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1. be entered This corresponds with the name of the draft in the Start with Draft list Note 2 A draft is only visible to the person who created it Validation options Choose a validator The following validation options can be selected gt ISO 19115 19119 validation default gt INSPIRE validation includes ISO validation Important note select a validation and click on Publish to query the current validation state of the metadata entries The validation reports are displayed above the tabbed display page 43 7 Recording and Publishing Pi Publish Save local lr Save template Ei Save draft ie Validation options Homepage P End session A Please enter a summary description A Enter a title description Enter the service type categorization A At least one keyword must be specified that complies with INSPIRE Metadata regultation Part D 4 categorization Please enter at least one temporal reference point description A Atleast one constraint must be specified access A The organization name for the resource is missing description A The e mail address of the resource is missing description A The contact role of the resource is missing description A The language of the metadata record is missing or has an incorrect value metadata A The organization name of the metadata is missing metadata A The e mail address of the metadata is missing metadata A The contact role of the metadata shall b
2. ISO19115 19119 and the DE Profile for Catalogue Services terraCatalog satisfies the requirements of the European Commission s INSPIRE Directive for the creation of an EU Spatial Data Infrastructure It provides an INSPIRE Discovery Service interface as well as supporting all INSPIRE metadata elements required for the collection validation display and search With the terraCatalog Connector for ArcGIS product option users can directly access dis covered services and open them in ArcMap In addition many alternative map viewer and portal client connections are available that allow the direct transfer and visualization of the retrieved map services terraCatalog 3 1 Features Profile gt Web based collection validation and publication of metadata according to ISO and INSPIRE standards gt Out of the box support for OGC Catalog Service CSW 2 0 2 ISO Metadata Application Profile 1 0 and DE View 1 0 1 gt Supports configurable metadata views custom ISO profiles gt Searching based on thematic temporal and spatial criteria gt Spatial search via a map interface WMS based and Gazetteer WFS based gt Configurable thematic browser page 1 1 Introduction Connection to the GEMET Thesaurus to assist in searching and creation of metadata Open Search links for direct search in Web Browser Broker functionality including caching Detailed metadata display with graphical preview Workflow management for metadata publica
3. terraCatalog has the ability to search other OGC CSW 2 0 compliant catalogues basic ISO 19115 19119 and DE Profile and to return the results as a general summary Administration gt Federated Catalogues page 78 9 Administration The catalogues registered here can then be selected for a distributed search under Search gt Settings Adding a external Catalogue The Add Federated Catalogues function is used for adding a further external catalogue to be integrated in the search Please note that before a catalogue can be registered a descriptive metadata set needs to have been created and the ID provided gt Manage federated catalogues Action Name URL Caching Protocol Status Currently no federated catalogues are configured Click the P button to add a new catalogue If no federated catalogue has been configured yet an empty table is shown By clicking a new federated catalouge can be added page 79 9 Administration Metadata documents for catalogue services The following catalogue service documents are published and not already bound to a federated catalogue Name URL View Metadata Record Fi sdi suite Demo Portal_update http weww sdisuite de soapServices CSWStartup a Select Cancel When adding a new catalouge a dialog is displayed that lists all avaliable catalouge descriptions In this dialog all the catalogue are listed that are described in the CSW and not yet bound to anothe
4. Caching strategy For all federated and also harvested catalogues you have to select the caching type gt Differential means harvesting of the updated metadata only gt All means harvesting of all entries Protocol State whether the catalogue service is to be addressed by a SOAP binding or POST binding Profile Which metadata profile is to be used for terraCatalog 2 x this is always ISO Adapter State here the metadata standard in which the entries of the external catalogue are made This is necessary to enable a transformation to the schema used by terraCatalog select the adapter Timeout in ms page 82 9 Administration Define the period in milliseconds which terraCatalog will wait for a federated catalogue to respond Status Should the catalogue be activated or deactivated Only active catalogues are available for selection under Settings and thereby available for external searching E mail of the Responsible Person Enter the e mail address of the administrator for that catalogue A report is sent for each harvesting action CS W Metadata Set Create a new metadata set for a federated catalogue via Create metadata The ID is saved automatically in terraCatalog Edit a federated catalogue To manage and modify federated catalogues use the Edit Federated Catalogues function Cr Manage federated catalogues Of Action Name URL Caching Protocol Status P sdi suite Demo Port
5. Check Adopt owner information and the surface elements metadata protection level and owner will disappear Now it is possible to import metadata with the given user information How do you obtain owner and visibility information When exporting metadata you can also export the owner and visibility setting of each metadataset By combining the modified metadata and owner information it is possible to update the selected metadata without changing the owner visibility settings ZIP XML File terraCatalog also supports bulk importing of metadata documents that are archived in a zip file or a single import via an XML file Use the Search function to select a locally available zip or xml file and upload it onto the terraCatalog server The zip file will be extracted upon importing and the metadata sets it contains will then be validated similar validation for single XML file In the event of successful validation the metadata will be automatically published in the catalogue with page 52 7 Recording and Publishing the previously selected parameters Please note that the zip file must be structured in such a way that an XML file exists for every metadata set to be imported the names of the XML files are irrelevant A zip file must not contain any subdirectories and the name of the zip file must not contain any special characters Please Select i Please Select Stylesheet file XSLT optional ESRAl itoa
6. Specification Profile plays a central role CSW 2 0 2 Application Profile ISO 19115 19119 as does the DE Profile that is based on it It is by way of these specifications that interfaces for catalogue services are defined which lay down the way in which metadata searches are performed and the metadata is managed page 4 e sdi suite terraCatalog 3 Running terraCatalog Once terraCatalog has been installed and configured on a web server it can be run in a web browser by entering the web address URL of the catalogue provider All users can select between the following functions Search gt Simple Search gt Extended Search gt Categories gt GEMET Browser gt Settings Maps optional gt Favourites gt Run mapClient Authentication Once you have run terraCatalog you can search for metadata as a Guest immediately and if you are a registered user you can log in Unregistered and new users of terraCatalog can register by clicking Register below the user login Enter all the required information to obtain a user account for the group Guest Now you can search for geoinformation or contact the administrator of terraCatalog to increase the functionality available to you When terraCatalog is run It first opens with the Simple Search screen It is possible to perform a search straightaway However the following actions are also possible gt Enter a search term with the assistance of an automatic co
7. be not interpreted as a wildcard company Star Note If you put a search term longer than three characters into this field an auto complete function will show all possible and registered keywords of the metadata Using the Map Component for defining a Spatial Search The search criteria can be further restricted by introducing a spatial filter into the search The extent of the spatial filter is defined using the map component of the terraCatalog search interface The user can select a region in the map interactively Select an Extent Select Current Extent This selection is then used as the spatial filter in the next catalogue search The Gazetteer service can additionally be used to perform a search by location The results of the Gazetteer search can then be used in a spatial filter page 13 5 Searching for Georesources Map Component eeaenay ux ra af q b b J d Geographical names Enter a search term Sd options gt gt Zoom In Into Zoom Out Click the Zoom Out button and click or click and drag a rectangle on the map to zoom out that area a Zoom to Full Extent page 14 5 Searching for Georesources Click the Zoom to Full Extent button to display the full extent of the map Depending on the mapClient s configuration it may be a defined initial extent al Back to Previous Map Click the Back to Previous Map button to return to the previous map display VERF Pan Pan allows you
8. be used in a particular use scenario evaluation Finally the resource can be accessed use Classic metadata comprises title author collection date spatial extent and file format information Geoservices such as WMS or WFS are additionally described by metadata which contains technical information on the interface and data access Geoinformation resources have spatial and temporal references in additional to the thematic reference which can be described using metadata An essential condition for the exchange of metainformation between systems is the use of standards such as OGC ISO These are essentially responsible for describing the syntax the information model the semantics and the identification of the metadata Standards are laid down by international associations using a process of consensus The most important standards as far as metadata in the field of geoinformation is concerned are the ISO 19115 incl spatial data and ISO 19119 geoservices norms They are devised by the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO They define the structure of metadata in terms of classes and relations and also define the semantics of the metadata elements used As far as the management of metadata i e searching and maintaining is concerned the work of the OGC in the field of catalogue services is of primary importance On a page 3 4 Register and Login national level the ISO Catalogue Service
