On-line Metadata Editor
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1. Contact Houis Created on 2007 01 09 Modified on 2007 01 09 panez Organisation Poyry Environment View edit Delete Publish History Screenshot 11 The result of the query is listed and a user with Owner s rights is provided the possibility to view edit delete publish or see the history of the changes brought to the metadata EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 12 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 2 c Browse View Edit Dataset precision When selecting a metadata set for viewing or editing the whole metadata will be provided to the user see Data scale 1 100000 Geographic accuracy 10 Edit The user may then choose the groups of metadata he she wants to modify Screenshot 12 An option at the bottom of each metadata group allows user with appropriate This option allows displaying only the part of rights to edit and modify the content of the the metadata set that needs to be edited metadata EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 13 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Water intakes Metadata Conta Organisation s name Poyry Environment individual s name Foulx Jean Pierre Contact s position Expert Contact information Address Delivery point Jaakcntkatu 3 City Helsink Postal Code 01621 Counlry Finland e mail address jp houixa gmail com Contact s role Owne zdt o Metadata about Metadata Last update 2007 01 09 Jame of the metadata standard in use EEA MSG1 1S0191152. In order to secure application s integrity a constant can not be deleted if it is used to describe one or more data sets Also users roles as Owner Originator and Processor belong to the core of the application and can not be deleted at all However the definitions of existing constants including in use and core constants may be modified and new constants may be added We will detail the modification that can be brought to one constant only as others work a similar way EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 25 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Manage Metadata constants In this section you can manage constants used for metadata e g you may add delete constant parameters or change constant description Select from the list the constant you want to modify and click the Modify button Keywords Topics Restrictions C Languages Roles Status Modify lNote that to be deleted a constant should not be in use Screenshot 38 Choose the constant yuo want from the list and lick on modify Keywords management Modify an existing keyword Choose a keyword from the dropdown menu and then an action Edit or Delete Keywords Edit Delete Add a new keyword Provide the necessary attributes and then Add You mav clean your input at any time choosing Reset keyword Keyword definition Add Reset Screenshot 39 The user is provided the possibility to modify an existing keyword or to
3. By HoulmJean Plerre 2 Modified on 2007 01 10 i e 00 00 00 By HoulmJean Pierre The title of the dataset has been modified to Modified title for Water intakes Modifications brought I modified the dataset title to make a demonstration on the way changes were handled by the application Screenshot 20 The history provides user the list of changes that have been brought to a particular dataset It stipulates the date the changes has been made by whom and gives description of the changes ES InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 17 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 2 f Export metadata Export metadata Retrieve the metadata you want to export Indicate first the parameters to sort metadata then push the Show metadata button to display the results In the next window select the metadata you want to export and then export format Keyword All keywords status Status El Starting from mmfdd yyyy 12 31 04 Ending before mmfdd yyyyii 01 11 07 Show metadata Screenshot 21 The export metadata interface is similar as the browse metadata interface It allows user selecting metadata sets using keywords status or date of creation Title bridges Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Created on 2006 12 14 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Igor Bogatyrey Organi
4. 000051 Page 6 of 40 On line Metadata Editor IV Using the Metadata Editor IV 1 Application Menu The user menu differs according to users access level Only Owner is granted a full access to the application See Table 1 page 7 for a summary of site accessibility according to user s profile The following sections present in detail operations a user may perform using the application i Access Level Sub level Main functions Originator Processor Owner Add data Input metadata X X X Browse existing metadata Browse Owner and processor may also X X X edit them Export metadata into different ERRON format pdf csv txt and xml S A A Import ArcGIS EEA xml Metadata Import metodaj file A A Set contributors for each Set Contributor metadata set This action is X similar to Set metadata Adding deleting or editing Constante constants in use i e keywords X topics language user profile restrictions role and status Metadata Use pre formatted metadata x X X template Templates T Ida Dictionary se pre formatted dictionary X X X template Add user Add new user X Browse users Browse and edit existing users X Set metadata sets for each Users Set metadata users this action is similar to X Set contributors Geteste Contact address and profile of x x x appkication s users Navigation Logout Use when tired X X X Table 1 User menu according to user access right
5. add a new keyword EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 26 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Add a new keyword Provide the necessary attributes and then Add You may clean your input at any time choosing Reset Keyword New Keyword Keyword definition Add Reset Screenshot 40 To add a new keyword simply give ita name and a definition and click the add button Keywords management Keyword successfully added Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 41 A confirmation message is displayed Keywords management Modify an existing keyword Choose a keyword from eA the dropdown menu and then an action Edit or Delete i Keywords el Air monitoring Base map Environmental survey Geology Green areas R Hydrogeology P rd utes and then Add You may clean your input at any time choosing Rese Real Estate Soils Water catalogue Add Reset Screenshot 42 The new keyword appears in the list of existing key word and can be modified as any other one EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 27 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Keywords management Modify an existing keyword Choose a keyword from the dropdown menu and then an action Edit or Delete New Keyword l Edit Delete Screenshot 43 Choose the keyword you want to modify and click on edit Keywords management Modify Keyword New Keyword M
