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USER COMMENTS
 | CATMDEdit v.4.0.1 | ESRI ArcCatalog v9.3 | ESRI Geoportal Extension 9.3.1 sp1 | GeoNetwork v2.4.1 | IME v4.1 | INSPIRE Metadata Editor Version 1.06 | M3CAT v1.6 | MetaD v3.0.5 | MetaGenie v2.0 | Preludio v2.1 | TerraCatalog v2.2
 | Note: Each editor was reviewed by individual teams of users. Therefore, if a feature or issue is listed for one editor but absent for another editor it cannot be assumed that the same observation does not apply, only that it was not noted by both [NAME]
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | review pending
Standards Supported |  | Missing ISO 19115 Core elements: Dataset Character Set and [NAME] | Provides NAP as metadata creation format option |  | Elements with normative references are color-coded | ISO 19115 implementation  limited to INSPIRE elements & conditionality |  | Easy to use with clear element status and current edit window indicators | Based on UK profile of ISO 19115 aka 'UK GEMINI'
 |  |  |  |  |  | Useful  ISO 19139 XML implementation |  | Includes ISO 19110 elements
[NAME] | GUI is straightforward and uncluttered | Editor '[NAME]' guides metadata development | Clear, genearlly easy to navigate |  | Well organized with good functionality |  | Interface not intuitive for first-time users | GUI is well-designed with clear element status displayed | Interface is exceptionally clear, and logically organized | User Interface mapping is nice & fast
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [NAME] can be viewed in  XML, HTML, and FGDC formats | English' install screens but application interface was in German (DE)
Operating System | Installation problems using Vista 64-bit and [NAME] |  |  | Cross platform set up is supportive of multiple communities |  |  | Windows only installation, but browser based client |  | Operates in Windows and Linux
Application Environment |  |  |  |  |  | Web-based editor so no installation necessary however, does tend to hang and not return | A web-enabled application on desktop, requiring MS server software/environment for installation |  |  | Need to ensure Apache Tomcat service is running on the local machine before trying to start Preludio
Data Storage |  |  |  | Various databases and servlet engines are supported | No internal data storage, must save to desktop and re-import to edit |  |  |  | Challenges implementing dbase storage option (desktop vers)
[NAME]
Support Features | Some user manual language is ambiguous and confusing | Element conditionality is not persistently indicated | Metadata creation support features are very limited | Template feature eases metadata creation | Instruction Manual is thorough but not intuitive | Flags for invalid entries are helpful | Effective use of color-coding to indicate element conditionality | Enables creation of Contact and Citation libraries for reuse of existing information and global edits | Manual is easy to use and comprehend, installs locally and web version is accessible from within application
 |  | Uses ESRI vernacular that sometimes varies from ISO terminology | Limited use of drop-down menus and no visible means to edit | Supports import of custom thesaurus | [NAME] 'tree' with element definitions is useful, but can be complex | Supports creation of dataset, series and service metadata | Embedded calendar feature supports date selection | Geographic reference system assignment is simple and flexible | Some elements have limited help text
 |  |  | Guidance on operating GPT application is thorough | Data can be displayed using built-in map and in Google Earth | A "getting started" section in the manual would be useful | User Manual is limited to screen navigation and data fields/values - no guidance for content development or system functionality | Supports import of custom thesaurus | Simple to use, customizable, thesaurus with referential integrity that does not permit delete of keywords that occur in existing metadata records | Map interface features (bounding box map, etc) limited to Great Britain but Lat/Lon values can be entered manually
 |  |  |  | Thumbnails can be of any size and appearance |  | Linited internal  content guidance but INSPIRE hosts useful '[NAME] doc at org website | Help is not searchable | Simple to use coordinate converter provided
 |  |  |  | Active open souce community for support |  | Could not enable direct access to element defintions | Use of templates and scope codes supports documentation of spatial and nonspatial data in the same database | Thesaurus import requires input for all 3 languages when creating new thesauri
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Useful on-screen help features
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Some language comprehension difficulties with English vers. & inconsistency between terminology used in 'Help' menu and application options
