Extension CKAN Mapsearch


Extension Basics

Title
CKAN Mapsearch
Name
ckanext-mapsearch
Type
Public extension
Description
A scale-aware, map-centered search extension for CKAN spatial that displays results across 5 different geographic scales.
CKAN versions
Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
11 years ago (2014-11-07 12:53:36)
Url to repo
Category
Visualization & Analytics


Background Infos

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Mapsearch is a CKAN-extension to add a scale-aware, map-centered search to the CKAN spatial extension (ckanext-spatial). Its main distinguishing factor is the scale-awareness of the search-engine. This scale-awareness lets you see how many results there are on 5 different scales for the same geographic area of interest, by using an extra area field during indexing. The extension requires Solr >= 3.1 with solr-spatial-field backend. The search-backend of the spatial extension must be set to ‘solr-spatial-field’. Installation requires adding a spatial_area field to the Solr schema.xml file. Development was partially funded by Filas under POR FESR Lazio 2007-2013.

Version
0.1.2
Version release date
2012-12-05
Contact name
B-Open Solutions
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Contact Url
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Installation Guide

Configuration hints

Requires Solr >= 3.1 with solr-spatial-field backend. Must add spatial_area field to Solr schema.xml.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
mapsearch
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
# ckanext.mapsearch.initial_map_extent = [[30.4806, -12.9449], [72.9295, 40.7210]]
# ckanext.spatial.search_backend = solr-spatial-field
DB migration to be executed
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