GeoNetwork

Metadata Catalog

GeoNetwork OpenSource is a catalog application for managing spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, an embedded interactive web map viewer, and is based upon Open Standards.

Core Features

• Immediate search access to local and distributed geospatial catalogues
• Up- and downloading of data, graphics, documents, pdf files and any other content type
• An interactive Web Map Viewer to combine Web Map Services from distributed servers around the world
• Recently updated entries are accessible as RSS news feeds and as GeoRSS.
• Online editing of metadata with a powerful template system
• Native support for ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110, FGDC and Dublin Core formatted metadata
• Scheduled harvesting and synchronization of metadata between distributed catalogues (GeoNetwork, CSW, OGC WxS, Z39.50, WebDav, ArcSDE, Thredds)
• Fine-grained access control
• Group and user management
• Multi-lingual user interface
• A randomly selected Featured Map

Implemented Standards

• OGC Catalogue Service-Web (CSW) 2.0.2 ISO
• Open Archives Initiatives (OAI-PMH)
• Z39.50
• OpenSearch-Geo
• Metadata standards:

• ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110 and ISO Profiles
• Dublin Core
• FGDC

Details

Website: http://geonetwork-opensource.org

Licence: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2

Software Version: 2.4

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

API Interfaces: Java

Support: http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile