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Metacat: XML Metadata and Data Management System
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Version: 1.6.0 Release
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Version: 1.7.0 Release
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Send feedback and bugs to: metacat-dev@ecoinformatics.org
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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org
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See the file "docs/user/metacatinstall.html" for detailed instructions.
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Release Notes for 1.7.0:
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This release features only a few minor changes to the core Metacat engine.
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The major focus of this release is the addition of the spatial functionality.
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The geographic coverage of metadata documents can now be cached in a GIS-
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accessible format and published via web mapping services and an online
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interactive map.
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New Features:
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* Three new open source libraries have been integrated with Metacat:
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- Geoserver: A standards-compliant web map server to publish
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geographic data to the web.
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(http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOS/Home)
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- GeoTools: A java-based GIS toolkit to programatically
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manipulate spatial datasets.
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(http://geotools.codehaus.org/)
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- Mapbuilder: A javascript application to provide an interactive
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web map front-end to Geoserver.
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(http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Home)
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* Spatial Caching/Indexing mechanism; documents with geographic
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coverages will be added to the spatial cache.
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* Spatial Query action in metacat servlet.
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* Interactive Web map to visualize and query the spatial
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distribution of metadata documents.
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* Preliminary python client library to interface with metacat.
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* Preliminary process in place for web based configuration of metacat.
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Compatibility Notices:
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* Tomcat 3 and 4 are no longer tested or supported. Users are
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highly encouraged to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5
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Bug Fixes:
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* Metacat administrators are able to modify and delete documents
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created by other users.
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Release Notes for 1.6.0:
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