Metadata Maker Team Formation
We are going to start working on a Metadata Maker app that generates ISO 19139 formatted XML metadata for all files in the USVI GitLab (for GeoJSON and Shapefiles). The basic goals are to create an app that is simple to use, requires limited user input, and produces XML files with fields requested by folks in the USVI Territory. The stretch goals for this app include:
- streamlined way to generate metadata that simplifies work at VI utilities (so they can do it themselves in the future)
- potential for gitlab hooks or other automated features so metadata is generated automatically when new files are uploaded or created
- setting standards for the territory (i.e., future uploads to the Lt Gov system will require metadata)
Currently, @jacob.wigal and I will lead the initial scripting and tool development (similar to geoconvert), but we can see the benefit of broadening the team to include more folks involved in the USVI GitLab.
@gregory.guannel @gerald_bove_uri.edu would you like to be included as developers in this project? Is the development of this app something that either of you want to work on? Are there others you think should be involved in the code / app dev?
Thanks, -Dan