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Supported Standards The editing environment includes elements from the following ISO standards:
ISO 19115 Geospatial core required
complete partial complete complete complete complete partial partial partial complete complete
Metadata elements
ISO 19110 Feature (?complete,
Catalog partial, core,
complete partial
core required,
etc.?)
ISO 19119 Services (?complete,
core required partial, core,
complete complete complete
elements core required,
etc.?)
North American Profile
Intended Level of Support (? complete, partial, (? complete, partial,
none planned complete complete complete none planned none planned complete none planned none planned none planned
none planned ?) none planned ?)
North American Profile
(? in progress, (? in progress,
Support Status
none planned in progress in progress planned none planned none planned planned none planned none planned planned, none none planned planned, none
planned ?) planned ?)
Other Edit Environment Dublin Core, Dubin Core, FGDC, CSDGM, Dublin Core,
CSDGM,
Standards ISO19115 profiles: IEEE, INSPIRE ISO Profiles (France, CSDGM,
INSPIRE profile CSDGM_NBII, GILS, UK GEMINI AP ISO 1.0, INSPIRE
INSPIRE, WISE, datasets metadata, ANZLIC), GM03 CSDGM_NBII
user imported XSD
NEM, Core NAP (based on draft) (Switzerland)
Interface The following interface environments are available for editing:
GUI ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
XML ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Other Interface Smart' (?explain /
HTML viewer for third party XML
Environments elaborate?) or Full
metadata preview editors
Editor option
Application Environment The application runs as:
Desktop - Stand Alone with embedded web
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
server and dbase
Desktop - Network ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Online ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Other Application
gvSig, Talend,
Environments ArcCatalog extension
ArcCatalog extension
Operating System The editor operates in the following operating systems:
Windows ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Linux ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Suse & RedHat
Web-based ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Java-based ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Other Operating Systems MAC MAC, NIX IIS Solaris Solaris
Data Storage Metadata is stored in the editor as:
Internal Database (no
add't software/license ■ ■ Access ■
required)
External Dbase (add't any JDBC - tested
any Hibernate
software/license required) ■ PostgreSQL, Oracle, with MySQL, Oracle, PostGres Access any ODBC/ JDBC Oracle, PostgreSQ
enabled DB
SQL Server Postgresql, Oracle
Document ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Other Data Storage MEF (Metadata
Formats: Exchange Format) file
bundles the data,
XML
preview images, and
other information with
the metadata
Programming
The source programming languages are:
Languages
JAVA ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Javascript ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
XSL ■ to translate XML to
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
HTML
Open Source Source Code License
■ ■ ■ ■
Available
Proprietary ■ ■ ■ ■
Other Programming
C++/VB Flex, Silverlight, C# ASP Visual Basic SQL
Languages
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Support Features The following support features are provided:
Drop-down Lists ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Direct Access to Metadata
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ limited ■ ■ ■
Element Definitions
Thesauri upload thesauri,
■ ■ ■ ■ ability to query ■ ■
ontology service
Spell Check
Interactive Content Guidance element definition,
normative reference, element definition, popup domains, data
popup messages with online guidelines for
color-coded validation errors, domain, data type type, normative
definitions, full online element definitions, producing UK-
conditionality, customizable tool and normative element-specific help tour, FAQ and help refererences or
help guide integrated, faq GEMINI compliant
maximum tips, online help reference viewable in validation errors;
value suggestion records
occurrence, edit interface integrated help
examples.
Operating Instruction Manual ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Auto-capture Properties from Harvesting OGC
Data Set WMS, WFS, WPS,
WCS services
generates services
■ ■ from services
information (eg.
