diff --git a/content/docs/_index.md b/content/docs/_index.md
index 05edd05..7883081 100644
--- a/content/docs/_index.md
+++ b/content/docs/_index.md
@@ -1,12 +1,31 @@
---
-toc: false
-comments: false
-cascade:
- type: docs
+title: 🚀 Getting Started
+weight: 1
+next: /docs/gettings_started/file_naming_convention/
+sidebar:
+ open: true
---
-# Introduction
-
-Welcome to the documentation for the Data for Canada project.
-
Look through our [GitHub Organization](https://github.com/orgs/dataforcanada/repositories) to see ongoing work being done in this project.
+
+## Start Here
+
+{{< cards cols="2" >}}
+ {{< card link="/docs/getting_started/file_naming_convention/" title="File Naming Convention" icon="cog" >}}
+ {{< card link="/docs/dissemination/" title="Data Dissemination Strategy" icon="globe" >}}
+ {{< card link="/docs/processes/" title="Processes" icon="cube" >}}
+ {{< card link="/infrastructure/" title="Infrastructure" icon="office-building" >}}
+{{< /cards >}}
+
+## Our Data
+
+{{< cards cols="3" >}}
+ {{< card link="https://data-01.labs.dataforcanada.org/processed/" title="Data in The Lab" icon="cloud-download" >}}
+ {{< card link="https://data-01.dataforcanada.org/processed/" title="Production Data" icon="check-circle" >}}
+{{< /cards >}}
+
+{{< cards cols="1" >}}
+ {{< card link="https://source.coop/dataforcanada/" title="Source Cooperative Mirror" icon="beaker" >}}
+ {{< card link="https://zenodo.org/communities/dataforcanada/records/" title="Zenodo Mirror" icon="academic-cap" >}}
+ {{< card link="https://archive.org/details/@diegoripley/uploads/" title="Internet Archive Mirror" icon="library" >}}
+{{< /cards >}}
diff --git a/content/docs/dissemination/_index.md b/content/docs/dissemination/_index.md
index 0f3900c..e378ffa 100644
--- a/content/docs/dissemination/_index.md
+++ b/content/docs/dissemination/_index.md
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ flowchart TD
SourceCoop[Source Cooperative]
Zenodo[Zenodo]
InternetArchive[Internet Archive]
+ Community[Community]
end
Sources[Open Data Sources]
- Processes[Processing Pipelines]
+ Processes[Data for Canada Packages Collection]
Artifacts[Systems-Ready Data]
- subgraph CoreInfra [Data for Canada]
+ subgraph CoreInfra [Infrastructure]
Portal[Object Storage]
- Metadata[FAIR Data Catalog]
+ Metadata[FAIR Data Catalogue]
end
- Distribution[Decentralized Distribution]
- Torrent["P2P Technology"]
+ P2P["P2P Technology"]
subgraph Consumers [Consumption]
Users[Data People & Developers]
@@ -38,39 +38,50 @@ flowchart TD
end
%% Flow with Animations
- Sources a1@--> Processes
+ Sources a1@<--> Processes
a1@{animate: true, animation: slow}
- Processes a2@--> Artifacts
+ Processes a2@<--> Artifacts
a2@{animate: true, animation: slow}
- Artifacts a3@--> Portal
+ Artifacts a3@<--> CoreInfra
a3@{animate: true, animation: slow}
- Portal a4@--> Metadata
+ Portal a4@<--> Metadata
a4@{animate: true, animation: fast}
- Metadata a5@--> Distribution
+ Metadata a5@<--> mirrors
a5@{animate: true, animation: fast}
- %% Distribution Logic
- Distribution a7@-.->|Primary| mirrors
- a7@{animate: true, animation: slow}
-
- Distribution a8@-.->|Resiliency| Torrent
+ CoreInfra a8@<-.->P2P
a8@{animate: true, animation: slow}
%% Mirror Connections
- mirrors a12@--> Consumers
+ mirrors a12@<--> Consumers
a12@{animate: true, animation: slow}
- mirrors a9@-.->|Pooled| Torrent
+ mirrors a9@<-.->|Pooled| P2P
a9@{animate: true, animation: fast}
- %% Torrent Connections
- Torrent a10@--> Consumers
+ %% P2P Connections
+ P2P a10@<--> Consumers
a10@{animate: true, animation: fast}
+ style Sources fill:#FFB74D,stroke:#EF6C00,color:#000000
+ style Artifacts fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ %% Opera concertmaster
+ style Metadata fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ class Metadata Metadata
+ style Processes fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ class Processes Processes
+ style SourceCoop fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ style Zenodo fill:#FFB74D,stroke:#EF6C00,color:#000000
+ style Community fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#8E0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ style P2P fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+ style InternetArchive fill:#66BB6A,stroke:#2E7D32,color:#000000
+ style Users fill:#FFB74D,stroke:#EF6C00,color:#000000
+ style Systems fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#7F0000,color:#FFFFFF
+
%% Click Actions
click Sources "https://www.dataforcanada.org/#high-level-overview" _blank
click Processes "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/processes/" _blank
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ flowchart TD
click InternetArchive "https://archive.org/details/@diegoripley/uploads/" _blank
%% APPLY STYLES TO LINKED NODES
- class Sources,Processes,Artifacts,Metadata,SourceCoop,Zenodo,InternetArchive linkNode
+ class Sources linkNode
```
## Dissemination Process
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ Once data products reach a production-ready state, they enter a dissemination fl
* **Cloud-Native First:** Priority is given to performant, system-to-system file formats (e.g., Parquet) to enable high-throughput applications without the need for local parsing.
