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Subject: Cataloguing "foreign" content (was: Re: [regrep] FW: IECM StandardsProposal)
Matthew MacKenzie wrote: > I don't agree that ebXML Registry should be compared directly to > content management solutions unless the messaging around such a > comparison is that ebXML Registry forms a lightweight content > management solution. > > Of course, some people have implemented ebXML Registry solutions that > are capable of handling the same volume of data that content management > solutions do, I just don't think that we should be departing from the > pure registry concept. It serves us better if users/customers > understand that a registry doesn't need to own all of its content. > > -Matt > In the geospatial domain we deal with vast collections of remotely-sensed images (satellite images, aerial photos, etc.). In OGC testbeds we have been employing ebRIM-based catalogues much as Matt suggests, cataloguing such holdings for discovery purposes and sometimes even including low-resolution images to complement other image metadata. In such cases, an associated ExternalLink indicates that the content resides in a third-party repository and provides access info if it's readily available. -- Richard Martell Public PGP key: <http://www.galdosinc.com/pgp/> Galdos Systems, Inc. tel: +1 604-484-2765 | fax: +1 604-484-2755 Opinions, conclusions, recommendations, and other information presented in this message are not given or necessarily endorsed by my employer or firm. If the digital signature is invalid, I did not send this message.
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