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NAME

g.gui.metadata - Graphical ISO/INSPIRE metadata editor.

KEYWORDS

general, GUI, metadata

SYNOPSIS

g.gui.metadata --help

DESCRIPTION

g.gui.metadata supports advanced tools for metadata management according to ISO 19115.

The metadata editor includes a graphical interface for converting metadata from r.info and v.info into ISO based metadata, editing metadata files and creating metadata templates. In addition, the graphical module allows validating INSPIRE and GRASS Basic profile.

NOTES

For dependencies and installation instructions see the dedicated wiki page.

Naming of metadata files and storage

Default location for exported metadata files is the metadata directory in the map's mapset. For raster maps, the prefix derived from the current nomenclature is raster, and for vector maps vector. The files end with .xml extension.

For example, default metadata file name for the vector map "roads" is vector_roads.xml.

Metadata profile

The basic profile is substituted from intersection between items stored in GRASS native metadata format and INSPIRE profile. The intersect (subset) includes all available GRASS metadata. Metadata which cannot be assigned to ISO based attributes are stored in metadata attribute abstract. The inspire profile fulfills the criteria of INSPIRE profile. Values that cannot be read from native GRASS metadata are filled by the text string '$NULL'. This rule applies for both profiles.

Profile for temporal dataset

This function is based on t.info.iso which allows to create ISO based metadata for temporal maps. Product of this function cannot be compiled by INSPIRE profile because an additional attribute from ISO 19115 package have been added.

Creation of metadata

The editor offers two editing modes. The first one allows to create metadata from selected GRASS maps from an active location. The second one allows editing of an external metadata file.

Metadata editor for spatial and temporal maps

The basis of this editor is similar to r|v.info.iso. After the selection of the map, the editor converts native metadata of map to ISO based metadata. By exported xml file is metadata editor initialized. There are three options to select: basic, inspire or load custom. The last one allows to load a metadata profile from a file, for example in the case of using a predefined template. The intersection of GRASS Basic profile (all the available metadata for the selected map) and loaded custom profile will proceed with this selection.

External metadata editor

This editor mode allows to load user own templates and xml files for editing. This option does not support any connection with GRASS maps metadata.

Defining templates

This function allows to create pattern of metadata profile. In other words it supports defining fixed values to template. When using created template, the editor does not initialize texts inputs of defined values. These attributes are only visible in the Tree Browser in the editor. Direct link on this function is multiple editing mode (see below).

If the check-box of metadata attribute is checked, the OWSLib object in the template will be replaced by value. Unchecked attributes will not change this 'part' of the template.

The yellow background of the text fields indicates metadata attributes that cannot be read from GRASS map information.

Editing metadata of multiple map selection

This option can be used by selecting multiple maps in the data catalog. It is possible to use predifined templates with this editing mode.

Validation of metadata profile

On the right side of editor there is a validator of metadata. Currently, validator is able to validate two build-in profiles.

Updating GRASS native metadata

The g.gui.metadata module allows to update native GRASS metadata with the modules r.support and v.support. The intersection between ISO based metadata and r|v.support is limited by the available parameters for these modules.

Creating reports for GRASS maps in PDF format

This function allows to automatically generate metadata reports as PDF documents. Missing values are replaced by "Unknown" string.

SEE ALSO

r.info, v.info.iso, g.gui.metadata db.csw.harvest db.csw.admin db.csw.run

See also related wiki page.

AUTHORS

Matej Krejci, OSGeoREL at the Czech Technical University in Prague, developed during Google Summer of Code 2014 (mentors: Margherita Di Leo, Martin Landa)

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.gui.metadata source code (history)

Latest change: Monday Jan 30 19:52:26 2023 in commit: cac8d9d848299297977d1315b7e90cc3f7698730

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