GeoSolutions' Blog: OpenDataNetwork.it: CKAN and GeoNetwork for an integrated Open Data Portal

we wanted to talk briefly about the OpenDataNetwork Project which is a joint project promoted by a few Public Administration located in the Italian Region of Tuscany, namely: County of Florence County of Prato County of Pistoia Arno River Basin Authority which have decided to create a federated infrastructure for the publication of their data (geospatial as well as alphanumeric) as OpenData. The Project has draws its essence from the experience accumulated during the C.E.R.C.O. project which aimed at creating a federated Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the dissemination of geospatial data as Open Data for a number of Public Administrations in the region of Tuscany. The goals and aims have been so far expanded to provide a single entry point for the dissemination and exploitation of Open Data both geospatial and alphanumeric. GeoSolutions has provided technical support for the implementation and deploy of the infrastructure as well as for the training of the partners for the management and evolutions of the platform in use. The current version of the system can be found at the link below: http://www.opendatanetwork.it/