[OSGeo-Discuss] help with catalog of OGC services

[heikki]

dear John,

GeoNetwork can do exactly that : it can generate metadata about a W*S
service and its layers. Just configure it with the correct URL etc. to
"harvest" and your metadata gets generated, with thumbnail previews if you
like.

Anything against using GeoNetwork for this ? You can just use it to create
your metadata in this way and have it served as a CSW server. Nobody
requires you to use the metadata editor, etc -- those parts will just sit
there and when left alone have no impact on how heavy the application runs.

Maybe you should cross-post to the GeoNetwork list if you have more
questions about this ?

Kind regards
Heikki Doeleman


On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:33 PM, John Callahan <john.callahan at udel.edu>wrote:

> Thanks Bob.  I do know of GeoMoose and like what it can do.  However, in
> this case I'm not looking for a map-based interface but rather a catalog of
> my existing services.  Something that can read the GetCap information for
> each service and make that available to a CSW client and/or through a web
> interface listing.
>
> - John
>
> ***********************************************
> John Callahan, Research Scientist
> Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware
> URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu
> *************************************************
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Bob Basques <Bob.Basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>wrote:
>
>>  John,
>>
>>  GeoMoose operates against data sources similarly to your descriptions.
>>  Each data source has it's own MapFile control for the MapServer engine, and
>> you can also let GeoMoose access the WMS services directly if you wish.
>>  This makes the addition of new layers very easy in the configuration of the
>> GeoMoose catalog (MAPBOOK)
>>
>>  bobb
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> John Callahan <john.callahan at udel.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I have about 15 or so OGC services running with MapServer, mostly WMS but
>> a few WFS and hopefully some WCS in the future. I'd like to have an easy way
>> for users to browse through my services. Of course, I can manually create a
>> web page listing my services but there should be something better. A CSW
>> catalog would be nice as traditional desktop GIS users can easily
>> browse/search and add my services directly to their GIS. It'd also be great
>> if my services could be harvested by other catalogs.
>>
>>
>>   Does anyone know of a way to run a CSW-compliant app by simply adding
>> existing etCapability URLs? I know about GeoNetwork but it doesn't seem like
>> I need the full GUI or multi-user editor as it's only me (plus I'd rather
>> not have to manually create/maintain records for each service as I think I'd
>> have to with GN.) Does anyone know if MapServer can perform like a CSW,
>> perhaps by pointing to local map files?
>>
>>
>>   In the end, I'm looking for a way to easily maintain a catalog of OGC
>> services through integrating existing services as much as possible. Thanks
>> for any guidance.
>>
>>
>>   - John
>>
>>
>>   ***********************************************
>> John Callahan, Research Scientist
>> Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware
>> URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu
>> *************************************************
>>
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