(c)2001 National Institute of Informatics
ISBN 4-924600-98-9
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| Title: | Geographic data clearinghouse activity in GSI |
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| Author(s): | Noriyuki Takakuwa (Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) |
| Abstract: | Preparation of geographic metadata and devel-opment of geographic data clearinghouses take a very important role to promote dissemination of Geographic data. We would like to introduce GSI”Ēs activity to develop the clearinghouse, according with ISO23950 and Japan Metadata Profile ( JMP ) for the first time in Japan. ISO23950 is an international standard con-cerned with information search and retrieval protocol. Using this protocol, users can query simultaneously with respect to plural physically distributed clearing-house nodes. |
| Keywords: | clearinghouse, metadata, geographic information standard, ISO23950, ISO19115, Japan Metadata Pro-file |
| pages: | 287-288 |