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

[Andreas Neumann]

and there is Martin Dobias' Postgis-manager plugin - which is quite close
to a catalogue browser in my opinion, but specialized for Postgis. It
would have to add the search issues and support for other data formats.

I also think that many components for a catalogue browser and viewer are
already existing. At least 4-5 existing plugins do something along the
lines, partially overlapping: the plugins listed below plus the Postgis
manager plugin. One would have to join efforts of the various plugin
authors to create something more generally usable and compatible.

> -  use the overview map widget to view the data (vector and raster)
> -  evis plugin for other data such as geocoded photos, non-geocoded
> paper maps, poster maps, etc.
> -  metadata plugin for metadata viewing or a new widget to design the
> graphical forms from a shapefile index attribute table

Andreas

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Andreas Neumann
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