Product Information
What is Ckan?
CKAN is designed for data publishers (national and regional governments, companies, and organizations) who wish to make their data publicly available. Developed by the non-profit Open Knowledge Foundation, CKAN is currently overseen and managed by the CKAN Association. Built with Python on the backend and Javascript on the frontend, CKAN utilizes the Pylons web framework and SQLAlchemy as its ORM. Its database engine is PostgreSQL, and its search functionality is powered by SOLR. Featuring a modular architecture, CKAN allows for the development of extensions to add extra capabilities, such as data harvesting or uploading. It employs an internal model to store metadata about various records and presents this metadata through a web interface that enables users to browse and search it. Additionally, CKAN offers a robust API, facilitating the creation of third-party applications and services around it.
How to use Ckan?
CKAN is an open-source data management system (DMS) designed to help data publishers like governments, companies, and organizations easily publish, share, and utilize data to build data centers and portals.
Core Functions of Ckan
Portal
Directory
Transparency
Data Visualization
Usage Scenarios of Ckan
- Government agencies use it to build official and community data portals.
- Corporate organizations (e.g., resources, energy, pharmaceuticals, and finance) use it to publish and manage internal data assets.
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