Your geospatial catalog, hosted in France
The reference geospatial metadata catalog, powered by open-source GeoNetwork, installed and maintained by DINAO. Your data and metadata remain on our French servers — never on a foreign SDI platform.
What is GeoNetwork?
GeoNetwork opensource is a catalog application designed to manage georeferenced resources. It offers powerful metadata editing and search functions, as well as an interactive map viewer. It powers many spatial data infrastructures (SDI) worldwide.
As a web metadata catalog server, GeoNetwork enables the description and discovery of both generic and geospatial data: immediate access to local and distributed catalogs, data upload and download, graphs, documents and PDFs, online editing via a powerful template system, and planned harvesting between distributed catalogs.
It implements international standards ISO 19115/19139/19119, ISO 19115-3, DCAT-AP, CSW 2.0 and OGC API Records — a key asset for INSPIRE compliance. Search relies on Elasticsearch, and the viewer combines distributed WMS services.
Host GeoNetwork at DINAO
Resource tiers compatible with GeoNetwork prerequisites (minimum 2 vCPU / 4 Go / 10 Go). Hosted in France, fully managed.
- 2 dedicated vCPU
- 4 Go RAM
- 40 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
- 4 dedicated vCPU
- 8 Go RAM
- 80 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
- 8 dedicated vCPU
- 16 Go RAM
- 160 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
1 hidden tier(s) (insufficient resources for this app) : Découverte
Technical details
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You might be wondering…
What is GeoNetwork used for?
It is a metadata catalog for describing, publishing, and searching georeferenced resources (GIS data, maps, services). It is used in many spatial data infrastructures (SDI) worldwide.
Is it INSPIRE compliant?
Yes. GeoNetwork implements ISO 19115/19139, DCAT-AP, CSW 2.0, and OGC API Records standards, making it a solid foundation for INSPIRE directive compliance.
Can I harvest other catalogs?
Yes. GeoNetwork automatically synchronizes and harvests metadata from other distributed catalogs on a schedule, keeping you up to date without manual intervention.
Where are the metadata hosted?
On the DINAO infrastructure in France. Your metadata and geospatial files never leave the country.
Do I need a PostGIS database?
GeoNetwork runs with H2 for initial setup, but we recommend PostgreSQL/PostGIS for production environments — included from the SDI tier onwards.