6. upload Import metadata Can not read from xml file The uploaded file is not a valid mi file Screenshot 25 In case the file being uploaded is not xml an error message is sent back to user The import functions has limitations it does not import keywords as these are pre defined in our case This limitation could be easily removed but the list of keywords would then be unlimited i e meaningless it does not import users this is to secure database integrity Contributors are to be assigned manually Tapir Categ Keywords Aur moitonng Detaset veiBase map Environmental survey Geolocy Language Green areas Hydrogeology Real Estate Sols Tyne cf co ee Screenshot 26 The application does not import keywords they have to be set manually Reference c Access Rights 3 Keywords are actually an issue Predefined list of Keywords are not standardized and basically any word can be use making comparison and collation almost impossible Moreover actual databases support full text search and indexing making the use of keywords meaningless ES InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 19 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Import metadata Errors have been detected All fields are mandatory Please check your Inputs Dataset Identification Dataset title Water_intakes Data Alternative title Groundwater intakes in St Petersburg City Screenshot 27 It can also happen that the imported fi
7. yry Environment Oy Set Metadata The user was already Contributor for the following metadata sets Water intakes The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes districts The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City The user has been successfully named as Contributor for the follawing metadata sets Title of the buggy dataset Title for that dataset bridges The map shows bridges suitable for transportation The user is now a Contributor for the following metadata sets Screenshot 64 The application shows a warning message in case the user was already a contributor for a certaina metadata set EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 37 of 40 On line Metadata Editor The user is now a Contributor for the following metadata sets Title Title for the test metadata Abstract Title for the test metadata Title Changed New Title for that dataset Abstract Change Abstract for that dataset Title Linear sources Abstract Map showing air pollution linear sources in St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the ID code of the sources in the air pollution monitoring software Ekolaggorod the code of the area the code of the factory the name of the type of the Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official name of the district as well as the district s code Title Water intakes Abstract T
8. 1 Organisation Po yry Environment Oy Title bridges e Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Created on 2006 12 14 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Igor Bogatyrey Organisation SC Mineral Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official C name of the district as well as the district s code Contact Dmitry Frank Eamenetsky Assign user Remove user Reset Cancel Screenshot 30 The application displays a list of metadata sets to which you may assign user or from which you may remove user Created on 2006 12 18 Modified on 2006 12 18 Organisation P yry Environment Oy Assign Contributors Select users from the list to assign them as Contributors for the selected metadata set Name Jean Pierre Houlx Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Arto Vuorela Organisation P yry Environment Oy e Name Dmitry Frank Kamenetsky Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Igor Bogatyrew Organisation SC Mineral Assign user Reset Cancel Screenshot 31 Choose one or more users to assign to that metadata set click the assign user button EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 21 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Assign Contributors The following users were already Contribu
9. Firs Edition Version of the metadata standard 01 09 07 Publication status Createc Creation date 2007 01 09 Dataset Identifizaton C AJAT p A_ er Title Water intekes Alternative title Sroundwater intakes in St Petersburg City Reief ahstract The map shows the location of St Petershurg groundwater irtakes Abstract Tra map shows tha lecaton of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides s unique ID for sack soint the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intace well spring observation well the yield of the water intake cubic meter per seco1ds tie owering cf the water table in meter the absolute level of tre water table the level of mineral zation the year of observation Dataset language English Keyword information Base map Theme or category of the resource inlandWaters zdt Other constraints Access restricted o Committee zdit Access R ghts Access constraints estricted Changes File names has been changed fram vadopot divsian to Wacer_intakes Edition 1 0 Zdi Dataset precision Data scale 1 100000 Geographic accuracy 10 Process Steps Lineage statement Water ntekes production accord na to data reportec by water users dt Pants af Cantact Contact s role Owne Organisation s name Poyry Environment ndividual s name Fouix Jean Pierre Contact s position Expert Contact information Address Delivery p
10. InfoCoSM LIFEO4 TCY ROS 000051 On line Metadata Editor Authors Dmitriy A Frank Kamenetsky Igor Bogotoryov Artium M Rutkovsky Arto Vuorela Vesa Roivas Jean Pierre Houlx December 2006 On line Metadata Editor Table of Contents L INTRODUCTIONs ssnnnnnnnnnnnnmnnnnmnnnnnmunnnnnunnnnunnna ssbaaGojssstssssaseus ss e sss sto lhe UST FICATION anas a ema E KREE NEKA KK LEN E aO IlI TECHNICAL REFERENCES ii sausuunu kunuusuununkonnuna kuk kNkukteukskukukNkukuNxuuukunku i US Met aC Ee Wie re EE 4 ZS CUM SI SINUS ee 4 US U er e TTRTTTTTRT p p 7 TPT7r PT E TEE EEE 4 NAPS Ol EE EE 5 ll 5 Browsers Compatibltw seenaeeeneess 6 IV USING THE METADATA AJA sesa VeA PPIE RON MENU iar E S TEE 7 PA M Ee EE 8 2 PACTO a A E A E E A EE E EA E EEEE 8 Ree EEN 12 Ze DIOWSE VIEW EO a ose poets kan hee EU sn lb eg eee 13 2 d Browse Delete metadataeet 17 vg 5 ds OA ee 17 DEXDOFEMG AU E rave eru ea E o a o ana 18 SEENEN 19 2 h Set Contributors ASSIQN User 20 24 5E C ONEIDULOF Remova SDIS pus sakron pn e e o o Task 24 SE 25 IV 3 Users We OTM SIN se en RFTRrTRFTFRE p p pMpM pRTR RRrTRRTFRTETFTTTR 30 EE EE 30 EE FTEFTTFTFFFFRRFTTTTTTTTTTTFTTTTTFTET 32 3 C Browse Geecontributione 33 eko vo A REF FR FFFRFzRFTRFTFRTTrFrFzRrRRTmTmF E E Ey 34 3se BROWSE user IEIB eet 35 3 Browse users S
