[OSGeo-Discuss] Creating *.shp.xml files with open source tools

[Kralidis,Tom [Ontario]]

Also check out http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/iso-metadata-editor-review.
It also depends on what your metadata requirements are in terms of
standards support.  ISO 19139:2007 (or some profile of, such as North
American Profile) is the metadata standard of choice for many SDI
actitivites currently.

..Tom

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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
> Sent: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:36
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> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Creating *.shp.xml files with 
> open source tools
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> I created an experimental plugin for QGIS to deal with 
> Metadata xml records. We never got the creation part 
> finished, but there should be template xml files for FGDC, 
> ISO and some other standards (USGS and all US agencies follow 
> FGDC, and now the FGDC variant of a new ISO format).
> Though FGDC only finished their variant of the ISO last year 
> so it has not been included yet.
> 
> There are a few other tools out their: CatMDEdit 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimed/ was also announced a 
> few months back with support for INSPIRE Geonetwork can also 
> be used to edit the same info, I just can't remember if it 
> makes an xml you can download to pack with your file.
> 
> I think there's at least one other QGIS component in the 
> works but I don't know the ETA on it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> On 02/18/2011 09:04 AM, Bob Basques wrote:
> > 
> > I'd be interested in this as well, with the added request 
> that the generation is adhereing to some standard, like USGS or ??? 
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > bobb
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>>> Dan Putler <dan.putler at sauder.ubc.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > All,
> > 
> > I wanted to know if there were open source tools available 
> to create 
> > metadata *.shp.xml files to distribute with a shapefile set.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Dan
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