Development regions
docs(projects): Phase 1 of Regional Markets rebuild -- remove all ranking/score language and stale/wrong score values wiki-wide (132 files); no public ranking exists in the real current dataset, only the co-location cluster tier system (Regional/District/Local/Fringe) remains, per operator directive and verified against the real 2026-08-07 methodology
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ status: active audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC last_edited: 2026-07-03 last_edited: 2026-08-25 editor: pointsav-engineering short_description: "Geographic and jurisdictional zones segmenting market data, regulatory context, and site-selection scope for co-location evaluation and compliance." paired_with: development-regions.es.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Each development region is defined by three components: **Geographic boundary.** The physical geography within which co-location facilities and sites are considered. Geographic boundaries do not always align with jurisdictional ones — a Canadian regulatory envelope may encompass sites in multiple provinces, each with distinct market characteristics. **Market data scope.** The data sources and market indices that feed the intelligence pipeline for the region. Real estate market data, economic indicators, and demographic signals are region-scoped because their informational content is jurisdictionally bounded. An index relevant to the British Columbia market is not structurally applicable to Alberta market decisions. The [[about-regional-markets-system|Regional Markets ranking system]] — including the [[atlas-top-400-north-america|Top 400 Regional Markets]] lists — is the primary such index: a development region's market-data scope determines which ranked markets are in play for site selection within it. **Market data scope.** The data sources and market indices that feed the intelligence pipeline for the region. Real estate market data, economic indicators, and demographic signals are region-scoped because their informational content is jurisdictionally bounded. An index relevant to the British Columbia market is not structurally applicable to Alberta market decisions. The [[about-regional-markets-system|Regional Markets intelligence system]] — including the [[atlas-top-400-north-america|Top 400 Regional Markets]] lists — is the primary such index: a development region's market-data scope determines which Regional Markets are in play for site selection within it. ## Relationship to the co-location methodology @@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ The development-regions model is intended to support expansion beyond Canada as ## See also - the country-by-country rollout programme within which regional deployment decisions are made - [[about-regional-markets-system|Regional Markets Intelligence System]] — the ranking methodology behind the market-data scope - [[about-regional-markets-system|Regional Markets Intelligence System]] — the qualification methodology behind the market-data scope - [[atlas-top-400-north-america|Top 400 Regional Markets — North America]] - [[atlas-top-400-europe|Top 400 Regional Markets — Europe]]