Welcome to Stellar Portal—the best starting point for professors, government teams, and NGOs to explore data quickly, understand what’s available, and take action. Think of Stellar as a federated front door to many Data Planets: distinct, provider-managed data “universes,” unified into one discoverable, user-friendly experience.

Why Stellar (Our Value Proposition)

• From “What data do we have?” to “Here’s the evidence.”

  Stellar shifts you from aimless browsing to question-driven exploration, giving classrooms, policy work, and social programs citable evidence.

• One place, many providers.

  Explore multiple Planets in a single interface—no more hopping between portals, formats, or permissions.

• Friendly for non-engineers.

  Plain-language search, clear fields, and time/geo coverage summaries help you get value without a data engineering team.

• From exploration to insight in minutes.

  A conversational interface plus AI-assisted retrieval helps you quickly surface related datasets and move toward an aligned insight.

Who It’s For

• Faculty & researchers: find teaching-ready datasets, assignment prompts, and research starting points.
• Government agencies: locate authoritative, cross-department data fast; power briefings with traceable indicators.
• NGOs & social-impact teams: source credible, localized data for grant reports, program design, and advocacy.

What You Can Do Right Away

• Unsure which dataset to use?

  Browse all Planet overviews and see the datasets (catalog) each provides.

• Not sure what a dataset contains?

  Preview representative records and data types/fields to understand scope and structure.

• New here?

  Follow the guided portal intro for first-time users; frequent users can jump straight to search.

• Need a channel for system-wide announcements?

  Use the built-in admin broadcast area to share updates with all users.

• Need institutional branding and navigation?

  Configure Logo, a header action (label + redirect URL), RSS news, and Privacy/Terms pages.