9. entries are necessary A Export Metadata Set as XML If you are allowed to export metadata you can export as XML and save the file locally Open mapClient Web Map Services ArcGIS Server Map Services and ArcIMS Image Services can be displayed directly in the mapClient L Open Application If the result list contains application resources with a URL the application can be opened directly in a new browser window This only applies to applications page 28 5 Searching for Georesources ay Show Coupled Services If the metadata results include entries that have associated coupled services this allows viewing of those services This only applies to data sets Download Data If resources datasets have required defined parameters the data can be downloaded Lad Display Parent Series If one or several child objects are assigned to a parent dataset or data series it is possible to display the assigned parent metadata sets ch Display Assigned Metadata Sets If arecord or a data series is defined as a parent metadata record parent object and contains one or several child objects you can display the associated child metadata records Fi Edit If you as a registered user have editing rights with the role Datenpfleger Redakteur or Administrator you will be able to edit metadata entries in the hit list for all metadata to which you have write access Click on the icon to open an editing session in Sm
10. r den Freistaat Sachsen herausgegeben werden dataset State Owner i Topographische Karte 1 25 000 5144 Fl ha Topographische Karten sind ortsbeschreibende Landkarten die als unmittelbares Ergebnis der topographischen Landesaufnahme durch die obere Yermessungsbeh rde des Freistaats Sachsen fl chendeckend f r das gesamte Bundesland herausgegeben werden dataset State Owmer eeeseseseses s ss S SSS COisisSsSSSS Topographische Karte 1 10 000 S144 NW Fl ha FT a rat Topographische Karten sind ortsbeschreibende Landkarten die als unmittelbares Ergebnis der topographischen Landesaufnahme durch die obere Yermessungsverwaltung fl chendeckend f r den Freistaat Sachsen herausgegeben werden The location box and detailed metadata information for all the metadata sets found can be displayed In addition a number of type dependent functions are offered page 27 5 Searching for Georesources Show Position The bounding box of the resource will be shown in the map section i Show Detail Information The detailed metadata information can be requested You can also print out the detailed information and use all functions which are given in the result list CEN Feri ConnectorArcGIS er Web Map Services ArcGIS Server Map Services and ArcIMS Image Services or datasets can be opened in ArcGIS directly if the optional component is licensed Note Not all datasets can be used special metadata
11. search via metadata owner and or metadata statuses see illustration gt Metadata permission What do you want to search applicatian dataset other service Litt cu Choose the owner of the metadata page 59 8 Editing The hit list from the search only contains metadata entries to which you have editing rights The following functions can be performed You can perform one of the following functions on the data that is found ra Open SmartEditor Edit Edit and update the metadata Delete Metadata Set If you wish to remove the metadata from the catalogue it is necessary to run the Delete function for the relevant metadata entries A safety query protects against unintentional deletion The results list is then updated and the number of hits reduced accordingly D Change Owner Information Information on the selected metadata entry is displayed including the current owner and the visibility status A list of possible owners is displayed in the form of a selection list If you wish to select a new owner and or modify visibility enter the respective values and save your changes Note This function is only available to Editors Redakteur and Administrators page 60 8 Editing Statistical Functions terraCatalog records all the enquiries made by its users and makes them available to Editors Redakteur and Administrators in the form of access statistics Two types of Statistics are available f
12. the INSPIRE annex theme soil you would click on soil in the GEMET interface The search is performed immediately comparing the keywords of all metadata containing the specified term When the search is complete a hit list is displayed page 23 5 Searching for Georesources gt GEMET Browser Thesaurus Search D 45 Top concepts accident gt administration agriculture analysis animal husbandry atmosphere biochemical process biosphere border buit environment business chemical chemical element chemical process chemical property climate craft culture Society a A further option is available in the form of a GEMET thesaurus search Click on the symbol to display the top level hierarchy of the thesaurus You can now navigate through the thesaurus hierarchy and select a search term You can also enter a search term or partial term in the search field To begin the query click on the magnifying glass icon or press ENTER When the search is complete all the hits from the thesaurus are displayed page 24 5 Searching for Georesources gt GEMET Browser Thesaurus E 8 Search bio pa use biogeochemistry 4S biogeochemistry Narrower terms 4 Broader terms chemistry Related terms The selected keyword is at the top of the thesaurus tree here biochemistry and more general or related terms are also shown if available To perform the search in terraCatalog
13. the Searcher has available the Maintainer is also able to publish data in other words he is able to write metadata into the catalogue SmartEditor Metadata import and to edit metadata Change Delete Furthermore a Maintainer is able to save templates reusable contact data and predefined spatial extents and to open them for use Metadata permission The Maintainer has write access to any searchable metadata that is visible to him searching via Metadata permission In general gt read access public metadata metadata of his group and his own metadata gt write access metadata that is owned by the maintainer himself Editor tc_ Redakteur The Editor has all of the functions of the Maintainer at his disposal and he is additionally able to open and view statistics and reports from the catalogue page 8 4 Role based Authorisation Concept Metadata permission The Editor has write access to all metadata that is visible to him searching via metadata permission In general gt read access public metadata metadata of his group and his own metadata gt write access public metadata written into the database by a user of his group also metadata of his group and his own metadata Administrator tc_Administrator The Administrator has the full range of terraCatalog functions at his disposal he has write access to all metadata sets that are administered by terraCatalog and he is also responsible f
14. to click and drag the mouse to recenter the map ANPAVN F If you would like to pan the map to one direction choose one of the Pan buttons arranged around the map lg Y Select an Extent Drag a rectangle on the map The area selected is indicated by a blue rectangle and the coordinates of this rectangle then will be part of the search query as a spatial filter in addition to the thematic search criteria The result of this search query comprises all the metadata sets located within the selected spatial extent Before the search area is defined it is also possible to zoom into the map to facilitate the selection of the required extent pi Select Current Extent The map component also provides the option of using the current visible map extent for the catalogue search The entire visible map section is highlighted by a blue rectangle page 15 5 Searching for Georesources and used as a Spatial filter in the next search query Deselect Current Extent The active search area can be deleted with the button Deselect Current Extent It is then possible to perform a search without spatial restriction Gazetteer Service In addition to the navigation functions a Gazetteer Service is also provided This enables geographic searches to be made based on a variety of preset themes A theme can be selected from the selection list and a search term entered in the input field Incomplete words and initial letter
15. IS Network Analyst Service AGIS_NAS o GetDocumentlInfo e INSPIRE View Service o GetCapabilities Note Services have different operations defined The standard one is the operation of requesting the service capabilities For each service the operation is given above It is relevant for getting the mapClient binding for a service WMS example Name der Operation URL DCP http intergeo sdisuite de 60 mmeconnectorgdibrd eth ap http intergeo sdisuite de 60 mmeconnectorgdibrd GetFeaturelnfo http intergeo sdisuite de 50 yurnsconnectorgdibrd ArcIMS Image Service example GET SERY ICE_IMFO wmeconnector corn esr wms E srimapt Serice ame test ArcGIS Server Mapping Service example Name der Operation URL DC GetDocumentlnto ap serrer de 6399 arcal services Counties MapServer Name der Operation URL DCP P Tips for describing services gt Linking to a service with datasets To link a dataset to a service an element must be generated for each dataset under Access gt Dataset Link Enter an operation name as in the Service Operations illustration plus the name of the Layer or FeatureType if available The identifier is defined using a dialog for a separate search page 50 7 Recording and Publishing gt Click on the Tool icon to search for a service dataset If an identifier has been created as defined previously for dataset descriptions the latter can be linked to here gt The Display Linked Servi
