| 18 | | |
| 19 | | = Documentation = |
| 20 | | |
| 21 | | * [http://packages.python.org/ckan/ Developer Documentation] |
| 22 | | * [http://wiki.ckan.net User Documentation] |
| 23 | | * [http://packages.python.org/datapkg/ DataPkg Documentation] |
| 24 | | * [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ckanclient CKAN Client] |
| 25 | | * [http://knowledgeforge.net/ckan/ckanext/file/default/README.txt CKAN Ext] |
| 26 | | |
| 27 | | The [http://semantic.ckan.net/ CKAN Linked Data Service] us made using the |
| 28 | | CKAN API and the following software: |
| 29 | | |
| 30 | | * [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ckanrdf CKAN RDF Generator] |
| 31 | | * [http://packages.python.org/autoneg/ HTTP Content-Type Autonegotiation] |
| 32 | | |
| 33 | | = Features = |
| 34 | | |
| 35 | | Major features: |
| 36 | | |
| 37 | | * Free/Open-Source software, written in Python |
| 38 | | * Domain Model: Data and content "packages" with a standard set of core metadata and support for adding unlimited ''arbitrary'' additional metadata |
| 39 | | * All package data is automatically versioned in a wiki-like manner |
| 40 | | * Tagging of packages |
| 41 | | * Groups for controlled categorization of packages |
| 42 | | * Ratings |
| 43 | | * Unlimited associated package resources ('download urls') with additional metadata (format, description etc) |
| 44 | | * Package relationships |
| 45 | | * Web user interface (WUI) |
| 46 | | * Package adding, editing, listing etc |
| 47 | | * Wiki features such as "Recent Changes", edit histories, purging of changes etc |
| 48 | | * User management and user home pages |
| 49 | | * [wiki:API API]: full JSON-based API with clients in Python, PHP, Perl |
| 50 | | * RDF version also available |
| 51 | | * CKAN is easy to use as your "catalogue" backend |
| 52 | | * Search: Full searchability (including full-text support) via API and WUI |
| 53 | | * Access control: fine-grained access control for packages and group |
| 54 | | * Messaging: integrate asynchronous AMQP messaging and queuing |
| 55 | | * INSPIRE support |
| 56 | | * Federated structure: easily set up new instances with common search etc |
| 57 | | * Additional interfaces: |
| 58 | | * Excel importer (upload dataset/package information direct from a spreadsheet) |
| 59 | | * Fully featured command line client (datapkg) |
| 60 | | |
| 61 | | Coming soon: |
| 62 | | * See the tickets for more ... |
| 63 | | |
| 64 | | = Vision and Design = |
| 65 | | |
| 66 | | This diagram illustrates our overall "debian of data" vision of which CKAN (as the registry) is a central part: |
| 67 | | |
| 68 | | [[Image(ckan-vision.png)]] |
