[Odrl-geospatial] Welcome to the Odrl-geospatial@odrl.net mailing list!

[Steve Morris]

Hello all,

Per Elaine's suggestion here's my brief introduction bit:

I've been working with North Carolina State University Libraries' GIS 
data services program since 1997.  I headed up that operation until 2002 
and since then have been Head of Digital Library Initiatives, working 
with a broader sphere of digital repository, digital preservation, and 
other issues.  We are entering into a new three-year project focused on 
digital preservation of geospatial data, mostly state and local data 
resources.  One of the things we'll be trying to do there is encoding 
DRM statements (along with other descriptive/technical/administrative 
metadata) into METS records.

My first question:  what is (or will be) the relationship between the 
ODRL geospatial profile and GeoDRM?  GeoDRM apears to be focused not 
just on services but also on data files (GML, etc.), but would 
appear--at least initially--to be focused more on OGC-spec based data.

Could anyone clarify the relationship?

Another question:  Anyone using the METS Rights Expression schema as a 
short term approach to handling DRM with geospatial content?

Thanks,

Steve

Elaine L. Westbrooks wrote:

> Good Afternoon:
>
> Welcome to the Odrl-geospatial at odrl.net mailing list! 
>
> Many of you signed up for this list in early August, so I'm sorry 
> about the delay.  The Geospatial Group of the Open Digital Rights 
> Language Initiative is finally coming to life!  The delay in setting 
> this up can also be attributed to the lack of subscribers from 
> institutions outside of the US.  I've been trying to identify people 
> who may be interested. I know that there are lots of interesting 
> things going on in Europe, Asia, Australia (to name a few regions) in 
> the area of geospatial data management.
>
> The web page for the mailing list is: 
> http://www.odrl.net/Profiles/Geospatial/
> List archives can be found at: 
> http://lists.odrl.net/pipermail/odrl-geospatial/
>
> Although as a working group, we have been formally charged with the 
> responsibility of creating a ODRL profile for geospatial data and 
> drafting best practicess, this list is primarily designed to be a 
> common meeting ground to discuss rights issues for those of us working 
> with geospatial information.  Susanne Guth will be are liason 
> <Susanne.Guth at gmx.net> and we can certainly touch base with Renato 
> Iannella, <renato at odrl.net> the driving force behind ODRL.  
>
> I don't expect the volume to be high on this list.  Out of courtesy to 
> others, when possible, do not send attachments in your messages (mount 
> your files to a public webserver instead).  If someone would like to 
> help me manage and moderate, I'd welcome it.
>
> I have permission to post an article written by Daniel Wright, 
> entitled "Geospatial Digital Rights Management"  The article may be 
> downloaded at:  http://metadata.mannlib.cornell.edu/geo_odrl/
>
> I invite everyone to send a brief message to the list as an 
> introduction.  I'll start it off:
>
> I have been a metadata librarian at Albert Mann Library at Cornell 
> University since 2000 where I serve as the metadata specialist for the 
> Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR) 
> <http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/>.  I also do a lot of work with the 
> various digital library projects that incorporate METS, Dublin Core, 
> TEI, DSpace, and OAI.  Because of my interest in bridging the 2 worlds 
> of GIS and Digital Libraries, I became quite interested in rights 
> expression and management.
>
> I will out of the office from now until October 25, but I do plan to 
> check my email during that time.
>
> I hope to hear from many of you soon!
>
> Kind Regards,
> Elaine
>
> Elaine L. Westbrooks
> Metadata Librarian
> Albert R. Mann Library
> Cornell University
> Ithaca, NY 14851
>
> 607.255.3973
> mailto:elw25 at cornell.edu
>
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Steve Morris
Head of Digital Library Initiatives
North Carolina State University Libraries
Phone: (919) 515-1361  Fax: (919) 513-3553 
Steven_Morris at ncsu.edu