16. Log in successfull t Choose tab User Management to edit users groups and roles t Choose tab Policy Management to edit policies Select the User Management tab and the three management subdivisions Groups Roles and Users are displayed in the user repository where they can be subjected to management Processes User Management el User repository H E Groups aE Roles AE Users Each of the three subdivisions can be accessed in the tree structure click on a node to create a new instance To delete or modify a specific instance simply click on the respective group role or user name page 72 9 Administration Setting Up Users Users are entered and managed together with their account data under Users Click on the Users node to open the dialogue for recording information for a new account Users All users are listed by alphabetical order in the tree on the left You can access information about each user by clicking on the letter of the alphabet first and then on the user name A group administrator will only have the members of his group listed You can create 4 new user here Account Data Repeat Password Po Locked C Group Roles la Abteilung L demo L FirmaF Guest LJ mon_ Administrator mon Anonymous mon Redakteur NewLiser _ public smM_ administrator LJ sM_GroupAdministrator Standard Cte Administrator tc_Anonymus tc_ ConnectorarcGis _ tc Datenpfleger Cte In
17. al_update http wew sdisuite de soapServices CSWStartup No POST inactive Select a catalogue from the list of federated catalogues by clicking You can now effect any required changes and save them with Save Properties page 83 9 Administration You can extend the table view by clicking Fy You can sort the table by clicking the column name Delete a federated catalogue from the list Click in the above dialog After acknoledging the deletion the catalouge is removed from the database The metadata document however remains in the repository page 84
18. artEditor D Change Owner If you as a registered user have editing rights with the role tc_Redakteur or page 29 5 Searching for Georesources tc_Administrator you will be able to change the owner or status of records in the hit list for all metadata to which you have writing access Hits of external catalogues will be marked with the name of the external catalogue s name Navigate in the Record List gt List of Results 123456 759 10 11 1213 Number of Records 1506 Back to Query The total number of records is indicated above the results list Clicking a page number will display the page s content Show First Last Page Jump to the first or last page of the result list Page Forward Backward Browse the pages backward or forward If you requested a distributed search the performance statistics will be shown These statistics will inform you about the number of hits per catalogue service and the response time gt List of Results 1234356 7 69 10 11 12 13 Back to Query t dataset Protection Level Owner i BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal A M mL bersicht Deutschlands und diverser Bundesl nder OverviewMap ER page 30 5 Searching for Georesources gt Performance Statistics Local Catalogue incl Harvested Catalogues Number of Hits 15 Time related fp sec 0 741 Error Messages terraCatalog 2 2 sdi suite DemoPortal Number of Hits 1791 T
19. ation name En Eh Language Resource Lineage Place Time extent Resource from E select date type select operator af le till e select date type created published revision You can search for entries with query parameters for title abstract organisation name language of the resource and or lineage For resource types like dataset series and application you can also insert a place search term This may be a city country or continent The auto complete function can be employed with the organisation name and place fields Search for metadata with a defined interval time extent This can be a period of validity or relevance page 20 5 Searching for Georesources You can also define a query using a date type such as the creation date and search with a temporal connection Metadata Language Metadata Point of contact Last update These elements enable you to search the metadata description itself You can search for language organisation name or time settings of metadata page 21 5 Searching for Georesources Categories Browse by Theme When browsing by theme a search is made based on a directory structure The metadata sets are then displayed in accordance with their relevance to appropriate categories You can also search for specific resource types O Browse by Theme M application fy dataset jy other fy service ee pul Topic Category B Climatolo
20. ce icon is displayed in the hit list Service operations ee 1 Fd 3 Operation name UR Platform L GetCapabilities http intergeo sdisuite de a0 wreconnectorgdi brd Coupled resource 00 Operation name Identifier Layer name Festure type GetLapabilities urrioge deters EPSG Bundesl nder Importing Metadata Authorised users can open locally stored metadata documents in terraCatalog To access the metadata import function select Publish gt Metadata Import from the menu gt Import metadata State Metadata owner Administrator Administrator 4Hunerkoch Team Rot ARoss Team Grun LElfer Team Rot datenpfleger Standard Adopt owner information C ZIP XML File Brose Stylesheet File xSLT E mail address conteraciconterra de Start import You can import new metadata or update existing metadata in terraCatalog using the metadata import functions The metadata file identifier is important here page 51 7 Recording and Publishing The following parameters are entered for importing data Status Select the protection level of the imported metadata sets Administrator Administrator AHunerkoch Team Rot ARogs Team Grun Metadata Owner CE lfers Team Rot datenpfleger Standard Enter the name of the owner to be noted in the context of the metadata Depending on the role that you have possible selections will be presented to you in a list Adopt Owner Information
21. collectionSession economy dataset elevation Keyword Limited access Access conditions available Limited accezs Unlimited access What type of resource are you searching for Select geo resource types from the list A search is carried out for all types when selecting either nothing or all types Selecting application and dataset restricts the search to only these resource types Select one or more topic categories to define the topic for your query If no list entry is selected all topic categories will be part of your search Note If you are searching only for metadata of the resource type service this list is disabled Is service one of the selected types you can define which specific service types to search for Enter keywords into the text field and find corresponding metadata You can insert your own keywords or use the auto complete function After typing the third character all keywords still possible will be shown in a list Keyword Moin M nchen M nster To find geoinformation with limited or unlimited access you can use the Limited Access page 19 5 Searching for Georesources dropdown list Choosing unlimited access means the search will be for all metadata entries without access limitations although perhaps with some other limitation You can search for all metadata entries with access conditions using the checkbox Description Title Abstract Organis
22. e pointOfContact metadata Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Metadata identifier 78904784 86733 dee b4ea 5ccd9f503887 Date amp 005 19 E Homepage Show startup page of SmartEditor This exits the metadata recording screen and displays the startup page of SmartEditor Bl End session Stop the current editing session of SmartEditor The editing process is cancelled any changes are lost and an enquiry is displayed as to whether the Editor should be closed Note when closing the editor or ending an editing session a message is displayed saying that all changes will be lost if you close the editor Tooltips do you require an explanation for a metadata element Then hold down the Alt key and move the mouse cursor to the name of the element An explanation is then displayed This tooltip consists of a description and the ISO element name page 44 7 Recording and Publishing Descriptive keywords 09 Descriptive keywords Keywords their type and reference source The following elements are valid Keyword commonly used word s or formalised word s or phrasels used to describe the subject Oo Keyword type subject matter used to group similar keywords we Thesaurus name name of the formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of keywords Topic category iti gt here keyword value ES Originating controlled vocabulary Initially a few metadata elem
23. e sees fit Note The group to which a user is assigned determines his read and write access to metadata page 10 e sdi suite terraCatalog 5 Searching for Georesources With the search formats provided by terraCatalog it is possible to search the metadata in the terraCatalog metadata database as well as the metadata in linked catalogues in an external metadata search terraCatalog offers a quick search function for general search queries an expert search for specific queries as well as a browse by theme option for pre defined categories or the GEMET browser A further option is to perform a spatial search The user can limit the extent of any search to a certain geographic area using the map component or gazetteer provided by terraCatalog Search t Simple search t Extended search t Categories k Settings Note The terraCatalog metadata search uses the functionality of the underlying database Oracle or PostgreSQL but the search criteria are sent via XML so there are some factors that have to be taken into account when entering characters for search strings Characters which can cause problems and improbable result sets are Q W Please use the single character wildcard when required Example to search for flora amp fauna enter flora fauna Simple Search A simple search can consist of a few entries page 11 5 Searching for Georesources Cr Simple search What do you want to
24. em Registration As a new user you can register for a user account click on Register Enter all the necessary information to obtain an account for terraCatalog You are then a member of the Guest group and can therefore only perform searches for metadata If you wish more functionality please contact your terraCatalog administrator or provider Logging On To log on to terraCatalog enter your user name and password Your Authentication Your Authentification Username Password Register Roles A non registered user can take advantage of terraCatalog s search functions simple search extended search categories GEMET browser and settings and maps After registering and logging on additional functions are available to the terraCatalog user The roles indicate which policies apply to which user The following roles exist gt tc_Informationssuchender gt tc_Datenpfleger page 4 Role based Authorisation Concept gt tc Redakteur gt tc_Administrator Searcher tc_Informationssuchender In addition to accessing the basic terraCatalog functions simple search extended search browse by theme GEMET browser and settings the Searcher is also able to save and open search enquiries from an extended search Metadata permission A Searcher has no write or read access to public metadata or metadata of his group Maintainer tc_Datenpfleger In addition to all of the functions that