GetCapabilitities,
thumbnails for WMS)
metadata
Other Support Features calendar function,
graphically select
help utility,
Geographic Extent
FAQ available via graphically select color coding indicates graphical selection of
(bounding box or user manual downloadable
online help website; search Geographic Extent, conditionality; geographic extent
polygon), visualize available as PDF tutorial/user guide
standard for elements access to GEMET calendar function calendar function
and access data from
thesaurus
gvSIG, Acrobat, MS
Word, other
Edit Operations The following edit operations can be performed:
Create 'library' of Contacts,
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Sources, or Other Content
Edit Languages ANY with GPT EN, FR, ES, CN, NL,
ISO 639-2 language (please list edit
EN, ES, FR, PL, PT, implementation - 1 RU, DE (others EN,DE,PT others
EN ES, EN, PL codes for the 23 FR, EN CA, EN, ES, IT, EL EN FR, EN environment
CS language per available but not in possible
official EU languages language(s)
document web interface)
Save Incomplete Record local storage;can be
reloaded later (?
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ confirm that cannot
save incomplete
record within the
application?)
Batch Edits ■ using XSLT (no GUI) ■ ■ Batch delete
Auto-populate Some Content
(e.g. default values, inherit ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
from other records)
Embed Attachments ■ ■ ■
Other Edit Operations
upload and resize
preview images, save
template metadata save template
duplicate metadata records, duplicate duplicate, delete & metadata records,
auto synchronize identify "parent"
records, automatic metadata records; copy nodes; save duplicate metadata
ArcGIS Server metadata record and
metadata generation services add, move and delete profile as Template records; identify
copy content
for spatial series nodes, highlight Text File 'parent' metadata
mandatory fields and record
value checker (eg.
Numbers, period)
Validation Operations The following validation operations can be performed:
Compliance Check ISO 19115, ISO
ISO 19115 with ISO 19115 with ISO 19115 with
ESRI-ISO 19119 with ISO ISO 19139 ISO 19115 ISO 19115 w/ 19139 UK-GEMINI Parcs Canada Core 19115 w/ 19139 ISO 19115
19139 19139 & 19119 19139
19139, custom
Batch Validate upon import ■ ■ upon import
Validate Incomplete Record mandatory elements
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
only
Other Validation Features Dublin core, ISO FGDC, Dublin Core, CSDGM, DC &
user-defined validation checks for user-defined
19110 and ISO19115 INSPIRE. Schema Schematron INSPIRE
schemas completeness schemas
profile validation validation, test validation system
service URLs
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Customization The user can add and/or create:
Custom Elements Parks Canada Core
with configuration
■ ■ with XSD with configuration file with XSD ■ Section, users can with configuration file
files
modify XSD
Custom Domains/Picklists
using ThManager
with codelists Parks Canada picklist eN,DE,PT others
(see Other ■ ■ with XSD ■ with configuration file
configuration file and user specified possible
Customization: Note )
Custom Thesaurus
using ThManager
(see Other ■ ■ ■ ■ with configuration file
Customization: Note )
Custom Templates (add/select
with configuration with IME template
elements; standard values) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ with configuration file
files format
Custom Interface with configuration
■ CSS, JSF, Java with XSLT and CSS ■ ■ ■ with configuration file
files
Other Customizations language of GUI,
Change element
fonts, name of labels
names editing
Note: ThManager is users defined fonts, warnings, add
user defined profile, language, exclude
Open Source Tool to schemas wand or modify attributes
import XSD of other parts of model and
create SKOS RDF validation via of xml element with
standards constrain possible
vocabularies: configuration file the configuration file
values via Java
http://thmanager.sour
property files
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Management Operations The following management operations can be performed:
Search
■ all fields configurable
Find/Replace through REST & CS-
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Indicates Workflow Status
■
(draft, validated, etc.)
