Key Features

The GIS Portal Toolkit consists of the following components:

• GIS Portal-The GIS Portal offers end user functionality (e.g., searching metadata, sorting results, customizing views); administrator functionality (e.g., record administration, advanced searches, and sorting); and publisher functionality (e.g., ability to enter metadata, upload documents, and remove previously published documents).

• Map Viewer-The Map Viewer allows portal users to browse, navigate, and query map data; view multiple map services; change projections on the fly, and save map views. The Map Viewer supports OGC WMS, WFS, and WCS services.

• Channel Editor-The Channel Editor allows users to create new subchannels, populate and manage channel content, and create external links. Channels provide quick access to key content for data categories, applications and events.

• Harvesting Tool-The Harvesting Tool allows users to harvest from the following metadata repository protocols: ArcIMS, Z39.50, Open Archives Initiative, Web Accessible Folders, and CS-W Catalogs.

• Portal Toolbar-Allows users to open Web Map Content files created with the Map Viewer.