25. ened directly in ArcMap Special cases and restrictions for the User area gt No attempt should be made to create any new roles in terraCatalog since this will have no effect on the operation of the terraCatalog application The various roles are assigned policies according to the following table tc_Administrator tc_Redakteur tc_Datenpfleger tc_Informations tc_Anonym suchender us Simple Search Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Extended Search Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted page 77 Browse by Theme Settings Save Search Queries Export Metadata Start SmartEditor Import Metadata Harvest Metadata Documents Edit Templates Change and Delete Statistics Report User Management Manage External Catalogues 9 Administration Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted t Permitted Not permitted Not permitted Setting Up Access to External Catalogues Permitted Permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted No Not permitted Not permitted permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted Permitted Permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted Not permitted
26. ents may be either filled or empty as determined by the administrator Accordingly input interfaces have already been generated for some metadata elements The following three buttons are used for adding deleting or editing input interfaces ee gt To collect new metadata elements click on the respective symbol The interface is reloaded and a new input tab is displayed for that metadata element gt To delete an element highlight the desired entry and click on the symbol The purpose of the tool symbol is to provide support in entering data A relevant input help is displayed depending on the metadata element for the hierarchy level this can be the category tree for keywords it can be the GEMET browser or for primary metadata a search page 45 7 Recording and Publishing Description Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Record the metadata elements used in the description of the georesource You can display tooltips for any metadata element Hold down the Alt key and move the mouse cursor onto the element name Categorization Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Record the metadata elements used for the thematic or hierarchical categorisation of the georesource Access Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Record the information for accessing the resource Distribution Description Categorization Access Distribution Qualit
27. er group and visibility information for each export metadata entry So for each metadata XML file there will be a second file tcext which contains this specific information All files are collected in a ZIP file Click Count only hits first when running the export and only the number of hits see 18 hits is to be presented All export ZIP files are given below Existing export archives You can show or hide this list Click an entry to start the download of that ZIP archive page 70 9 Administration gt Export metadata Information 6 documents have been exported A ZIP archive is provided for download see below Database filter Export user information C Count only hits C ae E E TO ND TYPE dataset Existing export archives Show Hide e BACKUP TC 2006 12 19 10 09 06 421 zip e BACKUP TC 2008 12 19 10 09 14 984 zip e BACKUP TO 2008 12 19 09 59 17 750 2ip Note An export file can be used in a specific way If you export metadata and the asso ciated user information as tcext files all metadata documents can be re imported into terraCatalog as is page 1 9 Administration User Management Select the command Administration gt Users from the menu to open the user and user group management dialogue in a separate browser window User Manager GGG sdi suite gt securityManager con terra User Management Policy Management securityManager Administration
28. esponsibleParty contactInfo MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty contactInfo CI_Contact address MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty contactInfo CI_Contact contactInstructions MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty contactInfo CI_Contact hoursOfService MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty contactInfo CI_Contact onlineResource MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty contactInfo CI_Contact phone MD_Metadata contact CI_ResponsibleParty individualName lt page 67 eo sdi suite terraCatalog 9 Administration The following functions are bound to the Administrator role This means that the functions will only be available to a user who logs on with Administrator rights and who is registered in the terraCatalog user manager with the role of Administrator Administration t Export metadata t User management t Federated catalogues Export Metadata Enter a database filter into the text field and export metadata You can only export metadata or a combination of metadata and user visibility infor mation for each hit gt Export metadata Database filter Export user information Fy Count only hits C ee eee EE Existing export archives Show Hide If the option Count only hits is chosen the export module will only display how many hits matches with your query page 68 9 Administration The export module requests metadata document form the database by sending pre defined SQL state
29. ete selected jabs Start selected jobs Overview harvest jobs last harvest Interval in check Source as URL Stylesheet ee E dar O al d url 12 12 2008 D P7D stage con terrafharvestharvest_ series xmil Delete selected registered jabs Create a new Harvest Job The user is able to create so called Harvest Jobs see Job Configuration The following parameters are to be stated for each job Source as URL In order to make use of the harvesting function it is first necessary to state the data source to be used as the basis of the harvesting job This data source should be a single XML based metadata file Stylesheet If the data source is not available in the required ISO format it is possible to select the necessary document from the list of pre configured stylesheets page 55 7 Recording and Publishing Interval State the time interval after which the data source harvesting process is to repeat This is the amount of time between successive queries The interval should be given in days E Mail Address By providing an e mail address an Administrator can keep informed as to the status of the harvesting processes Status messages include information on the success of a validation process and whether the respective data was successfully published in the catalogue To begin the harvesting process click on the button Start selected jobs An instance of the harvesting process is performed instan
30. formationssuchender lte Redakteur luser Personal Data Salutation O Mr O fire Save page 73 9 Administration Personal user data is for informational purposes only It plays no role either in the authorisation or in the authentication of a role It is the administrative information which is of relevance The user requires a user name and password for logging into the system these must be assigned by the system administrator In addition to this each user can be assigned a group and a minimum of 1 role The assignment of groups and roles is obligatory since this is the central linking mechanism between the users and their policies terraCatalog only permits the following user roles gt tc_Administrator gt tc Redakteur gt tc_Datenpfleger gt tc_Informationssuchender gt tc_Anonymus gt tc_ConnectorArcGIS Roles are assigned to a user by selecting a role in the Available User Rules field and clicking on Add Role The assignment can be checked by ascertaining that the role is listed in the Assigned user roles field Changing and Deleting User Names and Users By clicking on a registered user name in the user repository it is possible to display the respective user information The administrator can then perform changes by editing the input fields For instance he can assign a new password or add further policies by assigning an additional role The function Save Changes will cause all changed data to be st
31. gy B Society BE Geascientific Information BE Planning and Cadastre BE Elevation B Location BE Oceans BE Transportation BE Base Maps BE Utilities and Communication B Farming SE Boundaries ME Economy BE Inteligence and Military ME Structure At upper levels of the hierarchy it is possible to open up the themes directories If a topic directory or H document is selected by clicking on the title all the entries associated with or subordinate to this theme are displayed in a results list page 22 5 Searching for Georesources GEMET Browser The GEMET browser is used to perform searches based on INSPIRE annex themes or the GEMET thesaurus gt GEMET Browser Thesaurus ey at Search P 4 J INSPIRE themes ae Addresses ae Administrative units ae Agricuttural and aquacuture facilities gt g Area managementrestrictionrequiatian zones and reporting units ae Atmospheric conditions ae Bio geographical regions Buildings ae Cadastral parcels ae Coordinate reference systems ae Elevation ae Energy resources ae Environmental monitoring tacilities ae Geographical grid systems ae Geographical names ae Geology i Habitats and biotopes g Human health and safety ah Hydrography k Click on the INSPIRE Logo to request the INSPIRE themes A list theme list is then displayed Click on a theme to perform a search with the theme name as keyword Example if you wish to search for
32. ht 15019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra BRO Ubersicht 1 019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra BRO bersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 6 con terra WS World Map 15019139 1 0 lokal 3 con terra GmbH GEOcatalog 3 con terra BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 3 con terra GmbH GEQcatalog 3 con terra gmbh tZ 2 2 sdisuite integration 1 con terra BRO Ubersicht 15019139 1 0 lokal 1 Organisation Ranking sorted by frequency of hits Organisation Name Frequency con terra 43 con terra GmbH 6 con terra gmbh 1 3 page 62 8 Editing Search Criteria After selecting Search Criteria enter the time period for which you wish to create a statistical summary and then click send to create a statistics report gt Statistic report Show statistic report Choose statistic Statistics Search criteria Show a summary of applied search criteria which has been used ordered by frequency Send query page 63 8 Editing The table contains all the search terms entered within the defined period resulting in the querying of detailed metadata On the basis of this information you can optimise your existing metadata sets or new metadata entries Statistics Used search criteria actual query Rank Search criteria Service dataset Series application attributeTy pe model collectionHardware dime
