Apache OODT is Cataloging, Archiving, Metadata, and Grid Services for Science

Just what is Apache™ OODT?

It's metadata for middleware (and vice versa):

  • Transparent access to distributed resources
  • Data discovery and query optimization
  • Distributed processing and virtual archives

But it's not just for science! It's also a software architecture:

  • Models for information representation
  • Solutions to knowledge capture problems
  • Unification of technology, data, and metadata

Open Source

Apache™ OODT is a Top Level Project at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) after completing incubation in late 2010. This software originally came from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is the first NASA project to live at Apache™. OODT has been released under the Apache License v2.0.

Component Parts

Apache™ OODT is component based software, the parts of which you can mix 'n match:

AgilityAgility

Agile OODT, 100% pure Python.

Catalog & ArchiveCatalog & Archive

Never lose data again.

QueryQuery

Ask any question, send it flying to its answers

GridGrid

Profile resources & products

CommonCommon

Common Java-based utilities and tools

RSSRSS

Latest Updates

20-JUN-2012 - Apache OODT v0.4 Released
Over a year's time, 168 issues were fixed and addressed and this is the recommended version of OODT to be running. Grab it from the downloads section here.
29-JUN-2011 - Apache OODT v0.3 Released
This version includes several bug fixes and improvements. Check out our latest version here.
04-FEB-2011 - Apache OODT v0.2 Released
The first release from OODT as a Top Level Project at Apache™
OODT voted a Top Level Project (TLP)
We've graduated from the incubator! Congratulations to all of the OODT contributors for making this possible.
First Official Apache™ release!
We've made our first official Apache™ release, version 0.1-incubating. Grab it here.
Mailing lists, tracker, etc.
Apache™ OODT's project mailing lists, issue tracker, and member accounts are now online and ready for use.
Under the Heat Lamp
2010-01-21 OODT leaves the safe confines of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and enters into the Apache Incubator, to become an open source project for the benefit of mankind.