In this post Allan Figueroa, software developer in the UK Data Service Census and International Macrodata team based in Jisc, discusses a new extension that has been implemented into the Census bulk download tool, CKAN.
CKAN (Comprehensive Knowledge Archive russia rcs data Network) is an open-source data portal used for storage and distribution of open data. The UK Data Service uses this portal to provide data for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales from the 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021/2022 UK censuses. The data can be found in several formats such as docx, pdf, xlsx and more. Information about CKAN can be found in this previous blog post and you can access the tool here.
One of our goals in the team is to not only make data available as soon as possible on our platforms, but also to improve the user experience. This could be in the area of accessibility, in adding functionality to the platforms or any other area.
In the past couple of months, we have been looking to implement the Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) on the CKAN platform.