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Upload of ISO19139 xml is not saving/returning gmd:Contact elements #2250

Closed kevinpdavies closed 8 years ago

kevinpdavies commented 9 years ago

I upload an image and an associated ISO19139 xml file. The file contains a gmd:contact element (attached below). This file uploads OK. However, when I try to "Download Metadata" and choose the "ISO" option, nearly all the contact information has "missing" in the fields (email address is the only exception). Output is also attached below. I haven't checked how much ISO19139 data is not being returned (or being saved). I am aware that geonode is not saving the full ISO19139 set but there seems to be an inconsistency here. It has been suggested to me that I should have used Geonetwork as it faithfully uploads and returns the full ISO19139 record. Would using Geonetwork as the backend catalogue service improve the handling of ISO19139 in Geonode?

An excerpt from the input metadata:

 <gmd:contact>

<gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>

  <gmd:individualName><gco:CharacterString>Ian Hunt</gco:CharacterString></gmd:individualName>

  <gmd:organisationName>

    <gco:CharacterString>Institude for Land Water and Society, Charles Sturt University</gco:CharacterString>

  </gmd:organisationName>

  <gmd:positionName>

    <gco:CharacterString>Associate Professof, Vegetation Ecology and Management</gco:CharacterString>

  </gmd:positionName>

  <gmd:contactInfo>

    <gmd:CI_Contact>

      <gmd:phone> <gmd:CI_Telephone> </gmd:CI_Telephone></gmd:phone>

      <gmd:address>

             <gmd:CI_Address>

          <gmd:deliveryPoint gco:nilReason="missing">

            <gco:CharacterString>

            </gco:CharacterString>

          </gmd:deliveryPoint>

          <gmd:country>

            <gco:CharacterString>Australia</gco:CharacterString>

          </gmd:country>

        </gmd:CI_Address>

      </gmd:address>

    </gmd:CI_Contact>

  </gmd:contactInfo>

  <gmd:role>

    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="owner">owner</gmd:CI_RoleCode>

  </gmd:role>

</gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>

</gmd:contact>

An excerpt from the "Download Metadata" / "ISO" option:

  <gmd:contact><gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty><gmd:individualName gco:nilReason="missing">

   </gmd:individualName><gmd:organisationName gco:nilReason="missing">

   </gmd:organisationName><gmd:positionName gco:nilReason="missing">

   </gmd:positionName><gmd:contactInfo><gmd:CI_Contact><gmd:phone><gmd:CI_Telephone><gmd:voice gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:voice><gmd:facsimile gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:facsimile></gmd:CI_Telephone></gmd:phone><gmd:address><gmd:CI_Address><gmd:deliveryPoint gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:deliveryPoint><gmd:city gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:city><gmd:administrativeArea gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:administrativeArea><gmd:postalCode gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:postalCode><gmd:country gco:nilReason="missing">

           </gmd:country><gmd:electronicMailAddress><gco:CharacterString>eResearch-IT@uts.edu.au</gco:CharacterString></gmd:electronicMailAddress>
           </gmd:CI_Address></gmd:address></gmd:CI_Contact></gmd:contactInfo><gmd:role><gmd:CI_RoleCode codeSpace="ISOTC211/19115" codeList="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/resources/Codelist/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="pointOfContact">pointOfContact</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
</gmd:role>
</gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
</gmd:contact>
tomkralidis commented 9 years ago

@kevinpdavies thanks for the report. Can you provide the XML metadata so I can reproduce?

