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data catalog-as-a-service (DcAAS)

(SMARTCATALOG: data enablement service)

make your metadata and data findable, browsable, and interoperable

without the heavy stack

YOUR DATA. finally in one place.

NO MORE DATA SILOS, CSV EXPORTS, OR MYSTERY APIs. fiwarebox dcaas helps you unify city, utility, and industrial data so you can actually use it.

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We map your data sources, create your integration roadmap, and show what's possible — no pressure, no sales drama.

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WHY A SIMPLE but smart metadata and DATA CATALOG MATTERS

Most organizations already have datasets. The problem is:

  • Metadata (descriptions, provenance, licensing) is scattered or missing.
  • Data lives in spreadsheets, APIs, databases, files — disconnected from metadata.
  • Users struggle to actually browse, filter, and reuse the underlying data.
  • Developers waste time cleaning and mapping data instead of using it.

SmartCatalog solves this by combining:

  1. Metadata cataloging (standards-based, DCAT-AP, JSON-LD).
  2. Direct data access under each metadata record.
  3. DataGrid browsing & export for both metadata and data.

It’s not just a directory — it’s a lightweight portal to your data and metadata.


WHAT IS SMARTCATALOG



A hosted service that brings together:

  • Metadata catalog → structure, describe, and make datasets discoverable, DCAT-AP compliant.
  • Data storage under each metadata record → attach the actual dataset (CSV, Excel, JSON, API endpoint, DB table), store or link actual datasets to each record
  • DataGrid UI → browse, filter, sort, group both metadata and data.
  • Metadata & data export → download subsets, CSV, PDF, SQL
  • Harvesters → ingest metadata and/or linked datasets from external sources.
  • Role-based access control → decide who sees metadata, who sees full data.
  • APIs → query metadata or data subsets programmatically.

It’s the simplest building block for organizations that want to share not only what datasets exist — but also let people work with the data itself.  Start small, grow with your needs

Components of a smartcatalog

Based on FIWARE and our FIWAREBox solutions, a working SmartCatalog includes:

  • Metadata Catalog (DCAT-AP, CKAN) – making datasets discoverable and harvestable by EU/national portals.
  • Identity & Access Management – authentication (OAuth2/OIDC), authorization per dataset/service.
  • Connectors & Harvesters – periodic imports (CSV, Excel, APIs).
  • Time-series Database – storage for historical data queries and analytics.
How We Help City Leaders & IT Experts






For a city mayor, we provide a clear path to Smart City transformation:

  • Start with Smart Catalog → see quick value.
  • Scale step by step → from open data to full data space (DSaaS).
  • Improve transparency, citizen engagement, and innovation capacity.

For a city IT expert, we provide the tools and standards out-of-the-box:

  • No need to build or integrate components from scratch.
  • FIWARE-compliant, EU-standard (DCAT-AP).
  • Secure, documented, and maintainable.
  • Open for integration with existing IT and cloud systems.

THE PROBLEM 


ORGANIZATIONS (SMBS, MUNICIPALITIES, RESEARCH CONSORTIA, INDUSTRIES) ALREADY GENERATE TONS OF DATA (OPEN DATA PORTALS, EXCEL SHEETS, ERP EXPORTS

DATA IS SCATTERED and UNSTRUCTURED

TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS (MES, ERP, SMART CITY PLATFORMS) ARE TOO EXPENSIVE AND COMPLEX FOR STARTING SMALL    

OUR SOLUTION

We provide a Smart Catalog that:

INGESTS YOUR DATA FROM ANY SOURCE (CSV, EXCEL, JSON)
PUBLISHES IT INTO YOUR OWN DATA catalog​
INDEXES METADATA IN CKAN / DCAT-AP FOR DISCOVERY


LET'S MAP YOUR DATA TOGETHER.

You bring your SCADA/IoT/ERP/open-data headaches. We’ll bring a clear architecture and simple next steps.

30 minutes. Real outcomes. Zero nonsense.

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who is for?

  • SMBs → manage operational data alongside its descriptions in one place.
  • Municipalities / Smart Cities → publish datasets with context (metadata) + data files (traffic, permits, sensors).
  • Research consortia & Industry → provide datasets under standard metadata for partners.
  • NGOs & communities → share data and metadata openly, but with role-based control
low risk


Start with one dataset.

scalable


Add more datasets as you grow.

compliant


Powered by FIWARE, Built on EU data standards.

Future proof


Ready for EU Data Act. Upgradable to full data space (DSaaS

READY TO SEE HOW FIWAREBox DCaaS FITS "YOUR" DATA?

Bring your current architecture diagram if you have one. If not — it’s fine, we’ll draw it together.

REQUEST A PERSONALIZED WALKTHROUGH

technical highlights

  • FIWAREBox - FIWARE-compliant stack (Keycloak, CKAN, PostgreSQL, DataGrid).
  • DCAT-AP catalogs for metadata discovery.
  • Catalog core based on CKAN principles, simplified.
  • Support for storing datasets inside the catalog (CSV, Excel, JSON, APIs).
  • DataGrid UI for metadata + data browsing (CSV, JSON, JSON-LD).
  • Harvesters for metadata + data ingestion.
  • APIs for querying metadata or filtered dataset exports.
  • Secure hosting, HTTPS, RBAC, backups.

Our process in fIVE easy steps

1

SIGN UP

Choose plan and instance type

2

DATASETS

Upload dataset with metadata or harvest from source

3

ACCESS

Metadata public, data private (or both public)

4

BROWSE & REUSE

DataGrid for both catalog and datasets

5

GROW

Add more datasets, connect APIs, upgrade to dataspace later

PRICING

STARTER

50€

per dataset/month, billed annually

or

60€

    per dataset/month, billed monthly




  • Fully managed shared hosted FIWAREBox instance
  • 1 dataset (metadata + data)
  • 1 organization
  • Unlimited groups
  • Identity & Access management
     
    Authentication (OAuth2 / OIDC)
     
    Role-based authorization per dataset

Public or private catalog

Multiple users with role based access control

Data services

Periodic & automatic harvesting from different sources

  • Metadata & Catalog

    DCAT-AP metadata catalog entry
    • User interface


Metadata and data viewer / editor 
with 
filtering, sorting, grouping, importing, exporting

Searchable metadata and data portal 

(Extended Metadata Browser - EMB 

+ 

Extended Data Browser - EDB)

​

    Support

    E-mail support (Business hours)
    Instant setup, satisfied or reimbursed

GROWTH

200€

per month, billed annually

or

240€

    per month, billed  monthly
    All features from STARTERplus

  • Fully managed dedicated hosted FIWAREBox instance

2CPU, 8GB, 25GB SSD

Up to 5 datasets

  • Unlimited users and organizations
  • Data services

    API access to metadata and data
Instant setup, satisfied or reimbursed

ENTERPRISE

from 800€

per month, billed annually

or

960€

    per month, billed  monthly
    All features from GROWTHplus

  • Fully managed dedicated FIWAREBox instance 
    (hosted or self hosted)

from 4CPU, 16GB, 50GB SSD

  • Unlimited datasets

(limited by storage capacity)

Custom domain

Custom branding

(logo, colors, fonts, background, css)

Data services

Data Pipelines with custom scripts

Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration - natural language dataset search and automation with internal LLM 

  • Maps
  • Dashboards
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Custom development
  • Support

8/5 SLA

Instant setup, satisfied or reimbursed

READY TO GET CLARITY?

Your data is already valuable. It’s just waiting to be connected.

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