diff --git a/content/docs/index.mdx b/content/docs/index.mdx index bf632c9e..ea0c41a3 100644 --- a/content/docs/index.mdx +++ b/content/docs/index.mdx @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ template: splash editUrl: false hero: tagline: | - Data Package is a standard - containing a set of lightweight specifications - for describing datasets and individual data files. - In other words, data package is a data definition language (DDL) and data API - that enables and ensures data quality, accessibility, and interoperability. + Data Package is a standard consisting of a set of + simple yet extensible specifications + to describe datasets, data files and tabular data. + It is a data definition language (DDL) and data API that facilitates + data quality, accessibility, and interoperability. image: file: ../../assets/hero.png alt: Data Packages Illustration @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ banner: content: |

It's a live draft of the Data Package (v2) standard. - Please read the announcement + Please read the announcement.

--- @@ -40,24 +40,20 @@ import { CardGrid, LinkCard, Card } from "@astrojs/starlight/components" ## Standard -The Data Package Standard is a comprehensive set of specifications that collectively define a framework for organizing, documenting, and sharing data in a structured and interoperable manner -- [EXPLORE THE STANDARD](/standard/specifications) +The Data Package standard is a comprehensive set of **specifications** that collectively define a framework for organizing, documenting, and sharing data in a structured and interoperable manner -- [EXPLORE THE STANDARD](/standard/specifications) - A simple container format for describing a coherent collection of data in a single - package + A simple container format to describe a coherent collection of data (a dataset), including its contributors, licenses, etc. - A simple format to describe and package a single data resource such as a individual - table or file. + A simple format to describe a data resource such as a individual table or file, including its name, format, path, etc. - Table Dialect defines a simple format to describe the various dialects of tabular - files in a language agnostic manner. + A simple format to describe the dialect of a tabular data file, including its delimiter, header rows, escape characters, etc. - A simple format to declare a schema for tabular data. The schema is designed to be - expressible in JSON. + A simple format to describe tabular data, including field names, types, constraints, missing values, foreign keys, etc. @@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ The Data Package Standard is a comprehensive set of specifications that collecti ## Software -Data Package is backed by a rich software toolkit supporting the standard. From no-code visual tool **Open Data Editor** to low-level drivers for 10 programming languages -- [EXPLORE THE SOFTWARE](/standard/software) +Data Package is backed by a suite of software tools supporting the standard. From the no-code visual tool **Open Data Editor** to low-level drivers for 10 programming languages -- [EXPLORE THE SOFTWARE](/standard/software) [![Open Data Editor](../../assets/software/ode.png)](https://opendataeditor.okfn.org) @@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ Data Package is backed by a rich software toolkit supporting the standard. From ## Adoption -Data Package use cases encompass a wide range of scenarios where this standardized data packaging format proves invaluable for efficient data management, sharing, and analysis -- [EXPLORE THE ADOPTION](/standard/adoption) +Data Package is used for a wide range of scenarios where this standardized data packaging format proves invaluable for efficient data management, sharing, and analysis -- [EXPLORE THE ADOPTION](/standard/adoption)