| | 1 | = Enhanced Harvesting Capabilities = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | || '''Date''' || 2009/12/20 || |
| | 4 | || '''Contact(s)''' || A. Warnock (A/WWW Enterprises), D. Nebert (USGS/FGDC), L. Miao (GMU), Z. Li (GMU), H. Wu (GMU) || |
| | 5 | || '''Last edited''' || [[Timestamp]] || |
| | 6 | || '''Status''' || Proposed for voting || |
| | 7 | || '''Assigned to release''' || 2.5 || |
| | 8 | || '''Resources''' || Indicate if the required resources are available to complete the proposal || |
| | 9 | |
| | 10 | == Overview == |
| | 11 | |
| | 12 | We propose to add the ability to harvest from both |
| | 13 | Z39.50 and WAF (web-accessible folders) and to modify/enhance the |
| | 14 | harvest administrative interface. |
| | 15 | |
| | 16 | === Proposal Type === |
| | 17 | * '''Type''': Module Change (Harvesting) |
| | 18 | * '''App''': !GeoNetwork |
| | 19 | * '''Module''': Harvester |
| | 20 | |
| | 21 | === Links === |
| | 22 | * '''Documents''': |
| | 23 | * '''Email discussions''': See thread on ''Proposal: Enhanced harvesting capabilities'' on geonetwork-devel list |
| | 24 | * '''Other wiki discussions''': |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | === Voting History === |
| | 27 | * Vote proposed by A. Warnock on 2009-12-20. |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | ---- |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | == Motivations == |
| | 32 | GEOSS has a strong need to be able to harvest metadata from both Z39.50 sources and from simple web-accessible folders. These |
| | 33 | capabilities are not currently present in GeoNetwork but are straight-forward additions to the existing harvesting module. |
| | 34 | |
| | 35 | == Proposal == |
| | 36 | We propose to add the ability to harvest from both |
| | 37 | Z39.50 and WAF (web-accessible folders) and to modify/enhance the |
| | 38 | harvest administrative interface. WAF is quite simple - it's like |
| | 39 | WebDAV only easier. A simple wget-like function would suffice. |
| | 40 | |
| | 41 | Experience in GEOSS indicates that not all desirable sources respond |
| | 42 | correctly to blank queries, so we additionally propose that both Z39.50 and CSW ought |
| | 43 | to include the capability to specify a query as part of the harvest |
| | 44 | process. |
| | 45 | |
| | 46 | === Backwards Compatibility Issues === |
| | 47 | None forseen. |
| | 48 | |
| | 49 | == Risks == |
| | 50 | None forseen. Development will take place on a separate branch so that testing can take place before merging into the trunk. |
| | 51 | |
| | 52 | == Participants == |
| | 53 | * A. Warnock (A/WWW Enterprises) |
| | 54 | * D. Nebert (USGS/FGDC) |
| | 55 | * L. Miao (GMU) |
| | 56 | * Z. Li (GMU) |
| | 57 | * H. Wu (GMU) |
