[Qgis-user] Desktop metadata editing...

[Agustin Lobo]

Yes, I'm in the same case than Maning.
Agus

maning sambale wrote:
> Documentation perhaps?  I tried using
> http://apps.sourceforge.net/trac/qgismetaedit/
> But never, got past loading the example xmls, I am having difficulty editing.
> I'm a newbie in metadata editing, normally I just create a simple
> textfile for our GIS output.
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:18 AM, Alex Mandel<tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
>   
>> Sampson, David wrote:
>>     
>>> Ahh.. Metadata
>>>
>>> As I am going through creating some plugins and learning about OWS
>>> services and trying my hand at a catalogue plugin I got to thinking,
>>> what does the open source world do for managin their metadata on their
>>> desktop?
>>>
>>> I know and quite like projects like geo-network and our own flavour at
>>> http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca/  but I am curious as to what people use for
>>> their desktop.
>>>
>>> Back when FGDC was the spec of choice I used MP (metadata Parser) quite
>>> extensively http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mp.html but
>>> with the new world of IS and the upcoming NAP (North American Profile) I
>>> wonder what people are doing now.
>>>
>>> Would a lean desktop editor help people in the workflow. Essentialy
>>> maintaining their metadata on the desktop then exporting (through valid
>>> XML) to publishing facilities such as geonetwork..
>>>
>>> The idea is to couple data and metadata while people are working with
>>> the data.
>>>
>>> Are people working on this? Do open source solutions already exist?
>>>
>>> Would a plugin for QGIS be useful? Or a desktop app that can hit many
>>> softwares like GRASS, QGIS and others?
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>>       
>> I'm kinda chuckling because you just brought together the same two
>> things I'm working on. Here's the sourceforge site for the plugin I started
>> http://apps.sourceforge.net/trac/qgismetaedit/
>>
>> Contributions are welcome, the big thing on the table is we need to swap
>> out the XML parser to allow for better character handling and saving.
>> I've already picked out Elementree as the tool and started a branch but
>> won't have time to work on it for another week or two.
>>
>> Alex
>>
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