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CKAN

A complete out-of-the-box software solution that makes data accessible – by providing tools to streamline publishing, sharing, finding and using data.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Self-Hosted
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  1.  Portal
  2.  Catalog
  3.  Transparency
  4.  Data visualization

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CKAN information

  • Developed by

    GB flagOpen Knowledge

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

    2 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English
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What is CKAN?

CKAN is aimed at data publishers (national and regional governments, companies and organizations) wanting to make their data open and available. CKAN was developed by the non-profit Open Knowledge Foundation and is today overseen and managed by the CKAN Association.

CKAN is built with Python on the backend and Javascript on the frontend, and uses The Pylons web framework and SQLAlchemy as its ORM. Its database engine is PostgreSQL and its search is powered by SOLR. It has a modular architecture that allows extensions to be developed to provide additional features such as harvesting or data upload.

CKAN uses its internal model to store metadata about the different records, and presents it on a web interface that allows users to browse and search this metadata. It also offers a powerful API that allows third-party applications and services to be built around it.

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