2026-07-03 –, A13
GeoNetwork opensource is a fully featured catalog service and the most popular catalog in Europe. This workshop provides hands-on experience setting up GeoNetwork, using INSPIRE requirements as a guideline to explore configuration.
The GeoNetwork introduction workshop is a great introduction to GeoNetwork and provides a gentle introduction to metadata and spatial data infrastructure.
This workshop is a good introduction for attendees from any region. For FOSS4G Europe the optional INSPIRE section is used for guidance in configuring a catalog.
- Demonstrate installation, and answer your questions on deployment.
- Hands-on setup your new catalog
- Harvesting to jump start the contents of your new catalog
- Optional: Taking the time to explain INSPIRE guidance and to configure your catalog appropriately.
- Recommended: If you have existing web services you are responsible for please make use of them during the workshop.
GeoCat will provide a cloud hosted catalog for attendees (so only a browser is required to attend). If you are comfortable with Docker you are welcome to run the GeoNetwork Docker image locally (but this is not required).
Coding knowledge required?:No coding knowledge is required
Link to software source code repository: Link to software source code repository
Jody Garnett is an open source developer and advocate working with GeoCat Canada. He has over 20 years experience consulting, training, building solutions, and guiding technology development. Jody is on the steering committee for the GeoServer, GeoTools, and JTS Topology Suite projects, and volunteers as chair of the OSGeo Incubation Committee.
Jeroen has been promoting the use of international standards and Free and Open Source Software for geographic data and information for over twenty years now. Jeroen is founder and Project Officer for the GeoNetwork opensource project. He currently serves on the OSGeo Board