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title: Welcome to Data for Canada
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toc: false
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---
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## Mission
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Data for Canada exists to bridge the gap between open data availability and data usability. We curate, clean, and re-engineer high-value Canadian datasets into high-performance, analysis-ready formats for researchers, developers, and systems.
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## The Problem
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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.
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## The Solution
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We act as the transformation layer. We aggregate datasets with permissive licenses and process them into "digestible" standards optimized for modern downstream applications.
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* **For Researchers and Developers:** Skip the cleaning phase. Access normalized, documented data ready for analysis.
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* **For Systems:** Standardized data structures designed to feed directly into pipelines, data warehouses, and downstream services.
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## High-Level Overview
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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subgraph "Data Sources"
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StatProducts@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Statistical Products"}
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Orthoimagery@{ shape: lean-l}
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Elevation@{ shape: lean-l}
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end
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subgraph "Processing Pipeline"
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Raw@{ shape: rect, label: "Raw Data Ingestion"}
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Transform@{ shape: rect, label: "Transform"}
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Opt@{ shape: rect, label: "Optimization"}
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end
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subgraph "Dissemination Formats"
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Parquet@{ shape: lean-l}
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FlatGeoBuf@{ shape: lean-l}
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PMTiles@{ shape: lean-l}
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COG@{ shape: lean-l}
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end
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subgraph "Distribution Infrastructure"
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ObjectStorage@{ shape: bow-rect}
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Metadata@{ shape: rect}
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HTTP@{ shape: rect, label: "Static Files & API"}
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DecentralizedDistribution@{ shape: rect, label: "Decentralized Distribution"}
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end
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subgraph "Experimental Infrastructure"
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Martin@{ shape: rect}
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GeoServer@{ shape: rect}
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ZOOProject@{ shape: rect, label: "ZOO Project"}
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BBOXServer@{ shape: rect, label: "BBOX Server"}
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end
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subgraph "Consumption"
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DataSci@{ shape: rect, label: "Researchers & Developers"}
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Systems@{ shape: rect, label: "Systems"}
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end
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%% Relationships
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StatProducts a1@--> Raw
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a1@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Orthoimagery a2@--> Raw
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a2@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Elevation a3@--> Raw
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a3@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Raw a4@--> Transform
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a4@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Transform a5@--> Opt
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a5@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Opt a6@--> Parquet
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a6@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Opt a7@--> FlatGeoBuf
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a7@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Opt a8@--> PMTiles
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a8@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Opt a9@--> COG
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a9@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Parquet a10@--> ObjectStorage
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a10@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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FlatGeoBuf a11@--> ObjectStorage
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a11@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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PMTiles a12@--> ObjectStorage
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a12@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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COG a13@--> ObjectStorage
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a13@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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ObjectStorage a14@--> Metadata
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a14@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Metadata a15@--> HTTP
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a15@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a16@--> DataSci
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a16@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a17@--> DecentralizedDistribution
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a17@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a18@--> Martin
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a18@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a19@--> GeoServer
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a19@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a20@--> ZOOProject
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a20@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a21@--> BBOXServer
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a21@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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DecentralizedDistribution a22@--> Systems
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a22@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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DecentralizedDistribution a23@--> DataSci
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a23@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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Martin a24@--> DataSci
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a24@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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GeoServer a25@--> DataSci
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a25@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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ZOOProject a26@--> DataSci
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a26@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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BBOXServer a27@--> DataSci
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a27@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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click Parquet "https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/" _blank
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click FlatGeoBuf "https://flatgeobuf.org/" _blank
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click PMTiles "https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles/blob/main/spec/v3/spec.md" _blank
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click StatProducts "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/processes/statistical_products/" _blank
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click Orthoimagery "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/processes/orthoimagery/" _blank
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click DecentralizedDistribution "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/dissemination/" _blank
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click Metadata "https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/" _blank
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click Martin "https://martin.maplibre.org/" _blank
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click GeoServer "https://geoserver.org/" _blank
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click COG "https://cogeo.org/" _blank
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click ZOOProject "https://zoo-project.org/" _blank
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click BBOXServer "https://www.bbox.earth/" _blank
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```
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