Overview

This page provides links to software tools in support of WIS Metadata and Catalogues.

Name	Category	Description	License
pygeometa	WCMP generation	pygeometa is a Python package to generate metadata for geospatial datasets, including WCMP	MIT
pywcmp	WCMP compliance and quality assessment	pywcmp provides validation and quality assessment capabilities for the WMO WIS Core Metadata Profile (WCMP)	Apache 2.0
pywis-pubsub	WNM generation, compliance and quality assessment	pywis-pubsub provides subscription and download capability of WMO data from WIS 2.0 infrastructure services	Apache 2.0
pywis-topics	WTH compliance and validation	pywis-topics is a utility to work with the WIS2 Topic Hierarchy	Apache 2.0
pywiscat	WIS Catalogue Analysis	pywiscat provides a Pythonic API atop the WMO WIS Catalogue in support of reporting and analysis of the WIS Catalogue and Metadata	MIT
wis2-gdc	Catalogue management	WIS2 GDC reference implementation	Apache 2.0
pycsw	WIS2 Catalogue	pycsw is metadata catalogue server supporting numerous metadata and API standards, including WCMP and SRU	MIT
GeoNetwork OpenSource	Catalogue Server	GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources, supporting WCMP and SRU	GPL
Esri Geoportal Server	Metadata management	Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open source product that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources including datasets, rasters, and Web services. It helps organizations manage and publish metadata for their geospatial resources to let users discover and connect to those resources. The Geoportal Server supports standards-based clearinghouse and metadata discovery applications	Apache 2.0
OpenWIS	Catalogue Server	OpenWIS is an implementation of WMO Information System (WIS) and aims to perform the three functions required by the WIS, i.e. GISC, DCPC and NC. It is originally developed by AKKA Information System (France) on behalf of OpenWIS Association (with UKMO, MF, BoM, KMA, and MFI as the founding members)	GPL