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
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