GeoNetwork: metadata and cataloging. French (GeoSource) and Swiss (geocat.ch) experiences

GeoNetwork opensource is a standards based, Free and Open Source catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources through the web. It is an OSGEO Project initiated by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate the implementation of such a catalog in national projects in France and in Switzerland. Firstly, we will present you the Geosource project undertaken by BRGM (http://www.brgm.fr/), gathering national and local authorities, national geographic survey, public organisations, associations in order to provide a metadata catalog for french users : definition of french iso profile, support for INSPIRE metadata requirements. Finally, we will present the SwissTopo geocat II project. The purpose of the project is to develop the next generation geospatial catalog for SwissTopo on the basis of GeoNetwork opensource. This both projects underline the closely collaboration between national authorities and the Geonetwork opensource community

[Ressenya del llibre] Gould, Peter. Becoming a Geographer. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1999; XIV + 350 p

Comentari al llibre de Peter Gould, titulat 'Becoming a Geographer' i publicat l' any 1999 per Syracuse University Press. Llibre que es pot considerar el testament de Peter Gold ja que conté una recopilació de textos escrits des del 1965 fins els anys 90, i que reflecteixen la seva formació acadèmica i les seves opinions sobre la pràctica de la geografia