Documentation perhaps? I tried using http://apps.sourceforge.net/trac/qgismetaedit/ But never, got past loading the example xmls, I am having difficulty editing. I'm a newbie in metadata editing, normally I just create a simple textfile for our GIS output.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:18 AM, Alex Mandel<[email protected]> wrote: > Sampson, David wrote: >> 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 >> > > I'm kinda chuckling because you just brought together the same two > things I'm working on. Here's the sourceforge site for the plugin I started > http://apps.sourceforge.net/trac/qgismetaedit/ > > Contributions are welcome, the big thing on the table is we need to swap > out the XML parser to allow for better character handling and saving. > I've already picked out Elementree as the tool and started a branch but > won't have time to work on it for another week or two. > > Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
