[OSGeo-Discuss] help with catalog of OGC services

[John Callahan]

Exactly as you describe, I'm going to give GeoNetwork a try for this.  I'm
sure I'll be over on the GN list once I get going.  I'm actually running an
old version of GN for another application that hasn't needed CSW or
interaction with W*S services.  Thanks.

- John

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John Callahan, Research Scientist
Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware
URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu
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On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:53 PM, heikki <tropicano at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
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>>> Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware
>>> URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu
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>>>
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