null)
+    auto oProjCode = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:code");
+    if (oProjCode.IsValid() && oProjCode.GetType() != CPLJSONObject::Type::Null)
     {
-        osProjUserString = "EPSG:" + oProjEPSG.ToString();
+        osProjUserString = oProjCode.ToString();
     }
     else
     {
-        auto oProjWKT2 = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:wkt2");
-        if (oProjWKT2.IsValid() &&
-            oProjWKT2.GetType() == CPLJSONObject::Type::String)
+        auto oProjEPSG = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:epsg");
+        if (oProjEPSG.IsValid() &&
+            oProjEPSG.GetType() != CPLJSONObject::Type::Null)
         {
-            osProjUserString = oProjWKT2.ToString();
+            osProjUserString = "EPSG:" + oProjEPSG.ToString();
         }
         else
         {
-            auto oProjPROJJSON = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:projjson");
-            if (oProjPROJJSON.IsValid() &&
-                oProjPROJJSON.GetType() == CPLJSONObject::Type::Object)
+            auto oProjWKT2 = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:wkt2");
+            if (oProjWKT2.IsValid() &&
+                oProjWKT2.GetType() == CPLJSONObject::Type::String)
             {
-                osProjUserString = oProjPROJJSON.ToString();
+                osProjUserString = oProjWKT2.ToString();
             }
             else
             {
-                CPLDebug("STACIT",
-                         "Skipping asset %s that lacks a valid CRS member",
-                         osAssetName.c_str());
-                return;
+                auto oProjPROJJSON = GetAssetOrFeatureProperty("proj:projjson");
+                if (oProjPROJJSON.IsValid() &&
+                    oProjPROJJSON.GetType() == CPLJSONObject::Type::Object)
+                {
+                    osProjUserString = oProjPROJJSON.ToString();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CPLDebug("STACIT",
+                             "Skipping asset %s that lacks a valid CRS member",
+                             osAssetName.c_str());
+                    return;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -396,7 +406,9 @@ static void ParseAsset(const CPLJSONObject &jAsset,
     {
         Asset asset;
         asset.osName = osAssetName;
-        asset.eoBands = jAsset.GetArray("eo:bands");
+        asset.bands = jAsset.GetArray("bands");
+        if (!asset.bands.IsValid())
+            asset.bands = jAsset.GetArray("eo:bands");
 
         collection.assets[osAssetName] = std::move(asset);
     }
@@ -594,17 +606,19 @@ bool STACITDataset::SetupDataset(
             poVRTBand->SetColorInterpretation(eInterp);
 
         // Set band properties
-        if (asset.eoBands.IsValid() &&
-            asset.eoBands.Size() == poItemDS->GetRasterCount())
+        if (asset.bands.IsValid() &&
+            asset.bands.Size() == poItemDS->GetRasterCount())
         {
-            const auto &eoBand = asset.eoBands[i];
-            const auto osBandName = eoBand["name"].ToString();
+            const auto &band = asset.bands[i];
+            const auto osBandName = band["name"].ToString();
             if (!osBandName.empty())
                 poVRTBand->SetDescription(osBandName.c_str());
 
             if (eInterp != GCI_Undefined)
             {
-                const auto osCommonName = eoBand["common_name"].ToString();
+                auto osCommonName = band["eo:common_name"].ToString();
+                if (osCommonName.empty())
+                    osCommonName = band["common_name"].ToString();
                 if (osCommonName == "red")
                     poVRTBand->SetColorInterpretation(GCI_RedBand);
                 else if (osCommonName == "green")
@@ -615,13 +629,14 @@ bool STACITDataset::SetupDataset(
                     poVRTBand->SetColorInterpretation(GCI_AlphaBand);
             }
 
-            for (const auto &eoBandChild : eoBand.GetChildren())
+            for (const auto &bandChild : band.GetChildren())
             {
-                const auto osChildName = eoBandChild.GetName();
-                if (osChildName != "name" && osChildName != "common_name")
+                const auto osChildName = bandChild.GetName();
+                if (osChildName != "name" && osChildName != "common_name" &&
+                    osChildName != "eo:common_name")
                 {
                     poVRTBand->SetMetadataItem(osChildName.c_str(),
-                                               eoBandChild.ToString().c_str());
+                                               bandChild.ToString().c_str());
                 }
             }
         }