Clearinghouse

clearinghouse - Source: GETIS glossary

"In general a clearinghouse provides a central access point for value-added topical guides which identify, describe, and evaluate Internet-based information resources. In our case a clearinghouse is a decentralized system of servers located on the Internet which contain field-level descriptions of available digital spatial data. This descriptive information, known as metadata, are collected in a standard format to facilitate query and consistent presentation across multiple participating sites. A clearinghouse uses readily available Web technology for the client side and uses standards for the query, search, and presentation of search results to the Web client. A clearinghouse provides information about who is providing which authorized geoinformation for which application."

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 04 June 2011 08:17:40, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary

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clearinghouse - [data sharing] A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data. A clearinghouse provides widespread access to information and is generally thought of as reaching or existing outside organizational boundaries.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 19 February 2012 08:34:10, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation