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What is the OBIS Products Catalog?

The OBIS Products Catalog is a metadata catalog that helps users discover and access data products created from OBIS-mediated data. As the OBIS network has grown, it became challenging to track the diverse products, like maps, models, tools, infographics, etc. that researchers have created. This catalog provides a searchable focal point for the products, and also ensures the metadata are exposed to catalogs like ODIS for increased findability.

Key Features

Centralized Discovery - Find data products from across the OBIS network

Lightweight - Focuses metadata focused across multiple repositories without manipulation

Semantic Web Ready - JSON-LD export for machine-readable metadata and sharing with ODIS

Linked Data - Connections to OBIS nodes, institutions, and Ocean Expert

Multiple Product Types - Datasets, publications, software, presentations, visualizations, and more

Infrastructure at a Glance

Component Description
Core Stack CKAN 2.11, PostgreSQL, Solr, Redis, NGINX
Data Sources OBIS API, Ocean Expert API, Zenodo
Organizations OBIS regional/thematic nodes
Institutions Ocean Expert Institutions
API Full CKAN API v3 + custom JSON-LD endpoints
Docs MkDocs Material, served via NGINX

Community

The OBIS Products Catalog is developed and maintained by the OBIS Products Coordination Group (PCG).