\title{GeoNetwork opensource}
\author{Jeroen Ticheler \\ \url{http://geonetwork-opensource.org}}
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\section{Key Accomplishments}
2008 was an important year in the evolution of GeoNetwork opensource.  
The project reached maturity by completing the OSGeo incubation  
process in June. The project management evolved from a benevolent  
dictatorship model to a model where decisions are taken by a Project  
Steering Committee (PSC) of seven members. The OSGeo Trac and Wiki  
systems were adopted for the software development website and a full  
code review and license review was completed.

Other important milestones and new features:
\begin{itemize}
\item v2.2.0 of the software was released in April
\item The OGC Catalogue Service for the Web, CSW ISO interface support was  
upgraded to v2.0.2
\item The speed of complex metadata editing was dramatically improved.
\item All software documentation was moved into the DocBook format, making  
versioning a whole lot easier.
\item Open Archive Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)  
server and client support.
\item Schematron validation for more precise metadata content validation.
\end{itemize}

\section{Areas for Improvement}
\begin{itemize}
\item Continuous integration and unit tests need to be setup and developed
\item The SVN system should be integrated with the bug tracking system
\item The InterMap map viewer will need to be replaced with a viewer based  
on OpenLayers and GeoExt
\end{itemize}

\section{Opportunities to Help}
\begin{itemize}
\item Translations of both GUI and metadata standard definition files
\item Improved documentation and tutorials
\item Refactoring of metadata profiles so they can be loaded as plugins
\item Separation of Server, Administrative interface and end-user user  
interface
\item GUI cleanup, moving from HTML tables to div and CSS markup
\end{itemize}

\section{Outlook for 2009}
GeoNetwork v2.4.0 is ready for release in July, providing again a  
whole range of improvements, among which:
\begin{itemize}
\item Refined OGC CSW ISO 2.0.2 support with a web based test interface
\item Performance improvements
\item Batch import and export of metadata from the file system
\item WebDAV metadata harvesting support
\item Many new user interface languages
\item Support for massive operations, setting properties to multiple metadata records in one action
\end{itemize}

Furthermore we are working on:
\begin{itemize}
\item migration to the OSGeo SVN system
\item establishment of a project sponsorship plan for GeoNetwork under the OSGeo umbrella
\item automated testing and deployment of a test service
\item ebRIM CSW ISO (CIM) support, implemented as a complementary interface to the existing GeoNetwork catalog
\item Integration of a new Map Viewer based on OpenLayers and GeoExt
\item Multi-lingual metadata editing and visualization support
\item Full alignment with the INSPIRE directive on metadata
\end{itemize}
