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To: "Spatial Ontology CoP (SOCoP)" <socop-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Joshua Lieberman <josh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:31:45 -0400
Message-id: <F8F2032C-A8B7-4581-BBA8-3435827A5B0F@xxxxxxxxxx>
So - this is a talk you can give in your sleep?    (01)

Looking forward to it.    (02)

-Josh    (03)

On Oct 16, 2013, at 6:08 PM, <Simon.Cox@xxxxxxxx> wrote:    (04)

> And that'll be 
> 
> 03:30am AEDT ...
> 
> Be gentle, people. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: socop-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:socop-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Yim
> Sent: Thursday, 17 October 2013 7:29 AM
> To: Spatial Ontology CoP (SOCoP)
> Subject: [socop-forum] "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series session-5 - 
>Ontologies for Geospatial Standards - Thu 2013.10.17
> 
> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_17
> 
> 
> = REMINDER =
> 
> 
> This is a final REMINDER that OntologyBasedStandards miniseries
> session-5: "Developing Ontologies for Geospatial Standards" is coming up 
>tomorrow (Thursday, Oct-17.) If you are a potential user or a developer of 
>geospatial ontologies or geospatial standards, or if your are simply 
>supportive of ontology-based standards, you probably don't want to miss this 
>session, and the upcoming sessions in this mini-series.
> 
> 
> RSVP now, if you haven't already!  (... see details below)
> 
> 
> * Date: Thursday, 17-Oct-2013
> 
> * Start Time: 9:30am PDT / 12:30am EDT / 6:30pm CEST / 5:30pm BST / 16:30 UTC
>  ref: World Clock -
> 
>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=10&day=17&year=2013&hour=9&min=30&sec=0&p1=224
> 
> * Expected Call Duration: ~2.0 hours
> 
> 
> * Dial-in:
> ** Phone (US): +1 (206) 402-0100 ... Conference ID: 141184# , or
> ** Skype: "joinconference"
> (i.e. make a skype call to the contact with skypeID="joinconference") ... 
>when prompted enter Conference ID: 141184#
> 
> Just point your browser to the session page:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_17 when you 
>are about to connect into the session. Details will be there at the top of the 
>page. Please try dialing-in a few minutes before the scheduled start-time.
> 
> 
> Talk to you all tomorrow! =ppy
> -- 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- original message -------[updated]---
> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:17 PM
> Subject: "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series session-5 - Ontologies for 
>Geospatial Standards - Thu 2013.10.17
> To: "[ontolog-invitation]" <ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_17
> 
> 
> You are cordially invited to join us this Thursday (Oct-17) at the 
>Ontology-based Standards mini-series panel session-5. We will be focusing on 
>"Ontologies for Geospatial Standards."
> 
> 
> = Ontology-based Standards mini-series session-5 - Thu 2013-10-17 =
> 
> Session Co-chairs: Dr. Gary Berg-Cross & Dr. Tara Athan
> 
> Topic: Developing Ontologies for Geospatial Standards: Progress and Issues
> 
> Panelists / Briefings:
> * Dr. LuisBermudez (OGC) - "Geospatial Standards and the Semantic Web"
> * Dr. SimonCox (CSIRO, Australia) - "An explicit OWL representation of
>   ISO/OGC Observations and Measurements (O&M)"
> * Dr. CoryHenson (Kno.e.sis) "W3C Semantic Sensor Network Ontologies"
> * Dr. TorstenHahmann (U of Toronto) - "Driving the next generation of
>   spatial standards - examples from hydro ontology"
> 
> 
> == Abstract ==
> 
> As with last week's session-4 (The Case for a "Quantities and Units of 
>Measure" Ontology Standard) this is a continuation of the 
>OntologyBasedStandards mini-series that was started in late 2012 as a joint 
>venture of OASIS, OMG, various ISO working groups, IAOA, OOR and ONTOLOG. This 
>session, is part of a program of 8 topics which are planned to be held over 
>the remaining time in 2013, and partly in 2014.
> 
> We are over 10 years from Smith and Mark's Geographical Categories: An 
>Ontological Investigation - one of top 10 cited articles in the geospatial 
>(GS) field. Many technical geospatial standards exist and there is increasing 
>intersection of the GS technical community and the ontological and semantic 
>technology communities. Still many geospatial data & web feature services have 
>standardized terms but lack adequate semantics. Some of the concepts in need 
>of improved semantics, such as quantity and observation, are not specific to 
>the GS domain. This session explores some efforts to reduce the ambiguities in 
>GS definitions, as well as the interrelationships of concepts across GS and 
>related domains. The session builds on work coming out of standards bodies 
>like the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), but also looks to progress on 
>ontologies such as started on the W3C Geospatial Incubator Group which defined 
>seven categories of Geospatial
> Ontologies:
> 
> * Geospatial Feature Ontology
> * Feature Type Ontology
> * Spatial Relationship Ontology