Delete Record
■ ■ ■
Batch Delete ■ ■ ■
Other Management transfer ownership,
Operations export metadata,
delete records, group
ownership of
metadata, set record
access restrictions
Import Operations The following import operations can be performed:
Import records Formatted to Dublin Core
Other Standards (OGC/CSW Core ANY in harvester
CSDGM
returnable properties), using XSLT
CSDGM
Batch Import harvesting using
Z39.50, CSW, Web
Accessible Folder,
■ ■
OAI-PMH; batch
publish/import from
ArcCatalog
Other Import Operations
register OGC W*S &
Excel files, multiple
ArcGIS Server
XML
services/ instances
Export Operations The following export operations can be performed:
Export Records to Other Dublin Core
Standards (OGC/CSW Core
CSDGM
returnable properties),
CSDGM
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Other Export Operations export to original
format only
Output Format Records can be output as:
ISO 19139 XML
for ISO19139
■ ■
encoded metadata
XML (non-19139) ■ ■ ■
With User-designated XSLT ■
HTML through REST
■ ■
interface
Other Output Format export only to format
metadata was
Excel, RDF, GeoRSS
published in to
preserve information
Metadata Publication Metadata can be published from the editor via:
Z39.50 optional
Web Accessible Folder (WAF)
sitemap.org protocol
Open Archive Initiative (OAI)
optional
Metadata Service
Catalog Service for the Web
■
(CSW)
Other Publication
companion application
Service/Protocol
- CatOGC_Server
companion application GeoRSS, KML,
(http://www.opengeos
- ArcIMS Metadata HTML, ATOM, JSON,
patial.org/resource/pro
Service OpenSearch (+GEO)
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all fields all fields
only available through
Java call
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with automatic backup
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to MEF
■
user roles, transfer of
metadata ownership,
data download email admin user can
notification, delete 'approve' records
incomplete and
unpublished records
ESRI ISO, OGC WxS
ISO 19139 only
GetCapabilities, user
INSPIRE elements
defined XSLT
from local machine
■
and through WebDAV
import from MEF,
harvesting from
GeoNetwork, CSW, zip XML of any
OAI, WebDav, supported standards
ArcSDE, OGC WxS,
FileSystem
ESRI ISO, user
INSPIRE Profile
defined XSLT
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■ ■ ■
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text, RSS, GeoRSS, PDF, Template Text
OpenSearch DC, PDF File, user-defined ASCII Text
interface profiles
■ ■
OAI-PMH server &
client
■
RSS, GeoRSS, GEO companion application
user's local file system
Opensearch - MetaManager
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text fields, expert
contact, keyword, title all fields
search with spatial
and temporal extent
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■ ■
user roles
export/import options
duplicate
templating
workflow
CSDGM NGDF ISO AP 1.0
■ ■ ■ ■
Preludio format single
mdb from other
XML
MetaD, xml from via user-specified xsl multiple xml
Preludio format ZIP
CSDGM
file
CSDGM ISO AP 1.0
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export to MEF
file
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■
■ ■
PDF
■
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companion application
www.gigateway.org.uk
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2.0.2, 2.0.2 AP ISO
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Opensearch
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Note: Each editor was reviewed by individual teams of users. Therefore, if a feature or issue is listed for one editor but absent for another editor it cannot be assumed that the same observation does not apply, only that it was not noted
by both User Rev
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Standards Supported Missing ISO 19115
ISO 19115 Easy to use with clear
Core elements: Provides NAP as Elements with Based on UK profile of Based on Parcs
implementation limited element status and
Dataset Character metadata creation normative references ISO 19115 aka 'UK Canada profile 'core'
to INSPIRE elements current edit window
Set and Metadata format option are color-coded GEMINI' set of elements
& conditionality indicators
File Identifier
Useful ISO 19139 Includes ISO 19110 Includes ISO 19110
XML implementation elements elements
Software Interface
GUI is well-designed Interface is Well-designed GUI.
