Ecoinformatics Technical Projects Workgroup Ecoinformatics International Technical Collaboration

1. Ecoinformatics Technical Projects Workgroup Ecoinformatics International Technical Collaboration  April 8, 2008 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Bruce Bargmeyer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory University of California Tel: +1 510-495-2905 bebargmeyer@lbl.gov

2. Topics • What we do • Topics for this meeting • Progress

3. Implementing Arrangement • The Technical Projects Workgroup is leading coordinated research as called for in the Implementing Arrangement between the European Commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to Promote Cooperation on Environmental Research and Ecoinformatics which was signed under the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America • The implementing arrangement should give some continuity and stability to our efforts. • We are working on creating tighter collaboration under the arrangement • Two main thrusts: Ecoinformatics Test Bed and Information Exchange

4. What We Do • Collaborate between organizations on specific projects and activities, especially the Ecoinformatics Test Bed • Some R&D oriented • Some more “operations” oriented • Exchange information about major information system advances that are under development • Some R&D oriented • Some more “operations” oriented • Organize/participate in demonstrations and conferences to vet and disseminate Ecoinformatics approaches, techniques, and technologies • Communicate via meetings, teleconferences, email, collaboration web site, etc.

5. Ecoinformatics Test BedTopics for this Meeting • Semantics demonstration for water information – Use of Metadata Registries • SPIRE Update - Semantic Eco-blogging, Aquatic Invasive Prediction, Linked Data • GEMET and related systems -- status and plans for future enhancement • Open Ontology Repository--possible interaction with GEO/GEOSS/GMES • Terminology Web Services • Ecoterm activities • Progress on US and EU Science and Technology - Joint Consultative Group meeting (Ecoinformatics Implementing Arrangement) in regard to coordinated research

6. Information ExchangeTopics • Consolidation of Water Information System for Europe, Shared Environmental Information System • EPA Terminology and registry work – fit into enterprise architecture, integration with web services • USGS initiatives, NBII Metadata Catalog, Gap Analysis Program - GAPServe • Semantics and Ontologies in Biodiversity • UNEP Information System plans • From DNA Barcoding to the Encyclopedia of Life: Initiatives in Biodiversity Informatics - Smithsonian Institution

7. New Topics • Joint Session, Technical Projects Workgroup -- Ecoinformatics and Environmental Research Implementing Arrangement • Friday morning, April 11, 2008

8. Progress & Plans A major focus of this WG meeting is on assessing the progress that we have made and making plans for future work. We will report on both in a short presentation on Thursday afternoon. Examples: • GEMET is now part of the INSPIRE infrastructure. We will discuss how to evolve the content, capabilities, and services • SPIRE advances include SWOOGLE, ELVIS, Semantic Eco-blogging, and Linked Data (demo Friday) • The XMDR Metadata Registry effort is working with Microsoft eScience initiative and is working with an Open Ontology Repository effort that could be particularly useful to GMES/GEO/GEOSS

9. Contamination Biological Radioactive Chemical mercury lead cadmium Challenge: Combine Data, Metadata & Concept Systems Inference Search Query: “find water bodies downstream from Fletcher Creek where chemical contamination was over 10 micrograms per liter between December 2001 and March 2003” Concept system: Data: Metadata:

10. Linking Concept Systems to Data

11. Name: Country Identifiers Context: Definition: Unique ID: 5769 Conceptual Domain: Maintenance Org.: Steward: Classification: Registration Authority: Others DataElementConcept Algeria Belgium China Denmark Egypt France . . . Zimbabwe Same Fact, Different Terms Data Elements Algeria Belgium China Denmark Egypt France . . . Zimbabwe L`Algérie Belgique Chine Danemark Egypte La France . . . Zimbabwe DZ BE CN DK EG FR . . . ZW DZA BEL CHN DNK EGY FRA . . . ZWE 012 056 156 208 818 250 . . . 716 Name: Context: Definition: Unique ID: 4572 Value Domain: Maintenance Org. Steward: Classification: Registration Authority: Others ISO 3166 3-Alpha Code ISO 3166 English Name ISO 3166 French Name ISO 3166 2-Alpha Code ISO 3166 3-Numeric Code

12. Challenge: Gain Common Understanding of meaning between Data Creators and Data Users text text data data environ agriculture climate human health industry tourism soil water air ambiente agricultura tiempo salud hunano industria turismo tierra agua aero 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 A common interpretation of what the data represents EEA USGS text data environ agriculture climate human health industry tourism soil water air DoD 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 Users text data environ agriculture climate human health industry tourism soil water air EPA 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 text data 3268 0825 1348 5038 2708 0000 2178 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 ambiente agricultura tiempo salud huno industria turismo tierra agua aero 123 345 445 670 248 591 308 3268 0825 1348 5038 Others . . . Users Information systems Data Creation