Agri-food Data Canada (ADC) will be creating a governed data ecosystem, not be a single technology portal. We will be using the following design principles:
- Open source, open development ideals
- Modular design
- Automated processes
- Integrate PIDs (Persistent Identifiers)
- Researcher centric
- Connect data to metadata
- Enter (meta)data once
Goals of ADC Design
Semantic Engine
– Tool to create FAIR data
Federated nodes
– Federate existing nodes of data
Catalogue
– Contains all types of research objects including datasets
Knowledge and Training
– Promote culture change where data management is the NORM
– Training and reference materials
– Develop FAIR skills

Semantic Engine
The semantic engine will form the core of our ecosystem. Read more about its background and development.