Extension DCAT-AP.de


Extension Basics

Title
DCAT-AP.de
Name
ckanext-dcatde
Type
Public extension
Description
CKAN extension implementing DCAT-AP.de metadata standard for German government data portals and GovData.de compatibility.
CKAN versions

~2.10.0, ~2.11.0

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Download-Url (zip)
https://github.com/GovDataOfficial/ckanext-dcatde.git#egg=ckanext-dcatde
Download-Url commit date
2025-09-03
Url to repo
https://github.com/GovDataOfficial/ckanext-dcatde
Category
Standards Compliance


Background Infos

Description (long)
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ckanext-dcatde

This CKAN extension provides specific functionality for DCAT-AP.de, the German application profile of DCAT-AP. It extends the standard DCAT functionality to comply with German government metadata requirements and integrates with GovData.de, the German government’s open data portal.

Features

  • Full DCAT-AP.de compliance for German government data
  • Integration with GovData.de metadata requirements
  • Enhanced German-specific metadata fields
  • Validation for German administrative and legal metadata
  • Support for German language localization
  • Custom schema extensions for German government use cases
  • Compatibility with existing DCAT workflows
  • Specialized harvesting for German data sources

Use Cases

  • German government data portals
  • Municipal open data initiatives
  • Integration with GovData.de
  • Compliance with German open data standards
  • Metadata harmonization across German administrative levels
Version
~6.10.0
Version release date
2025-07-29
Contact name
GovData Team
Contakt email
govdata@seitenbau.com
Contact Url
(not set)


Installation Guide

Configuration hints

Requires ckanext-dcat as dependency. Add dcatde plugins to ckan.plugins. Configure German-specific metadata fields and validation rules. Set up integration with GovData.de if required.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
dcatde
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
## DCAT-AP.de Configuration # Enable DCAT-AP.de profile # ckanext.dcat.rdf.profiles = dcatde # # German language settings # ckan.locale_default = de # ckan.locales_offered = de en # # GovData.de integration settings # ckanext.dcatde.govdata.portal_url = https://www.govdata.de/ # # German-specific vocabularies # ckanext.dcatde.urls.license_mapping = https://www.dcat-ap.de/def/licenses/ # ckanext.dcatde.urls.category_mapping = https://www.dcat-ap.de/def/datasetTypes/
DB migration to be executed
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