# Grounding Map Project

Grounding Map Project is an experimental open method and Specification v0.1 for describing a website architecture in which a central map index connects stable Grounding Pages.

Core definition:
A Grounding Map is a directory-based index layer that connects a website's Grounding Pages, explanatory articles, evidence pages and machine-readable resources.

Reference implementation:
The first public reference implementation used to derive Specification v0.1 is the /fakten/ architecture on marcdeboer.de.

Own reference implementation:
The Grounding Map Project also maintains a minimal own reference implementation at https://grounding-map.com/facts/.

Reference URLs:
- Map directory and index: https://marcdeboer.de/fakten/
- Grounding Map facts page: https://marcdeboer.de/fakten/grounding-map/
- Grounding Map explanatory article: https://marcdeboer.de/blog/grounding-map/
- SEO-Entropie Grounding Page: https://marcdeboer.de/fakten/seo-entropie/
- Search Reality Grounding Page: https://marcdeboer.de/fakten/search-reality/

Core architecture:
- Grounding Map Directory: /facts/ or /fakten/.
- Grounding Map Index Page: the directory landing page.
- Grounding Pages: stable entity or concept pages in that directory.
- Concept or Entity Registry: IDs, canonical URLs, related concepts and evidence URLs.
- Relationship Layer: related Grounding Pages, primary articles, evidence pages and source references.
- Machine-readable Layer: .md.txt, llms.txt, JSON resources, structured data and optional discovery endpoints later.
- Editorial Explanation Layer: blog articles, guides or method pages that explain the stable facts pages.

Important positioning:
- Status is experimental v0.1.
- Boundaries: no established-standard claim, ranking factor claim, score, index, certification mark, result claim or guarantee of AI answer usage.
- Concept and architecture by Marc de Boer.
- marcdeboer.de is the first reference implementation for deriving the model, not proof of broad external validation.

Canonical pages:
- Home: https://grounding-map.com/
- Facts index: https://grounding-map.com/facts/
- Grounding Map facts page: https://grounding-map.com/facts/grounding-map/
- Marc de Boer facts page: https://grounding-map.com/facts/marc-de-boer/
- Specification v0.1: https://grounding-map.com/spec/
- Template: https://grounding-map.com/template/
- Examples: https://grounding-map.com/examples/
- JSON Schema: https://grounding-map.com/schema/
- Resources: https://grounding-map.com/resources/
- Changelog: https://grounding-map.com/changelog/
- About: https://grounding-map.com/about/

Machine-readable resources:
- Facts index text twin: https://grounding-map.com/facts.md.txt
- Grounding Map facts text twin: https://grounding-map.com/facts/grounding-map.md.txt
- Marc de Boer facts text twin: https://grounding-map.com/facts/marc-de-boer.md.txt
- JSON Schema: https://grounding-map.com/assets/schema/grounding-map.schema.json
- CSV Template: https://grounding-map.com/assets/templates/grounding-map-template.csv
- Markdown Template: https://grounding-map.com/assets/templates/grounding-map-template.md
- JSON Template: https://grounding-map.com/assets/templates/grounding-map-template.json
- Reference Implementation Example: https://grounding-map.com/assets/examples/marcdeboer-grounding-map-example.json
- Generic SaaS Example: https://grounding-map.com/assets/examples/generic-saas-grounding-map-example.json
- Generic Publisher Example: https://grounding-map.com/assets/examples/generic-publisher-grounding-map-example.json
- Spec text twin: https://grounding-map.com/spec.md.txt
- Template text twin: https://grounding-map.com/template.md.txt
- Examples text twin: https://grounding-map.com/examples.md.txt
- Changelog text twin: https://grounding-map.com/changelog.md.txt

Preferred citation summary:
Grounding Pages stabilize individual entities. A Grounding Map connects those pages through a visible directory/index layer, relationship links, evidence and machine-readable resources.