11. Meteoralog economy elevation environment qeoscientificinforrmation Type of constra health imageryBaseMapsEarthCover intelligenceMilitary inlandWaters location oceans planningCadastre saciety structure transportation utilitiesCammunication Atmosphere Dataset langua ecess Rights Other restrictior Screenshot 8 Another way to control user s input is to use drop down menu Ge ee Action Alah rabe irmo Airazrbalhor comer Farip three EA File successfully created Want to see submit Add new Logout Screenshot 9 When the dataset is submitted a pdf file is produced listing the metadata provided as well the name and the size of the files uploaded If re Eed Jos ir ban Che Una Beki PFI Zeg Habel g sin po La HO mr mekan simular sel TER LT Kri ER kod varion mi ec rodent 1 leal nlan Tih Teb nr Da Dru Ahumahi kera Tok E oe i De GD Hilo lu kei rani a miba be HJ ker a UIT TT eCte a EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 11 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 2 b Browse metadata Browse Metadata This section provide you the ability to browse existing metadata Indicate first the parameters to sort metadata then push the Show metadata button to display the results Keyword Keywords gt status Status Starting from mm dd yyyy i 12 31 04 Ending before mmydd yyyy 01 10 07 Show metadata Screens
12. Name Jean Pierre Hou Organisation P yry Environment Oy e Name Arto Vuorela Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Dmitry Frank Kamenetsky Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Igor Bogatyrev Organisation SC Mineral Remove Reset Cancel Screenshot 35 The application lists all existing contributors and to you choose one or more from the list to be removed Assign Contributors Contributors have been successfully deleted Choose an action fram the menu to continue Screenshot 36 If the operation was successful a short message appears EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 24 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Points of Contact Contact s role Owner Organisation s name P yry Environment Oy Individual s name Jean Pierre Houlx Contact s position EU Expert Contact information Address Delivery point Jaakonkatu 2 City Helsinki Postal Code 01621 Country Finski e mail address jp houlm gmail com Edit 7 Edit Delete Publish Back to Query Screenshot 37 After deletion the metadata file lists only one individual as a contact person 2 j Constants Constants are used in different parts of the applications These are usually fixed by standards and can not be modified without modifying the standard itself Therefore the right to manage constants is granted to Owner only Constants are Keywords Topics Restrictions Languages Roles Status
13. adata but is not yet an effective user of the application he she should be granted access a procedure that requires Owner rights level and can not be simply achieved during an upload Once contributors have been assigned they are listed as Point of Contacts in the metadata file see Screenshot 33 page 23 EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 22 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Paints of Conzack Contact s role yer Organlsatlon s name E yry Ervircnmert Oy Individuals nama Jean Pierre Hous Contact s position LU Ezert Contact Information Address Delivery point Jaakonkatu 2 Clty Hals nk Postal Lodo UL521 Country Knsi e mall address jp bo too a com Contact s role Owner Organisation s namo boyry ervircnmert uv Individuals name Arto vuorala Contact s position EU tert Contact information Address Delivery point Jaakonkatu 2 City Hals nk Postal Code 091521 Country nsi e mail address ato vora am porry con Contact s role Ower Organisation s name boyry eErvircnmert uv Individuals name Cmitry Frank aneneze lt y Contact s position beac of ntormazon sarvico Contact information Delivery point Jaakonkatu 2 City Hals nk Postal Lodo UL521 Country Knsi e mall address ato vora amporr con Contact s role yer Organisation s name boyry ervircnmert uv Individuals name Cmitry brank k anenece lt y Contact s position aac of nformazion sarvica Contact information Addres
14. astname Roivas Firstname Vesa Role Owner Organisation P yry Environment Oy Please confirm you choice Confirm Cancel Screenshot 60 A user who Is not a contact person for a metadata set can be remove The application requires confirmation before removing the user Browse Users The selected user has been successfully deleted Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 61 The application displays a confirmation message EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 35 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 f Browse users Set metadata Set Metadata This section provide you the ability to assign or remove metadata sets to from existing users Choose the user Select an individual Choose from the list Assign metadata sets Choose the parameters to sort metadata then push the Show metadata button to display the list of metadata you may assign to the user Keyword Keywords gt Status Status Starting from mm ddf yyyv 12 31 04 Ending before mmf ddfyvvv 01 15 07 Show metadata Remove metadata sets Click on the button below to display a list of metadata assigned to that user You will be able to remove any metadata setfrom this list List metadata Screenshot 62 Metadata sets can be assigned to or removed from one user Select first the user and then the criteria to retrieve metadata sets to be added or push the delete button in case you want to remove the metadata s
15. dataset Title Linear sources m Abstract Map showing air pollution linear sources in St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the ID code of the sources in the air pollution monitoring software Ekologgorod the code of the area the code of the factory the name of the type of the Title districts e Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official name of the district as well as the district s code Title Water intakes gt Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Title bridges e Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Title Title of the buggy dataset Lilo Abstract Abstract for that dataset Remove Reset Cancel Screenshot 68 You may then choose to remove one or more metadata sets from that user Set Metadata Metadataset have been successfully deleted Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 69 The application displays a message to confirm the operation EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 39 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 9 Browse users Addre
16. dataset s language No modification has been made to dataset s scale value Mo modification has been made to dataset s accuracy value This can be the result of a mistake a dysfunction or simply your own decision not to modify anything Please proceed as required Go back to the view edit page for that dataset Report the dysfunction to the webmaster Choose any other action from the left menu Screenshot 15 When pushing the submit button the user sees the changes he made to the dataset Here no changes have been brought to the metadata and the user is provided options accordingly go back to the edit page or report dysfunction if any EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 15 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Update results Changes have been successfully applied Attributes that were modified are listed below Feel free to add delete comments to keep a record as accurate as possible of the changes you made Save description Please note No changes have been made to the alternative title No changes have been made to the brief abstract No changes have been made to the dataset abstract No changes have been made to dataset s keyword Mo changes have been made to dataset s topic No changes have been made to dataset s language Screenshot 16 Once changes have been brought to the dataset the application lists the changes and allows the user to add comment items that have not been modified are also listed This fea
