3MAP - milestone 3.
data and metadata
J2EE spatial database
- Sample implementation
Implementation of database design allowing users to read from and write to a geospatial database
Development of the database sample implementation is in progress.
Metadata framework
- Definition of core metadata element set
- Definition of sample extension element sets
Introduction
A key goal of 3map is to afford effective information seeking within large geospatial datasets with a large component of non-textual information. To this end, we have chosen to create a library of structured metadata, pervasively annotating geospatial features in our database.
Metadata framework in four parts: