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-# covid-19-public-data
+# Covid-19 Public Data Collaboration Project
 
-A Renku project for aggregating data from various covid-19 public data sources.
+This project aggregates data from various public data sources to better
+understand the spread and effect of covid-19. The goal is to provide a central
+place where data, analysis, and discussion can be conducted and shared by a
+global community struggling to make sense of the current public health
+emergency.
 
-See [Dashboard](covid-19-public-data/files/blob/runs/Dashboard.run.ipynb) for a summary of the data.
+See the [dashboard](covid-19-public-data/files/blob/runs/Dashboard.run.ipynb)
+for a summary of the global data.
 
-# Contributing
+## Getting started
 
-If you are interested in working on this project, we would love to get contributions. An easy contribution would be to add identifying and/or adding new data sources. See the section [Adding a new data source](#adding-a-new-data-source)
+The simplest way to start is to make an account or logging in and forking the
+project. Then, feel free to start an interactive environment (`Environments` -->
+`New`) and use the hosted JupyterLab or RStudio to explore the data. A summary
+of the data is given below. Please please please consider contributing back cool
+results from your fork! If you don't know how or just need help with some of the
+git-heavy aspects of this, shoot us a line at https://renku.discourse.group or
+open an issue (`Collaboration` --> `Issues`) and someone will be able to help
+out. 
 
-# Current Data Sources
 
-## Covid-19
+## Dataset Summary
 
-- [Covid-19 Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE](https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19)
-- [Covid tracking crowdsourcing project](https://covidtracking.com/)
-- [OpenData Zuerich](https://github.com/openZH/covid_19)
+| Source | Dataset | Location | Example |
+| ------ | ------- | -------- | ------- |
+| [Covid-19 Data Repository at JHU CSSE](https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19) | [covid-19_jhu-csse](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/datasets/f6726a5b-f973-45d5-b873-30fa0dff772f/) | `data/covid-19_jhu-csse` | [dashboard](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/files/blob/runs/Dashboard.run.ipynb)
+| [covidtracking.com](https://covidtracking.com/) | [covidtracking](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/datasets/c8bec148-5332-4602-9dc3-e39bbe92ed67/) | `data/covidtracking` | [notebook](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/files/blob/notebooks/examples/covidtracking-example.ipynb) |
+| [OpenData Zuerich](https://github.com/openZH/covid_19) | [openzh-covid-19](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/datasets/c9295d7a-0380-4a1b-8731-5c36d76cb8e7/) | `data/openzh-covid-19` | [notebook](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/files/blob/notebooks/examples/openzh-covid-19-example.ipynb)
+| [Covid-19 data for Italy](https://github.com/pcm-dpc/COVID-19) | [covid-19-italy](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/datasets/286c58b1-dbbc-4caa-a23a-fcb001d5ac51/) | `data/covid-19-italy` | N/A |
 
-## General
+### Covid-19 Data Repository JHU CSSE
+
+This is a global Covid-19 dataset updated regularly from [Johns Hopkins
+University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU
+CSSE)](https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19). The
+[dashboard](covid-19-public-data/files/blob/runs/Dashboard.run.ipynb) summarizes
+this data in combination with population data from the world bank.
+
+### Covid tracking crowdsourcing project
+
+[Covid tracking](https://covidtracking.com) is a crowd-sourced dataset for US state-level data. It is updated by hand by an army of volunteers. 
+
+### OpenData Zuerich
+
+The [swiss cantonal data](https://github.com/openZH/covid_19) collected by the Zürich statistical office. Parts are updated manually, others are starting to become automated. 
+
+### Case data for Italy
+
+Detailed data compiled by the [Civil Protection of Italy](https://github.com/pcm-dpc/COVID-19).
+
+### General
 
 - https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL
 - https://worldmap.harvard.edu/data/geonode:country_centroids_az8
 
-# Data Sources to Add
+## Derived Dataset Summary
+
+| Dataset | Location | Code | 
+| ------- | -------- | ---- |
+| Case population rates | `data/covid-19_rates` | [notebooks/process/ToRates.ipynb](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/files/blob/notebooks/process/ToRates.ipynb)
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you are interested in working on this project, we would love to get
+contributions. We would really like to collect more data sources and make them
+available here! Please provide ideas for data sources that are relevant to
+understanding covid-19. 
+
+If you want to add a new datasource yourself, see the section [Adding a new data
+source](#adding-a-new-data-source)
+
+## Data Sources to Add
 
 See the [data sources issue](https://renkulab.io/projects/covid-19/covid-19-public-data/collaboration/issues/1/).