[GRASS-user] OT: metadata authoring tools

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Wednesday 12 December 2007, Hamish wrote:
> > Eric Patton wrote:
> > > Metadata authoring is pretty much the only reason I need to use
> > > ArcGIS right now. If a free, open source alternative became available
> > > that was usable in a GRASS scripting environment, that would be
> > > great!
>
> Moritz Lennert wrote:
> > Two examples of FOSS metadata tools:
> >
> > http://www.mdweb-project.org/:
> >
> > "MDweb is a generic, multi-language, multi-standard, multi-platform
> > tool for cataloging and locating environmental information, and, by
> > extension, geographical data. [...] The specifications adopted for the
> > cataloging of geographical information are based on the ISO 19115
> > standard and conform to Open Geospatial Consortium specifications and
> > European directives (INSPIRE directives)."
> >
> > http://geonetwork-opensource.org/:
> >
> > "GeoNetwork opensource implements both the Portal component and the
> > Catalog database of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) defined in the
> > OGC Reference Architecture. It provides tools for managing and
> > publishing metadata on spatial data and related services."
>
> I could have sworn that there was a OSGeo working group for Metadata issues
> (In the same spirit as the Public Geospatial Data Committee) but for the
> life of me I can't find any references to it now. Maybe I was dreaming.
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Main_Page#Committees
>
> I'm surprised there isn't. It's a big issue worldwide.
>
> Or perhaps OSGeo wishes to not compete/duplicate the work of the OGC?
>   http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/cat
>
>
> All I could find was an empty "Metadata" wiki page (which I took the
> liberty of adding your helpful suggestions to :).
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Metadata
>
>
> I would hope that a new metadata system for GRASS 7 would be outsourced to
> a dedicated project so that the other FOSS GIS teams could collaborate and
> seamlessly interoperate.  e.g. MapServer, QGIS, ...; but not necessarily
> limited to OSGeo projects: jGRASS, OSSIM, ... it would be good for
> everyone.
>
>
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Metadata  seems like a very good place to
> start.
>
>
> Hamish

Thanks Hamish, I will get my group working on this page as well. Perhaps we 
can contribute something back to the page in regards to what this ISO group 
is up to.

Cheers and thanks to everyone who made suggestions!

Dylan



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Dylan Beaudette
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