* **Persistent Identification:** Every dataset version is assigned a DOI for citation and immutability.
-* **The FAIR Data Catalog:** Global metadata is aggregated into a single, queryable **[FAIR Data Catalog](https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/)**. This catalog acts as the "brain" of the system, tracking all versions and DOIs, and directing users to the optimal source within our multi-tier storage network:
+* **The FAIR Data Catalogue:** Global metadata is aggregated into a single, queryable **[FAIR Data Catalogue](https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/)**. This catalog acts as the "brain" of the system, tracking all versions and DOIs, and directing users to the optimal source within our multi-tier storage network:
* **[Source Cooperative](https://source.coop/dataforcanada)** serves as our **primary mirror** for all datasets, including large-scale products like orthoimagery (see [Funding and Governance](https://docs.source.coop/#funding-and-governance)).
* **[Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/communities/dataforcanada/)** serves as our repository for **long-term academic preservation** and provides a high-speed mirror for European users (see [Funding](https://about.zenodo.org/infrastructure/)).
* **[The Internet Archive](https://archive.org)** is utilized **strategically** for specific datasets to ensure historical redundancy (see [Funding](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943242767)).
@@ -115,7 +126,6 @@ Our processing strategy relies on three immutable components to guarantee transp
**Mirrored Source Artifacts:**
Crucially, we do not rely solely on external version control systems like GitHub, which may change or disappear. A complete snapshot of the processing code, environment definitions, and manifests is bundled with every data release. These source artifacts are replicated across **Source Cooperative, Zenodo, the Internet Archive, Data for Canada infrastructure, and the community**, ensuring that the *method* of creation is preserved with the same redundancy as the *result*.
-
## Work in the Lab: Smart Nodes
To further democratize access and ensure the persistence of Canada’s open data, we are experimenting with the features defined in previous work done by other organizations.
@@ -131,13 +141,11 @@ We are currently refining the concepts from [smart-node-transmission](https://gi
```mermaid
graph TD
- %% Node Definitions with custom labels
- Catalog[("FAIR Data Catalog")]
+ Catalogue[("FAIR Data Catalogue")]
SmartNode["Volunteer Smart Node
(Limited Storage)"]
- BTNetwork(["P2P Network
(Massive Data Pool)"])
+ BTNetwork(["P2P Community Peers
(Massive Data Pool)"])
- %% The Process Flow
- Catalog -->|"1. Syncs metadata"| SmartNode
+ Catalogue -->|"1. Syncs metadata"| SmartNode
note["Note: The Node does NOT
download the whole file."]
SmartNode -.- note
@@ -146,12 +154,14 @@ graph TD
BTNetwork -.->|"3. Transfers ONLY the requested blocks"| SmartNode
- %% Optional Styling for visual clarity
- classDef central fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0277bd,stroke-width:2px;
+ classDef central fill:#722F37,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff;
classDef node fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#fbc02d,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
classDef network fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:2px;
- class Catalog central;
+ class Catalogue central;
class SmartNode node;
class BTNetwork network;
+
+ click Catalogue "https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/";
+ click SmartNode "https://www.dataforcanada.org/infrastructure/";
```