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The purpose of this document is to provide guidance regarding the process of standing up a ASB Local Hub, and how to connect a local hub into the GA Local Hub.
Local Hub Governance Arrangements
A local hub must have the following governance arrangements in place to meet ongoing operational requirements:
Binding or non-binding agreement between AusSeabed (as represented by GA) and the local hub that describes partnership arrangements
Nominated primary non-technical contact: a person that is responsible for the maintenance of the local hub. That is, someone who is identified as responsible for managing the institutions ongoing operational costs and archival commitments associated with the local hub.
Nominated primary and secondary technical contact: a person(s) that is responsible for ensuring that services provided by the local hub are working and operational.
Local Hub Technical Requirements
The Local Hub must provide three services:
publication of ISO19115.3 metadata through a catalogue service - nominally GeoNetwork
publication of Web Mapping Service and Web Coverage Service according to AusSeabed protocols
direct download of Local Hub products through HTTP protocol
The Local Hub must also provide a description of their holdings in an Excel format that can be read by the Exploring For The Future Portal.
GA Local Hub
The GA Local Hub is delivered using a range of cloud based technologies, a delivered using cloud native technologies and