diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8bbd061..506cab2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,19 @@ -# d4c-api-statistical +# d4c-api -A multi-language client for accessing Canadian statistical web data. This repository provides a unified interface to fetch statistical data processed by the [d4c-datapkg-statistical](https://github.com/dataforcanada/d4c-datapkg-statistical) repository. +A multi-language client for accessing Canadian data. This repository provides a unified interface to fetch: +- Statistical data processed by the [d4c-datapkg-statistical](https://github.com/dataforcanada/d4c-datapkg-statistical) repository. ## Purpose -The goal of this project is to provide a consistent way to query statistical metadata and raw tables across different programming environments. As the connectivity and retrieval layer for the **Data for Canada (d4c)** project, this API facilitates access to a decentralized, cloud-native open data infrastructure for Canada. +The goal of this project is to provide a consistent way to query metadata and raw data across different programming environments. As the connectivity and retrieval layer for the **Data for Canada (d4c)** project, this API facilitates access to a decentralized, cloud-native open data infrastructure for Canada. ## Core Technologies The client is designed to interface with modern data distribution protocols: -- **[STAC](https://stac-geoparquet.org/) & [GeoZarr](https://github.com/zarr-developers/geozarr-spec):** For metadata discovery and high-performance multidimensional data access. -- **HTTP Seeding & BitTorrent:** For decentralized data distribution and efficient retrieval. +- **[STAC](https://stac-geoparquet.org/) for metadata discovery. +- **[GeoZarr](https://github.com/zarr-developers/geozarr-spec):** Fo high-performance multidimensional data access. +- **HTTP & P2P:** For decentralized data distribution and efficient retrieval. ## Multi-Language Support