[Qgis-developer] Re: [Qgis-user] qgis as a data catalog browser and viewer

[Gary Sherman]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:43 AM, Agustin Lobo <alobolistas at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think this is a good option: not a qgis plugin but a separate application.
> It's not just a matter of geting names and geographic positions, metadata
> makes the catalog a complex tool.
> Looking forward to it (and to see it fulfilling INSPIRE directives, so that
> remote catalogues can be searched and browsed)
> Are planing to include a metadata editor?

Plans are pretty open at the moment. There may be an opportunity to
leverage some existing work...
-gary
>
> Agus
>
> Gary Sherman wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Ivan Mincik <ivan.mincik at gista.sk>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've been working on a project that will ultimately provide the things
>>>> you describe. I will be ready
>>>> to unveil it soon and will be looking for PyQGIS devs to help...
>>>>
>>>> -gary
>>>
>>> Hi Gary,
>>> can You give us little bit more info ?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ivan
>>
>> The data browser (code named GeoNibble at present) currently has the
>> following features:
>> * Browse directory tree
>> * Preview supported raster and vector layers
>> * Zoom and pan preview images
>> * View metadata for raster and vector layers
>> * Drag and drop support, including drop on QGIS
>>
>> A screenshot can be seen here: http://picasaweb.google.com/shermange/GNDB
>>
>> The browser is written in Python (PyQt) and requires the bindings for
>> QGIS and GDAL/OGR. It is in early stages of development but functions
>> pretty well as a data browser/preview/launcher.
>>
>> -gary
>>
>>
>
>



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