33. ill have this function if they are not already in the list of distributed catalogues Click the button and the catalogue will be listed above page 26 5 Searching for Georesources Search Results in the Record List The results of a search query are displayed in a navigable result list A gt List of results Number of records 2239 123456 7 59 4 Back to query dataset State Owner O Digitale Topographische Karte 1 10 000 Vorl ufige Ausgabe 5239 NO Langenbernsdorf Lal ea El Os Die DTKLO V beinhaltet georeferenzierte Rasterdaten der gescannten Topographischen Karte 1 10 000 TK10 Sie ist in mehreren einzelnen Ebenen Einzellayer Folien die den Fortf hrungsoriginalen der TK10 entsprechen mit einer Aufl sung von 200 Linien cm dataset State Owner i Wanderkarten 1 25 000 WK 25 Blatt 17 Dahlener Heide SR amp WE Die WKZS bestehen auf der Grundlage der topographischen Karten 1 25 000 Sie enthalten Ea alle Informationen der topografischen Karten und verf gen zus tzlich ber Farb berdrucke zur Markierung der Wanderwege Freizeit und Touristikeinrichtungen und m l L DF toant aime denas Topographische Karte 1 10 000 5439 5W Neuensalz E amp A x m Topographische Karten sind ortsbeschreibende Landkarten die als unmittelbares Ergebnis nme der topographischen Landesaufnahme durch die obere Yermessungsverwaltung fl chendeckend f
34. ime related fp sec 7 391 Error Messages Close page 31 5 Searching for Georesources Save and Load Search Queries A logged in user can store an Extended Search query and open it again later for reuse Save a Query If you generate an extended search query and obtain at least one hit you can save this query Below the result list there is an input field insert a name to store the query and note the following conditions gt The name has to be unique gt Minimum name length is 3 characters gt Maximum name length is 15 characters gt Only alphanumeric characters are allowed gt Umlauts space characters and special characters are forbidden except for _ amp Cr List of Results 1 Number of Records 1 Back to Query service Protection Level Public U WMS World Map 15019139 1 0 lokal ag me Weltweite Daten World Map Web Map Service WEES 1 1 1 Save Query as Back to Query Open Delete a Stored Query My stored search queries If you already saved a query a list of all previously stored search queries will be available via the extended search form page 32 5 Searching for Georesources Select a query and open it to reopen your stored query settings in the extended search form Rerun the search parameters as they are or change the settings to begin searching You can also select or delete a stored search query O Extended search My stored search q
35. local Startpage Stop editing Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata In addition seven basic functions are made available above the tabulators la Publish Publish metadata You have completed the process of recording a metadata entry and wish to publish it in terraCatalog Select the protection level visibility status for publishing This function is also used for determining the validation state If the metadata entry is valid the Select Status dialogue is displayed Note if you have published a service and set the visibility status and the user rights for serviceMonitor you can link service metadata directly with the monitoring component In this case click on Monitor Gi Save local Save metadata locally in XML format This function is for exporting all the current entries from the user screen into an XML file which is then saved locally E Save template Save template Click on this icon to create or update a template The current status filling rate is adopted by the template The name of the template corresponds with the title of the metadata page 42 7 Recording and Publishing Note please do not use any special characters in template titles ja Save draft Save draft The current work status is saved as a draft This can be completed updated and published at a later date Note 1 it is not necessary for a draft to be valid but at least one metadata title needs to
36. logue with the visibility status public When using automatic harvesting transformations can be performed with stylesheets The function can be invoked in the menu under Publish gt Harvest Cr Harvest metadata Job configuration check Source as URL Stylesheet Interval in days All L 1 F Please select ae Please enter your e mail address After the harvest process you will receive an e mail about the harvest status E mail address Add job Delete selected jobs Starl selected jobs The following functions in terraCatalog are available gt Add job A new job is added to the current Job Configuration gt Delete selected jobs Highlighted jobs are removed gt Start selected jobs All those jobs selected will be validated and if they are compliant they will be imported gt Delete selected registered jobs Overview harvest jobs lists all registered jobs For each job the configuration parameters and status are stated Select one or more jobs enter your e mail address and click Delete selected registered jobs to remove these harvest jobs page 54 7 Recording and Publishing Job configuration check Source as URL Stylesheet Interval in days all O 1 F http fsdi stage con terraharvestharvest_ series xml Please select wt Please enter your e mail address After the harvest process you will receive an e mail about the harvest status E mail address conterra conterra de Add job Del
37. ments The user completes such statements by entering the remained WHERE clause in the text field This technique can result in the following exports for example gt All metadata no WHERE clause gt All services type service gt All metadata of owner Administrator owner 1 gt All metadata of group Administrators ownergroup 1 gt All metadata of Web Map Services servicetype WMS gt All metadata including the keyword hydro case insensitive idmd in select id mdkw from tc kw where lower subject like lt shydro gt All metadata modified after 2010 01 01 Oracle modified gt TO DATE 00000001012010 SS MI HH24 DD MM YYYY gt All metadata modified after 2010 01 01 PostgreSQL modified gt DATE 2010 01 on gt Full text search for mountain Oracle CONTAINS profilefull FUZZY mountain 60 100 WEIGHT 1 gt 0 gt Full text search for mountain PostgreSQL to tsvector german profilefull to tsquery german mountain This list of possible exports can get any number You have the define the specific WHERE clause only Database filter Export user information a Count only hits 15 have been found page 69 9 Administration Input the WHERE clause into the text field Then click Run export to start Note if you do not enter a WHERE condition all the metadata will be exported Click Export user information to export all us
38. mplete gt Determine a resource type application dataset service or other gt Perform a search against external catalogues page 5 3 Running terraCatalog gt Apply a map based spatial filter to be applied in the search for georesources default no spatial restriction OOD sdi suite terraCatalog con terra Subscribe GeoRSS Help Reset gt Search simple search Ray Fx Simple search A 4 Extended search What do you want to search gt Categories application dataset other service 7 distributed gt GEMET Browser Settings Start query Maps Your Account q b Username Administrator Password gt Register Requesting Formatted Metadata Documents terraCatalog 3 0 enables requesting formatted metadata documents via URL and presents as HTML like metadata details The URL structure is http lt HOST gt lt PORT gt terraCatalog Query ShowCSWinfo do fileldentifier lt FILE_ID gt Parameters gt HOST server host of terraCatalog gt PORT port of terraCatalog gt FILE_ID ID of the metadata document shown in detail metadata tab Metadata gt dentificator page 6 e sdi suite terraCatalog 4 Role based Authorisation Concept Registered terraCatalog users can benefit from an extended range of functions once they have authenticated themselves The extended functions are bound to roles and the particular policies associated with th
39. n Important note searches must always be with keywords or at least one wildcard page 35 eo sdi suite terraCatalog 6 Maps Maps t Favourites rk Start mapClient terraCatalog uses the con terra sdi suite mapClient web mapping application You can run mapClient as a service visualisation application however it is also possible to open it with pre defined map views and service combinations Favourites gt Favourite By clicking in the map section a new browser window shows the map in sdi suite mapClient Deutschland Minster page 36 e sdi suite terraCatalog 7 Recording and Publishing The SmartEditor is used for recording and managing metadata Every metadata set Is assigned a visibility status for defining reading and writing authorisations The available statuses are as follows gt Public can be searched and read by all users including guests gt Group can be read by all members of a group the group owner and senior users of the group have editing rights gt Owner reading and editing rights are available to the owner and the terraCatalog administrator The Harvest function permits users with Administrator rights to create so called harvesting jobs which transfer metadata documents from a web directory into the terraCatalog metadatabase at pre defined intervals In addition they have a powerful import function at their disposal Publish gt Metadata Import I
40. n it is possible to save interim work states Click on Create Draft to generate a new draft It is at least necessary to enter a metadata title but the metadata document does not have to be valid A draft is only visible to the person who created it the owner and can be reused completed and published at a later date page 40 7 Recording and Publishing Create Service Metadata GetCapabilities Query Using smartEditor it is a simple matter to record service metadata of a WMS WFS or ArcIMS services New document Local file Template Draft Service Start with a service Enter the base URL of the service to start the session Type of service Start edit session For web map services ArcIMS image services and web feature services metadata entries can be automatically derived from the service description capabilities document and transferred into the recording environment Enter the URL of the service and if using ArcIMS also state the name of the service New document Local file Template Draft Service Start with a service Enter the base URL of the service to start the session URL Lo O Type of service ESAI ArclMS iw Start edit session page 41 7 Recording and Publishing Inputting Metadata Elements After SmartEditor has been opened it is possible to begin entering the metadata into the user screen The metadata elements have a similar structure to the detailed metadata view al Publish e Save
