A lot of Link Digital’s work involves the development of data portals using two key pieces of open source software, the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) and Drupal.
Continue ReadingThe SPOT App is an internal online web application designed to act as an aggregation point for automated data alerts. This information comes from the police and emergency service personnel, and can concern reports of fire and accidents, notices of official road closures, and whatever else is ‘emergent’ in the emergency response space in the Australian Capital Territory.
Adoption of the latest metadata standards for describing geographic information ensures a higher level of interoperability between data portals, providing more value to end users by strengthening the whole ecosystem of geospatial data providers.
Let’s examine the functionality that extensions can bring to CKAN and its ability to integrate with software options that are more tailored to supporting advanced geospatial insights.
How a CKAN metadata catalogue can help your research organisation better manage its data and align with the FAIR Principles. Read more.
Many are wondering if CKAN can be extended to support DOIs… the short answer is, yes.