Functional Requirements

• Servers, store server connection information for sharing between projects.
  • Store data sources ([DataStore] and [GridCoverageExchange])
• Data Directories, store data directories for sharing between projects.
• Metadata, provide access to metadata on Servers/Data Directories.
• Data Discovery, provide enough information for a user to define a new layer
  in their context.
  • Wizards for [DataStore] connection
  • Wizards for [DataStore] creation
• Persist Settings, permit exporting and sharing DataStore connection
  information.
• DataStores Management, lookup actualized DataStores that are in use.
• Missing Data, entries referred to by imported projects should be maintained,
  allowing the user one location to correct data connection information.
  Local Catalog has a strong interaction with the preferences maintained by the
• Provide support for temporary results, and facilities for later export

Non-Functional Requirements

• Ease of Data Location, intent is for the user to be separated from the data
  source; so they need as little technical knowledge as possible.
• Security, name/password should be left out of the export/share.

Design Notes

Realized as LocalRegistry, was speced out as LocalCatalog in initial design requirements.