[Seavox] Devices Controlled Vocabulary

[Luis Bermudez]

Hi Roy,

Ok, I understand. I was in general suggesting a web place (maybe is  
page at MMI or at SeaDataNet) where we could collaborate, before  
putting the terms in database or even creating an ontology. And my  
purpose was also suggesting an initial simple capturing of the terms  
we are dealing, with like a spreadsheet.

Cheers,

-Luis


On Aug 24, 2007, at 2:56 AM, Roy Lowry wrote:

> Hi Luis,
>
> I would rather not involve Google Docs.  When we get to the stage  
> of needing a collaborative building tool I would rather use the  
> infrastructure we already have in SeaDataNet.
>
> Cheers, Roy.
>
>>>> Luis Bermudez <bermudez at mbari.org> 08/24/07 1:00 AM >>>
> Hi Roy,
>
> I want to suggest a more collaborative efficient way to proceed. I am
> very interested in participating, and I know of other folks that will
> want to join this effort. I propose that we start a spreadsheet in
> GoogleDocs (http://docs.google.com/). This spreadsheet will be a
> matrix, where we write the labels and definition and we can check
> category types that we think are important to consider for each
> sensor. After that you can a script that gets the Excel file and
> populates the values to your database also I could generate an RDF
> ontology assigning appropriate URIs. Let me know what you think.
>
> Advantages:
> - All revisions are kept in GoogleDocs
> - The document will be always updated
>
> Disadvantages:
> - Need a google account
> - Need Firefox or Internet Explorer
>
> I could start a document and add sharing permissions to anybody that
> want's to participate. Interim result could be made available to this
> list.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Luis
>
>
> On Aug 23, 2007, at 5:10 AM, Roy Lowry wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> It's been a while since there was activity on the list, so now the
>> holiday season is drawing to a close I thought it time to stir
>> things up again.  Basically, I need to build a 'devices' Controlled
>> Vocabulary for SeaDataNet.  However, I thought that I would share
>> what I'm doing with SeaVoX so we end up with something useful
>> outside SeaDataNet, preferably something that would provide both a
>> basis for SensorML record population and the foundation for a
>> "Devices" ontology.
>>
>> My plan is to start building a set of lists, namely:
>>
>> Device types (L211) - high level category - initially sample
>> collectors/processors/analysers and sensors
>> Device disciplines (L212) - high level category - physicas,
>> chemistry, biology, geology etc.
>>
>> Sample collectors (L061) - nets, corers, water bottles etc.
>> Sample processors (L062) - incubators, filtration systems, etc.
>> Sample analysers (L063) - laboratory instruments of varying kinds
>> Sensors (L064) - in-situ measurement takers
>>
>> and the build SKOS mapping relationships between the first two
>> lists and the four lower lists (each representing a 'device type') .
>>
>>
>> My initial questions to SeaVox list readers is:
>>
>> Are there any more device types that should be considered other
>> than the four I've got?
>>
>> Should I put an explicit hierarchy level (generic e.g. water bottle/
>> specific e.g. 10-litre Go-Flo bottle) in each of the category lists
>> or depend upon putting relationships between list members?
>>
>> Is there anything else I should be doing?
>>
>> Once I've got the framework firmed up I'll be asking for your
>> favourite 'instrument lists' to populate the vocabs.
>>
>> Cheers, Roy.
>>
>>
>>
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