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+ | ===== Operation and maintenance ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Which metadata standards are supported ==== | ||
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+ | The [[: | ||
+ | * GCMD DIF | ||
+ | * ISO19115 | ||
+ | * MM2 | ||
+ | The native format of METAMOD is MM2 and this is connected to the datamodel used in the database. As of version 2.13 work is ongoing to support a new format named MMD which makes translation to DIF and ISO easier. For a new format to be supported, modifications of the software is required. | ||
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+ | ==== How do I remove datasets? ==== | ||
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+ | The best solution is to use the administration interface (require login and appropriate user rights) and the " | ||
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+ | Unused or obsolete metadata files may be removed from the XML directory. Any warnings caused by this will be removed after full reinitialisation of the database. | ||
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+ | ==== How do I edit metadata? ==== | ||
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+ | FIXME - A new editor has been developed, but not fully integrated yet. | ||
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+ | The preferred solution is to use the metadata editor included in the software. This is launched using the "File upload" | ||
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+ | Sometimes, the solution above is insufficient. Under such conditions, direct modification of metadata and import of these from the webrun directory using '' | ||
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+ | ==== How do I control visualisation and transformation of datasets ==== | ||
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+ | Visualisation and transformation of datasets are configured through metadata. | ||
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+ | For OGC WMS to be activated for a dataset a section similar to the one below is required. | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | <wmsInfo xmlns: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | <w:layer name=" | ||
+ | <w:layer name=" | ||
+ | <w:layer name=" | ||
+ | <w:layer name=" | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | | ||
+ | This section describes the initial view to present and the layers that are available. If the number of layers should be truncated, add '' | ||
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+ | To enable transformation of a gridded dataset, add '' | ||
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+ | If the dataset is not a gridded dataset, but e.g. a timeseries, addition of a MM2 field named '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Where the first variable is used as the X axis. The others (up to two) will be plotted on the Y axis. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== How do I reinitialise the database? ==== | ||
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+ | Use the following recipe (information in <> to be substituted as appropriate): | ||
+ | |||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo -u <web server owner> < | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | - sudo / | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Manual modification of metadata ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | This is possible provided the user has the correct priveliges. XML-files in the XML-directory may be edited manually and inserted in the database utilising the script '' | ||
===== Metadata exchange ===== | ===== Metadata exchange ===== | ||
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===== File formats ===== | ===== File formats ===== | ||
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+ | ==== File formats relevance for METAMOD ==== | ||
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+ | METAMOD is essentially agnostic concerning file formats. However, [[# | ||
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+ | Basically METAMOD can relate to any file as long as the metadata are created manually and uploaded, but metadata can be extracted automatically from NetCDF/CF files. | ||
==== NetCDF/CF ==== | ==== NetCDF/CF ==== | ||
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|institution|Name of the institution responsible for the dataset. FIXME|Active|Controlled vocabulary| | |institution|Name of the institution responsible for the dataset. FIXME|Active|Controlled vocabulary| | ||
|PI_name|Name of the person responsible for the data set.|Active| | | |PI_name|Name of the person responsible for the data set.|Active| | | ||
+ | |PI_address|Address to the person responsible for the dataset.|Proposed|FIXME| | ||
|contact|email address to responsible user support or principal investigator. If the email address of the principal investigator is used, the variable '' | |contact|email address to responsible user support or principal investigator. If the email address of the principal investigator is used, the variable '' | ||
+ | |citation|Information on how to cite the information properly.|Proposed|FIXME| | ||
|distribution_statement|A distribution statement describing the conditions for distributing and access to the dataset. < | |distribution_statement|A distribution statement describing the conditions for distributing and access to the dataset. < | ||
- | Restricted to < | + | Restricted to < |
- | No access until <ISO8601 date></ | + | No access until <YYYY-MM-DD></ |
- | |use_statement|A use statement describing conditions for using the dataset.|Proposed|Controlled vocabulary| | + | |use_statement|A use statement describing conditions for using the dataset.< |
+ | Cite properly | ||
+ | No commercial use, cite properly | ||
+ | PIC/CC0 | ||
+ | PIC/ | ||
|project_name|Name of the project within which the data were collected. Several project dependencies can be indicated using comma separated project names.|Active|Controlled vocabulary| | |project_name|Name of the project within which the data were collected. Several project dependencies can be indicated using comma separated project names.|Active|Controlled vocabulary| | ||
+ | ===== Common pitfalls ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Why is METAMOD not including the XML-information located in the webrun directory? ==== | ||
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+ | One possible cause can be that there is a conflict between users. Please remember that all scripts and processes has to be run under the user that owns the web server (e.g. www-user or www-data). If this is not the case, try removing the '' | ||
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+ | Another possible cause is that the XML-information is inconsistent/ | ||
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+ | ==== Why is METAMOD not showing the data I uploaded? ==== | ||
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+ | One possible cause can be that the dataset tag is not correct. Check the contents of the '' | ||
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+ | See [[#Why is METAMOD not including the XML-information located in the webrun directory? |