kevinpdavies commented 9 years ago

Thanks for the quick response @tomkralidis - I've pasted a full XML file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- UNCLASSIFIED -->
<!-- Built from ANZLIC MET Template ISO 19139 2009-02-18 -->
<gmd:MD_Metadata xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd" xmlns:gco="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" xmlns:gts="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gts" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd/gmd.xsd http://www.opengis.net/gml http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gml/gml.xsd http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink http://www.isotc211.org/2005/xlink/xlinks.xsd">
  <gmd:fileIdentifier>
    <gco:CharacterString>FE807DBE-F446-422D-9738-77A6656995D7</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:fileIdentifier>
  <gmd:language>
    <gco:CharacterString>eng</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:language>
  <gmd:characterSet>
    <gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_CharacterSetCode" codeListValue="utf8">utf8</gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode>
  </gmd:characterSet>
  <gmd:hierarchyLevel>
    <gmd:MD_ScopeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/GAScopeCodeList.xml#MD_ScopeCode" codeListValue="dataset">dataset</gmd:MD_ScopeCode>
  </gmd:hierarchyLevel>
  <gmd:hierarchyLevelName>
    <gco:CharacterString>dataset</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:hierarchyLevelName>
  <gmd:contact>
    <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
      <gmd:individualName>
        <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:individualName>
      <gmd:organisationName>
        <gco:CharacterString>University of Technology Sydney</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:organisationName>
      <gmd:positionName>
        <gco:CharacterString>Spatial Data Manager</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:positionName>
      <gmd:contactInfo>
        <gmd:CI_Contact>
          <gmd:phone>
            <gmd:CI_Telephone>
            </gmd:CI_Telephone>
          </gmd:phone>
          <gmd:address>
            <gmd:CI_Address>
              <gmd:deliveryPoint gco:nilReason="missing">
                <gco:CharacterString>
                </gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:deliveryPoint>
              <gmd:country>
                <gco:CharacterString>Australia</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:country>
            </gmd:CI_Address>
          </gmd:address>
        </gmd:CI_Contact>
      </gmd:contactInfo>
      <gmd:role>
        <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="owner">owner</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
      </gmd:role>
    </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
  </gmd:contact>
  <gmd:dateStamp>
    <gco:Date>2015-08-06</gco:Date>
  </gmd:dateStamp>
  <gmd:metadataStandardName>
    <gco:CharacterString>ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:metadataStandardName>
  <gmd:metadataStandardVersion>
    <gco:CharacterString>1.1</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:metadataStandardVersion>
  <gmd:referenceSystemInfo>
    <gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
      <gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
        <gmd:RS_Identifier>
          <gmd:code>
            <gco:CharacterString>EPSG::28355</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:code>
        </gmd:RS_Identifier>
      </gmd:referenceSystemIdentifier>
    </gmd:MD_ReferenceSystem>
  </gmd:referenceSystemInfo>
  <gmd:identificationInfo>
    <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      <gmd:citation>
        <gmd:CI_Citation>
          <gmd:title>
            <gco:CharacterString>Lake Mulwala Aerial Photo 1941</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:title>
          <gmd:date>
            <gmd:CI_Date>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:Date>1941</gco:Date>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="creation">creation</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
            </gmd:CI_Date>
          </gmd:date>
          <gmd:date>
            <gmd:CI_Date>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:Date>1941</gco:Date>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="publication">publication</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
            </gmd:CI_Date>
          </gmd:date>
          <gmd:date>
            <gmd:CI_Date>
              <gmd:date>
                <gco:Date>1941</gco:Date>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:dateType>
                <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision">revision</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
              </gmd:dateType>
            </gmd:CI_Date>
          </gmd:date>
        </gmd:CI_Citation>
      </gmd:citation>
      <gmd:abstract>
        <gco:CharacterString>Aerial Photo of Lake Mulwala 1941.</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:abstract>
      <gmd:status>
        <gmd:MD_ProgressCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_ProgressCode" codeListValue="historicalArchive">historicalArchive</gmd:MD_ProgressCode>
      </gmd:status>
      <gmd:pointOfContact>
        <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
          <gmd:individualName>
            <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:individualName>
          <gmd:organisationName>
            <gco:CharacterString>University of Technology Sydney</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:organisationName>
          <gmd:positionName>
            <gco:CharacterString>Spatial Data Manager</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:positionName>
          <gmd:contactInfo>
            <gmd:CI_Contact>
              <gmd:phone>
