gcube-cms-suite/use-cases/src/site/sphinx/suite.rst

.. _suite:

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gCube CMS Suite
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.. _wiki: https://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/GeoPortal
.. _gWiki: https://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/GeoPortal

gCube CMS Suite is a distributed full stack application for publication management in a gCube Hybrid e-infrastructure.

.. image:: https://gcube.wiki.gcube-system.org/images_gcube/e/e4/Geo_Portale%281%29.png
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   :alt: CMS Suite overall concept

The gCube CMS Suite is a gCube Application designed to manage the publication workflow of complex documents (i.e. comprising of multi-level extensible metadata, attachments.. ) called Projects.
It can manage the entire lifecycle of Projects, from their creation to access including :


GeoPortal key features are :

* Support for publication lifecycle
  * By supporting complex Data (Meta + Payloads) archives known as ``:ref:`projects<_project>```;
  * By enabling versioning, workflows, access policies;
  * By supporting several manifestations (GIS, Databases, ...)
  * By managing indexes (Meta catalogues, Index GIS layers)
* Maximise re-usability
  * By exploiting space-time GeoPortal Service
  * By allowing for configurable behaviour;
  * By supporting a generic meta-model;
  * By offering configurable GUIs (Management grid, Insert/Edit Form, Data Viewers);
* External Data Integration
  * By exploiting OGC standards.


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- CRUD operations
- Role based access to Projects and lifecycle operations for moderation purposes
- Dataset Materialization (e.g. Image preview, SDI support)
- Dataset Indexing (e.g. ISO Metadata Catalogues, Centroids layers, CKAN)
- Dataset Processing (e.g. DataMiner)
- Customizable Insertion Forms, Navigation and Access GUIs

Every 'project'_ is associated to a Use Case Descriptor, which defines :
- Role based access and operation
- 'project'_ validation schema
- Involved plugins configuration (e.g. lifecycle type, materialization, GUIs)