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 GetCapabilities, Z39.50, WebDav, ArcSDE, Thredds, OGC WFS Features, OAI-PMH)
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
OAI-PMH
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: 2.6.4

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

API Interfaces: Java

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

Quickstart¶

Quickstart documentation