[ESIP-all] BESSIG meeting Monday, 10/6, 4:30 - 6:00

[Anne Wilson via ESIP-all]

Hi ESIP,

If you're in Boulder on Monday, come on by the Boulder Earth and Space 
Science Informatics Group meeting at 4:30.  Beth Huffer from Lingua 
Logica will present:

WHAT'S AN ONTOLOGY AND WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH IT?

The word "ontology" is used to refer to a variety of different 
artifacts, from controlled vocabularies that serve as glossaries, to 
formal ontologies that serve as data schemas for graph databases and/or 
deductive reasoning systems.  This talk will focus on use cases for 
formal ontologies, with a demonstration of and presentation on ODISEES 
(Ontology-Driven Interactive Search Environment for Earth Science) which 
was recently released in beta by the Atmospheric Science Data Center at 
NASA Langley Research Center.  ODISEES provides a parameter-level search 
environment for discovering ASDC data resources, enabling users to 
specify a precise set of criteria and get a set of results that exactly 
match those criteria.  Following an overview of the technology behind 
ODISEES, Beth will discuss additional use cases for formal ontologies of 
the sort driving ODISEES.

Hope to see you there!

This information is also available on our web site:

https://lasp.colorado.edu/galaxy/display/BESSIG/2014/10/01/BESSIG+Meeting+Monday%2C+October+6%2C+4%3A30+-+6%3A00%2C+Gondolier

Sincerely,

Anne