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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@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ Data for Canada exists to bridge the gap between open data availability and data
## The Problem ## 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 ## 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. 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. * **For Systems:** Standardized data structures designed to feed directly into pipelines, data warehouses, and downstream services.
## High-Level Overview ## High-Level Overview
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ flowchart TD
subgraph "Data Sources" subgraph "Data Sources"
StatProducts[("Statistical Products")]:::source StatProducts[("Statistical Products")]:::source
Orthoimagery[("Orthoimagery")]:::source Orthoimagery[("Orthoimagery")]:::source
Elevation[("Elevation")]:::source
end end
subgraph "Processing Pipeline" subgraph "Processing Pipeline"
Raw[Raw Data Ingestion<br/>CSVs, Shapefiles, ECW]:::process Raw[Raw Data Ingestion]:::process
Transform[Transformation Engine]:::process Transform[Transformation Engine]:::process
Opt[Optimization]:::process Opt[Optimization]:::process
end end
@@ -55,15 +56,13 @@ flowchart TD
subgraph "Experimental Infrastructure" subgraph "Experimental Infrastructure"
GeoServer GeoServer
QGISServer[("QGIS Server")]
Martin Martin
ZOOProject[("ZOO Project")] ZOOProject[("ZOO Project")]
BBOXServer[("BBOX Server")] BBOXServer[("BBOX Server")]
end end
subgraph "Consumption / End Users" subgraph "Consumption / End Users"
DataSci[Researchers]:::consumer DataSci["Researchers & Developers"]:::consumer
WebApps[Web Applications]:::consumer
Systems[Systems]:::consumer Systems[Systems]:::consumer
end end
@@ -83,30 +82,20 @@ flowchart TD
Metadata --> DecentralizedDistribution Metadata --> DecentralizedDistribution
Metadata --> Serverless Metadata --> Serverless
Metadata --> GeoServer Metadata --> GeoServer
Metadata --> QGISServer
Metadata --> BBOXServer Metadata --> BBOXServer
Metadata --> Martin Metadata --> Martin
Metadata --> ZOOProject Metadata --> ZOOProject
Metadata --> DataSci Metadata --> DataSci
Metadata --> WebApps
Metadata --> Systems Metadata --> Systems
DecentralizedDistribution --> Systems DecentralizedDistribution --> Systems
Serverless --> WebApps DecentralizedDistribution --> DataSci
Serverless --> DataSci Serverless --> DataSci
ObjectStorage --> GeoServer ObjectStorage --> GeoServer
ObjectStorage --> QGISServer
ObjectStorage --> BBOXServer ObjectStorage --> BBOXServer
ObjectStorage --> Martin ObjectStorage --> Martin
ObjectStorage --> ZOOProject ObjectStorage --> ZOOProject
GeoServer --> WebApps
QGISServer --> WebApps
BBOXServer --> WebApps
Martin --> WebApps
ZOOProject --> WebApps
GeoServer --> DataSci GeoServer --> DataSci
QGISServer --> DataSci
BBOXServer --> DataSci BBOXServer --> DataSci
Martin --> DataSci Martin --> DataSci
ZOOProject --> DataSci ZOOProject --> DataSci