Updated May 27, 2016
Description
Application ("App") developers use the SEED Platform application programming interface (API) to offer value-added services using data hosted in SEED Platform.
Example
A company could use the SEED Platform API to create mobile apps or web sites that offer new data visualization, summary statistics, and extended workflows.
Benefits to Technical Ally
- Official standing as Technical Ally, including promotion and recognition opportunities
- License to use SEED Platform trademark
- Limited technical support
- Access to SEED Platform Collaborative community (ability to share product/service offerings with users, user forum, Collaborative calls and webinars, events such as the Better Buildings Challenge)
Requirements
App developer Technical Allies must meet these requirements annually:
- Demonstrate an application built using the SEED Platform API either by:
- (a) calling the APIs of the LBNL-hosted instance of SEED, or
- (b) sending the SHA of the SEED version they are using and server logs verifying the API calls.
- Execute a SEED Platform trademark sublicense with LBNL.
Approval Process
To be approved as a SEED-Platform Technical Ally, software contributors must follow this process: - Develop a stand-alone web or mobile application using the existing SEED Platform API endpoints,
- Contact the SEED Development team to express interest in becoming a Technical Ally,
- Demonstrate your application's functionality to the SEED Development team,
- Documentation must include:
- Screenshots of app,
- version of SEED API it is built for,
- List of API endpoints used,
- If app is browser-based, screenshot of browser debug screen showing API endpoints accessed.
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