From 4bd95737995e021f31377b5bbe663496e05a5e32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego Ripley Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 08:22:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Made modifications to homepage based on feedback I received --- content/_index.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md index 6c503bc..21b1e3d 100644 --- a/content/_index.md +++ b/content/_index.md @@ -9,22 +9,34 @@ Data for Canada exists to bridge the gap between open data availability and data ## The Problem -Canada creates incredible amounts of open data, from foundational road networks, federal census statistics, orthoimagery, and other. However, these datasets are often locked in legacy formats, fragmented portals, or structures that require significant engineering effort to normalize before they can be used. For a researcher or a system developer, the "time-to-insight" is often bottlenecked by data preparation. +Canada creates incredible amounts of open data, from foundational road networks to federal census statistics and orthoimagery. However, these datasets are often locked in legacy formats, fragmented portals, or structures that require significant engineering effort to normalize. For a researcher or system developer, the "time-to-insight" is often bottlenecked by data preparation. ## The Solution We act as the transformation layer. We aggregate datasets with permissive licenses and process them into "digestible" standards optimized for modern downstream applications. -* **For Researchers and Developers:** Skip the cleaning phase. Access normalized, documented data ready for analysis. +* **For Data Engineers, Researchers/Scientists, and Developers:** Skip the cleaning phase. Access normalized, documented data ready for analysis. * **For Systems:** Standardized data structures designed to feed directly into pipelines, data warehouses, and downstream services. +**Our Stewardship:** +Data for Canada takes ownership of the datasets we create, from start to finish. We ensure that data structures remain consistent, allowing for reliable analysis across **time and space**. + +## What Guides Us + +We prioritize our work in a utilitarian manner, aiming to provide the greatest amount of good to the greatest amount of individuals, though we remain open to making exceptions where necessary. + +Our approach is informed by key federal digital standards: + +* [Guidance on assessing readiness to manage data according to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) principles](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/information-management/guidance-assessing-readiness-manage-data-according-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-principles.html) +* [GC White Paper: Data Sovereignty and Public Cloud](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/cloud-services/digital-sovereignty/gc-white-paper-data-sovereignty-public-cloud.html) + ## High-Level Overview ```mermaid flowchart TD subgraph ds [Data Sources] - StatProducts@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Statistical Products"} - Foundation@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Foundation"} + Statistical@{ shape: lean-l} + Foundation@{ shape: lean-l} Orthoimagery@{ shape: lean-l} FieldImagery@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Field Imagery"} EnvironmentClimate@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Environmental & Climate"} @@ -73,7 +85,7 @@ flowchart TD end %% Relationships - StatProducts a1@--> Raw + Statistical a1@--> Raw a1@{animate: true, animation: slow} Foundation a2@--> Raw a2@{animate: true, animation: slow} @@ -129,12 +141,13 @@ flowchart TD a23@{animate: true, animation: slow} %% URLs - click Foundation "/docs/processes/foundation/" _blank - click StatProducts "/docs/processes/statistical_products/" _blank - click Orthoimagery "/docs/processes/orthoimagery/" _blank - click FieldImagery "/docs/processes/field_imagery/" _blank - %%click EnvironmentClimate "/docs/processes/environmental_climate/" _blank - %%click Elevation "/docs/processes/elevation/" _blank + click Foundation "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-foundation-labs/" _blank + click Statistical "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-statistical-labs/" _blank + click Orthoimagery "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-orthoimagery-labs/" _blank + click FieldImagery "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-field-imagery-labs/" _blank + click EnvironmentClimate "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-environmental-climate-labs/" _blank + click Elevation "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/dissemination/" _blank + click WebCorpus "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-web-corpus-labs/" _blank click Parquet "https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/" _blank click FlatGeoBuf "https://flatgeobuf.org/" _blank @@ -142,12 +155,13 @@ flowchart TD click MLT "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-tile-spec/" _blank click COG "https://cogeo.org/" _blank click Zarr "https://github.com/zarr-developers/geozarr-spec/" _blank - click WebP "https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/riff_container/" _blank + click WebP "https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/" _blank click PMTiles "https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles/blob/main/spec/v3/spec.md" _blank click JPEGXL "https://jpeg.org/jpegxl/" _blank click AV1 "https://aomedia.org/specifications/av1/" _blank - click DecentralizedDistribution "/docs/dissemination/" _blank + click DecentralizedDistribution "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/dissemination/" _blank click Metadata "https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/" _blank + click GeoSpatialServices "https://github.com/dataforcanada/geo-services-labs/" _blank click Martin "https://martin.maplibre.org/" _blank click GeoServer "https://geoserver.org/" _blank click ZOOProject "https://zoo-project.org/" _blank @@ -155,3 +169,4 @@ flowchart TD click Panoramax "https://gitlab.com/panoramax" _blank click Pelias "https://pelias.io" _blank ``` +