17. e Number E mail Professionnal Address Choose an organisation from the list Organisations Or enter a new organisation Organisation name Delivery address city Postal code Country User role and access rights User role Roles User login User password Confirm password Reset Add Reset Screenshot 50 To add user first fulfil the form and click on the add button Only users with Owner profiles may add users EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 30 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Add User User successfully created Retrieve the metadata you want to assign to this newly created user Indicate first the parameters to sort metadata then push the Show metadata button to display the results In the next window select the metadata you wantto assign Note that assigning metadata to user is not mandatory at this stage Keyword All keywords Status Status Starting from mmjdd yyyy 12 31 04 Ending before mmydd yyyyii 01 15 07 Show metadata Screenshot 51 If the user has been added successfully a message is displayed The Owner has now the possibility to assign metadata sets to the just created user if the latter has Owner or Processor profile Retrieve metadata sets using criterion Title Title of the buggy dataset Abstract Abstract for that dataset Created on 2006 12 11 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Arto Vuorela Organisation P yry Environm
18. elds contain characters not allowed by the application In this example the title contains an underscore and will have to be modified Import metadata Metadata successfully imported Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 28 Once modifications have been made push the Add button A message appears if the import has been successful 2 h Set Contributors Assign user Assign Contributors This section provide you the ability to assign or remove Contributors to from existing metadata sets Choose the parameters to sort metadata then push the Show metadata button to display a list of metadata you may choose from to add remove Contributors Keyword Keywords El status Status Starting from mm dd yyyy 12 31 04 Ending before mmidd yyyy 01 12 07 Show metadata Screenshot 29 Choose first the metadata for which you want to assign contributors If you want to do the other way around assigning metadata sets to a contributor use the Set metadata option under the Users menu EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 20 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Title Water intakes Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique e ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Contact Jean Pierre Houix Created on 2007 01 11 Modified on 2007 01 1
19. ent Oy Tithe Water intakes Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique E ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Contact Jean Pierre Created on 2007 01 11 Modified on 2007 01 11 eg Organisation P yry Environment Oy Title bridges Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Created on 2006 12 14 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Igor Bogatyrey Organisation SC Mineral Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official name of the district as well as the district s code Contact Drnitry Frank Eamenetsky Assign Reset Cancel Screenshot 52 A list of metadata appears and you may choose to assign one or more metadata sets to the newly created user Created on 2006 12 18 Modified on 2006 12 18 Organisation P yry Environment Oy ES InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 31 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Add User The new user has been successfully named as Contributor for the following metadata Water intakes The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes bridges The map shows bridges suitable for trans
20. et metadata 36 3 0 BFOWSE users Address DOOK ssiri Gde ado dedi uidi asa dd uuu duko 40 V fo sno DE 40 FLO GOOG E 40 V CONCLUSION E ym qO EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 2 of 40 On line Metadata Editor l Introduction According to its Statute the Committee is a governmental body which is responsible for the coordination of any environmental activities of other local governmental bodies Therefore the Committee is responsible for accumulating environmental information originating from different sources In this view the Committee has concluded the following agreements Agreement on information exchange with the Committee for the City Property Management dated 14 03 03 Agreement on information exchange with the Committee for Land Resources Management dated 11 08 03 Agreements on information exchange with most significant City district administrations Agreements are available in Russian and copies can be provided Besides the Committee signed contracts with all federal regional and local services producing environment related information e g the Centre for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring for St Petersburg Sanitary and Epidemiological Service for St Petersburg North West Geology Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Hydrological Institute Regional Geo Environmental Centre etc The project developed a metadata application in comp
21. ets from that user EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 36 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Title Title of the buggy dataset Abstract Abstract for that dataset Created on 2006 12 11 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Arto Vuorela Organisation P yry Environment Gy Title Water intakes Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique E ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Contact Jean Pierre Created on 2007 01 11 Modified on 2007 01 11 TEA Organisation P yry Environment Oy Title bridges gt Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Created on 2006 12 14 Modified on 2006 12 14 Contact Igor Bogatyrey Organisation GC Mineral Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official l name of the district as well as the district s code Contact Dmitry Frank Eamenetsky Assign Reset Cancel Screenshot 63 When assigning metadata sets to a user the application displays first a list of metadata to choose from Select one or more metadata sets to assign them to the user Created on 2006 12 18 Modified on 2006 12 18 Organisation P