41. nsionGroup wo Oo aH me Oo w ww eH collectionsession H featureType feature gt Mr fieldSession tile software HH H E w m N n neon are Report Functions Frequency 4649 aa 209 171 115 113 111 111 al 110 109 109 109 105 10A terraCatalog records all metadata entries and as Redakteur or Administrator you also have access to them in the form of metadatabase reports There are two types of report that can be obtained gt Metadata Enabling Status What proportions of the metadata have each of the protection levels Public Group and Owner gt Catalogue Refill Grade Which metadata elements are defined and with what frequencies page 64 8 Editing The aim of these reports is to allow users to optimise both their metadata creation and the nature of their queries and hits gt Report Show metadatabase report Choose report Choose report Choose report Metadata enabling status Catalogue refill grade Metadata Enabling Status This report shows the distribution of the protection levels throughout the entire stock of metadata in and also indicates the number of metadata entries for each visibility level gt Report Show metadatabase report Choose report Metadata enabling status 4 Start report Metadata enabling status 16 Metadata are found Attribute Yalue Public 17 E Group 0 0 0 CUA ET Te 1 5 56 federated 0 10 0 In addi
42. or examination gt Ranking of Hits what metadata documents are requested and how often gt Search Criteria which keywords are used in search queries and with what frequencies gt Statistic report Show statistic report Choose statistic Choose statistic Choose statistic Ranking of hits Search criteria The aim of these statistics is to allow users to optimise both their metadata management and the nature of their queries and hits Each instance of accessing the detailed metadata of a metadata entry is registered in the statistics Ranking of Hits After selecting Ranking of Hits enter the time period for which you wish to create a Statistical summary and then click send to create a statistics report page 61 gt Statistic report Show statistic report Choose statistic Ranking of hts Statistics Ranking of hits Show a summary of documents which metadata detail have been requested betore W the 18 December 2008 v ordered by frequency Send query The statistics table which is then displayed shows how frequently the detailed metadata 8 Editing from entries in terraCatalog are queried The table also shows which organisations are among the most commonly queried data services and applications Statistics Queries for Datasets wo oO Ss om oh hm oe MH O Rank 1 2 Frequency Rank Tithe of Dataset Organisation Name con terra BRO bersic
43. or harvesting exporting metadata and registering external catalogues In general gt read and write access for all metadata in terraCatalog terraCatalog Connector for ArcGIS optional product feature Each of the aforementioned roles can be assigned the role ArcGIS Connector This makes it possible to additionally equip data and service metadata entries with the necessary information to allow them to be queried directly in ArcGIS This additional feature of terraCatalog is particularly beneficial whenever central data accessing is possible User Manager The roles of Group Administrator and Administrator for the User Manager can also be assigned these are regarded as complementing the central terraCatalog roles gt Group Administrator has access to the user manager but with restricted visibility i e he sees only the members of his group can create new user accounts for his group and assign roles accordingly page 9 4 Role based Authorisation Concept gt Administrator user manager has access to the entire user manager i e he can create new groups display all registered users and generate new user accounts for all groups accordingly Groups Each registered user is assigned at least one role as well as exactly one group It is possible to define groups as company internal or departmental for instance but other groupings are also possible The Administrator is able to create and assign groups however h
44. ored page 4 9 Administration If you wish to delete a user from the system select the name of the user and delete it The user will be removed completely from the user management environment and will no longer be a registered user of the system Special cases and restrictions regarding users gt The user currently logged on cannot delete himself gt Users logged on as Administrator or guest cannot be deleted gt A user is member of only one group Setting Up User Groups User groups allow users to be grouped in a logical structure In the current version It is not possible to assign rights to user groups The assignment of rights is exclusively performed by assigning roles to users A new user group is created by clicking on the Groups node in the user repository This opens a dialogue in which the name of the new user group can be entered along with a commentary for describing the user group Save the entries to create a new group User Management Fol User repository New group Fla Groups of Administrator Group information Comment H E Roles H Users A user group can be changed or deleted in the same way that users are changed or deleted Once terraCatalog has been installed the following user groups are first of all available gt Administrator page 75 9 Administration gt Guest Special cases and restrictions regarding user groups gt Groups can only be deleted when no more use
45. p s An XSLT file only needs to be entered if the metadata sets contained in the zip file do not conform with ISO standards 19115 or19119 CS W 2 0 ISO 19115 19119 Profile Select the stylesheet from the list this will transform the metadata documents contained in the zip file in a manner which is compliant with ISO standards The transformation is conducted on the server as part of the import process The current default setting is to provide a stylesheet for transforming an ESRI metadata format to ISO Please note however that ESRI offers several different metadata formats and that this stylesheet can only be used with one format E Mail Address Enter an e mail address to which messages regarding the progress of the current import process will be sent These mails contain information as to whether the validation transformation process has been completed successfully and the data has been successfully published in the catalogue page 53 7 Recording and Publishing Harvesting Metadata Documents The metadata harvesting function resource harvesting adds the ability to conduct the recording of metadata documents in an automatic process when importing metadata in compliance with the CSW 2 0 ISO 19115 19119 profile schema At regular intervals predefined data sources are checked and uploaded generally by way of metadata documents that are accessible by http and validated If successful the data is then published in the cata
46. r federated catalouge By clicking you can access the detailed metadata description of the catalouge entry Choose a catalouge from the list and click Select page 80 gt Manage federated catalogues Edit federate catalogue Name URL Protocol Caching Profile Adaptor Timeout Status Responsible person E mail CS W metadata set indicates a required field sdi suite Demo Portal_update http werw sdisufte de soapServices CSW Startup soap POST ves No welt Please select 30001 inactive w d15ad964 4 5t 491 1 af42 ee5c Set fc 9b Save properties 9 Administration Essential properties e g URL are derived directly from the metadata Via E the connection to the catalouge can be tested The following parameters must be indicated for a distributed search Name of federated catalogue This name is displayed in the hit list of metadata entries from the respective external catalogue The name also appears in the performance display URL Enter the URL address of the federated catalogue Caching Select whether or not the metadata is to be subjected to caching i e whether it is to be page 81 9 Administration deposited in a database or called up when queried Caching Interval in days If the metadata in a catalogue is to be stored in a cache indicate here the frequency with which a new cache should be made of the metadata in the federated catalogue
47. rs are assigned to them If an attempt is made to delete a group for which users still exist a message is displayed showing which users are still members of the group Roles in terraCatalog terraCatalog provides six fixed pre defined roles gt tc_Administrator gt tc_Redakteur gt tc_Datenpfleger gt tc_Informationssuchender gt tc_Anonymus gt tc_ConnectorArcGIS These role names are protected and can not be changed or deleted in the Administrator environment It is not permitted to attempt to perform changes to role names in the user database directly via the database management system page 76 9 Administration User Management EJ User repository New role E Groups ae eee eee Role information m sM_Administrator sM_GroupAdministrator Standard m tc_ Administrator tc_Anonymus a tc_Connector rcGls a tc_Datenpfleger Et Informationssuchender D Bite Redakteur H E Users The role tc_Anonymus is automatically assigned to a non logged on terraCatalog user This means that all users are initially assigned this role after invoking terraCatalog in their web browser Only by then logging on as a registered user will extended policies become available via the new roles The concept of roles can be expanded using tc_ConnectorArcGIS The optional product feature terraCatalog Connector for ArcGIS makes it possible for users to save a csd file for data and services saved accordingly to allow them to be op
