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Introduction
What is the West Coast Ocean Data Portal?
How to Use the Knowledge Base
Questions?
Contribute
Why Register Your Data?
Criteria for Inclusion
Data Themes and Geographic Scope
Technical Prerequisites
Relationship to Other Portals
State and Regional Portals, Registries, and Clearinghouses
How to Register Data With the West Coast Ocean Data Portal
WCGA Data Sharing Policy
Metadata
Why Create Metadata?
What Information Is Required?
Metadata Standards and Formats
ISO 19115:2003
ISO 19115-2
FGDC CSDGM
Dublin Core
EML
How to Create Metadata
Validating Your Metadata
How Is the Metadata Displayed?
Best Practices for Metadata
Content
Publishing Great Metadata
Additional Resources
Web Services
What are Web Services?
Why Create Web Services?
Types of Web Mapping Services
How to Create Web Mapping Services
Best Practices for Creating Services
Publishing Great Web Services
Projection/Coordinate System
Cartography
Additional Resources
Catalogs
Importance of Catalogs
Types of Catalogs
Web Accessible Folder
Catalog Service for the Web
Catalog Server Software
pycsw
GeoNetwork
ESRI Geoportal Server
CKAN
THREDDS Data Server (TDS)
Best Practices for Catalogs
Our Technology
Architecture
Registration / Harvest Process
Additional Resources
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