MetaLog^TM:
Geospatial Data Management Solution

Overview

East View Cartographic (EVC) provides turnkey geospatial data management systems and hosted services to bring order and organization to collections of geodata assets. EVC's MetaLog^TM geospatial data management solution works with all types of data products including:

• Satellite imagery
• Aerial photography
• Maps of all types (topographic, geological, nautical charts, et. al.)
• Vector products
• Books and Atlases
• And virtually any type of geospatial data and associated metadata

MetaLog^TM makes it possible for your organization to:

• Centrally catalog all types of geospatial data owned or accessible to the organization
• Quickly and easily locate geospatial data using your choice of multiple search and browse methods (e.g., coordinates, geoname, country/region... see standard features below)
• Maximize knowledge of assets the organization already possesses
• Visualize data asset availability over any identified area of interest worldwide through dynamically generated base and index maps
• Plan for future data acquisitions; prevent redundant purchases and acquisitions
• And much more

EVC's MetaLog^TM combines off-the-shelf functionality with custom capabilities to balance economy and cost savings with the option to build-in unique functionality. Integration of customer organization data is also available. Standard features are listed below.

Standard Features

• Intuitive browser based interface for easy navigation and item identification
• Integrated organization of standard (spatially referenced assets) and non-standard (non-spatially referenced products) such as books and other publications
• Product/asset identification – search and browse
  • Regions/countries: search method locates coverage specific to defined geopolitical boundaries
  • Geoname search: supports identification of areas of interest and products through queries on more than 7 million worldwide feature type categories (administrative regions, hydrographic, area, populated places, streets/roads, hypsographic, spot feature, undersea, vegetation)
  • Coordinate search: robust worldwide functionality identifies coordinate boundaries and/or center point locations
  • Advanced search: locates items by product numbers, product types, publisher, ISBN, and other combinations of search terms
  • Clickable interactive map: displays available assets on global map - expandable to aid users' ability to identify areas and products of interest
  • Basic search: convenient quick search capability from the heading of any page
• Multiple user-defined product category sections help organize data collections and direct users to sections of interest
• Labeled sequential help instructions guide users step-by-step
• Continuous dynamic coordinates display via interactive map
• Sortable/searchable metadata columns facilitate data identification and selection
• Breadcrumbs display supports intuitive site navigation
• Browse image display for representative series/collection images and item specific thumbnail imagery
• Prominently displayed series/collection level description information
• Color-coded availability indicators appear below interactive map to indicate product availability status
• Customizable optional services selection via pull-down menus, clickable boxes, etc.

Full support, maintenance, training, installation, and data integration is available for all system solutions.

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MetaLog Store^TM: Geospatial Data E-Commerce System