                <gmd:CI_Telephone>
                  <gmd:voice gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:voice>
                  <gmd:facsimile gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:facsimile>
                </gmd:CI_Telephone>
              </gmd:phone>
              <gmd:address>
                <gmd:CI_Address>
                  <gmd:deliveryPoint gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:deliveryPoint>
                  <gmd:city gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:city>
                  <gmd:administrativeArea gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:administrativeArea>
                  <gmd:postalCode gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:postalCode>
                  <gmd:country>
                    <gco:CharacterString>Australia</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:country>
                  <gmd:electronicMailAddress gco:nilReason="missing">
                    <gco:CharacterString>
                    </gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:electronicMailAddress>
                </gmd:CI_Address>
              </gmd:address>
            </gmd:CI_Contact>
          </gmd:contactInfo>
          <gmd:role>
            <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="owner">owner</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
          </gmd:role>
        </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
      </gmd:pointOfContact>
      <gmd:resourceMaintenance>
        <gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
          <gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>
            <gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode" codeListValue="notPlanned">notPlanned</gmd:MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode>
          </gmd:maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency>
        </gmd:MD_MaintenanceInformation>
      </gmd:resourceMaintenance>
      <gmd:resourceFormat xlink:type="simple">
        <gmd:MD_Format>
          <gmd:name>
            <gco:CharacterString>*.tif</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:name>
          <gmd:version>
            <gco:CharacterString>Unknown</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:version>
        </gmd:MD_Format>
      </gmd:resourceFormat>
      <gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
        <gmd:MD_Keywords>
          <gmd:keyword>
            <gco:CharacterString>Victoria</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:keyword>
          <gmd:type>
            <gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_KeywordTypeCode" codeListValue="theme">theme</gmd:MD_KeywordTypeCode>
          </gmd:type>
          <gmd:thesaurusName>
            <gmd:CI_Citation>
              <gmd:title>
                <gco:CharacterString>ANZLIC Jurisdictions</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:title>
              <gmd:date>
                <gmd:CI_Date>
                  <gmd:date>
                    <gco:Date>2008-10-29</gco:Date>
                  </gmd:date>
                  <gmd:dateType>
                    <gmd:CI_DateTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_DateTypeCode" codeListValue="revision">revision</gmd:CI_DateTypeCode>
                  </gmd:dateType>
                </gmd:CI_Date>
              </gmd:date>
              <gmd:edition>
                <gco:CharacterString>Version 2.1</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:edition>
              <gmd:editionDate>
                <gco:Date>2008-10-29</gco:Date>
              </gmd:editionDate>
              <gmd:identifier>
                <gmd:MD_Identifier>
                  <gmd:code>
                    <gco:CharacterString>http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/anzlic-jurisdic.xml#anzlic-jurisdic</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:code>
                </gmd:MD_Identifier>
              </gmd:identifier>
              <gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
                <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
                  <gmd:organisationName>
                    <gco:CharacterString>ANZLIC the Spatial Information Council</gco:CharacterString>
                  </gmd:organisationName>
                  <gmd:role>
                    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="custodian">custodian</gmd:CI_RoleCode>
                  </gmd:role>
                </gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
              </gmd:citedResponsibleParty>
            </gmd:CI_Citation>
          </gmd:thesaurusName>
        </gmd:MD_Keywords>
      </gmd:descriptiveKeywords>
      <gmd:resourceConstraints>
        <gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
          <gmd:useLimitation>
            <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies, UTS</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:useLimitation>
          <gmd:accessConstraints>
            <gmd:MD_RestrictionCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode" codeListValue="copyright">copyright</gmd:MD_RestrictionCode>
          </gmd:accessConstraints>
        </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
      </gmd:resourceConstraints>
      <gmd:resourceConstraints>
        <gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
          <gmd:useLimitation>
            <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies, UTS</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:useLimitation>
          <gmd:useConstraints>
            <gmd:MD_RestrictionCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode" codeListValue="copyright">copyright</gmd:MD_RestrictionCode>
          </gmd:useConstraints>
        </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
      </gmd:resourceConstraints>
      <gmd:spatialRepresentationType>
