diff --git a/forest/__init__.py b/forest/__init__.py
index 4ec1f9020..e4c51a542 100644
--- a/forest/__init__.py
+++ b/forest/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 from .config import *
 from . import (
-        navigate,
         redux,
         tutorial)
 from .db import Database
diff --git a/forest/intake_loader.py b/forest/drivers/intake_loader.py
similarity index 96%
rename from forest/intake_loader.py
rename to forest/drivers/intake_loader.py
index 040e34f99..197408fc7 100644
--- a/forest/intake_loader.py
+++ b/forest/drivers/intake_loader.py
@@ -18,12 +18,29 @@
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     intake = None
 
+import forest.view
 from forest import geo, util
 from forest.drivers import gridded_forecast
 
 # Location of the Pangeo-CMIP6 intake catalogue file.
 URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NCAR/intake-esm-datastore/master/catalogs/pangeo-cmip6.json'
 
+
+class Dataset:
+    def __init__(self, pattern=None, color_mapper=None, **kwargs):
+        self.pattern = pattern
+        self.color_mapper = color_mapper
+
+    def navigator(self):
+        return Navigator()
+
+    def map_view(self):
+        loader = IntakeLoader(self.pattern)
+        view = forest.view.UMView(loader, self.color_mapper)
+        view.set_hover_properties(INTAKE_TOOLTIPS, INTAKE_FORMATTERS)
+        return view
+
+
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=64)
 def _get_intake_vars(
         experiment_id,
diff --git a/forest/load.py b/forest/load.py
index 249152d0a..28e86e6c4 100644
--- a/forest/load.py
+++ b/forest/load.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 from forest import (
         exceptions,
         data,
-        rdt,
-        intake_loader)
+        rdt)
 
 
 __all__ = []
@@ -83,7 +82,5 @@ def file_loader(file_type, pattern, label=None):
             return rdt.Loader(pattern)
         elif file_type == 'gpm':
             return data.GPM(pattern)
-        elif file_type == 'intake':
-            return intake_loader.IntakeLoader(pattern)
         else:
             raise exceptions.UnknownFileType("unrecognised file_type: {}".format(file_type))
diff --git a/forest/main.py b/forest/main.py
index b7e241c3a..4f5468c90 100644
--- a/forest/main.py
+++ b/forest/main.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         presets,
         redux,
         rx,
-        intake_loader,
         navigate,
         parse_args)
 import forest.components
@@ -107,10 +106,6 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 viewer = rdt.View(loader)
             elif isinstance(loader, data.GPM):
                 viewer = view.GPMView(loader, color_mapper)
-            elif isinstance(loader, intake_loader.IntakeLoader):
-                viewer = view.UMView(loader, color_mapper)
-                viewer.set_hover_properties(intake_loader.INTAKE_TOOLTIPS,
-                                            intake_loader.INTAKE_FORMATTERS)
             else:
                 viewer = view.UMView(loader, color_mapper)
         else:
diff --git a/forest/navigate.py b/forest/navigate.py
index 0dbea7095..b0822c2ef 100644
--- a/forest/navigate.py
+++ b/forest/navigate.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
         exceptions,
         drivers,
         db,
-        rdt,
-        intake_loader)
+        rdt)
 
 
 class Navigator:
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ def from_file_type(cls, paths, file_type, pattern=None):
         if file_type.lower() == "rdt":
             coordinates = rdt.Coordinates()
             return cls(paths, coordinates)
-        elif file_type.lower() == 'intake':
-            return intake_loader.Navigator()
         else:
             raise Exception("Unrecognised file type: '{}'".format(file_type))
 
diff --git a/test/test_drivers_intake_loader.py b/test/test_drivers_intake_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1dfd0193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_drivers_intake_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import bokeh.models
+import forest.drivers
+import forest.view
+
+
+def test_dataset_navigator():
+    dataset = forest.drivers.get_dataset("intake_loader", {})
+    navigator = dataset.navigator()
+    assert isinstance(navigator, forest.drivers.intake_loader.Navigator)
+
+
+def test_dataset_map_view():
+    pattern = "a_b_c_d_e_f"
+    dataset = forest.drivers.get_dataset("intake_loader", {
+        "pattern": pattern,
+        "color_mapper": bokeh.models.ColorMapper()
+    })
+    map_view = dataset.map_view()
+    assert isinstance(map_view, forest.view.UMView)
+    assert map_view.tooltips == forest.drivers.intake_loader.INTAKE_TOOLTIPS
+    assert map_view.formatters == forest.drivers.intake_loader.INTAKE_FORMATTERS