[Geodata] Landcover-DB Shapefile Download

[Stefan Keller]

Martin,

After studying geo metadata interoperability and discovery quite some time I
came to a similar conclusion like our fellows of digital library science,
namely that we have (1) an interoperability and (2) a
chicken-and-egg-problem: There will be no single 'geometadata Google web
app' nor on a 'one-size-fits-all' standard. It's probably even not
desirable.

So what's perhaps reasonable is to take a stepwise approach beginning with a
simple solution. In order to get 100% interoperability to move metadata
around we need to agree to an object model, an encoding and a
protocol. Actually - because this seems not 100% feasible - we need mappings
(conversions or crosswalks as they say in OAI-PMH) between different object
models.

Regarding the object model something like a sligthly extended Dublin Core
element set could be a solution for the first step. Regarding the protocol
there is still more discussion needed. Actually Raj just made 'a modest CSW
proposal' at the dclite4g list:
http://lists.eogeo.org/mailman/listinfo/dclite4g

-- Stefan

2007/10/6, Martin Spott <Martin.Spott at mgras.net>:
>
> Martin Spott wrote:
>
> > I know, this topic surfaces at least once a month - see Frank W.'s
> > posting "Data migration" or David B.'s recent FOSS4G summary of open
> > issues "Themes and Direction from FOSS4G".
>
> ....  not to forget Lorenzo B.'s recent request of a "OSgeo Catalogue",
>
>        Martin.
> --
> Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !
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