> Eric Patton wrote: > > Metadata authoring is pretty much the only reason I need to use > > ArcGIS right now. If a free, open source alternative became available > > that was usable in a GRASS scripting environment, that would be > > great!
Moritz Lennert wrote: > Two examples of FOSS metadata tools: > > http://www.mdweb-project.org/: > > "MDweb is a generic, multi-language, multi-standard, multi-platform > tool for cataloging and locating environmental information, and, by > extension, geographical data. [...] The specifications adopted for the > cataloging of geographical information are based on the ISO 19115 > standard and conform to Open Geospatial Consortium specifications and > European directives (INSPIRE directives)." > > http://geonetwork-opensource.org/: > > "GeoNetwork opensource implements both the Portal component and the > Catalog database of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) defined in the > OGC Reference Architecture. It provides tools for managing and > publishing metadata on spatial data and related services." I could have sworn that there was a OSGeo working group for Metadata issues (In the same spirit as the Public Geospatial Data Committee) but for the life of me I can't find any references to it now. Maybe I was dreaming. http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Main_Page#Committees I'm surprised there isn't. It's a big issue worldwide. Or perhaps OSGeo wishes to not compete/duplicate the work of the OGC? http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/cat All I could find was an empty "Metadata" wiki page (which I took the liberty of adding your helpful suggestions to :). http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Metadata I would hope that a new metadata system for GRASS 7 would be outsourced to a dedicated project so that the other FOSS GIS teams could collaborate and seamlessly interoperate. e.g. MapServer, QGIS, ...; but not necessarily limited to OSGeo projects: jGRASS, OSSIM, ... it would be good for everyone. http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Metadata seems like a very good place to start. Hamish _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
