[Live-demo] GeoNetwork Overview docs reviewed

[Cameron Shorter]

I'm not sure who wrote these docs, but they did a good job.

I've made minor adjustments to the text to improve the flow and the way 
it reads.


    Metadata Catalog¶ <cid:part1.02060803.03040001 at gmail.com>

GeoNetwork OpenSource is a catalog application for managing spatially 
referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search 
functions, an embedded interactive web map viewer, and is based upon 
Open Standards.


      Core Features¶ <cid:part2.00090003.01080208 at gmail.com>

    * Immediate search access to local and distributed geospatial catalogues
    * Up- and downloading of data, graphics, documents, pdf files and
      any other content type
    * An interactive Web Map Viewer to combine Web Map Services from
      distributed servers around the world
    * Recently updated entries are accessible as RSS news feeds and as
      GeoRSS.
    * Online editing of metadata with a powerful template system
    * Native support for ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110, FGDC and
      Dublin Core formatted metadata
    * Scheduled harvesting and synchronization of metadata between
      distributed catalogues (GeoNetwork, CSW, OGC WxS, Z39.50, WebDav,
      ArcSDE, Thredds)
    * Fine-grained access control
    * Group and user management
    * Multi-lingual user interface
    * A randomly selected Featured Map


      Implemented Standards¶ <cid:part3.04020308.07070907 at gmail.com>

    * OGC Catalogue Service-Web (CSW) 2.0.2 ISO
    * Open Archives Initiatives (OAI-PMH)
    * Z39.50
    * OpenSearch-Geo
    * Metadata standards:

        * ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110 and ISO Profiles
        * Dublin Core
        * FGDC


      Details¶ <cid:part4.05090605.09090009 at gmail.com>

*Website:* http://geonetwork-opensource.org

*Licence:* GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2

*Software Version:* 2.4

*Supported Platforms:* Windows, Linux, Mac

*API Interfaces:* Java

*Support:* http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile


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