Introduction to the concepts and benefits of Linked Open Data, with implementation notes and other technical information.

This document describes some of the embedding capabilities of CKAN portals such as opendata.swiss, in order to present and discuss options for sharing rich content on third-party sites.

Harvesters are an easy way to publish large numbers of datasets. The only requirement is to have metadata available in the DCAT-AP Switzerland format via a URL. If you have a rather large amount of datasets (>= 100), you can use our harvesters to automatically update them at regular intervals.

Before data can be published on opendata.swiss, you must establish whether their publication as OGD is permitted. In the public administration, this decision normally depends on the legal framework, in other words a law or the associated ordinance. This will allow for publication of the data and set out any restrictions. You can then decide on the terms of use for your data based on this.

The opendata.swiss portal only references and manages metadata. The primary data, as well as responsibility for publishing them, remain with the data supplier. When you publish your data, you can choose between four technical options. The following table will help you decide which option is best suited to your organization.