        <gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode" codeListValue="grid">grid</gmd:MD_SpatialRepresentationTypeCode>
      </gmd:spatialRepresentationType>
      <gmd:spatialResolution>
        <gmd:MD_Resolution>
          <gmd:distance>
            <gco:Distance uom="m">5</gco:Distance>
          </gmd:distance>
        </gmd:MD_Resolution>
      </gmd:spatialResolution>
      <gmd:language>
        <gco:CharacterString>eng</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:language>
      <gmd:characterSet>
        <gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_CharacterSetCode" codeListValue="utf8">utf8</gmd:MD_CharacterSetCode>
      </gmd:characterSet>
      <gmd:topicCategory>
        <gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode>environment</gmd:MD_TopicCategoryCode>
      </gmd:topicCategory>
      <gmd:extent>
        <gmd:EX_Extent>
          <gmd:geographicElement>
            <gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
              <gmd:westBoundLongitude>
                <gco:Decimal>146.118</gco:Decimal>
              </gmd:westBoundLongitude>
              <gmd:eastBoundLongitude>
                <gco:Decimal>146.176</gco:Decimal>
              </gmd:eastBoundLongitude>
              <gmd:southBoundLatitude>
                <gco:Decimal>-36.029</gco:Decimal>
              </gmd:southBoundLatitude>
              <gmd:northBoundLatitude>
                <gco:Decimal>-35.995</gco:Decimal>
              </gmd:northBoundLatitude>
            </gmd:EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
          </gmd:geographicElement>
        </gmd:EX_Extent>
      </gmd:extent>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
  <gmd:distributionInfo>
    <gmd:MD_Distribution>
      <gmd:distributor>
        <gmd:MD_Distributor>
          <gmd:distributorContact>
            <gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>  <gmd:individualName gco:nilReason="missing">    <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>  </gmd:individualName>  <gmd:organisationName>    <gco:CharacterString>University of Technology Sydney</gco:CharacterString>  </gmd:organisationName>  <gmd:positionName gco:nilReason="missing">    <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>  </gmd:positionName>  <gmd:contactInfo>    <gmd:CI_Contact>      <gmd:phone>        <gmd:CI_Telephone>          <gmd:voice gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:voice>          <gmd:facsimile gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:facsimile>        </gmd:CI_Telephone>      </gmd:phone>      <gmd:address>        <gmd:CI_Address>          <gmd:deliveryPoint gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:deliveryPoint>          <gmd:city gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:city>          <gmd:administrativeArea gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:administrativeArea>          <gmd:postalCode gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:postalCode>          <gmd:country>            <gco:CharacterString>Australia</gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:country>          <gmd:electronicMailAddress gco:nilReason="missing">            <gco:CharacterString></gco:CharacterString>          </gmd:electronicMailAddress>        </gmd:CI_Address>      </gmd:address>    </gmd:CI_Contact>  </gmd:contactInfo>  <gmd:role>    <gmd:CI_RoleCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#CI_RoleCode" codeListValue="pointOfContact">pointOfContact</gmd:CI_RoleCode>  </gmd:role></gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty>
          </gmd:distributorContact>
        </gmd:MD_Distributor>
      </gmd:distributor>
    </gmd:MD_Distribution>
  </gmd:distributionInfo>
  <gmd:dataQualityInfo>
    <gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
      <gmd:scope>
        <gmd:DQ_Scope>
          <gmd:level>
            <gmd:MD_ScopeCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_ScopeCode" codeListValue="dataset">dataset</gmd:MD_ScopeCode>
          </gmd:level>
          <gmd:levelDescription>
            <gmd:MD_ScopeDescription>
              <gmd:other>
                <gco:CharacterString>dataset</gco:CharacterString>
              </gmd:other>
            </gmd:MD_ScopeDescription>
          </gmd:levelDescription>
        </gmd:DQ_Scope>
      </gmd:scope>
      <gmd:lineage>
        <gmd:LI_Lineage>
          <gmd:statement>
            <gco:CharacterString>Image retrieved from http://ianluntecology.com/2012/08/14/growback-3-animals-in-the-trees/. Last retrieved 2016-06-02.
Georegistration (1 degree polynomial, 1:10000) performed by eResearch, UTS.</gco:CharacterString>
          </gmd:statement>
        </gmd:LI_Lineage>
      </gmd:lineage>
    </gmd:DQ_DataQuality>
  </gmd:dataQualityInfo>
  <gmd:metadataConstraints>
    <gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
      <gmd:useLimitation>
        <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies, UTS</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:useLimitation>
      <gmd:accessConstraints>
        <gmd:MD_RestrictionCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode" codeListValue="copyright">copyright</gmd:MD_RestrictionCode>
      </gmd:accessConstraints>
    </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
  </gmd:metadataConstraints>
  <gmd:metadataConstraints>
    <gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
      <gmd:useLimitation>
        <gco:CharacterString>Kevin Davies, UTS</gco:CharacterString>
      </gmd:useLimitation>
      <gmd:useConstraints>
        <gmd:MD_RestrictionCode codeList="http://asdd.ga.gov.au/asdd/profileinfo/gmxCodelists.xml#MD_RestrictionCode" codeListValue="copyright">copyright</gmd:MD_RestrictionCode>
      </gmd:useConstraints>
    </gmd:MD_LegalConstraints>
  </gmd:metadataConstraints>
</gmd:MD_Metadata>
<!--METValidation=True-->
tomkralidis commented 9 years ago