> * Toponym (Place name) Ontology
> * Coordinate Reference / Spatial Grid Ontology
> * Geospatial Metadata Ontology
> * (Geospatial) Web Services Ontology
> 
> Notable also was the benchmark survey of the GS ontology landscape (= 
>Geospatial Ontology Trade Study) conducted in 2007 which reviewed spatial 
>conceptualization in foundational and upper level ontologies but also concepts 
>in domain and commercial standards (e.g. the Geography Markup Language GML) as 
>well as spatial ontologies that are embedded in other ontologies such as 
>SWEET. Several of the GS ontologies discussed in the trade study have been 
>made available in the SOCoP OOR as part of NSF's funding of the SOCoP INTEROP 
>effort.
> 
> Another notable development has been the formalization of GeoSPARQL which was 
>presented previously in the SOCoP Virtual Workshop on Semantics in Geospatial 
>and Other Architectures: Design and Implementation (2013-05-07).
> 
> For our session today, we have invited presentations by people involved in 
>the geospatial arena and with standards. Following a very brief overview, they 
>will each present for about 20 minutes on their areas of work and interest. 
>This will be followed by Q & A and an open discussion of issues.
> 
> 
> Please also refer to the "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series homepage at: 
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologyBasedStandards
> 
> 
> See developing details on the session page at:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_17
> 
> 
> RSVP now! (ref. details below.)
> 
> 
> Regards.  =ppy
> 
> For the Session Co-chairs
> Gary Berg-Cross & Tara Athan
> 
> ... along with other co-champions of
> the Ontology-based Standards mini-series
> --
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- original message ----------
> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:22 PM
> Subject: "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series session-4 - The Case for a 
>Quantity and Units of Measure Ontology Standard - Thu 2013.10.10
> To: ontology-based-standards <ontology-based-standards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_10
> 
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> 
> As confirmed during our Sep-12 community event scheduling session two 
>"Ontology-based Standards" mini-series sessions will be coming up imminently - 
>this Thursday (Oct-10) and next Thursday (Oct-17). These are the first two of 
>the four session in this mini-series that we have planned for the rest of 
>2013. There are further sessions planned for
> 2014 too.
> 
> You are cordially invited to join us at these sessions. ... RSVP now!
> (details below.)
> 
> 
> ******************* Hightlights *******************
> 
> * Thu 10 Oct 2013 - OntologyBasedStandards miniseries session-4
> - Topic: The Case for a "Quantities and Units of Measure" Ontology Standard
> - Co-chairs: Mr. Peter Yim & Dr. Ram Sriram
> - see details on the session page at:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_10
> ... RSVP now!
> 
> * Thu 17 Oct 2013 - OntologyBasedStandards miniseries session-5
> - Topic: Ontology-based Standards in Geospatial Domains
> - Co-chairs: Dr. Gary Berg-Cross & Dr. Tara Athan
> - see developing details on the session page at:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_10_17
> 
> *Register your attendance* by emailing <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> off-line or 
>register yourself directly to the wiki session page. Please specify the date 
>or name of the session(s) you are registering for (your affiliation too, if 
>you are not already a member of the community.) ... RSVP
> 
> *****************************************************
> 
> ...[snip]...
> 
> These sessions, like all Ontolog virtual events, are open and free of charge. 
>Anyone who is interested, or (better still) who may have something to 
>contribute, is welcome. Please refer to event details on the session pages, to 
>which the hyperlink is given above, where you will find session agenda, 
>conference call dial-in, slides and other pertinent information. Feel free to 
>pass this invitation along to colleagues who may also find these sessions to 
>be of interest.
> 
> *RSVP* by emailing Peter Yim at <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline (or add yourself 
>directly to the session page if you are already an Ontolog community member) 
>so that we can prepare enough resources to support everyone. [Please state 
>clearly the date of the session you are registering for in your email; your 
>affiliation too, if you are not a community member.]
> 
> These sessions will be recorded and made available in a publicly accessible 
>archive. Therefore, before participating, please make sure you are cognizant 
>of our IPR policy (ref:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32).
> 
> 
> Regards.  =ppy
> 
> For the Session Co-chairs
> Peter Yim & Ram Sriram
> 
> ... along with other co-champions of
> the Ontology-based Standards mini-series
> --
> 
> 
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