Grounding Map

Stable definition

Grounding Map describes the map-level architecture of a website: a stable directory, an index page, Grounding Pages, editorial explanations, evidence and machine-readable resources.

Identity

What this page covers

This page defines the Grounding Map concept for the Grounding Map Project. It documents the website architecture described by Specification v0.1 and connects the concept to templates, schema resources, examples and reference implementations.

Stable facts

• Grounding Map is described as Specification v0.1.
• The method is an experimental open method.
• The first external reference implementation is marcdeboer.de/fakten/.
• The project's own reference implementation is grounding-map.com/facts/.

Pages and map layer

A Grounding Page stabilizes one entity or concept. A Grounding Map connects multiple Grounding Pages through a directory index, typed relationships, evidence and machine-readable resources.

Directory model

Reference implementations

• marcdeboer.de/fakten/: first external reference implementation.
• grounding-map.com/facts/: project's own reference implementation.
• marcdeboer.de/blog/grounding-map/: related external explanation.

Resources

• Grounding Map text twin
• Facts index text twin
• llms.txt
• JSON Schema
• JSON Template

Evidence and sources

• Primary specification
• Template
• JSON Schema
• Project facts index
• External Grounding Map facts page

Open questions

• Governance and contribution model are not finalized.
• Additional real-world implementations need public documentation.
• Automated generation of /facts/ is planned but not implemented yet.