cc @jj0hns0n @capooti

Thanks @kevinpdavies. I'm able to reproduce the issue.

This behaviour is rooted in design decisions around metadata support during GeoNode 2.0 development. GeoNode's strategy for layer uploads with metadata is to parse and discard the uploaded metadata XML.

GeoNode's internal metadata model is a crosswalk/subset of vanilla ISO 19139, FGDC, and Dublin Core. Given the complexity of the ISO standard, we kept the GeoNode metadata model generic to cover common use cases / workflows.

Metadata Workflows

Layer Upload

When a layer upload includes a ISO/FGDC/Dublin Core XML, the following happens:

CSW Metadata Download

CSW metadata export is subsequently driven off the GeoNode internal metadata model. The metadata XML that was provided with the layer upload is discarded.

Layer Metadata Editing

GeoNode keeps track whether a layer was originally populated with a metadata upload and will display the following message as a reminder in the metadata edit form:

Note: this layer's original metadata was populated by importing a metadata XML file. GeoNode's metadata import supports a subset of ISO, FGDC, and Dublin Core metadata elements. Some of your original metadata may have been lost.

In both workflows, GeoNode will create a vanilla ISO document, store it and send it to the CSW backend. So the same issue will result whether the backend is pycsw (in which case binds directly to the GeoNode internal metadata model), GeoNetwork, or deegree.

Proposal

Perhaps we can have the following enhancements which support preserving upstream metadata management:

Layer Upload

Layer Metadata Editing

CSW Metadata Download

What do folks think?

capooti commented 9 years ago

I am +1 to "provide checkbox in layer upload form which forces the uploaded metadata XML to be preserved, instead of the default behaviour ## Layer Metadata Editing" Not sure what you exactly mean with "provide a file upload form control which can be used instead of the default behaviour, along with checkbox to force preserve": could you clarify? thanks @tomkralidis

tomkralidis commented 9 years ago

@capooti thanks. To clarify, when a user clicks 'edit metadata', currently they get the metadata entry form. Suggestion is to also provide a file upload form if they wish to edit their metadata by uploading a metadata XML again. Does this make sense?

capooti commented 9 years ago

definitely, and I think this would be very useful! +1 (not related here, but we would need another upload form for sld style within the layer details page)

gdreich commented 9 years ago

would it be possible to add an option to importlayers to preserve the XML metadata too?

tomkralidis commented 9 years ago

@gdreich good idea. I will add this once the UI workflow is implemented and locked down.

tomkralidis commented 9 years ago

@kevinpdavies FYI I have this working locally. Can you review/comment on the new proposed workflow?

kevinpdavies commented 8 years ago

Thanks @tomkralidis yes the proposed workflow looks good. Could I also request that the command line 'importlayers' has the same option (i.e. preserve the XML) please? Also, if there is an SSID present in the XML will this be preserved? If not, would it be possible to have a 'preserve SSID' option in both the command line tool and user interface? Thanks for addressing this issue so quickly.

tomkralidis commented 8 years ago

@kevinpdavies I've added this to importlayers as well via -m or --metadata_uploaded_preserve boolean argument.

What do you mean by preserve SSID?

kevinpdavies commented 8 years ago

Sorry @tomkralidis I used the wrong term. I should have said the unique file identifier e.g.

  <gmd:fileIdentifier>
    <gco:CharacterString>FE807DBE-F446-422D-9738-77A6656995D7</gco:CharacterString>
  </gmd:fileIdentifier>
tomkralidis commented 8 years ago

Hi @kevinpdavies thanks for the info. Yes, this is part of #2297. The unique file identifier will persist as part of the new workflow when preserve metadata is checked.

jj0hns0n commented 8 years ago

@tomkralidis can we close this now?

tomkralidis commented 8 years ago

@jj0hns0n after 2.5

tomkralidis commented 8 years ago

@kevinpdavies this is now landed in master. Feel free to reopen this ticket if there are issues with the new feature. Thanks for the feedback and testing!