Living Atlases Architecture

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) has developed a software platform since 2009. This open source platform was initially developed by the ALA team in Canberra. The platform is now in use in several other countries as part of the Living Atlases community with support from GBIF. The architecture is a...

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Published in:Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2017-07, Vol.1, p.e19826
Main Authors: Martin, David, Gendreau, Christian, Shah, Manash
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) has developed a software platform since 2009. This open source platform was initially developed by the ALA team in Canberra. The platform is now in use in several other countries as part of the Living Atlases community with support from GBIF. The architecture is a microservices based architecture. As such, it consists of multiple components that communicate through the ALA’s web services. This presentation will include a general overview of ALA components. It will cover some of the technologies used and the overall design and philosophy behind the system.
ISSN:2535-0897
2535-0897
DOI:10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.19826