How CoRE Stack Is Used¶
CoRE Stack is not only a backend or a dataset catalog. It is meant to help people understand and act on landscapes.
1. Use Data And Dashboards Directly¶
People can start from:
This path is best for people who want:
- ready datasets
- map layers
- public API access
- basic landscape understanding without setting up the backend
2. Build Analysis On Top Of The Data Structure¶
A second practical path:
- fetch layers for a state, district, and tehsil
- populate a tehsil -> micro-watershed -> waterbody data structure
- flatten that structure into data frames
- test comparisons and hypotheses quickly
This is the bridge between public data use and serious experimentation.
It is especially useful for:
- researchers
- challenge participants
- OSS developers
- teams building custom dashboards or analysis notebooks
3. Plan For Specific Landscape Problems¶
The river rejuvenation example shows how CoRE Stack can support place-specific planning:
- intersect an area of interest with the micro-watershed registry
- trace upstream and downstream watershed connectivity
- pull water availability, deforestation, and related indicators
- reason about which catchments should also be treated
This is important because it shows the point of the stack:
- not only to publish layers
- but to help planning teams and communities reason about interventions