.. _community_metadata:

Metadata
========

The ``Metadata module`` adds a fully customizable metadata tab to the layer configuration, allowing the user to have the layer configuration and layer metadata in one central place.

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    configuration
    uiconfiguration
    advanced
    user

Bulk Operations can be done via the :api:`Metadata Rest Service <metadata.yaml>`.

The layer metadata can be exposed by the :ref:`csw` service, from there periodically harvested by
`GeoNetwork <https://geonetwork-opensource.org//>`_ . Have a look at the :ref:`tutorial_metadata` tutorial for an example of matching metadata and CSW configurations that can be harvested by GeoNetwork.