GeoNetwork opensource Report 2007

= GeoNetwork opensource =
 * Period covered by report: Jan-Dec 2007
 * Contact name: Jeroen Ticheler and Francois Prunayre

Key Accomplishments
We made progress on incubation during the year 2007 and the following release of GeoNetwork opensource was made available in 2007:
 * GeoNetwork opensource 2.1 (September 2007)
 * New user interface based on Ajax and including Intermap as a web map client
 * New harvesting mechanism (supporting WebDav, OAI-PMH, Z39.50, CSW)
 * Support for opensearch client
 * Bug fixes from 2.0

Events:

 * Lab at FOSS4G2007 (September 2007)
 * GeoNetwork opensource workshop in Roma/FAO (November 2007)
 * User workshop
 * Define principles to pass the OSGeo Incubation process
 * PSC election

GeoNetwork opensource community website and trac moved to OSGeo infrastructure

Many, many new participants:
 * 200+ subscribers to developers list
 * 300+ subscribers to users list

Outlook for 2008

 * OSGeo Incubation process
 * Improve documentation (migration to DocBook)
 * Create synergies with other SDI components (e.g. GeoServer, Talend Spatial Data Integrator, ArcCatalog)
 * Improve modularity and work on new user interface to be embedded in existing website