Vocabulary & Ontology

"Metadata for Ocean Scientists" Tutorial at Ocean Sciences 2008

swatson — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:54:00 -0800

Event Description

MMI proposes to hold free metadata tutorials that are divided into 30-minute modules at the Ocean Sciences 2008 meeting. The modules will be: Introduction to Metadata; Introduction to Controlled Vocabularies, Taxonomies and Ontologies; Submitting Metadata to a Clearinghouse; and Metadata Best Practices. Two modules will be held during each lunch break on Tuesday and Wednesday. All four modules will be provided on Thursday evening.

Workshops Team

Agenda Template

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:04:00 -0800

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[Date of Day One]

0800

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AGU Index Terms

rkl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:21:00 -0800

Thesaurus for indexing AGU journal articles and meeting abstracts, covering Earth and Space sciences, including in-depth coverage of physical, chemical, and biological oceanography, marine geology and geophysics, hydrology, atmospheric sciences, biogeosciences, and global change.

The index terms cover a wide range of earth science domains as can be seen from the list of Top-Level Categories:

Approach Template for a Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:07:00 -0800

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Approach

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BODC Parameter Ontology Project

mhug — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:31:00 -0800

The BODC Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (PDV) is a controlled list of over 300 terms for identifying categories of oceanographic metadata. This is currently mapped to the 18,000+ term BODC Parameter Usage Vocabulary, an internationally renowned dictionary for describing data values.

Domains Template Page for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:09:00 -0800

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What Is A Domain Team?

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During Workshop Task List for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop.

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:26:00 -0800

Use template and guidance materials from the Table of Contents for all of the tasks below.

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Geonames

luisBer — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:10:00 -0700

Description:

Goals Template for a Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:36:00 -0800

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Goals

Long-Term Goals

This workshop is leading toward these long-term science objectives:

Guide Template on Ontologies and Controlled Vocabularies

swatson — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:51:00 -0800

Ontologies vs. Controlled Vocabularies

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Home page template for vocabulary mapping

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:01:00 -0800

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How to Choose Domains for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:42:00 -0800

This page does not include a specific "how to" guide, but it does include some items (possibly overlapping) to consider when choosing which domains to include in a vocabulary mapping workshop:

How to Facilitate Post-Workshop Work

swatson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:40:00 -0800

Ensure that domain leads know that one of their responsibilities is to keep the vocabulary mapping work for their team current on the workshop website.
Consider hiring a participant or contractor to coordinate, and help prioritize, any follow-up activities.
Use the white paper developed (or at least, started) at the workshop as a foundation for the workshop report
Use the dedicated workshop website to facilitate post-workshop activities.

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How to Find Controlled Vocabularies for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:32:00 -0800

Once the domain(s) of interest have been identified for the workshop, one of the next steps is to find controlled vocabularies to be mapped during the workshop. This list includes some tips on how to find those vocabularies.

How to Manage Registration for the Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:20:00 -0800

It is highly recommended that you use an online registration service, such as RegOnline. The advantages of using such a service include:

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How to Participate in Vocabulary Mapping

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:18:00 -0800

The following are steps for vocabulary mapping:

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How to Populate Domain Teams for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:11:00 -0800

Overall

Participants on a team should have a history of working together on the given domain(s).

Domain Lead

The domain lead should be someone with good team building skills and some expertise in the domain. There should be only one domain lead at a given time.

How to Set Up for the Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:28:00 -0800

Best Physical Setup

One plenary room, breakout rooms for each domain team (breakout rooms should be close together)

Equipment Needs

In every room - internet connections (wireless is best), projector, laptop, screen, white board, table and chairs.

In plenary room - need the above, plus a podium and microphone, classroom setup

Personnel Needed

Workshop lead - to provide the overall leadership

Technical lead (and possible backup or two) - to provide support on technical issues, especially on the breakouts

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IHO Feature Dictionary Register

luisBer — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:49:00 -0800

Temporay page for the IHO Feature Dictionary registers. This will eventually be replaced with the home page of the IHO Registry to provide access to not only the feature dictionaries, but other registers e.g. meta, data types etc. Each feature has an alphacode identifier an other properties, like name, cameCase, definition, distinction etc..

Marine Geology & Geophysics Vocabulary Integration

arko — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:41:00 -0800

Expedition Metadata