v1.7.0

Release v1.7.0 (February 24, 2026)

Summary

• 1,647 new catalog entries (net from v1.6.0)
• 3,432 catalog entries updated with refreshed metadata
• 3,472 catalog entries removed (inactive, duplicate, or consolidated)
• Export snapshot: 14,346 catalog records in catalogs.jsonl / full.jsonl

Changes

• Data quality rules and fixes (including API status mismatch handling)
• Subregion name/ID mismatch fixes (fix_subregion_name_id_mismatch.py)
• Regenerated datasets and quality reports
• 136 software definitions; 0 scheduled (all promoted or removed)

See CHANGELOG.md for full details.

v1.5.0 - February 2026

Changed

• Refreshed catalog metadata across entity YAML records and rebuilt generated dataset artifacts.
• Updated export snapshots in README.md to reflect latest counts.

Removed

• Removed legacy History.md; changelog history is now maintained in CHANGELOG.md.

Snapshot

• catalogs.jsonl: 12,604 catalog records
• software.jsonl: 136 software/platform definitions
• scheduled.jsonl: 677 scheduled sources
• full.jsonl: 13,281 combined entities + scheduled records

v1.4.0 - February 2026

Release v1.4.0 - February 9, 2026

Added

• 208 new catalog entries (12,489 total catalogs, up from 12,281)
• Many new CKAN data catalogs from ecosystem.ckan.org synchronization
• Reference data files for validation and consistency:
  • data/reference/access_modes.yaml - Standardized access mode values
  • data/reference/catalog_types.yaml - Allowed catalog type values
  • data/reference/software_ids.yaml - Comprehensive software ID mappings
  • data/reference/status.yaml - Status value definitions
• New documentation:
  • devdocs/quality-fix-workflow.md - Guide for fixing data quality issues
  • devdocs/scheduled-to-entities.md - Process for promoting scheduled entries to entities
  • docs/metadata-quality.md - Metadata quality standards and guidelines
• OpenSpec proposal for schema allowed values enhancement

Changed

• Schema validation enhanced with allowed values validation for key fields (access_mode, catalog_type, software.id, status)
• Raw JSONL files restored - Both compressed (.zst) and uncompressed versions now available
• Updated entity metadata across multiple catalog entries
• Rebuilt JSONL/Parquet exports and type/software slices (12,489 catalogs; 134 software platforms; 758 scheduled sources; 12,623 combined records)
• Documentation improvements:
  • Enhanced AGENTS.md with OpenSpec workflow instructions
  • Expanded CONTRIBUTING.md with quality fix workflow and scheduled-to-entities process
  • Updated README.md with latest statistics and data export information

Fixed

• Various metadata gaps and inconsistencies in catalog entries
• Improved data quality through enhanced validation rules

Removed

• Legacy files cleaned up from repository

Statistics

• Total catalogs: 12,489 (up from 12,281)
• Software platforms: 134
• Scheduled entries: 758 (up from 749)
• Combined records: 12,623

v1.2.0 - Major Data Catalog Registry Update

Release v1.2.0 - 2025-11-21

Major Additions

• 1,993 new data catalog records across multiple countries and regions
• 1,515 ArcGIS Server instances - massive expansion of geoportal coverage
• 293 World-level catalogs - international and global data repositories
• 97 French data catalogs - significant expansion of French open data coverage

Geospatial Infrastructure Expansion

• 83 GeoServer instances
• 37 GeoNode installations
• 33 GeoNetwork catalogs
• 8 Lizmap instances
• 3 MapProxy instances
• 2 MapBender instances

Open Data Platforms

• 47 OpenDataSoft instances
• 42 CKAN portals
• 5 DKAN installations

Scientific Data Repositories

• 38 Figshare-based repositories
• 6 DSpace installations
• 6 NADA microdata catalogs
• 9 THREDDS servers

Improvements

• 363 records updated with improved metadata
• Updated API endpoints for IPT-based data catalogs
• Enhanced metadata completeness across multiple records
• Better geographic and administrative region coverage

Statistics

Record Changes

• New records: 1,993
• Modified records: 363
• Deleted records: 0

Software Types (Top 10)

• ArcGIS Server: 1,515
• Custom/Unknown: 89
• GeoServer: 83
• OpenDataSoft: 47
• CKAN: 42
• Figshare: 38
• GeoNode: 37
• GeoNetwork: 33
• ArcGIS Hub: 26
• THREDDS: 9

Catalog Types

• Geoportal: 1,726 (86.6%)
• Open data portal: 181 (9.1%)
• Scientific data repository: 68 (3.4%)
• Microdata catalog: 7
• Indicators catalog: 6

Geographic Coverage

• United States: 1,472 records (top states: Minnesota 54, California 51, Wisconsin 43, Ohio 42, Texas 39)
• World-level: 293 records
• France: 97 records
• Netherlands: 11 records
• Plus 30+ additional countries

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details and full statistics.

v1.1.0: Data Quality Analysis Tools

Added

• Comprehensive data quality analysis tool (devdocs/analyze_duplicates_and_errors.py)
  • Detects duplicate UID's and ID's across all records
  • Identifies missing required fields
  • Finds filename mismatches (where id field doesn't match filename)
  • Reports empty files and YAML parsing errors
  • Generates detailed reports in JSON, Markdown, and text formats

Changed

• Updated README.md with data quality and validation section
• Added documentation for analysis tools in devdocs/ directory

Fixed

• Identified 7 duplicate ID's (same ID in both entities and software directories)
• Identified 204 records missing required uid field
• Identified 63 files with filename mismatches
• Identified 1 empty file requiring attention

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See CHANGELOG.md for full details.

v1.0.0

Project is mature enough for first stable release