[OSGeo-Discuss] Desktop metadata management for FOSS4G

[Sampson, David]

Ahh.. Metadata

I am learning about Qgis plugins lately and thought I would extend out
to the OSGEO community at large. As I am going through creating some
plugins and learning about OWS services and trying my hand at a
catalogue plugin for QGIS I got to thinking, what does the open source
world do for managing their metadata on their desktop?

I know and quite like projects like geo-network and our own flavour at
http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/  but I am curious as to what people use for
their desktop.

Back when FGDC was the spec of choice I used MP (metadata Parser) quite
extensively http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mp.html but
with the new world of ISO and the upcoming NAP (North American Profile)
I wonder what people are doing now.

Would a lean desktop editor help people in their workflow. Essentialy
maintaining their metadata on the desktop then exporting (through valid
XML) to publishing facilities such as geonetwork..

The idea is to couple data and metadata while people are working with
the data.

Are people working on this? Do open source solutions already exist?

Would a plugin for QGIS be useful? Or a desktop app that can hit many
softwares like GRASS, QGIS and others?

Thoughts?

Cheers
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