What's New

GIS Portal Toolkit version 3.0 includes improved installation and configuration, better metadata management and access control, and integration with ArcGIS Desktop.

Users' roles in the GIS Portal Toolkit define what functions can be performed, and enhancements by role include the following:

All Users
Registered Users and Publishers
Publishers
Channel Stewards
Administrator
Architecture

All Users

• Use of a thesaurus (Oracle database only) when searching for metadata or when creating metadata using the online form
• Map Viewer
  • Added support for Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) for Web Map Services (WMS)
  • Allow user to set symbology for Web Feature Services (WFS)
  • Integrated ArcIMS Data Delivery Extension (DDE) to allow user to download data from a predefined DDE server

Registered Users and Publishers

• Update user profile and contact information
• Change password

Publishers

• Register one or more metadata repositories for harvesting
• Create metadata records for WMS, WFS, and Web Coverage Services (WCS) using information obtained from a GetCapabilities request
• Control access to published metadata by user groups
• Harvesting
  • Added support for Catalog Services Web (CS-W)
  • Better online help

Channel Stewards

• Simplified Channel Editor user interface
• Better online help for Channel Editor

Administrator

• View all users (registered users, publishers, and stewards) registered with a GIS Portal
• Upgrade registered users to Publishers and/or Channel Stewards
• Delete users
• Manage channels
• View harvesting reports

Architecture

• Updated user interface (fewer pop-ups and improved consistency)
• Set minimum required length for user name and password
• Improved validation rules when publishing metadata records
• Improved internationalization
• New configuration tool (post-Installation wizard) to simplify setup of the GIS Portal Toolkit