What does the 'NZ' in ANZLIC stand for? Keith
-----Original Message----- From: SCISOFT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2004 05:13 To: 'MapInfo-L (E-mail)' Subject: MI-L metadata Is there a standard metadata schema and format other than the seemingly ad hoc stuff that MapInfo supports? I mean all that \\ stuff It would seem to be the ideal target for some good XML utility. I know I had a look at Lars' small venture into XML for (as I recall) metadata, but I found that the XML produced did not pass XML Spy's testing. That's a small problem, the larger one is an accepted metadata schema - imho the ANZLIC (Australian) metadata schema is so lengthy and cumbersome that I would be deterred if I had to fill in all that stuff for every table, keystroke by keystroke. There are utilities for generating standard ANZLIC metadata where a project manager or agency sets up a lot of defaults. They had an Access application that did that, and I believe that Encom's Discover pushes metadata into Access storage. I'm not sure it's 2-way though: it would seem much easier to do data-intensive stuff within Access and push it back to Mapinfo's swathe of loose files (it's the TAB that has the metadata, I believe) in a single operation (MapBasic). IL Thomas This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12250
