Making metadata usable in a multi-national research setting
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Published on: September 20, 2018
Claire Ellul1, Joanna Foord, John Mooney
1Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. c.ellul@ucl.ac.uk
Abstract:
SECOA (Solutions for Environmental Contrasts in Coastal Areas) is a multi-national research project examining the effects of human mobility on urban settlements in fragile coastal environments. This paper describes the setting up of a SECOA metadata repository for non-specialist researchers such as environmental scientists and tourism experts. Conflicting usability requirements of two groups - metadata creators and metadata users - are identified along with associated limitations of current metadata standards. A description is given of a configurable metadata system designed to grow as the project evolves. This work is of relevance for similar projects such as INSPIRE.