GOSPublishUseCase Use Case (2R3U)
Name: Publish content the Geospatial One-Stop Portal (GOS Portal or Geodata.gov) (2R3V)
Description: This use case depicts the generic use case of publishing a data set (or a collection) to the GOS Portal. (2R3W)
Actors: (2R49)
- Geodata.gov - part of the Geospatial One-Stop E-Gov initiative providing access to geospatial data and information. (2R3X)
- Agency Metadata Collection - an implementation of an OGC Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) version 2.0.x catalog installed on a Metadata Distribution Server and configured to contain FGDC CSDGM metadata records for each data set to be published. (2R48)
- Agency Metadata Steward - an individual who serves as the geospatial metadata administrator for Agency (2R4E)
- Geodata.gov Publication Service - a web service providing the ability to submit metadata documents to the metadata catalog from external sources. (2R4F)
- Geodata.gov Harvesting Service - a web service providing the ability to register metadata collections for later harvesting of metadata records. (2R4G)
Precondition: (2R4A)
- All Agency data sets have FGDC CSDGM compliant metadata records. (2R4B)
Flow of Events - Basic Path: (2R41)
- Agency Metadata Steward identifies a data set or a collection of data sets to be published to the Geodata.gov (2R42)
- If not already accomplished, Agency Metadata Steward implements an Agency Metadata Collection. (2R3Z)
- If not already accomplished, Agency Metadata Steward configures Geodata.gov to harvest metadata records from the Agency Metadata Collection using the Geodata.gov Harvesting Service (2R40)
- Agency Metadata Steward populates a metadata record for the identified data set or collection of data sets in the Agency Metadata Collection (2R43)
Flow of Events - Alternative Paths: (2R44)
If agency does not have an implementation of an Agency Metadata Collection, then steps 1-4 may be replaced by the following steps: (2R45)
- Agency Metadata Steward identifies a data set or a collection of data sets to be published to the Geodata.gov (2R4C)
- Agency Metadata Steward populates a metadata record for the identified data set or collection of data sets directly to Geodata.gov by a) uploading the metadata record(s) via Geodata.gov Publication Service or b) using a metadata entry tool (which both, in turn, publish the record(s) via Geodata.gov Publication Service). (2R4D)
Postcondition: (2R46)
Once the regularly scheduled harvesting of the Agency Metadata Collection has been accomplished, Geodata.gov will contain the published data set or collection. (2R47)