.. _features:

Features / Design
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pycsw is not a metadata editor.

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pycsw is a fully compliant CSW server.

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pycsw is flexible and headless; can be integrated into workflows without getting in the way,
as well as seamless integration with Python environments.

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pycsw is able to pull and store ("harvest") layer information from other remote
OGC services (WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS, WAF, CSW, SOS).

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pycsw avoids any stylesheet conversions by storing metadata elements 
in a local database.

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pycsw allows for remote updates to the local repository ("transactions"),
through CSW-T.

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pycsw allows for additional profiles/metadata formats to be plugged in.

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pycsw includes a commandline utility to administer the metadata repository.

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.. NOTE::
   A detailed list of features and standards is maintained in the pycsw documentation 
   `here <http://docs.pycsw.org/en/latest/introduction.html#features>`__.

Component Architecture
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