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Clearinghouse Telecon

Clearinghouse Telecon. November 16, 2000. Emily Binnian, AGDC binnian@usgs.gov Katie McLeroy, NRCS kmcleroy@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov Chris Cialek, Minn chris.cialek@mnplan.state.mn.us John Kineman, NOAA john.j.kineman@noaa.gov Deane Kensok, ESRI dkensok@esri.com

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Clearinghouse Telecon

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  1. Clearinghouse Telecon November 16, 2000

  2. Emily Binnian, AGDC binnian@usgs.gov Katie McLeroy, NRCS kmcleroy@ftw.nrcs.usda.gov Chris Cialek, Minn chris.cialek@mnplan.state.mn.us John Kineman, NOAA john.j.kineman@noaa.gov Deane Kensok, ESRI dkensok@esri.com Peter Grimm, NOAA Peter.L.Grimm@noaa.gov Cheryl Itkin, EPA itkin.cheryl@epamail.epa.gov Sharon Oskam, NY sharon.oskam@oft.state.ny.us Bruce Westcott, RTSe bspatial@together.net Bill Rhyne, ORNL rhynebt@ornl.gov Stan Frazier, OR BLM stan_frazier@or.blm.gov Ron Birk, Pixsell rjbirk@attglobal.net Lee Wortley, WI lwortley@facstaff.wisc.edu Dave Bergstedt, NBII dbergstedt@umesc.er.usgs.gov Doug Nebert, FGDC ddnebert@fgdc.gov Pam Johnston, USGS pajohnson@usgs.gov Sheena Beaverson, IL beavrsn@isgs.uiuc.edu Mark Peters, UT mpeters@das.state.ut.us Susan Stitt, NBII susan_stitt@usgs.gov Dawn Wright, OSU dawn@dusk.geo.orst.edu Karen Holt, CO karen@landuse.com Lorri Peltz-Lewis USBR lpeltzlewis@mp.usbr.gov Jeff Holm, WA jeffh@dis.wa.gov Carlos Lopez carlos@clearinghouse.gub.uy Nina Savar, IL nsavar@npc.org Archie Warnock, MD warnock@awcubed.com Kris Larson, MT klarson@state.mt.us Mike Robson, Canada robson@mda.ca Lynn Halpern, NASA halpern@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov Carol Ernst, USDA Carol_Ernst@WDC.USDA.GOV Margaret St Pierre, BAT saint@blueangeltech.com Clearinghouse Teleconference Participants November 16, 2000 Additional individuals participate through these points of contact.

  3. Agenda 14:00 – Set up and Introductions 14:10 – Resources: Email, Support, Registry 14:25 – Usability Evaluation (Wright) 14:35 – ISO metadata strategies (Pearsall) 14:45 – Software update information Isite RTSe SMMS 3.0 (Bruce Westcott) Blue Angel Gateway ICN Search Client 15:10 – Scheduling / FY 2001 work items 15:20 – Discussion 15:30 – Close

  4. SDI Clearinghouse Growth US Federal: 19 % Int’l: 42 % State: 25 % Local/Regional: 14 % Who are we?

  5. Notable Recent Additions • Space Imaging CARTERRA products (Ikonos and related inventory) • NSGIC Framework Survey responses as metadata, one entry per organization (~3600 responses)

  6. Resources • Email Members List: clearhs_wg@clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov • New Chat Room: http://clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov/chatrooms.html • User Support: support@clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov • Registry http://registry.fgdc.gov

  7. Membership The Clearinghouse Working Group formal membership list is volunteers who have joined the email list: (clearhs_wg@clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov) To join or be dropped from this list, send email to ddnebert@fgdc.gov Anyone is welcome to use this list for general questions or discussion. Notices of general information are also posted at: http://clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov/HyperNews/get/ch.html

  8. NSDI Chatrooms • New feature for experimental live chat about NSDI topics • Hosted at an external ASP • Requires java-enabled browser • Could be used for: • Scheduled discussions on certain topics • User support functions • Try it sometime: http://clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov/chatrooms.html

  9. User Support • Any time you have troubles or questions on the selection, configuration, or use of the Clearinghouse components, send a note to: support@clearinghouse3.fgdc.gov This is sent to a small team who should be able to respond within a few hours

  10. Registry • Every Clearinghouse Node made available in the search forms is now stored in the Clearinghouse Registry • Registry is a GSDI resource of all known Z39.50 “GEO” Profile-compatible servers • Server-level metadata can now be used to help target search of Nodes • To browse or make changes, go to: http://registry.fgdc.gov/registry