GUI is straightforward Editor 'Wizard' guides Clear, genearlly easy Well organized with Interface not intuitive User Interface
with clear element exceptionally clear, Informative and easy
and uncluttered metadata development to navigate good functionality for first-time users mapping is nice & fast
status displayed and logically organized to navigate
Metadata can be English' install screens
viewed in XML, but application
HTML, and FGDC interface was in
formats German (DE)
Operating System
Cross platform set up Windows only
Did not install properly Operates in Windows Windows 2000 and
is supportive of installation, but
on Vista 64 bit and Linux XP
multiple communities browser based client
Application Environment Need to ensure
Web-based editor so A web-enabled
Requires download Apache Tomcat
no installation application on desktop,
installation of .NET service is running on
necessary however, requiring MS server
Framework the local machine
does tend to hang and software/environment
v2.0.50727 before trying to start
not return for installation
Preludio
Data Storage No internal data Challenges
Various databases and
storage, must save to implementing dbase XML-based file
servlet engines are
desktop and re-import storage option storage
supported
to edit (desktop vers)
METADATA DEVELOPMENT
Support Features
Enables creation of Manual is easy to use
Some user manual
Element conditionality Metadata creation Template feature Instruction Manual is Effective use of color- Contact and Citation and comprehend, Supports import of
language is Flags for invalid
is not persistently support features are eases metadata thorough but not coding to indicate libraries for reuse of installs locally and web custom pick lists and
ambiguous and entries are helpful
indicated very limited creation intuitive element conditionality existing information version is accessible edits
confusing
and global edits from within application
Metadata 'tree' with
Uses ESRI vernacular Limited use of drop- Supports creation of Embedded calendar Geographic reference
Supports import of element definitions is Some elements have Supports import of
that sometimes varies down menus and no dataset, series and feature supports date system assignment is
custom thesaurus useful, but can be limited help text custom thesaurus
from ISO terminology visible means to edit service metadata selection simple and flexible
complex
User Manual is limited Simple to use,
to screen navigation customizable, Map interface features
and data fields/values - thesaurus with (bounding box map,
Guidance on operating Data can be displayed A "getting started"
no guidance for Supports import of referential integrity that etc) limited to Great
GPT application is using built-in map and section in the manual
content development custom thesaurus does not permit delete Britain but Lat/Lon
thorough in Google Earth would be useful
or system functionality of keywords that occur values can be entered
in existing metadata manually
records
Linited internal
content guidance but
Thumbnails can be of Simple to use
INSPIRE hosts useful
any size and Help is not searchable coordinate converter
'Metadata
appearance provided
Implementing Rules'
doc at org website
Use of templates and
scope codes supports Thesaurus import
Could not enable
Active open souce documentation of requires input for all 3
direct access to
community for support spatial and nonspatial languages when
element defintions
data in the same creating new thesauri
database
Useful on-screen help
features
Some language
comprehension
difficulties with English
vers. & inconsistency
between terminology
used in 'Help' menu
and application options
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Edit Operations Unable to edit Unique value is Ability to review/edit
Application tends to Enables creation of Cannot save Cannot save Must change editor
uploaded records, only autogenerated for metadata record after
hang when editing Contact library during incomplete record in incomplete or non- views to access/edit all
those created in 'fileIdentifier' and is not creation was not
metadata metadata edit edit environment validated record elements
application editable intuitive
"Standard parameters"
is a unique function
Functionality of
Shaded fields in editor that enables user
features is not readily
supports edit process defined library of
apparent
content for any set of
elements
Option to input XML,
Attempt to translate
e.g. GML, within an
from EN to FR
element could be
resulted in error
useful for extending
message
the standard
Date/time format not
specified in definition
Validation Operations Validation is straight
forward, as the editor
Enables validation of Validation is limited to
Unable to validate Limited to INSPIRE will indicate which Validation with user-
individual sections of UK Gemini Metadata
record profile elements are missing, specified XSD
record Standard
incomplete or
incorrect.
