Atlas Sources
Authoritative intelligence, jurisdiction information, media intelligence, profiles, and related information originating from Atlas. Atlas retains authority over the intelligence it maintains.
Beacon · Sources
Sources
Sources provide the origin, authority, context, attribution, and provenance behind information surfaced through Beacon.
Discovery becomes more valuable when users and systems can understand where information originated, which institution remains authoritative, and how it connects to Discovery Signals, canonical objects, and related sources.
Certifier Sources
Certification Packages, certification status, evidence references, and verification metadata maintained by Certifier. Certifier retains certification authority.
Registry Sources
SREG records, metadata, identifiers, relationships, and lifecycle information maintained by Registry. Registry retains authority over its registered records.
Chronicle Sources
Chronicle Entries, qualifying Occurrences, source references, timelines, and preserved historical context maintained by Chronicle. Chronicle retains authority over its historical record.
Anchor Sources
Integrity References, anchoring relationships, integrity evidence, and related metadata maintained by Anchor. Anchor retains authority over its Integrity References.
Attestor Sources
Trust Statements, attestation context, supporting references, and trust metadata maintained by Attestor. Attestor retains authority over its Trust Statements.
External Sources
Government records, research publications, public datasets, media organizations, open-source repositories, and other third-party references. External discovery does not make an external source a Suite institution or Suite-authoritative object.
Source Authority Boundary
Beacon owns the Discovery Signals and discovery metadata it publishes. It does not become authoritative for the sources or canonical objects those Beacon-owned objects reference.
Reference does not transfer authority.
Why Sources Matter
Information without attribution is difficult to evaluate.
Source / Canonical Object → Discovery → Discovery Signal / Metadata → Result
Sources help users understand where information originated, who maintains authority over it, and how the information can be reviewed or followed through stable references.
Source Principles
Attribution
Provenance
Transparency
Traceability
Stable References
Institutional Authority
Accessibility
Neutrality
Provenance
Transparency
Traceability
Stable References
Institutional Authority
Accessibility
Neutrality
Beacon seeks to preserve source visibility, canonical identifiers, provenance, discovery context, and institutional authority throughout the discovery process.
Source Philosophy
Beacon does not replace sources or assume their authority.
Its purpose is to help users and Suite workflows discover, organize, and navigate information while preserving its connection to the original source or institution-owned canonical object.
Discovery should illuminate origins, not obscure them.
Reference does not transfer authority.
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Reference does not transfer authority.