22. gy cescipticn Methodology descriptior far the ist Dataset Changes Process staps Descriztior zesorippton ter the Fret Dataset Risso crees Moric iame ter the First Dataset Rszso rees date immjddfyy i 10 07 ke amala IB E HIAS Metadata standard ZEA MEGI ISZI9LIE rst Edition Metadata ve sio7j te Back Reset Datasct zrocision Dela stas 1 DiOCOn Geng pile Accuracy l TE eres Screenshot 6 The last form to provide metadata Step 4 Upload your dataset Browse and select the file to Upload Then push the upload button repeat the operation as many times as you have file to upload for that dataset Browse Upload Content of the file folder Name Size Remove Murmansk_Drainage zip589 4 KIB Remove Remove Nenetskl Drainage zip723 8 KIB Remove Action File enetski Drainage zip successfully uploaded Submit Add new Screenshot 7 File upload An L lt The user may submit the The user browses his her disk drive to retrieve the dataset Uploaded files are zip archived by the application Uploaded files are listed as well as their size The result of the action is shown to the user the file has been uploaded metadata or add a new metadata dataset ES InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 10 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Keywords Air monitoring Dataset version P farming Reference date houndaries S climatology
23. he map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Title bridges Abstract The map shows bridges suitable for transportation Attribute data provides a code for the bridge function two object classes simple bridge or opening bridge and the bridge name if any Screenshot 65 Then the application displays the list of metadata sets to which the user is presently collaborating Remove metadata sets Click on the button below to display a list of metadata assigned to that user You will be able to remove any metadata set from this list List metadata Screenshot 66 To remove a metadata set from a user choose first the user and then click the List metadata button Set Metadata The system reports that no user has been selected Hit the Back button and select a user Back Screenshot 67 Note that if you forgot to select a user the application will remind you about it EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 38 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Set Metadata The user is a contributor for the metadata sets listed below Select the one 5 you want to remove and click the Remove button Title Title for the test metadata Abstract Title for the test metadata m Title Changed New Title for that dataset Abstract Change Abstract for that
24. he recommended PHP version 5 0 or higher MySQL version 4 1 or higher II 2 User Profiles Three user profiles have been defined for the metadata editor Owner the organisation owning the data Processor The technical producer or processor of the data 2 European Environment Agency Metadata Standard for Geographic Information EEA MSGI Version 1 1a 18 August 2004 EEA reference Thor Jessen thor Jessen deea eu Int EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 4 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Originator Information about intellectual creator person and or organisation with intellectual rights of the dataset Moreover a particular type of user is defined as Point of contact i e responsible organisation and individual for maintaining the metadata This is not a profile per se as the Point of Contact has to be either the Owner or the data processor or originator When creating or importing new metadata the Point of contact is set automatically as being the user performing the input All references to any former point of contact are overwritten Moreover when importing metadata references to Owners and Processors are not automatically imported but have to be added manually from the application s users database This is justified by the necessity to secure consistency between individuals effectively registered in the application and those listed in metadata II A User access User access Is res
25. hot 10 The user is provided with criteria to retrieve the metadata either by keywords by status or by date range leaving the criteria unchecked will bring up all the metadata of the application Title Title for the First Dataset e Abstract Abstract for the First Dataset Contact Houis Created on 2007 01 10 Modified on 2007 01 10 aes ess Organisation Poyry Environment Title Title for the First Dataset e Abstract Abstract for the First Dataset Contact Houix Created on 2007 01 10 Modified on 2007 01 10 Organisation Poyry Environment Title Tithe for the First Dataset e Abstract Abstract for the First Dataset Contact Houix Created on 2007 01 10 Modified on 2007 01 10 Ee Organisation Poyry Environment Title Title for the sixth dataset e Abstract Abstract for the sixth dataset Contact Houix Created on 2007 01 08 Modified on 2007 01 08 TEG Organisation Poyry Environment Title Water intakes Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique ID for e each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation well the yield of the Contact Houix Created on 2007 01 09 Modified on 2007 01 09 Organisation Poyry Environment Jean Pierre Title lp4ocTaHOBKa TpaHaTa poct Abstract llpocraHoBka TpaHsWHTa pocecHdekol HehTH yepes TeppHTopHro BenopyecHH no He Tenpokony Ipyxbas e BblsBana NaHMKY B Espone
26. liance with IS019115 norm requirements where parameters such as the origin of data and copyrights are mandatory fields ll Justification According to the proposal the project technical objectives are to facilitate and speed up the decision making process by Unifying information systems in use by several city authorities Organising access to existing sources of information owned by several city organisations Allow for quick exchange of data among organisations easy update friendly user access and flexibility of information management structure The development of the on line metadata editor has been stated in tasks 3 2 and 3 5 of the project proposal 3 2 Development of a metadata management model Action determine the way in which metadata will be used in the future according to the three types of metadata currently distinguished ISO 11179 Annex B for Discovery necessary for data users to search locate and access the related data for Inventory internal to an organisation to be able to manage Its information assets and for Use Exploitation a fuller description of the information resource that enables users to asses the relevance and fitness for use for a certain type of application Targets MIS hosting organisation Progress indicator model ready and approved by the Steering Committee Constraints and assumptions metadata collected according to ISO 19115 1 See technical description of the pro
