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