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

[Dan Putler]

Thanks Tom and Alex. Both of your comments were very helpful. Looking at 
the link that Tom sent, it seems that GeoNetwork is the solution to the 
problem.

Dan

On 02/18/2011 11:55 AM, Kralidis,Tom [Ontario] wrote:
> 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
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel
>> Sent: Friday, 18 February 2011 14:36
>> To: discuss at lists.osgeo.org
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Creating *.shp.xml files with
>> open source tools
>>
>> 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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