What is GeoNetwork?
GeoNetwork opensource was developed by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to connect spatial information communities and their data using a modern architecture through the web enviroment. This architecture is based on the principles of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and International and Open Standards for services and protocols (ISO/TC211 and OGC). It also provides a powerful metadata editing and search functions as well as an embedded interactive web map viewer. More information about GeoNetwork opensource is available on the GeoNetwork opensource Community website.
What is the Australian Government doing?
Australian Government agencies consider GeoNetwork as a suitable tool to facilitate implementation of the ANZLIC Metadata Profile. Version 1.1 produces ANZLIC-compliant metadata and is now available for testing. A copy fo this aplication can be downloaded from the BlueNet wiki. Please note that this is a test version and is not yet suitable for production use.
A program for future development is currently being prepared. An initial draft list of development requirements is now available (view list).
For more information refer to the GeoNetwork Committees web page.