Validation functions Validation within editor
Error messages were
take full advantage of is convenient and
not helpful
ISO 19139 enables direct edit
Validation messages
Error messages are
are meaningful and
easy to understand
useful
Validation allows for
any combination of 10
digits in date field
Adaptability Supports entry of free
Enables addition of Enables creation of
Enables creation of text keywords in
user defined domain custom 'profiles' with
custom 'profiles' addition to INSPIRE
values XSD
and GEMET thesauri
METADATA MANAGEMENT
Import Operations Efforts to import CSDGM import does
Harvesting processes
INSPIRE elements not accurately
seem to hang up as Enables import of Import limited to Parcs
formatted to other transform to some
though stuck in que compressed (.zip) xml Canada profile
standards returned matching ISO
mode
error elements*
CSDGM Sections 2 &
6 must be manually
entered
Batch import limited to
ISO 19115 formatted
records
Does not enable
import of ISO 19139
xml, only other records
created in MetaD
Management Operations
Easy to transfer Some workflow status Batch delete of
Advanced search Batch import option
ownership and set indication provided metadata registers not
results are thorough was not apparent
access restrictions using 'validate' option supported
Could not apply
remote search function
Strong suite of
operations to manage
thesauri, passwords,
harvest, CSW testing,
etc.
GAST tool allows
import/export of data,
intial database setup
Export Operations
Unique value is auto- Successfully exported
Download/export Export function works
Export limited to generated for export CSDGM xml and
limited to one record at No export functionality well as both individual
INSPIRE Profile XML file name and is imported into in-house
a time and batch process
not editable metadata catalog
Output Format ISO 19139 output ISO 19139 output ISO 19139 output XML output is
Ability to output a user- Exports as both text
supports supports supports CSDGM not ISO
defined profile and XML
interoperability interoperability interoperability 19115
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Individual ISO
metadata records can
be exported in 19139 XML
ISO19115/19139. implementation is
CSDGM records thorough
exported in CSDGM
XML
Using GAST, data can
be exported (with or
No text output option
without filters) into
.mef files
The MEF or .mef can
be renamed to .zip and
opened to view/edit the
contents
Metadata Publication
Multiple repository
Multiple publication
formats and harvest
options are beneficial No publication options
methods options
for sharing metadata
support data exchange
Can view and publish
Possible firewall
as GEORSS, ATOM,
issues with Z39.50
HTML, FRAGMENT,
and CSW
KML, and JSON
OAI-PMH is harvest
option but could not
locate as publication
option
OTHER
Mixed success
* e.g.: 'Maintenance & running application.
Needed IT help to Found some elements Update Freq.', 'SDTS Half time worked, half Users not able to
Installation, when it Easy download and Application did freeze
install desktop (Keywords, types', 'Point &Vector time timed out. locate editor at
does work, is simple installation on occasion
software on Windows Constraints) buggy Object Count', 'Offline Suspect build errors in http://www.sdi-
Media' and 'Recording vers. Tomcat suite.de/en/terra-
Format' distributed with app. catalog.shtm
Needed IT help for
installation
User Review Comments Page 14 of 15
METADATA EDITORS
ISO Metadata Editor Website
GeoNetwork v2.4.1 http://sourceforge.net/projects/geonetwork
IME v4.1 http://www.crepad.rcanaria.es/metadata/en/index_en.htm
M3CAT v1.6 http://www.intelec.ca/html/en/technologies/m3cat.html
MetaGenie v2.0 http://www.gigateway.org.uk/metadata/metagenie.html
http://www.fgdc.gov/participation/working-groups-
Parcs Canada Metadata Editor v1.0 subcommittees/mwg/isoreview/Metadata_Setup.zip
MetaD v3.0.4 http://www.geoportal-idec.net/geoportal/
ESRI ArcCatalog v9.3 http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0405/files/arcatalog9.pdf
terraCatalog v 2.2 http://www.sdi-suite.de/en/terra-catalog.shtm
CATMDEdit v 4.5 http://catmdedit.sourceforge.net/
ESRI GeoPortal Toolkit (GPT) Meta Editor
v9.3 http://geoss.esri.com/geoportal
INSPIRE Metadata Editor Version 1.06 http://www.inspire-geoportal.eu/
Preludio v2.1 http://www.disy.net/disy_preludio_en.html