Enterprise Architect, the full life cycle, UML modeling tool from Sparx Systems, is made freely* available to the GEOSS community via the Component and Service Registry. Licences can be accessed here http://www.sparxsystems.com/enterprise-architect-sdo.php

This technology contribution supports the “data sharing” foundation of GEOSS, and enables shared, integrated vision, between the nine Societal Benefit Areas across geographic and domain boundaries. Accomplishing this vision using today's disparate systems requires establishing an internationally coordinated operational framework to facilitate interoperability and harmonization. Enterprise Architect supports synergies between systems, and standards in separate environments can be modelled in a single tool, for accurate sharing of standards information with minimal time delay.

The UML 2.3 powered, team-based modeling environment encompasses the full product development lifecycle, with high-performance visual tools for business modeling, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, requirements management, software design, code generation, testing and more.

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