Dear Jeffrey and Tom thanks so much for sharing this information. Also, thanks to Ariel for sending my email around.
Cheers, Hamed On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 4:31 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > Apparently Hamed is not the only person having trouble with the > [email protected] address. Oh well. > > Pasted below from Tom Kralidis who is currently working on metadata > improvements in GeoNode. > > -------- > > Hi: to add to Ariel's responses, yes, GeoNode links across > GeoServer/GeoNetwork/Django. > > The initial metadata model is based on a subset of ISO 19115:2003 (see > associated underlying ISO template [1]), which is driven from the metadata > form for a given layer. > > Note that there is development to abstract CSW functionality, as well as > support XML upload of ISO/FGDC/DC metadata [2]. As well, there is > development to further augment GeoNode's resource metadata model to provide > a more exhaustive subset of ISO metadata elements, in the spirit of > GeoNode's Django DB housing resource metadata and the CSW connecting to the > GeoNode DB, instead of the other way around. > > ..Tom > > [1] > https://github.com/tomkralidis/geonode/blob/master/src/GeoNodePy/geonode/templates/maps/csw/full_metadata.xml > [2] https://github.com/tomkralidis/geonode/tree/md_csw > > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Ariel Nunez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hamed, >> >> I kindly suggest you to keep [email protected] as the recipient of >> this messages. Any email sent there will come straight to my inbox and >> also to the inbox of people who may know more than me about the topic. >> >> Answering your question, GeoNode keeps populates the right metadata >> field in GeoServer (to link to geonetwork) and in geonetwork (to link >> to the WMS services), apart from that, it keeps another copy in the >> Django database that it uses to populate the info in GeoNetwork. >> >> It is possible to update a new data layer and keep the metadata >> intact. My suggestion, since this is your area of research is to >> install geonode locally and start playing with it :) >> >> Best of luck with your project, >> Ariel. >> >> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Hamed Olfat >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Ariel, >> > >> > Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything from GeoNode list regarding my >> > questions. >> > I was not either able to proceed the shapefile upload using the online >> demo. >> > >> > Would you please answer the following questions for me, it would be >> great >> > help to understand the existing process in the GeoNode to handle >> metadata. >> > >> > If I publish a shapefile into the GeoServer, and I publish its metadata >> into >> > the GeoNetwork, how GeoNode links these two together? Is it done through >> > only a simple link using the metadata identifier? and how can a user >> access >> > the metadata? is it through the dataset itself? >> > >> > Since the GeoNode couples data and metadata, it is possible to update >> > metadata at the same time with dataset modification automatically? >> > >> > Thanks in advance. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Hamed >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Ariel Nunez <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello Hamed, >> >> >> >> I am cc'ing the list, hopefully you finished the registration process >> >> and will be able to get the reply from other people too. >> >> >> >> Right now GeoNode uses the ISO 19115:2003 standard internally, and is >> >> able to update the metadata records in the CSW server (right now >> >> GeoNetwork) based on the user profile information (for contact >> >> information). >> >> >> >> It also populates automatically the bounding box record using >> >> Geoserver to calculate it. >> >> >> >> The Demo server is hosted and maintained by the kind folks at OpenGeo >> >> they read this mailing list and my be able to set you up with an >> >> account so you can try it for yourself. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Ariel >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Hamed Olfat >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Dear Ariel, >> >> > >> >> > I sent the following email yesterday to the [email protected] >> to >> >> > get >> >> > some help, but instead I was added to the mailing list. I'm happy to >> be >> >> > part >> >> > of this list, however I'm more interested to get my response first: >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > My name is Hamed and I'm studying PhD on Spatial Metadata Automation >> at >> >> > the >> >> > University of Melbourne. >> >> > >> >> > I'm very interested to know more about the GeoNode and how it handles >> >> > metadata, but unfortunately I couldn't find any detailed reference on >> >> > the >> >> > internet. According to the GeoNode homepage, it should be able to >> >> > automate >> >> > the metadata creation. I would like to know how many and which ISO >> >> > metadata >> >> > elements could be created automatically. Also, how the metadata >> records >> >> > could be linked from GeoNetwork to data in the GeoServer. >> >> > I'm also keen to know if this tool can update metadata automatically >> >> > whenever the dataset is modified by the user. >> >> > >> >> > I registered myself for the GeoNode online demo, but apparently >> there is >> >> > a >> >> > problem in the system that I am neither able to create my profile nor >> >> > able >> >> > to upload data to understand the process of data and metadata >> >> > publishing. >> >> > >> >> > It would be appreciated if you could kindly provide me with some >> links >> >> > to >> >> > the references to get my responses. >> >> > >> >> > Cheers, >> >> > Hamed >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > >> >> > Hamed Olfat >> >> > >> >> > PhD Candidate >> >> > >> >> > Centre for SDIs and Land Administration >> >> > >> >> > Department of Infrastructure Engineering >> >> > >> >> > The University of Melbourne >> >> > >> >> > Victoria 3010, Australia >> >> > >> >> > Tel: +61- 3 8344 6771 >> >> > >> >> > Email: [email protected] >> >> > >> >> > Website: http://www.csdila.unimelb.edu.au/people/rteam/hamed.html >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Hamed Olfat >> > >> > PhD Candidate >> > >> > Centre for SDIs and Land Administration >> > >> > Department of Infrastructure Engineering >> > >> > The University of Melbourne >> > >> > Victoria 3010, Australia >> > >> > Tel: +61- 3 8344 6771 >> > >> > Email: [email protected] >> > >> > Website: http://www.csdila.unimelb.edu.au/people/rteam/hamed.html >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- *Hamed Olfat* PhD Candidate Centre for SDIs and Land Administration Department of Infrastructure Engineering The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010, Australia Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.csdila.unimelb.edu.au/people/rteam/hamed.html
