The following are the ESIP Federation Inter-Operability catalog function descriptions.

Desired Features and Attributes:
 

  1. Work with multiple formats, including standards-based and proprietary image, vector, and database files

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  2. Work with existing data without prior conversion

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  3. Provide concurrent access to multiple map/image servers

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  4. Minimize changes to existing data

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  5. Minimize changes to current processing techniques

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  6. Minimize additional cost to maintain data and system

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  7. Describe data provider tasks cogently and completely

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  8. Interface with user-developed programs for reading the data

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  9. Interface with COTS software

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  10. Enable data browsing in conjunction with catalog

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  11. Provide an interface and viewing capability for analytical applications (or enable same)

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  12. Support data integration or fusion, including:
  1. Support coordinate and attribute query
 
Other Specifications
 
  1. Protocol

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  2. Source availability

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  3. Platforms supported

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  4. License costs

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  5. Current usage

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  6. Standards used

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  7. Language

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  8. DCE

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  9. Data model(s)

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  10. Data access method (file access, dbms, API, etc)

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  11. Data types

Evaluation
 

  1. Efficiency and performance

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  2. Cost of implementation

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  3. Timeliness of implementation

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  4. Adequacy of documentation

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  5. Integration into existing systems

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  6. Accessibility to users:
  1. Security