Edit Operations | Application tends to hang when editing metadata | Enables creation of Contact library during metadata edit | Unable to edit uploaded records, only those created in application | Unique value is autogenerated for 'fileIdentifier' and is not editable | Cannot save incomplete record in edit environment |  | Ability to review/edit metadata record after creation was not intuitive | Cannot save incomplete or non-validated record
 | Functionality of features is not readily apparent |  |  |  | Shaded fields in editor supports edit process |  | "Standard parameters" is a unique function that enables user defined library of content for any set of elements
 |  |  |  |  | Option to input XML, e.g. GML, within an element could be  useful for extending the standard |  | Attempt to translate from EN to FR resulted in error message
 |  |  |  |  | Date/time format not specified in definition
Validation Operations |  |  |  | Unable to validate record | Enables validation of individual sections of record | Limited to INSPIRE profile |  | Validation is straight forward, as the editor will indicate which elements are missing, incomplete or incorrect. | Validation is limited to UK Gemini [NAME]
 |  |  |  | Error messages were not helpful | Validation functions take full advantage of ISO 19139 |  |  |  | Validation within editor is convenient and enables direct edit
 |  |  |  |  | Validation messages are meaningful and useful |  |  |  | Error messages are easy to understand
 |  |  |  |  | Validation allows for any combination of 10 digits in date field
Adaptability |  |  |  |  | Enables creation of custom 'profiles' | Supports entry of free text keywords in addition to INSPIRE and GEMET thesauri |  |  | Enables addition of user defined domain values
[NAME]
Import Operations |  |  | Harvesting processes seem to hang up as though stuck in que mode |  |  | Efforts to import INSPIRE elements formatted to other standards returned error | Enables import of compressed (.zip) xml | CSDGM import does not accurately transform to some matching ISO elements*
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CSDGM Sections 2 & 6 must be manually entered
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Batch import limited to ISO 19115 formatted records
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Does not enable import of ISO 19139 xml, only other records created in MetaD
Management Operations |  |  | Easy to transfer ownership and set access restrictions | Advanced search results are thorough |  | Some workflow status indication provided using 'validate' option |  | Batch delete of metadata registers not supported
 |  |  |  | Could not apply remote search function
 |  |  |  | Strong suite of operations to manage thesauri, passwords, harvest, CSW testing, etc.
 |  |  |  | GAST tool allows import/export of data, intial database setup
Export Operations |  |  | [NAME]/export limited to one record at a time |  | No export functionality | Export limited to INSPIRE Profile | Export function works well as both individual and batch process | Unique value is auto-generated for export XML file name and is not editable | Successfully exported CSDGM xml and imported into in-house metadata catalog
Output Format |  | ISO 19139 output supports interoperability |  | ISO 19139 output supports interoperability | Ability to output a user-defined profile |  | Exports as both text and XML | ISO 19139 output supports interoperability
 |  |  |  | Individual ISO metadata records can be exported in ISO19115/19139. CSDGM records exported in CSDGM XML | 19139 XML implementation is thorough
 |  |  |  | Using GAST, data can be exported (with or without filters) into .mef files | No text output option
 |  |  |  | The MEF or .mef can be renamed to .zip and opened to view/edit the contents
[NAME] |  |  | Multiple repository formats and harvest methods options support data exchange | Multiple publication options are beneficial for sharing metadata | No publication options
 |  |  | Can view and publish as GEORSS, ATOM, HTML, FRAGMENT, KML, and [NAME] | Possible firewall issues with [NAME] and CSW
 |  |  |  | OAI-PMH is harvest option but could not locate as publication option
OTHER
 |  | Installation, when it does work, is simple |  | Needed IT help to install desktop software on Windows | Easy download and installation | Found some elements (Keywords, Constraints) buggy | Application did freeze on occasion | * e.g.: 'Maintenance & Update Freq.', 'SDTS types', 'Point &Vector Object Count', 'Offline Media' and 'Recording Format' |  | Mixed success running application. Half time worked, half time timed out. Suspect build errors in vers. Tomcat distributed with app. | Users not able to locate editor at http://www.sdi-suite.de/en/terra-catalog.shtm
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Needed IT help for installation