Install Desktop Tools
This section assumes that:
- Proper version of ArcGIS desktop is installed
The Geoportal CSW Clients enable searching CSW 2.0.x metadata repositories from ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Explorer. The CSW Clients install can be found in the \Desktop Tools\CSWClients directory. Refer to the documentation at Geoportal-CSW-Clients for installation instructions, how to add the CSW Clients to ArcMap and ArcGIS Explorer, and how to use the CSW Clients.
The Geoportal Publish Client is a tool for ArcCatalog that allows publisher users to easily publish metadata from their local desktop to the geoportal. The metadata can come from Shapefiles, personal Geodatabases or Enterprise Geodatabases, or any other local data formats for which you can create metadata in ArcCatalog. The Publish Client install can be found in the \Desktop Tools\PublishClient folder. Refer to the documentation at Geoportal-Publish-Client for installation instructions, how to add the Geoportal Publish Client to ArcCatalog, and how to use the Geoportal Publish Client.
The WMC Client allows for a Web Map Context (WMC) file to be opened directly in ArcMap. WMC files adhere to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specification and have the extension ".cml", ".wmc", or ".xml". WMC files provide pointers to remote accessible data, specifically Live Data and Map resources. The WMC Client install can be found in the the \Desktop Tools\WMCOpener folder. Refer to the documentation at WMC-Client for installation instructions, how to add the WMC Client to ArcMap, and how to use the WMC Client.