Project Task: Create and Populate a geospatial Ontology Repository

Strategy1. Leverage work on existing upper level ontologies, their relevant portions &

geo-spatial ontologies2. Leverage BioPortal.NCBO & BFO Relational Ontology work and ideas

1. http://www.bioontology.org/3. Provide a starter set (from 1 above)

1. e.g. geo-spatial relations – what “contains” means, 1. parts” a geographic object A is part of a geographic object B and” association” – 2. these are in the BioPortal

4. Provide a usable ontology “methodology” for geo-scientists5. Establish collaboration & participation

1. outreach to foster geo-scientist and ontology conversations2. cross-area standards, data-sharing, & information management for scientific &

local communities6. Conduct In-person workshop to advance the above

1. provide tool and methodology training at these 7. Based on work establish proof on concept prototypes and/or demos8. Formalize resulting understanding in an educational component

Conclusion• Lots of important work to do.

– Could take simple relations to an existing top level to cover sets, time, number abstractions etc.

– Need to flesh out “Geo” top• Part is an instance of Spatial Relation etc.

• What are the requirements for populating a good family of ontologies?– We want a domain modular, extensible

ontology and….

• Lower parts are increasingly the work on the wider Geo-Spatial community– There may be inconsistencies between them– Can we use micro-theories to handle this?

• is-true to handle possible contradictions

• Can we combine top-down and bottom approaches to reach a good O-suite in the OOR?

Dolce UltraLite?

From UsesCases & Demos?

“Geo”-Domain

“Geo” Top