48. s An input field with the name of the search appears below the hit list gt Extended search How do you want to search F distributed Categorisation Type Select topic category Service type application biota ESRI ArcGlS Geocoding Service attribute Type boundaries ESAI ArcGIS Geodata Service collectionHardware climatologyM eteoroloqy tmosphe ESAI ArcGIS Geoprocessing Ser collectons ession economy ESAI Arcal5 Globe Service dataset elevation ESRI ArcGlS Mapping Service Keyword Limited access Access conditions Description Title Abstract Organisation name Language Resource Lineage Place I Time extent Resource from E select date type select operator we E Metadata Language Metadata Point of contact Last update Start query The following options are given How do you want to search 7 distributed External Query How do you want to search The external query option enables the search to be extended to include external metadata catalogues The federated catalogue services to be page 18 5 Searching for Georesources included can be selected see Search gt Settings If any metadata sets are found in an external catalogue the name of the catalogue will be indicated in the results list Categorisation Type Select topic category Service type application attribute Type boundaries collectionHardyyare climatology Meteorology Atmosph
49. s can also be used Note The search distinguishes between upper and lower case letters The following examples illustrate the options available Theme Federal States Bundesl nder gt Input comprises beginning of a word Sa o Output comprises all states beginning with Sa o Note A case sensitive search is in use gt Input comprises part of a word ach o Output comprises all states that contain the letter combination ach o Note The wildcard is mandatory page 16 5 Searching for Georesources x q Niedersachsen b Bremen Dalma nhorst b Fa Geographical names a Enter a search term options lt Searching for select a type Gefundene Treffer 1 Germany Baden W rttemberg 2 Germany Bayern 3 Germany Berlin 4 Germany Brandenburg 5 Germany Bremen a 6 Germany Hamburg Germany Hessen 5 Germany Mecklenburg Vorpommern m nern see hlaha tata H alae a Start the Gazetteer search the results of the search are displayed in a list Select a displayed result numbered consecutively the map zooms to the extent of the chosen result and the coordinates are used in the spatial filter blue rectangle The object itself is highlighted in red onin the map page 17 5 Searching for Georesources Extended Search With an extended search you can refine specific search criteria If you are logged in you can also save your extended search settings and reuse them My stored search querie
50. s in the Record List Navigate in the Record List Save and Load Search Queries OpenSearch sdi suite terraCatalog 10 11 11 13 18 22 23 25 27 30 32 35 page ili 6 Maps 7 Recording and Publishing Issuing a Protection Level SmartEditor Harvesting Metadata Documents Recording Templates 8 Editing Metadata permission Statistical Functions Report Functions 9 Administration Export Metadata User Management Setting Up Access to External Catalogues Content 36 3 7 37 37 54 5 59 59 61 64 68 68 72 78 page iv eo sdi suite terraCatalog 1 Introduction terraCatalog is a powerful and scalable metadata management system based on open standards enabling the capture and serving of metadata for geo resources As an easy to use search engine on the Intranet and Internet terraCatalog enables quick access to distributed geographic information resources within public or enterprise wide spatial data infrastructures terraCatalog supports the search for and maintenance of metadata via intuitive web in terfaces As well as making locally stored and managed metadata available to users via standardised interfaces terraCatalog s broker function enables it to integrate external catalogues and data sources in its search for metadata distributed searching and har vesting The system implements the OGC CSW 2 0 2 interface as well as the ISO Metada ta Application Profile V1 0
51. sdi suite I BR nee oes ae E ai ee eee User Guide Version 3 1 con terra Copyright 2011 Warranty Disclaimer Published by sdi suite The lawful acquisition of the sdi suite software products and their associated handbooks entitles the licence holder to use the products in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence Any duplication resale or use of either the software or this handbook in a manner that does not comply with the terms and conditions of the licence is strictly forbidden and may result in criminal proceedings Although this handbook has been produced with all due care errors in detail cannot be excluded con terra GmbH shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for any damage occurring as a result of using either this handbook or the associated software con terra Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Informationstechnologie mbH Martin Luther King Weg 24 48155 Munster Tel 49 0 251 74745 0 Fax 49 0 251 74745 2111 conterra conterra de www conterra de 3 con terra Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 What Is Metadata 3 Running terraCatalog Requesting Formatted Metadata Documents 4 Roll based Authorisation Concept Registration Logging On Roles Groups 5 Searching for Georesources Simple Search Using the Map Component for defining a Spatial Search Extended Search Categories Browse by Theme GEMET Browser Common Settings for Searches Search Result
52. search application dataset other Service C distributed Lita gui These parameters can be specified application y dataset fy other y service Select the Type of the Geo resource Indicates the type of the geo resource which will be searched for i e datasets services applications and or other resource types distributed Searching Using external Catalogue Services In addition to searching in the local terraCatalog metadata database the user can also search for metadata in remote catalogue services The terraCatalog administrator will have defined which external metadata catalogues are made available to users to choose from To select the external catalogues to be used see Search gt Settings Metadata sets from other catalogues are indicated in the hit list ta Inputting a Search Term A text input field is provided for inputting search terms either individually or in combinations The following rules should be noted gt The simple search makes no distinction between upper and lower case letters not case sensitive gt Combined terms must always be enclosed in inverted commas con terra page 12 5 Searching for Georesources gt The use of wildcards for indeterminate characters e g land North use is allowed gt The use of wildcards for single characters is allowed e g Lond n gt Characters like or as part of the search term have to be prefixed by an exclamation mark to
53. select a GEMET keyword and press Search The search compares the keywords of all metadata containing the specified term When the search is complete a hit list is displayed Common Settings for Searches If you would like to sort the hits of a search by date or title you can decide which order you prefer see Search gt Settings Search settings Sort hits by Please choose w Dateldescending Titlefascending Titlefdescending You can also choose which federated catalogues are used when activating the distributed query page 25 5 Searching for Georesources Used distributed catalogues BKG Metacatenkatalog DemaPortal EUMETSAT Collection Catalogue GEOcatal JRE er w Eu Add distributed catalogues List all catalogues Add by category gt List of results A Number of records z4 1 2 3 H ull service Protection Level Public i ArcIMS 9 2 CSW ArcIMS 9 2 CSW CSW 2 05 service Protection Level Public U BEG Metadatenkatalog BEG Metadatenkatalog csw 2 0 service Protection Level Public lt Get all catalogue services listed or browse for catalogues by category theme These functions are given for the catalogue search hits L Show Detail Information See the detailed information for a catalogue service The details can also be printed out aii Add Federated Catalogue Registered catalogues that can be included in distributed queries w
54. sheet from the list to transform the metadata into ISO compliant metadata page 38 7 Recording and Publishing New document Local file Template Draft Service Start with a local file Enter the path to a local 150 19139 XML file to start the session son Brose Stylesheet optional Start edit session If the XML file is an ISO compliant metadata document no stylesheet is required Use a Template to Create a Document It is possible to create and save metadata templates XML files for use with the SmartEditor All templates that are available for use will be displayed in a list highlight a required template to open it with the SmartEditor or if required to delete it New document Local file Template Draft Service Start with a template Please choose 4 template from the list below to start the session Select Schablone Schablone Select a template from the list to open the editor or highlight a template and delete it page 39 7 Recording and Publishing Note new templates are created in the editor environment Run SmartEditor and enter all the parameters for the template Then select Create Template The title of the metadata is used as the name of the template Tip templates have the advantage that input values can be pre defined which means that you can suggest values such as contact data This minimises the work involved in collecting metadata Opening Drafts When performing an editing sessio
55. splayed in the hit list with which the application can be opened directly in a new browser window page 48 7 Recording and Publishing Service operations ee 1 2 3 Operation name URL Platform GetCapabilities http intergeo sdiguite de 80 wmsconnectorgdi brd Coupled resource AA P i Operation name Identifier Layer name Feature type GetCapabilities urrnioge dek crs EPSG Bundeslanded Recording Service Metadata Note that the user screens for recording service metadata have fewer parameters However they also have a number of additional metadata elements The metadata elements in the thematic and hierarchical categorisation of the service do not have a thematic category However they additionally display the following elements Service Type Select the service type for the resource from the list For example the following service types are e OGC Web Map Service WMS Version 1 0 0 1 1 1 or 1 3 0 o GetCapabilties e OGC Web Feature Service WFS Version 1 0 0 1 1 0 o GetCapabilties e OGC Web Catalog Service CSW Version 2 0 2 0 1 or 2 0 2 o GetCapabilties e ESRI ArcIMS ARCIMS Version 9 1 9 2 or 9 3 o GET_SERVICE_INFO e ESRI ArcGIS Geocoding Service AGIS_GEOCODE o GetDocumentlInfo e ESRI ArcGIS Mapping Service AGIS_MAPPING Version 9 3 or 9 3 1 o GetDocumentinfo page 49 7 Recording and Publishing e ESRI ArcGIS Mobile Service AGIS MOBILE o GetDocumentlInfo e ESRI ArcG
