Provider docs + standards
Model provider documentation, MCP references, OpenTelemetry, OCI, NIST AI RMF, benchmark papers, and deployment standards.
Source Registry
The provenance layer for claims that hold up.
Sources explains which datasets, standards, papers, public records, and provider documents support ALCUB3 Research. The goal is not to overwhelm readers with citations; it is to make the evidence chain inspectable.
Source families
Different claims need different sources.
Public records + satellite observation
EPA, USGS, NOAA, Drought.gov, NASA SWOT, Landsat, Sentinel-2, public water records, and partner-validated field sources.
Experiments + artifacts
Lab notes, benchmark runs, simulation artifacts, code repos, and controlled experiment outputs that may graduate into public claims.
Registry table
Primary source groups currently used.
| Source group | Supports | Limit | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| ManyIH / PAC-Bench / c-CRAB | Control-plane, privacy-constrained coordination, and reliability claims under review. | Synthesis is required before product claims. | Platform |
| Provider documentation | Model capability, tool interfaces, context handling, API and deployment behavior. | Vendor docs change quickly. | Platform |
| EPA / SDWIS / ECHO | Public drinking-water systems, violations, compliance records. | Private wells and small systems are not fully covered. | Impact |
| USGS / NOAA / WRI | Streamflow, drought, flood, regional water stress, and environmental signals. | Resolution and refresh cadence vary by geography. | Impact |
| NASA SWOT / Landsat / Sentinel-2 / SAM 2 | Surface-water context, historical water-body change, optical observation, and segmentation baselines. | Cloud cover, refresh cadence, resolution, and model uncertainty must be disclosed. | Impact + Labs |
| ALCUB3 Labs artifacts | Runtime experiments, simulation outputs, data pipelines, and graduation evidence. | Requires review before public publication. | Labs + Research |
Source rule
Sources do not automatically become claims.
- Scope: every source gets a clear description of what it can and cannot support.
- Freshness: sources are tagged as static, periodically refreshed, or actively monitored.
- Transformation: if ALCUB3 estimates, scores, models, or normalizes source material, the method must be named.
- Retirement: if a source becomes stale or unsupported, dependent claims must be downgraded or removed.