title: Making metadata usable in a multi-national research setting.
abstract: SECOA (Solutions for Environmental Contrasts in Coastal Areas) is a multi-national research project examining the effects of human mobility on urban settlements in fragile coastal environments. This paper describes the setting up of a SECOA metadata repository for non-specialist researchers such as environmental scientists and tourism experts. Conflicting usability requirements of two groups - metadata creators and metadata users - are identified along with associated limitations of current metadata standards. A description is given of a configurable metadata system designed to grow as the project evolves. This work is of relevance for similar projects such as INSPIRE.
authors: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. c.ellul@ucl.ac.uk
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Ellul
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Foord
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Mooney
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D016208:Databases, Factual; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D062305:Geographic Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D018538:Jupiter; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D014507:Urbanization; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Metadata complexity; Metadata usability