56. sponsible party ee De Digitale Topographische Karte 1 10 000 Yorl ufige Ausgabe 5547 SW Johanngeorgenstadt Fo2Ze7142 14a12 4107 83515 d734a567clce De Digitale Topographische Karte 1 10 000 Yorl ufige Ausgabe 5239 NO Langenbernsdort OeelbcS4 1bc3 4dcb ba 4e39fc53d938 Topographische Karte 1 25 000 4847 Coswig ESF Feceaa95 456b d4o4 9b05 7Ob4ectecs0c EEE Topographische Karte 1 100 000 C4754 Niesky 57505039 dadd dele 3813 4f3111c09fcc mer Digitale Topographische Karte 1 10 000 Yorl ufige Ausgabe 5049 SW M glitztal Character set F 767b15b5 24c8 4b7e 9154 7816ad6a75c4 wt start search Language P Hi gt The corresponding icon referring to a dataset or data series which then contains child entries will be created and assigned automatically gt To define a geodata link for Connector for ArcGIS Under Access gt Geodata link a format can be selected from a list All entries have then to be made for the format Path entries should be absolute e g C WtmpWdataWbeispiel shp alternatively UNC paths such as WWserverdataibeispiel shp are also permitted Once the entries are complete and correct the icon is displayed in the hit list provided the user possesses the relevant rights Tips for Service Description gt To provide direct access from the hit list under Access gt Online Resource enter the URL of the application together with the Information function An icon is then di
57. ssuing a Protection Level When compiling or importing a metadata set a visibility status must always be given This describes the protection level of the metadata set gt Who is permitted to find this metadata set reading rights gt Who is permitted to edit or delete the metadata set editing rights The three basic statuses public in the group and owner are described above SmartEditor SmartEditor is a web editor used for creating required core elements ISO19115 ISO19119 core and optional elements It integrates the INSPIRE metadata publication queryables for services and data The elements of the SmartEditor are shown in the detailed metadata view page 37 7 Recording and Publishing Create New Document Use the New Document function to open a new metadata document It is possible to create metadata entries for datasets series services applications and other resource types The available functions in the editor very depending on the choice of resource New document Local file Template Draft Service Start with a new document Please choose the resource type you want to describe application attribute T ype collectianH ardware collecthonSession dataset Start edit session Edit Local File It is possible to open a previously created metadata document with the SmartEditor and to continue editing it Select the locally available XML file and start the editor If necessary you can use a style
58. templates for contact data or spatial extents must be unambiguous Load Template If an existing template needs to be edited select it from the template list Template Title and load it into the relevant space in the form gt Templates Spatial extent Template title MR Load template Template informations Template title West bound longitude 180 00 East bound longitude South bound latitude 90 00 North bound latitude g0 p Save template Delete template co a o 5 You can now update any fields that are not greyed out When you have finished making changes these must either be saved or the opened template must be removed from the selection list page 58 eo sdi suite terraCatalog 8 Editing Metadata permission As a user with any of the roles Datenpfleger Redakteur or Administrator you are able to search metadata that is already integrated in the catalogue and subsequently provided you have editing rights edit or delete it in the hit list However all the metadata to which you have reading rights is displayed in the hit list and only those items for which you have editing rights will have the Edit Delete and Change Owner icons If there is a large number of hits the list can become unwieldy For this reason you can use the metadata authorisation to search only for metadata for which you have editing rights To search for a particular type of resource you can use keywords or
59. tion based on user roles and metadata states Extensive statistics and reporting functions Optional integration of ArcMap and numerous web mapping clients Connection to and invoking of WSS protected services Quality tested against GDI DE Test Environment 2 0 Support for ISO 19139 v1 0 XML encoding of ISO 19115 19119 Documented Client Catalog API News functionality using GeoRSS feeds page 2 e sdi suite terraCatalog 2 What Is Metadata Metadata is the key to spatial data and geoservices The increasing variety and volume of geoinformation made available from both public and private service providers has made it necessary to find a way of finding and using the information required to solve a problem in a simple a manner as possible This applies in particular to the increasing amounts of spatial data and geoservices provided in spatial data infrastructures Typical questions facing the user may be for instance Who has what data available and in what quality or Where can I find a service that is suitable for my requirements The purpose of metadata is to make it possible to describe geoinformation resources data services and applications in a structured form and through this to make information available to users regarding the content availability and quality Metadata comes into play whenever relevant resources are searched for discovery A test can be made to ascertain whether the resource can actually
60. tion to the standard enabling statuses the table also shows how many metadata entries from external catalogues are included and cached in the catalogue federated page 65 page 66 8 Editing Catalogue Refill Grade All the metadata elements as per ISO 19115 and 19119 that are contained in the terraCatalog data entries are listed The refill grade of these elements is displayed in this shows the frequency with which a particular metadata element is stated in the entries Report Show metadatabase report Choose report gt Catalogue refill grade v Start report Catalogue refill grade 18 Metadata are found Attribute appSchInfo asGraFile asAscil asSwDevFile asSwDevFiFt mdchar rpCntInfo cntAddress cntInstr entHours cntOnlineRes cntPhone rpIndName i Yalue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 oe 17 94 44 alee 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ty i 94 44 17 94 44 Path MD_Metadata applicationschemalnfo MD_Metadata applicationschemalnfo MD_Applicationschemalnformation graphicsFile MD_Metadata applicationSschemalnfo MD_ApplicationSchemalnformation schema scii MD_Metadata applicationSschemalnfo MD_Applicationschemalnformation softwareDevelopmentfFile MD_Metadata applicationSchemalnfo MD_Applicationschemalnformation softwareDevelopmentfileFormat MD_Metadata characterSet MD_Metadata contact CI_R
61. tly and the process is repeated at the defined intervals Tip instead of entering individual XML files it is also possible to use a so called bulk file mls This comprises a bundle of different XML files Example lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTE 8 7 gt lt MetadataListing baseUrl http localhost 8080 collection gt lt MD Entry gt 04 ESRI data xml lt MD Entry gt lt MD Entry gt 05 ESRI data xml lt MD Entry gt lt MD Entry gt 06 ESRI data xml lt MD Entry gt lt MetadataListing gt page 56 Recording Templates 7 Recording and Publishing As a registered user i e a user with any of the following roles Datenpfleger Redakteur or Administrator you are able to record templates of contact data and spatial extents and to use this data repeatedly when recording metadata with SmartEditor A template can be seen and used by all users with write access gt Templates Spatial Extent Template Title Christophuhlenkuken Frank Bosch Susannehademacher Load Template Template Information Template Title Individual Name Organisation Name Position Role Delivery Point Postal Code City Administrative Area Country Voice Facsimile e mail address 1111 o o mn Save Template page 5 7 Recording and Publishing Create Contact or Spatial Extent The completed Template Information form is stored under the name of the template It should be noted that the titles of the
62. ueries Choose query w Load query Delete query Choose query dataset series services Whi gt Extended search My stored search queries Load query Delete query How do you want to search F distributed Categorisation Type Select topic category Service type biota OGC Web Catalog Service boundaries UGC Web Coverage Service model nonGeographicD ataset property T ppe climatologyM eteorologyAtmosphe UGC Web Feature Service TETES economy elevation wale OGC keyword Limited access Access conditions Description Title Abstract Organisation name Language Resource Lineage Place Time extent Resource from E select date type select operator w C E Metadata Language Metadata Point of contact Last update Stark query page 33 5 Searching for Georesources page 34 5 Searching for Georesources OpenSearch To search using OpenSearch in terraCatalog add terraCatalog to the list of possible searches here Add terraCatalog search for geospatial resources while the terraCatalog client is open You will then be able to select terraCatalog from the list and search it directly at any time ae EN 7 7 Hr terraCatalog AP soogle 377 Yahoo a Amazon de apClient 2 3 1 cont tt secma eb eBay ME LEO Eng Deu W wikipedia de Hf terraCatalog a terraCatalog search for geospatial resources hinzuf gen Suchmaschinen verwalte
63. y Metadata Record the distribution information for the resource Quality Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Record quality information for the resource page 46 7 Recording and Publishing Metadata Description Categorization Access Distribution Quality Metadata Record the descriptive information for this metadata entry Tips for Publishing Datasets gt To link a dataset with a service enter a value under Description gt Identifier gt Code This is a free text entry we recommend using the metadata set identifier of the dataset Identifier oe l Code Namespace Yersion gt The metadata elements for the dataset are completed now subsequent settings are made in the service metadata gt To link a dataset with a parent dataset or parent dataset series click on the tool icon as shown in the screenshot below to open a search window in which you can initiate a search for parent metadata entries The titles of the entries and metadata set identifiers are displayed Click on the metadata set identifier to select an entry The ID is adopted and the connection will be active following publication page 47 7 Recording and Publishing Parent identifier 2 Search identifier In this dialog you can search for parent identifiers Enter an appropriate search term along with a Date Stamp an maximum number of possible hits and press the search button Start search Max records Re

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