diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsCatalog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsCatalog.java
index 53a6e21..e297038 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsCatalog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsCatalog.java
@@ -28,5 +28,14 @@ public class ThreddsCatalog{
 	private DataSetRoot declaredDataSetRoot;
 	private HashSet<DataSetScan> declaredDataSetScan;
 	private CatalogCollection subCatalogs;
+
 	
+	public String getPathFromLocation(String location) {
+		if(declaredDataSetRoot!=null&&declaredDataSetRoot.getLocation()!=null&&
+				ThreddsInfo.matchesPath(declaredDataSetRoot.getLocation(),location)) return declaredDataSetRoot.getPath();
+		for(DataSetScan scan : declaredDataSetScan) 
+			if(scan!=null&&scan.getLocation()!=null&&ThreddsInfo.matchesPath(scan.getLocation(), location))
+				return scan.getPath();
+		return null;
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsInfo.java
index d7e9ef1..e720ca9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/model/plugins/thredds/ThreddsInfo.java
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ public class ThreddsInfo {
 	}
 
 
-	public ThreddsCatalog getByFittingLocation(String toMatchLocation) {
+	public ThreddsCatalog getCatalogByFittingLocation(String toMatchLocation) {
 		return getByFittingLocation(catalog, toMatchLocation);
 	}
 	
-	private static ThreddsCatalog findById(ThreddsCatalog catalog,String id) {
+	public String getPathFromLocation(String location) {
+		return getCatalogByFittingLocation(location).getPathFromLocation(location);
+	}
+	
+	public static ThreddsCatalog findById(ThreddsCatalog catalog,String id) {
 		if(catalog!=null) {
 			if(catalog.getID()!=null&&catalog.getID().equals(id)) return catalog;		
 			if(catalog.getSubCatalogs()!=null&&catalog.getSubCatalogs().getLinkedCatalogs()!=null)
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ public class ThreddsInfo {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private static ThreddsCatalog getByFittingLocation(ThreddsCatalog catalog,String toMatchPath) {
+	public static ThreddsCatalog getByFittingLocation(ThreddsCatalog catalog,String toMatchPath) {
 		if(catalog!=null) {
 			if(catalog.getDeclaredDataSetRoot()!=null&&catalog.getDeclaredDataSetRoot().getLocation()!=null&&
 					matchesPath(catalog.getDeclaredDataSetRoot().getLocation(),toMatchPath)) return catalog;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ public class ThreddsInfo {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private static boolean matchesPath(String catalogPath,String toMatchPath) {
+	public static boolean matchesPath(String catalogPath,String toMatchPath) {
 		return toMatchPath.startsWith(catalogPath);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/test/MarshallUnmarshalTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/test/MarshallUnmarshalTest.java
index d370d70..58e1705 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/test/MarshallUnmarshalTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/test/MarshallUnmarshalTest.java
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ public class MarshallUnmarshalTest {
 		
 		info.setCatalog(mainCatalog);
 		info.getById(subCatalog.getID());
-		System.out.println(info.getByFittingLocation("/tmp/public/genericScanned"));
-		System.out.println(info.getByFittingLocation("/tmp/more_tuna/anotherfolder/inside/this/one/"));
+		System.out.println(info.getCatalogByFittingLocation("/tmp/public/genericScanned"));
+		System.out.println(info.getCatalogByFittingLocation("/tmp/more_tuna/anotherfolder/inside/this/one/"));
 		return info;
 	}