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National Science Foundation Workshop: Drawing the Roadmap for Creating the Semantic Infrastructure for the EarthCube Community. A moment of silence to remember Robert Raskin, and dedicate this workshop to honor his achievements Introduction
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National Science Foundation Workshop: Drawing the Roadmap for Creating the Semantic Infrastructure for the EarthCube Community A moment of silence to remember Robert Raskin, and dedicate this workshop to honor his achievements • Introduction • Speakers: Representing EOI groups (in alphabetical order; 10 minutes) • Speakers: Volunteered (in alphabetical order; 10 minutes unless noted otherwise) • Panelists: Leading discussions on Elements of the Roadmap (please contact your co-panelist before workshop; e mail addresses in workshop information posted on EarthCube; Monday afternoon and Tuesday till noon) • Purpose: Boyan Brodaric, Naijun Zhou, Krishna Sinha • Communication: Krishna Sinha, Anne Thessen • Challenges: Boyan Brodaric, Xiang Li, Ruth Duerr, Cyndy Chandler, • Requirements: Xiang Li, Pedro Szekely • Status: Anne Thessen, Boyan Brodaric, Clinton Smyth • Solutions: Amit Sheth, Ruth Duerr, Pedro Szekely, • Process: Cyndy Chandler, Calvin Barnes, Philip Murphy, Naicong Li • Timeline: • Management: • Risks: Krysztof Janowicz, Philip Murphy, Naicong Li A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
GOAL Drawing the Roadmap for Creating the Semantic Infrastructure for the EarthCube Community A preliminary written document that will enable the broader EarthCube community to provide additional input prior to submission of Final report to NSF by end of May. A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
Achieving the Goal • Each group of panelists will provide a written document for all participants to discuss prior to the noon deadline on Tuesday. • These documents will be further refined by the panel groups and submitted for final editing prior to being posted on line on the Semantics Group website for community comments • Final report to be submitted to NSF through PI of workshop proposal (AKSinha) A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
We urgently need a Earth–Human Knowledge Management System (“Earth-Cubed”) (From Tim Killeen) A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
Science’s Sine Qua Non : Making Scientific Data & Knowledge Understandable, Relevant and Useful Without which nothing Sulfur in volcanic eruptions Uranium in Virginia Earthquakes Coastal and Ocean management Watersheds in Congo A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012 Adapted from Lubchenko
A stunning example of new discovery through integration across science disciplines Great Oxidation event triggered explosion of new minerals (through photosynthetic microorganisms releasing oxygen resulting in chemical reactions with oxygen and water) A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
An example of a typical geologist’s research goals Developing new insight through integrating data, tools and processes A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
Uranium Provinces of North America— Their Definition, Distribution, and Models Warren I. Finch , U.S.G.S BULLETIN 2141,1996 SPATIAL CONCEPTS Coles Hill A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
GEOLOGIC MAP CONCEPT WITH TERMS A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
SPATIAL CONCEPT IN 3-D (LAYERS) A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
SPATIAL MEASUREMENTS GEOLOGIC MAP WATERSHED A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
GEOLOGIC MAP TERMS, MEASUREMENTS, METHODS, SPATIAL A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012
Geologic map and terms; spatial (2D, 3D); measurements, Structure, A.K.Sinha Introduction to Semantics Workshop, Arlington , April 30-May 1, 2012