Metadata Meeting notes: 18th September 2006

Present: Sue, Helen, Roy, Siva, Michael, Kevin.

Agenda

Discovery

• Sue upgraded java, tomcat, exist and Dlese jOAI software on glue. Restored exist db content. NOTE:discovery is now deliberately broken on glue. #481, #484
• Web Service - Matt Pritchard has investigated current (marta's), and re-designed to be as independent as poss of which XML db used - using XML:DB inteface standard. Currently writing the code.
• Sue liaised with Dlese who have responded rapidly to requests for changes.
• Sue liaised with WDCC Max Planck, but still having probelms harvesting from them. #317

MOLES Browse

• Bryan is trying to get working on superglue for AHM, but there are many problems integrating.
• Bryan liaising with Sue and Matt on linking into new Discovery WS and exist db.

MOLES

• #190 Xquery being produced for MOLES-to-ISO19115/139 vanilla. Won't wait for profiles.
• MOLES 1.2.5 done
• MOLES 1.3 on way, dev version on Subversion.

Vocabs

• Roy spoke to GCMD at IOC and got a result. By end-of-October BODC will serve GCMD valids (with keys and versioning). See #147.
• Vocab server documentation is at BODC site.
• Vocab server being tested by Luis Bermuda, and already in use by BAS.
• CF mapping/serving - Roy ticketed requirement to speak with Alison Pamment.

Issues

• #499 CF cell-methods - Kev will liaise with Dominic on intention for MOLES.

Date for next meeting

Week commencing 30th Oct or following week.

Actions

• Sue - arrange exact date and RAL AG for next meeting.
• Matt - prepare short specification of Discovery WS methods, pass to ndg list.
• Sue - advertise vocab server to BADC ( example client at vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/clients/vocabServer.jsp )
• All - look at their tasks at or before SystemIntegrationOctober
• Roy - new vocab requirements ticket.
• All - add new vocab requirements to above ticket.