Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet
Internet provides a convenient environment to share geographic information. Web GIS (Geographic Information System) even provides users a direct access environment to geographic databases through Internet. However, the complexity of geographic data makes it difficult for users to understand the real...
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doaj-27bf23411291439f829b6f790bcfc1342021-02-02T06:45:23ZengNational Taiwan UniversityJournal of Library and Information Studies1606-75091606-75091999-12-01147192Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on InternetChih-Hong Sun0Shyang-Woei Lin1Han-Wen Shaw2Department of Geography, National Taiwan UniversityDepartment of Geography, National Taiwan UniversityNational Science and Technology Program for Hazard MitigationInternet provides a convenient environment to share geographic information. Web GIS (Geographic Information System) even provides users a direct access environment to geographic databases through Internet. However, the complexity of geographic data makes it difficult for users to understand the real content and the limitation of geographic information. In some cases, users may misuse the geographic data and make wrong decisions. Meanwhile, geographic data are distributed across various government agencies, academic institutes, and private organizations, which make it even more difficult for users to fully understand the content of these complex data. To overcome these difficulties, this research uses metadata as a guiding mechanism for users to fully understand the content and the limitation of geographic data. We introduce three metadata standards commonly used for geographic data and metadata authoring tools available in the US. We also review the current development of geographic metadata standard in Taiwan. Two metadata authoring tools are developed in this research, which will enable users to build their own geographic metadata easily. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)https://jlis.lis.ntu.edu.tw/files/journal/j14-4.pdfmetadatagis(geographic information system)internetcsdgm(content standards for digital geospatial metadata) |
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Chih-Hong Sun Shyang-Woei Lin Han-Wen Shaw |
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Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet |
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Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet |
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Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet |
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Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet |
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Using Metadata to Build Geographic Information Sharing Environment on Internet |
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using metadata to build geographic information sharing environment on internet |
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National Taiwan University |
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Journal of Library and Information Studies |
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1606-7509 1606-7509 |
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1999-12-01 |
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Internet provides a convenient environment to share geographic information. Web GIS (Geographic Information System) even provides users a direct access environment to geographic databases through Internet. However, the complexity of geographic data makes it difficult for users to understand the real content and the limitation of geographic information. In some cases, users may misuse the geographic data and make wrong decisions. Meanwhile, geographic data are distributed across various government agencies, academic institutes, and private organizations, which make it even more difficult for users to fully understand the content of these complex data. To overcome these difficulties, this research uses metadata as a guiding mechanism for users to fully understand the content and the limitation of geographic data. We introduce three metadata standards commonly used for geographic data and metadata authoring tools available in the US. We also review the current development of geographic metadata standard in Taiwan. Two metadata authoring tools are developed in this research, which will enable users to build their own geographic metadata easily. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract) |
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metadata gis(geographic information system) internet csdgm(content standards for digital geospatial metadata) |
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