<s>
project	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
(	O
FOSS	O
)	O
cataloging	O
application	O
for	O
spatially	O
referenced	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Z39.50	B-Protocol
protocol	O
it	O
both	O
accesses	O
remote	O
catalogs	O
and	O
makes	O
its	O
data	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
catalog	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
derived	O
from	O
satellite	O
imagery	O
,	O
are	O
effective	O
communicational	O
tools	O
and	O
play	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
decision	O
makers	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
sustainable	O
development	O
planners	O
and	O
humanitarian	O
and	O
emergency	O
managers	O
)	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
quick	O
,	O
reliable	O
and	O
up-to-date	O
user-friendly	O
cartographic	O
products	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
action	O
and	O
to	O
better	O
plan	O
and	O
monitor	O
their	O
activities	O
;	O
GIS	B-Application
experts	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
exchanging	O
consistent	O
and	O
updated	O
geographical	O
data	O
;	O
and	O
spatial	O
analysts	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
multidisciplinary	O
data	O
to	O
perform	O
preliminary	O
geographical	O
analysis	O
and	O
make	O
reliable	O
forecasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
WHO	O
,	O
CGIAR	O
,	O
BRGM	O
,	O
ESA	O
,	O
FGDC	O
and	O
the	O
Global	O
Change	O
Information	O
and	O
Research	O
Centre	O
(	O
GCIRC	O
)	O
of	O
China	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
GeoNetwork	B-Language
opensource	I-Language
implementations	O
as	O
their	O
spatial	O
information	O
management	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
related	O
tools	O
are	O
packaged	O
with	O
GeoNetwork	O
,	O
including	O
GeoServer	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeoServer	B-Language
stores	O
geographical	O
data	O
,	O
while	O
GeoNetwork	O
catalogs	O
collections	O
of	O
such	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
