| Title | NGDS Node Deployment Adoption of CKAN for Domestic and International Data Deployment |
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| Authors | Ryan CLARK, Christoph KUHMUENCH, Stephen RICHARD |
| Year | 2013 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) Design and Testing Team is developing NGDS software currently referred to as the “NGDS Node-In-A-Box”. The software targets organizations or individuals who wish to host at least one of the following: • an online repository containing resources for the NGDS; • an online site for creating metadata to register resources with the NGDS • NDGS-conformant Web APIs that enable access to NGDS data (e.g., WMS, WFS, WCS); • NDGS-conformant Web APIs that support discovery of NGDS resources via catalog service (e.g. CSW) • a web site that supports discovery and understanding of NGDS resources A number of different frameworks for development of this online application were reviewed. The NGDS Design and Testing Team determined to use CKAN (http://ckan.org/), because it provides the closest match between out of the box functionality and NGDS node-in-a-box requirements. To achieve the NGDS vision and goals, this software development project has been inititated to provide NGDS data consumers with a highly functional interface to access the system, and to ease the burden on data providers who wish to publish data in the system. It is important to note that this software package constitutes a reference implementation. The NGDS software is based on open standards, which means other server software can make resources available, and other client applications can utilize NGDS data. A number of international organizations have expressed interest in the NGDS approach to data access. The CKAN node implementation can provide a simple path for deploying this technology in other settings. |