Catalogue (CSW) Change Request - support OpenSearch patterns

OGC Doc 08-057

Open Geospatial Consortium

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CHANGE REQUEST


Catalogue CR 08-057



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Current version:


2.0.2



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Proposed change affects:



AS

Imp Spec X

Best Practices Paper

Title:

 Support of OpenSearch query and result-set for “baseline” CSW capability

Source:


 Doug Nebert, US Geological Survey

Work item code: 
Category:

Other

Date:  2008-03-24

 B
Use one of the following categories:
F (Critical correction)
A (corresponds to a correction in an earlier
release)
B (Addition of feature),
C (Functional modification of feature)
D (Editorial modification)
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Reason for change:

 To align with industry practice for search engines

Summary of change:  Adopt a KVP “GET” pattern that allows OpenSearch clients to query OGC
catalogues and to return a result set as XML using GeoRSS/Atom as a baseline
capability for all Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW) implementations.
Consequences if
not approved:

 OGC catalogues are not searchable by browser plug-ins or “toolbar search” that
support the OpenSearch interface; would restrict access to OGC catalogue
services implementations to OGC clients and audiences

Clauses affected:

 Version 3.0 divides the version 2.0.2 document into parts for the general and
protocol binding sections. Pertinent Part is currently named
“Catalogue_2.1_HTTP_binding_draft,” pertinent section 6.8. May additionally be

addressed in narrative and example detail in an informative annex.

Other specs
Affected:



Supporting Doc.



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Other core specifications
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Best Practices Document