Geospatial resource discovery news

Events considered important by IndexGeo Pty Ltd in the field of geospatial resource discovery in Australasia.

July 2004

• The main gateway to the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) has major enhancements.

2003

• The main gateway to the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) has moved to Geoscience Australia
  • GA is now the Technical Coordinating node of the ASDD
  • http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/

July 2001

• The main gateway to the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) has moved from Environment Australia to AUSLIG
  • AUSLIG is now the Technical Coordinating node of the ASDD
  • http://www.auslig.gov.au/asdd/

April 2001

• ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines version 2 is released
• ANZLIC Metadata Working Group releases version 1.3 of the ANZMETA XML DTD (Document Type Definition) for geospatial metadata in Australasia

September 2000

• Comments closed on ISO spatial Metadata (ISO 19115.3)
  • See Australian ISO page
  • See ISO technical committee TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics
  • The next step in the process is the release of the Draft International Standard (DIS) in November

July 2000

• GSDI Cookbook is released
  • Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
  • Cookbook is guidelines on all aspects of building an SDI

October 1999

• Spatial Metadata and Online GIS Conference and Workshop
  • Bathurst, NSW on 19-22 October, 1999

March 1999

• ANZLIC metadata working group releases version 1.2 of the ANZMETA SGML/XML Document Type Definition (DTD) for geospatial metadata in Australasia
  • To ensure that all dataset descriptions are of a consistent type, the Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the SGML metadata elements and their order and structure.
  • The ANZMETA DTD defines the rules for geospatial dataset descriptions in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Changes from version 1.1 to 1.2 include: - Facilitate extension, use XML character entities, added "identifier" attribute to "keyword", added thesauri for place-keyword
  • Controlled vocabularies (authority lists) are defined for the <keyword> element - with links to the official lists (Geographic Extent Names GEN, jurisdiction, progress, ANZLIC search words, etc.)
  • ANZMETA DTD

November 1998

• AURISA Conference 98
  • 23-27 November 1998, Perth, Australia

• 3rd Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Conference
  • 17-19 November 1998, Canberra, Australia
  • http://www.gsi.go.jp/PCGIAP/
• Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) is released at the GSDI Conference
  • 17 November 1998, Canberra, Australia
  • Search the ASDD

May 1998

• ERIN has established a preliminary home page and basic search interface for the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)
  • ERIN is developing a number of search interfaces to the ASDD as part of its role in coordination of technical development of the ASDD.
  • http://purl.nla.gov.au/net/asdd
• ANZLIC paper "Technology Evaluation and Proposed Framework for the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)" is available at http://www.anzlic.org.au/archive/asddsumm.htm

January 1998

• ANZLIC metadata working group releases version 1.1 of the ANZMETA metadata XML/SGML Document Type Definition (DTD)
  • To ensure that all dataset descriptions are of a consistent type, the Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the SGML metadata elements and their order and structure.
  • The ANZMETA DTD defines the rules for geospatial dataset descriptions in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Changes from version 1.0 to 1.1 include: - conformance to XML version 1.0 - clarification of document structure and addition of new structural elements - date conformance to ISO8601 standard - conformance to US FGDC element names.
  • ANZMETA DTD

December 1997

• ANZLIC working party assesses technical solutions for Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)
  • The Metadata Working Group of the Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) has undertaken a project to identify and evaluate applications of database and internet technology that can support a distributed directory system.
  • In July 1997 ANZLIC invited technology providers, researchers or consultants to demonstrate the capability of available technology that can support its efforts to establish a distributed ASDD.
  • Proposals are being assessed during December.
  • See the IndexGeo proposal.

November 1997

• Eco Companion Australasia catalogue of environmental resources and document management service is released
  • Searchable catalogue of Australasian ecological resources. Records are maintained by members using online document management services. Comprises business descriptions and capability, contact details and expertise, geographic dataset descriptions.

September 1997

• ANZLIC Strategic Plan 1997-2000 is released

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