Improving Contents Metadata

Correctly setting the dataset’s metadata is very important in GeoNode. The metadata allows the owners to describe the datasets’ contents and quality better. Further, the metadata allows the owner to set restrictions or license constraints on its usage while still allowing registered GeoNode members to search for it on the catalog.

Adding a Shapefile

**Note**
You can skip to the `Editing Metadata` section directly in the case 
you already added this dataset in the previous training sessions.

  • Navigate to the GeoNode main page http://localhost and log in as admin. On the resources page, click the Add Resource button and then click the Upload dataset link from the dropdown menu. image

  • On the next page, click on Select Files image

  • From the file browser window navigate to:

    • 1: /opt/data/sample_data/pretty_maps/data/boulder (i.e. the folder where the data is stored)

    • 2: Select all the Mainrd.* files by pressing RIGHT-SHIFT and LEFT-CLICK

    • 3: Click on the Open button

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  • If everything went well, you should be able to see the file name and file extension listed on the Upload dataset page; click on the Upload button image

  • The upload will start and you will be able to see a progress bar on the top of the page. Please be patient, if you have a slow machine it will require some time to finish.

  • If no errors occur, the progress bar will reach 100% and the name of the new Dataset will become clickable image

  • Click on the dataset name or on the view button in order to be redirected to the Details Page. image

  • Click on the Datasets link of the Data dropdown menu to go back to the list of all the available datasets. The newly uploaded dataset will be listed and a small summary card will report the most important information about the dataset:

    • The thumbnail depicts a quick preview of the dataset

    • The small section shows the clickable name of the dataset along with an abstract, which is empty by default

    • There’s also the name of the owner/creator of the content and the publication date

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Adding a GeoTiff

**Note**
You can skip to the `Editing Metadata` section directly in the case 
you already added this dataset in the previous training sessions.

  • Repeat the first two steps we have done for the Shapefile upload but now for a GeoTiff. Then click the Select Files button and navigate to the test_grid.tif from the file path /opt/data/sample_data/gisdata/data/good/raster/test_grid.tif. Select the file and click Open. image

  • Upload the file and wait for the progress bar to finish image

  • Navigate to the datasets list and select the newly created dataset image

Editing Metadata

  • As an admin, or as a user with manage share permissions on the dataset, move to the Mainrd dataset details

  • Click on Edit > Edit Metadata

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  • On the next form, fill the metadata fields as follows

    • Title: Boulder Main Roads

    • Abstract: The dataset shows the main roads of the Boulder city, in Colorado.

    • Publication Date: Update the date to now

    • Category: Transportation

    • Free-text Keywords: boulder, roads,

    • License: Open Data Commons Open Database License / OSM

    • Regions: United Stated of America [North America], Americas, North America,

    • Temporal Extent: 2021-08-01 to 2021-09-30

  • From the Optional Metadata form, click on the toggle more Contact Roles link and fill some of the additional Contact Roles at your convenence

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  • Click on Update and wait for the page to be reloaded; the info panel will show the updated information.

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