27. n Firstname Houix Lastname Jean Pierre Pasition Expert Phone Country code 372 Area code 5 Number 3440510 Fax Country code 372 Area code 5 Number 3440510 E mail jp houix gmail cam Check you professionnal address Organisation name Poyry Environment Delivery address Jaakontkatu 3 City Helsinki Postal code 01621 Country Finland Update Screenshot 4 the user is then asked to check his her own personal data and to update it if necessary Step 2 Dataset Identification and Access Rights Errors have been detected All fields are mandatory Please check your inputs Dataset Identification Dataset title Title for the First Dataset Data Alternative title Alternative Title for the First Dataset Brief abstract 100 char Brief Abstract for the First Dataset Abstract Abstract for the First Dataset Keywords Base map gt Topic Category farming Dataset version 0 1 Reference date input as mm dd yy 01 10 07 Dataset language Languages gt Access Rights Type of constraint copyright Other restrictions Othe rrestrictions for the First Dataset Back Reset Add Screenshot 5 the user may then start inputting metadata by completing the first form Control is performed over user s input and a warning appears in case errors have been detected EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 9 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Step 3 Other Information Dataset rracessing Methodo o
28. odified Modify Keyword Definition j S SE a 3 S N TI nis 15 a new k AW ord LO p es at au ocihiliter tr amii GLF Le THe DO Ge Ss II ILY Li J 3 e A lt a d Ara fl PIETE oFOS TPO He faa d application The definition cz E Modal i Click Save button to save your changes Reset to retrieve original data or Cancel to return to the Constant page Save Reset Cancel Once you pushed the Save button you can not use the Reset button anymore Screenshot 44 User may modify both the Keyword and its definition In case the new definition is not right pushing the cancel button will bring back the original one However when the saved button is pushed no changes can be reset Keywords management Your changes have been successfully applied Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 45 A message appears to say that changes were successfully applied EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 28 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Keywords management Modify an existing keyword Choose a keyword from the dropdown menu and then an action Edit or Delete Air monitoring Edit Delete Take note To be deleted a constant should not be in use Screenshot 46 When putting the mouse over the delete button a warning message appears reminding the user that a constant in use can not be deleted Keywords management The following dataset s contain s that keyword Linear sou
29. oint Jaakcntkatu 3 City Helsink Postal Code 01621 Country Cinland e mall address jp houix gmail com dit Edit Delete Publish Back to Query Screenshot 13 When choosing the edit view option the user may see the whole metadata InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 14 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Edit page for the dataset Modify Dataset Identification Dataset title Water intakes Data Alternative title Groundwater intakes in St Petersburg City Brief abstract 100 char The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Abstract l VES I Ws Lii OCa DION ta provide Sa unique J keywords Base map Topic Category inlandWaters Dataset version 1 0 Reference date mm dd yyyy 2007 01 09 00 0 Dataset language English Dataset precision Data scale 1 100000 Geographic accuracy 10 meters Reset Cancel Submit Screenshot 14 The user may then edit only that part of the metadata that needs to be edited Update results The system reports that no changes have been brought to the dataset Note in particular that No changes have been brought to the dataset title Wo changes have been made to the alternative title No changes have been made to the brief abstract Wo changes have been made to the dataset abstract No changes have been made to dataset s keyword No changes have been made to dataset s topic No changes have been made to
30. on P yry Environment Oy Access Information Login houx o Set new password femme 00000 Confirm password raas 0000 Save Reset Cancel Screenshot 57 Editing a user allows to modify his her profile Note that only users with Owner profile may do so Browse Users User profile successfully updated Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 58 A short message is displayed to confirm that user s profile has been updated EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 34 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 9 Browser user Delete Browse Users The user you intend to delete is a contact person for the following dataset Title for the test metadata Title for the test metadata Linear sources Map showing air pollution linear sources in St Petersburg City Water intakes The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes If you want to remove Jean Pierre Hovix from the users list you have first to name somebody else as a contact person The user will not be deleted Choose an action from the left menu or go back to the Browse Users page by pressing the back button Back Screenshot 59 A user who is a contact person for metadata sets can not be removed from the application Somebody else has to be named contact person first If the Owner attempts to delete such user the application displays a warning message Browse Users You are about to delete the following user L
31. pject project proposal May 2004 page 17 of 62 EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 3 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 5 Metadata management software and on line access Action develop on line application between the Committee for Nature Use and other stakeholders Method on line applications will provide for Inventory i e internal to an organisation discovery and Use of data resources On line application will undergo trial for testing reliability and easy use of the system before the start of users training It will test for data exchange between environmental data bases and up dating facilities Targets city and local authorities environment stakeholders Constraints and assumptions knowledge in database management acquired during the training cycle see task 5 1 Training in MIS Awaited results on line collaboration of city and local authorities in data management access of stakeholders to data resources lll Technical references II 7 Metadata standards The metadata standards used is the one currently in use at the European Environmental Agency which Is a subset of the ISO 19115 Metadata standard first edition 2003 05 01 more information is available at http www eionet europa eu gis geographicinformationstandards html IL 2 Requirements The on line editor has been developed on open source and free software to allow maximum re use and distribution To run the editor Server Apac
