DCAT (Data Catalog Vocabulary)

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CKAN and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

Many are wondering if CKAN can be extended to support DOIs… the short answer is, yes.

by Steven De Costa

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What I learned about Climate Data Portals from an expert integrator

Table of contents The role of climate data portals Climate […]

by Alex Gostev

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DCAT 101: unlocking the power of data through standardisation

Finding what you need in the landscape of data can sometimes feel like a daunting task. But what if there was a way to make all that data more easily discoverable and usable? That’s where Data Catalogue Vocabulary (DCAT) is essential. This standard, recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), aims to bring order to the chaos by providing a common language for describing datasets.

by Alex Gostev

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Why are open data portals crucial for building climate resilience?

One of the many areas of action required to deal with the global climate crisis is building climate resilience—the ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to climate change impacts. Open data portals—front-facing web applications designed to make data more discoverable and easier to share and interpret—are vital to ensuring stakeholders get the high-quality, up-to-date data necessary for more effective climate resilience measures.