A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata
Metadata have long been recognised as crucial to geospatial asset management and discovery, and yet undertaking their creation remains an unenviable task often to be avoided. This paper proposes a practical approach designed to address such concerns, decomposing various data creation, management, up...
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doaj-4ee532f265a54742b8d2b2d562a9b0122020-11-24T22:23:10ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032009-11-0111284610.3390/fi1010028A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset MetadataRobert I. DunfeyBruce M. GittingsJames K. BatchellerMetadata have long been recognised as crucial to geospatial asset management and discovery, and yet undertaking their creation remains an unenviable task often to be avoided. This paper proposes a practical approach designed to address such concerns, decomposing various data creation, management, update and documentation process steps that are subsequently leveraged to contribute towards metadata record completion. Using a customised utility embedded within a common GIS application, metadata elements are computationally derived from an imposed feature metadata standard, dataset geometry, an integrated storage protocol and pre-prepared content, and instantiated within a common geospatial discovery convention. Yielding 27 out of a 32 total metadata elements (or 15 out of 17 mandatory elements) the approach demonstrably lessens the burden of metadata authorship. It also encourages improved geospatial asset management whilst outlining core requisites for developing a more open metadata strategy not bound to any particular application domain. http://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/1/1/28/geospatial metadatametadata automationdata documentationdiscovery metadatafeature metadata |
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A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata |
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A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata |
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A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata |
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A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata |
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A Method for Automating Geospatial Dataset Metadata |
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method for automating geospatial dataset metadata |
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MDPI AG |
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Future Internet |
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1999-5903 |
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2009-11-01 |
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Metadata have long been recognised as crucial to geospatial asset management and discovery, and yet undertaking their creation remains an unenviable task often to be avoided. This paper proposes a practical approach designed to address such concerns, decomposing various data creation, management, update and documentation process steps that are subsequently leveraged to contribute towards metadata record completion. Using a customised utility embedded within a common GIS application, metadata elements are computationally derived from an imposed feature metadata standard, dataset geometry, an integrated storage protocol and pre-prepared content, and instantiated within a common geospatial discovery convention. Yielding 27 out of a 32 total metadata elements (or 15 out of 17 mandatory elements) the approach demonstrably lessens the burden of metadata authorship. It also encourages improved geospatial asset management whilst outlining core requisites for developing a more open metadata strategy not bound to any particular application domain. |
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geospatial metadata metadata automation data documentation discovery metadata feature metadata |
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