32. portation districts The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Choose an action from the left menu Screenshot 53 Once metadata sets a message is displayed confirming that metadata sets have been assigned 3 6 Browse users Browse Users This section provide you the ability to browse existing users Indicate first the parameters to retrieve users then push the Show users button to display the results Select an individuals All individuals hd or choose an Organisation Organisations Or choose a Role Roles Show users Screenshot 54 The application displays criterias to retrieve users EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 32 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 c Browse See contributions Browse Users e Lastname Houix Firstname Jean Pierre Organisation Poyry Environment Oy Role Owner e Lastname Vuorela Firstname Arto Organisaton P yry Environment Oy Role Owner e Lastname Frank Kamenetsky Firstname Dmitry Organisation Poyry Environment Oy Role Owner e Lastname Roivas Firstname Vesa Organisation Po yry Environment Oy Role Owner e Lastname Bogatyrev Firstname Igor Organisation SC Mineral Role Owner Contribution Edit Delete Cancel Screenshot 55 Users meeting the search criteria are then listed Chossing a user and clicking the contribution button will show all metadata sets to which the user collaborates Browse Users Jean Pier
33. rces Map showing air pollution linear sources in St Petersburg City Title of the buggy dataset Title for that dataset The Air monitoring keyword will not be deleted Choose an action from the left menu or go back to the Keyword page by pressing the back button Back Screenshot 47 When trying to delete a constant in use the application lists the metadata sets using that constant and warn the user it can not delete it Keywords management Modify an existing keyword Choose a keyword from the dropdown menu and then an action Edit or Delete Edit Delete Take note To be deleted a constant should not be in use Screenshot 48 You may however delete a constant that is not in use e g the constant we created in the Screenshot 40 page 25 Keywords management The selected keyword has been successfully deleted Choose an action from the menu to continue Screenshot 49 If successfully deleted the application displays a message EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 29 of 40 On line Metadata Editor IV 3 Users Management 3 a Add users Add User To add user first fulfill the forms below Note that all fields are mandatory Fill in personal information Fill in campany information Set user role and access rights Assign metadata the user should contribute to p Ww hr Personnal Information Firstname Lastname Position Phone Country code Area code Number Fax Country code Area cod
34. re Houix from P yry Environment Oy is a contributor for the following metadata sets Title Tithe for the test metadata Abstract Title for the test metadata Title Changed New Title for that dataset Abstract Change Abstract for that dataset Title Linear sources Abstract Map showing air pollution linear sources in St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the ID code of the sources in the air pollution monitoring software Ekologgorod the code of the area the code of the factory the name of the type of the Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official name of the district as well as the districts code Title Water intakes Abstract The map shows the location of St Petersburg groundwater intakes Attribute data provides a unique ID for each point the ID of the well according to the well database the type of water intake well spring observation welll the yield of the Screenshot 56 The application lists all metadata sets to which the chosen user collaborates EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 33 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 3 d Browse Edit Browse Users Personal Information Firstname Dean Pierre 000 Lastname Houx Position EU Expat Phone Country code 372 Area code 5 Number 3440510 Fax Country code 372 Area code 5 Number 3440510 E mail jp houix gmail com Role Owner Organisati
35. s Delivery point Jaakonkatu 2 City Hals nk Postal Code ULb2 L Country nsi e mail address jo j okTjhgsoor Contact s role Ower Organisation s name EC Minera Individuals name gcr dogstyrav Contact s position par Contact information Address Delivery point Veselnaya 6 City Saint Potorsbaro Postal Code 199105 Country Piss a Gmail address igor bocatyeva seriaopbru tdit 7 Edit Delete Publish Back to Query Screenshot 33 Users assigned to a metadata set as contributors are now listed in the metadata file together with their role and address This allows to know who is granted the rights to work on that metadata set InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 23 of 40 On line Metadata Editor ZU Set Contributor Remove Users Tithe districts _ Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official w mame of the district as well as the district s code Contact Dmitry Frank Kamenetsky Assign user Remove user Reset Cancel Screenshot 34 The process of removing a Contributor is similar as adding one Choose the metadata set for which you want to remove the contributor and click on Remove user Created on 2006 12 18 Modified on 2006 12 18 Organisation P yry Environment Oy Assign Contributors Listed below are the Contributors for the selected dadataset Select the onels you want to remove and click the Remove button
36. s EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 7 of 40 On line Metadata Editor A help section is obviously missing but is yet under development in parallel with a user manual These items will be completed when the a application will have been thoroughly tested IV 2 Metadata 2 a Add data Adding data is done in four steps Metadata form for spatial dataset GIS data or original geodata in this context can be all data sets containing geographical coordinates firstly commonly know GIS data formats e g shapefile Arc Coverage Geodatabase SDE database geotift file imagine file and vof secondly other files which can contain location information points such as xls dBASE file access database text files The form should only be used for datasets and not for maps or graphs This page and the followings will allow you uploading your data and provide its metadata You will be requested to proceed in the following order 1 Metadata on metadata 2 Dataset identification 3 Other Information 4 Upload the data set 5 Validate the information Make sure that you have all the information requested If you are ready click here to continue Screenshot 3 an introduction to what is metadata will be skipped in the future and user will be taken directly to the next page to ease data input EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 8 of 40 On line Metadata Editor Step 1 Contact information Check you personal informatio
