geoportal
A geoportal is a web-based gateway that provides access to geospatial data, services, and related information. It serves as a centralized portal for discovering, retrieving, and sometimes analyzing geographic information resources. Key components typically include a metadata catalog, a search and filtering interface, map visualization with a client-side viewer, and access to geospatial services such as WMS, WFS, and WCS, as well as data downloads.
Functionality includes searching datasets by theme, geography, date, or quality; browsing metadata following standards such as
Standards and interoperability are central to geoportals. They are built to interoperate through open standards such
Architecture typically comprises data storage or access layers, a metadata catalog, a service registry, and a
Use cases include government agencies publishing official datasets; researchers sharing data; planners and emergency responders accessing