Virtual Workshop
Semantics in Geospatial
and Other Architectures:
Design and Implementation
May 7, 2013, starting at 12:30 Eastern
Time
This is a call
for speakers
and participants for a virtual workshop focused on the design,
use, and
software development of semantic technology in various
geospatial
architectures. One of the purposes is to gain examples of how to
include
semantic technology in, for example, geospatial portals,
statewide information
systems, spatial data infrastructures (e.g., NSDIs), database
systems, etc.
Because the use of semantics in the geospatial area is still
relatively new, other
domains and applications are also of interest. Semantic
technology can
encompass ontologies, repositories, mappings, reasoners, and
other components
as well as linked data. In particular, the purpose of the
workshop is to
identify current systems using semantic technologies, learn why
semantics were
needed, describe and analyze how those systems are built (i.e.,
what
technologies are being used both conceptually and in software
development),
identify commonalities in concept and software to possibly
develop re-usable
software components, and identify unmet needs for future
architectures, both
for functionality and then software. The use of semantics can be
for searching,
data integration, question answering, or other needs,
considering both research
and implementation. This virtual workshop may lead to a 2 day
in-person workshop
in the fall, with possible publication opportunities. A
beginning information
page is at
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?NsfInterop_Grant/SemanticsInGeospatialArchitectures_2013_05_07
We are looking for speakers. If you would like
to present,
please respond to Nancy Wiegand, wiegand@xxxxxxxxxxx.
Talks could probably be from 5 to 20 minutes. (PDF files of talks
would be due
2 days ahead of time on Sunday, May 5 to be able to upload them to
the session
page.)