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:Author: OSGeo Live
:Version: osgeo-live4.0
:License: Creative Commons

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.. _geonetwork-overview:

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  :target: http://geonetwork-opensource.org/

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GeoNetwork
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  Application Category Description:
  * Metadata catalogue
  * Web Service
  * Browser GIS client
  * GIS Tools
  * ...

Metadata Catalog
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GeoNetwork OpenSource is a catalog application for managing spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, an embedded interactive web map viewer, and is based upon Open Standards.

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Core Features
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*  Immediate search access to local and distributed geospatial catalogues
* Up- and downloading of data, graphics, documents, pdf files and any other content type
* An interactive Web Map Viewer to combine Web Map Services from distributed servers around the world
* Recently updated entries are accessible as RSS news feeds and as GeoRSS.
* Online editing of metadata with a powerful template system
* Native support for ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110, FGDC and Dublin Core formatted metadata
* Scheduled harvesting and synchronization of metadata between distributed catalogues (GeoNetwork, CSW, OGC WxS, Z39.50, WebDav, ArcSDE, Thredds)
* Fine-grained access control
* Group and user management
* Multi-lingual user interface
* A randomly selected Featured Map

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Implemented Standards
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* OGC Catalogue Service-Web (CSW) 2.0.2 ISO
* Open Archives Initiatives (OAI-PMH)
* Z39.50 
* OpenSearch-Geo
* Metadata standards:

 * ISO19115/ISO19119/ISO19139/ISO19110 and ISO Profiles
 * Dublin Core
 * FGDC

Details
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**Website:** http://geonetwork-opensource.org

**Licence:** GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2

**Software Version:** 2.4

**Supported Platforms:** Windows, Linux, Mac

**API Interfaces:** Java

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**Support:** http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile

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