Can Metadata Standards play nicely?
summary
Argues that metadata is infrastructure and shows a concrete stack: ISO19115 for project-level context, GeoDCAT to OGC API Records to export Dublin Core into national catalogs, and STAC for asset-level discovery with CIFF/schema.org for web discoverability. Demonstrates where standards overlap, when exporters or translations are needed, warns that tools don’t fix inconsistent internal records, points to an OGC MEDIC code sprint and consent-based governance practices as working ways to build and sustain interoperable catalogues.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 1:04Metadata standards overview
- 2:26Infrastructure and foundations
- 3:13Compassion and presence
- 6:24Loss of freedom and truth
- 9:13Community and loneliness
- 10:38AI reliability and ethics
- 13:08Open source principles
- 15:58Consent-based decision-making
- 17:47Building foundations together
- 18:07Q&A and closing remarks
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