Update high-level overview in homepage. Simplified it

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Diego Ripley
2026-01-27 11:31:25 +00:00
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## The Problem
Canada creates incredible amounts of open data, from foundational road networks to federal census statistics. 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, 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.
## 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:** Skip the cleaning phase. Access normalized, documented data ready for analysis.
* **For Researchers 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.
## High-Level Overview
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ flowchart TD
subgraph "Data Sources"
StatProducts[("Statistical Products")]:::source
Orthoimagery[("Orthoimagery")]:::source
Elevation[("Elevation")]:::source
end
subgraph "Processing Pipeline"
Raw[Raw Data Ingestion<br/>CSVs, Shapefiles, ECW]:::process
Raw[Raw Data Ingestion]:::process
Transform[Transformation Engine]:::process
Opt[Optimization]:::process
end
@@ -55,15 +56,13 @@ flowchart TD
subgraph "Experimental Infrastructure"
GeoServer
QGISServer[("QGIS Server")]
Martin
ZOOProject[("ZOO Project")]
BBOXServer[("BBOX Server")]
end
subgraph "Consumption / End Users"
DataSci[Researchers]:::consumer
WebApps[Web Applications]:::consumer
DataSci["Researchers & Developers"]:::consumer
Systems[Systems]:::consumer
end
@@ -83,30 +82,20 @@ flowchart TD
Metadata --> DecentralizedDistribution
Metadata --> Serverless
Metadata --> GeoServer
Metadata --> QGISServer
Metadata --> BBOXServer
Metadata --> Martin
Metadata --> ZOOProject
Metadata --> DataSci
Metadata --> WebApps
Metadata --> Systems
DecentralizedDistribution --> Systems
Serverless --> WebApps
DecentralizedDistribution --> DataSci
Serverless --> DataSci
ObjectStorage --> GeoServer
ObjectStorage --> QGISServer
ObjectStorage --> BBOXServer
ObjectStorage --> Martin
ObjectStorage --> ZOOProject
GeoServer --> WebApps
QGISServer --> WebApps
BBOXServer --> WebApps
Martin --> WebApps
ZOOProject --> WebApps
GeoServer --> DataSci
QGISServer --> DataSci
BBOXServer --> DataSci
Martin --> DataSci
ZOOProject --> DataSci