Exactly as you describe, I'm going to give GeoNetwork a try for this. I'm sure I'll be over on the GN list once I get going. I'm actually running an old version of GN for another application that hasn't needed CSW or interaction with W*S services. Thanks.
- John *********************************************** John Callahan, Research Scientist Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu ************************************************* On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:53 PM, heikki <tropic...@gmail.com> wrote: > dear John, > > GeoNetwork can do exactly that : it can generate metadata about a W*S > service and its layers. Just configure it with the correct URL etc. to > "harvest" and your metadata gets generated, with thumbnail previews if you > like. > > Anything against using GeoNetwork for this ? You can just use it to create > your metadata in this way and have it served as a CSW server. Nobody > requires you to use the metadata editor, etc -- those parts will just sit > there and when left alone have no impact on how heavy the application runs. > > Maybe you should cross-post to the GeoNetwork list if you have more > questions about this ? > > Kind regards > Heikki Doeleman > > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 7:33 PM, John Callahan <john.calla...@udel.edu>wrote: > >> Thanks Bob. I do know of GeoMoose and like what it can do. However, in >> this case I'm not looking for a map-based interface but rather a catalog of >> my existing services. Something that can read the GetCap information for >> each service and make that available to a CSW client and/or through a web >> interface listing. >> >> - John >> >> *********************************************** >> John Callahan, Research Scientist >> Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware >> URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu >> ************************************************* >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Bob Basques <bob.basq...@ci.stpaul.mn.us >> > wrote: >> >>> John, >>> >>> GeoMoose operates against data sources similarly to your descriptions. >>> Each data source has it's own MapFile control for the MapServer engine, and >>> you can also let GeoMoose access the WMS services directly if you wish. >>> This makes the addition of new layers very easy in the configuration of the >>> GeoMoose catalog (MAPBOOK) >>> >>> bobb >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> John Callahan <john.calla...@udel.edu> wrote: >>> >>> I have about 15 or so OGC services running with MapServer, mostly WMS but >>> a few WFS and hopefully some WCS in the future. I'd like to have an easy way >>> for users to browse through my services. Of course, I can manually create a >>> web page listing my services but there should be something better. A CSW >>> catalog would be nice as traditional desktop GIS users can easily >>> browse/search and add my services directly to their GIS. It'd also be great >>> if my services could be harvested by other catalogs. >>> >>> >>> Does anyone know of a way to run a CSW-compliant app by simply adding >>> existing etCapability URLs? I know about GeoNetwork but it doesn't seem like >>> I need the full GUI or multi-user editor as it's only me (plus I'd rather >>> not have to manually create/maintain records for each service as I think I'd >>> have to with GN.) Does anyone know if MapServer can perform like a CSW, >>> perhaps by pointing to local map files? >>> >>> >>> In the end, I'm looking for a way to easily maintain a catalog of OGC >>> services through integrating existing services as much as possible. Thanks >>> for any guidance. >>> >>> >>> - John >>> >>> >>> *********************************************** >>> John Callahan, Research Scientist >>> Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware >>> URL: http://www.dgs.udel.edu >>> ************************************************* >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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