Architecture

From LinkedGov

The LinkedGov architecture consists of these components (in green boxes above):

Contents 1 Menu page 2 Google Refine extension (the Importer) 3 Raw API 4 Core technology (or black box) 5 Cooked API 6 Games API 7 Question site 8 data.linkedgov.org (formerly called developer search) 9 Standards setting interface

Menu page

The menu page is the over-seeing "portal" for LinkedGov.

Users can import new data, resume an import or play a game.

Google Refine extension (the Importer)

This is the part of LinkedGov where users bring in datasets.

Raw API

This is the part of LinkedGov that takes in data from the importer and drops it into our data stores.

Core technology (or black box)

This is the part of LinkedGov that most people won't see. It explains what's happening under the bonnet.

Cooked API

This translates LinkedGov data into the format of your choice. Help yourselves!

Games API

This is the API through which games call for tasks (to feed to game players)

Question site

This is the "ask a question, find an answer in the data" site for anyone to use. (Especially aimed at non-techies)

data.linkedgov.org (formerly called developer search)

This is where developers (or anyone looking to poke around) can navigate the data, see what we have on offer.

Standards setting interface

This is were developers can create a new topic standard (for example, electricity data for government buildings) and map existing data to their standard.