  11. Clearinghouse Usability Project(“Metadata Humane Society”) • UCGIS funded project to Oregon State • Nearing completion, deliverables ready by 12/30/00 • See progress on all deliverables at: • http://www.nacse.org/mhs • user: mhs, password: ucgis

  12. Clearinghouse Usability cont. • User testing of NGDC interface completed • CEONet resounding favorite • Prototype interface not forthcoming • Presentation of results at UCGIS Winter meeting in February, 2001, Wash. D.C.? • Submission of journal article on results

  13. Metadata Update • FGDC/ISO Metadata Standard Harmonization • June – August 2000 FGDC Register Review of ISO Metadata Standard Committee Draft 3. • 125 Registrants • 380+ Comments (Total from all TC211 members = 679 comments) • Primary concerns • Standard Complexity • Fragmented Metadata “ownership” across TC211 projects– issue synchronization and harmonization • Minimum Core/Essential/Framework Metadata

  14. Status Update • ISO Metadata Standard Schedule • 5 Steps/Phases • Working Draft (1996) • Committee Draft (June 1998) (Nov. 1999) (June 2000) • Draft International Standard (Dec. 2000) • Final Draft International (March 2001) Standard • International Standard (July 2001)

  15. Status Update • FGDC/ISO Metadata Standard Harmonization • US ANSI L1 voted “Yes” for 19115 to proceed to Draft International Standard (Only 1 nation voted NO – the UK) • FGDC and USGS voted No www.fgdc.gov/metadata/whatsnew/fgdciso.html

  16. Profile Update • FGDC/ISO Metadata Standard Profile Schedule • 2 (or more) Profiles • # 1 - To enable existing FGDC V2 records to be ISO compliant • # 2 – A more “restrictive” profile • Fulfill deficiencies in FGDC CSDGM • To meet lessons learned over last 6 years • January 2001 – One week workshop to begin Profile # 2 Development • Issue - “Profile” definition (“what one is”) in ISO is still undecided • Issue – Profile by Nation, Organization, Discipline, Data Type?

  17. Status Update • CAP2000 Grants • Category 1 – Don’t Duck Metadata 32 awardees Note: RTSe Inc. offers purchase incentive to CAP awardees • Category 2 – FGDC/ISO Metadata Conversion Software Conversion award to RTSe, Inc. • Category 3 – ISO Metadata Training material development award to USGS/BRD, NJDEP, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.

  18. FGDC-ISO Software Status Update • Category 2 – FGDC/ISO Metadata Conversion Software Conversion award to RTSe, Inc. • Brainstorming telecon – November 2000 • Imported Metadata (triplet) must be well-formed (ie mp output) – will not attempt to “fix” existing FGDC metadata • Discussion - 3 “execution” options • ie DOS Command Prompt • Windows-based application • Web-based application • “Black box” look/feel

  19. Software Update Information • Isite 2.07 release details • RTSe GeoConnect announcement • Blue Angel Gateway enhancements • Island Edge (ICN) Search Client

  20. Recent Isearch Enhancements • New command-line programs: • zsearch • same command syntax as Isearch • returns result list in XML • Iget • retrieve document by database name & docid • zpresent • like Iget, but attempts to wrap result in XML • only reliable for NASA/EOS Guide docs now

  21. Coming Soon - Isearch2 • Different index architecture to provide: • Improved search performance • No reliance on source documents • Remote indexing - by URL • Regular expressions? • Compile-time only, major impact on index size • In early beta test now, with frequent releases to follow

  22. SMMS for GeoMedia

  23. Blue Angel Gateway • Version 3.5.1 installed at FGDC, AGDC, NRCS, NOAA-CSC (pending at EDC and ESRI) • International Gateways planned (2001): AUSLIG (Australia), NGDF (UK), IGAD (Kenya), INEGI (Mexico), Honduras, GSI (Japan, maybe),

  24. Gateways, cont’d • Gateway 3.5.1 has ‘no-map’ and java-based map search interfaces • Update script synchronizes all active, registered servers into the search form as eligible targets – should yield same form style/content on all Gateways

  25. Gateways, cont’d • Search wizard being implemented in two forms to help select servers based on GSDI Registry metadata. Uses: • Geographic area selection • Scope or Extent of collections • Thematic classification as per ISO 19115 Categories tags (next version: Dec)

