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Intelec Geomatics announces a new version of the M3Cat Tool for the creation of
geospatial metadata now available
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M3Cat (Multistandard, Multilingual Metadata Cataloguing) is a tool that assist users in
entering and managing metadata about geospatial data sets. M3Cat allows users to
enter metadata using any standard (Multistandard) and any language (Multilingual). It is
provided with the FGDC, GILS, NBII and ISO 19115 metadata standards and in English
and French. Functions are available to add other standards and/or languages.
Users that document metadata in M3Cat must use a standard. M3Cat is delivered with 4
metadata standards: FGDC, GILS, NBII and ISO 19115, but others can be developed.
For a specific standard, an organization uses a profile. A profile adds the cultural aspect
to a standard, in particular a language and other particularities. While an organization
cannot change the standard it can modify its profile using the label management
functions. Data managers can also define templates for specific types of data sets. For
example a template for raster data set will only include the metadata elements relevant
to this type of data set. A template can also add the particularities, or rules, that the
organization wants their metadata elements to follow. A template may include specific
mandatory fields.
M3Cat provides the necessary features to easily enter and update metadata. It also
provides the following features :
A Wizard and a Help menu, as well as the ability to obtain the significance of each
metadata element.
Online validation of metadata elements according to each profile.
An offline validation that verifies metadata completeness (mandatory fields) and an
approval process that can be performed by a supervisor.
The capability to translate the metadata elements into another language.
The capability to store standard values (parameters) in pick lists, such as information
about an organization, reference systems, etc. These pick-lists can be defined and
modified by the user.
The capability to store metadata on different levels (parent and child) of data sets
(granularity) such as at data base, map sheet, layer or entity levels with the
capability for childs data sets to inherit the metadata values of their parent.
A Map interface to assist in entering data sets bounding co-ordinates by panning
and zooming on a map.
The capability to make the metadata a clearinghouse node using a Z39.50 server.
The capability to import or export metadata. Import and export files are in ASCII
formats.
M3Cat is provided free to potential users on Intelec's Web site at http://www.intelec.ca.
M3Cat tool was developed under the CGDI GeoInnovations program by Intelec
Geomatics (Intelec) and its partners, SoftMap Technologies and the Center for
Research in Geomatics (CRG) of Laval University. It is based on more than 10 years of
research and practical experiences and has been tested with half a dozen government
organizations.
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