37. sation SC Mineral Title districts Abstract The map shows the administrative districts of St Petersburg City Attribute data provides the official el name of the district as well as the district s code Contact Dmitry Frank Kamenetsby Organisation P yry Environment Oy Created on 2006 12 18 Modified on 2006 12 18 Click to export the data pdf ml el ml Cancel Screenshot 22 The process of exporting is rather straightforward choose one or more metadata to export and choose the export format files by clicking one of the buttons Export metadata File successfully created Right click here and save as to download File successfully created Right click here and save as to download File successfully created Right click here and save as to download Screenshot 23 The application creates as many file as metadata were selected EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 18 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 2 9 Import metadata Import metadata This section allows you to impart ESRI xml metadata EES metadata standard only Browse and select the xml file to upload Then push the upload button The xml will be validated against ESRI xml scheme If successfull the file will be uploaded nif unsuceessfull you will have to input the data manually Browse Upload Screenshot 24 This option allows users importing files meeting the EEA standard Browse your hard disk select the file you want to import click
38. ss book Address Book Role Name o Position Phone Faro o ETE Organisation Address Country Head of Baca Frank Kamenetsky OA aro 7 812 7 B12 P yry Jaakonkatu 2 D i H 1 d aj d r r Drnitry 457845 745152 Environment Oy 01621 Helsinki service l l 372 5 372 5 l i P yry Jaakonkatu 2 i rFHouix J 1 Pierr E t ip ho mq ca _ Finland uas a epee kisa a az 3440510 3440510 AE Enviranment Oy 01621 Helsinki an 358 1 358 1 Poyry Jaakonkatu 2 Owner Vuorela Art EU Expert to ela poyry i Finland EL BER 568926 235689 EEE environment Oy 01621 Helsinki aP Screenshot 70 The address book allows to retrieve easily users contact information Table s columns may be sorted by clicking column s field name IV 4 Navigation 4 a Logout Good bye Jean Pierre Hope to see you soon on board Screenshot 71 A short message is displayed to inform the user he she logged out V Conclusion The application is still under development and will be modified after having being tested in the frame of the project It gives however a good overview of what a collaborative and on line environment could be The most important improvements to be brought concern data security protect the data user interface Improve design and accessibility data dictionary develop a data dictionary to describe data attributes EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 40 of 40
39. tors for that metadata set Dmitry Frank Kamenetsky PoOyry Environment Oy The following users have been successfully named as Contributors for the selected metadata set Jean Pierre Houix P yry Environment Oy Arto Vuorela P yry Environment Oy Igor Bogatyrev SC Mineral The following individuals are now Contributors for the dataset Name Jean Pierre Hou Organisation POyry Environment Oy Name Arto Vuorela Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Dmitry Frank Kamenetsky Organisation P yry Environment Oy Name Igor Bogatyrev Organisation SC Mineral To continue choose an action from the left menu Screenshot 32 In our example the first user was already contributing to that metadata set and the application displays a warning message The three other users can be assigned as contributors and well be granted the rights to work on this metadata set At last the application lists all contributors for that dataset The way users are managed by the application explains why it Is not possible to simply import metadata contacts from an xml file The application is a collaborative environment developed to keep metadata updated and accurate This implies that any person listed in a metadata file as a contact should actually be a registered user of the application If not it means that this person can not effectively manage the metadata i e it should not be listed in the file as a contact If the person is listed in the met
40. tricted by a login and a password required to enter the application In case a non registered user attempts to access the editor a warning message Is first displayed inviting him to log in the login page is then displayed where a registered user may enter is login password Users rights is managed from within the application Only Owner can perform operations on users adding deleting modifying profile etc Your are currently not logged you are being redirected to the login page If your browser doesnt support this click here Screenshot 1 warning message displayed Login Information Screenshot 2 The login box EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 5 of 40 On line Metadata Editor II 3 Browsers compatibility Despite the always growing development of Internet important Issues concerning browsers compatibility and compliance to the standards still remain A IE7 is a JavaScript library developed by Edward Dean is currently being used to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave like a standards compliant browser It fixes many issues and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6 The library is available from Edward s website http dean edwards name IE 7 No test have been performed with the newly released Microsoft Explorer 7 However IE7 is said to be more compliant to standards than it predecessor see http blogs msdn com ie archive 2006 02 02 523679 aspx EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS
41. ture is particularly useful taking into account the collaborative environment Other users need to be informed not only of the changes brought but also of the reasons that drove the modifications Thank You Changes description has been registered You are being redirected to the Edit page if your browser doesnt support this click here Screenshot 17 If the description of the changes have been successfully registered a message is shown to user EA InfoCoSM LIFE04 TCY ROS 000051 Page 16 of 40 On line Metadata Editor 2 4 Browse Delete metadata set Delete metadata references The metadata you have choosen to delete concern the following dataset Title Title for Second dataset Brief abstract Brief Abstract for Second dataset Created on 2007 01 08 Deleted data can not be recovered Confirm deletion Delete Cancel Screenshot 18 If deleting a dataset the user sees a warning and the application asks him her to confirm the title two first lines of the summary and the creation dates appear as a reminder of the metadata set chosen for deletion Delete metadata references The metadata references have been successfully deleted Choose an action from the left menu to continue Screenshot 19 the deletion is confirmed 2 e Browse History Changes record 1 Modified on 2007 01 10 00 gg 0g Modifications brought The title of the dataset has been modified to Modified title for Water intakes
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