  26. Step 1: Select Nodes based on ISO 19115 Categories

  27. Step 2: Define Geographic Area of Interest

  28. Step 3: Review, select/deselect from ‘found’ servers

  29. Step 4: Compose query of selected servers, spatial extent is re-used

  30. Step 5: Search and request results

  31. Step 6: See titles of results from a given server

  32. Step 7: Display and evaluate the metadata

  33. Search Wizard Summary • Remedies some ergonomic issues identified in usability study • Improves search scalability by targeting search to likely Nodes • Provides a model that can be adapted for different user communities • Is a work-in-progress – input wanted! http://clearinghouse1.fgdc.gov/servlet/FGDCWizard

  34. Planned Gateway Enhancements • Wording changes, obvious ‘Help’ links • Results to be shown on an index map • Summary records will be displayed with a timebar and map extent • Use of synonym expansion at servers will permit search for records based on ISO 19115 Categories

  35. Using Topical Search • Registry has best-guess ISO classifications for your server. Please review and revise the Categories appropriate to your metadata collection • Category search is limited to the Registry, but you can train your server to support ISO Categories in Isite through use of synonyms in sapi.ini • Consider expecting this functionality in 2001

  36. Agriculture and Farming: 001 Atmospheric and Climatic Data: 004 Biologic and Ecologic Information: 002 Environmental Monitoring and Modeling: 007 Business and Economic Information: 005 Administrative and Political Boundaries: 003 Earth Surface Characteristics and Land Cover: part of 010 also 201 Elevation and Derived Products: 006 Geologic and Geophysical Information: 008 Human Health and Disease: 009 Ocean and Estuarine Resources and Characteristics: 014 Military Intelligence: 011 Cultural and Demographic Information: 016 Imagery and Photographs: part of 010 also 202 Fresh Water Resources and Characteristics: 012 Cadastral and Legal Land Descriptions: 015 Utility Distribution Networks: 019 Facilities, Buildings and Structures: 017 Geodetic Networks and Control Points: 013 Transportation Networks and Models: 018 Base Maps, Scanned Maps and Charts: part of 010 also 200 Tourism and Recreation: part of 016 also 203 List of adapted ISO 19115 Categories Items 200-203 are FGDC subdivisions of existing Categories

  37. Supporting Synonyms in Isite • Reindex with Iindex option: -syn /path/filename filename contains many lines in the form: Term alternate1 alternate2 … e.g. 001 agriculture farm farms farming • In sapi.ini [server] block add the line: Synonyms=on • Restart zserver

  38. ICN Search Client • Web interface to GEO servers • Access to distributed, regional GEO servers • Resource location via online FGDC registry • Distributed search to selected servers • Uses new Wizard-style interface • Easy-to-use • Customizable by administrator • Open source, pure Java software • Installs as web servlet using Jserv or Jrun • Alternative to Isite’s zgate/zcon

  39. ICN Client – Steps 1 and 2

  40. ICN Client – Steps 3 and 4

  41. ICN Search Client - Status • Currently in active development but not yet documented for simple installation • Available for download and demonstration at http://www.islandedge.com • Working on… • Overall stability • Adding Topic Filtering • Interactive status during distributed search • Customization issues • For more info, kgamiel@islandedge.com

  42. Node Operation Suggestions • If you have data for order or download online, please populate the Online_Linkage element in the Citation with a direct reference to the specific data product’s URL! One click shopping.

  43. Suggestions, continued • If you output metadata from mp with the FAQ format in the header, please be sure that the full pathnames to the Web location of the alternate forms are present in the HTML, or a link will fail!

  44. FY 2001 - Operations • Improve usability of search and presentation interfaces • Aggressively assist sites in improving service reliability • Deploy ICN Search Client as local search tool for individual Nodes • Provide software maintenance for Isite and ICN Search client

  45. FY 2001 - Coordination Items • Work with other systems to exchange software components, where practical • Develop international consensus on common search of ISO metadata (GEO) • Work with imagery community to support search into image inventory systems (CIP, IMS)

  46. FY 2001 - Outreach • Hold implementers’ workshop in 2001 • Monthly Status Reports in e-mail • Schedule more regular meetings: • Implementer/Developer Telecons • As needed • Clearinghouse WG Telecons 14:00 ET • February 15, 2001 • May 17, 2001 • Every 3-4 months

  47. FY 2001 – Research & Development • Integrate OGC Web Mapping Service with Clearinghouse data search • Participate in SRI “dot-GEO” infrastructure • Evaluate use of OGC “Stateless Catalog” over HTTP • Evaluate use of XML and XSL for alternate presentation of metadata • Trial support of polygon search • Prototype services catalog for NSDI

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