SWEET 2.1 OntologiesSWEET 2.1 Ontologies
Rob RaskinRob Raskin
NASA/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Semantic Web for Earth and Semantic Web for Earth and Environmental Terminology Environmental Terminology
(SWEET)(SWEET)
Concept space written in OWL-DLConcept space written in OWL-DL Serves as middle-to-upper level ontology for Serves as middle-to-upper level ontology for
Earth system scienceEarth system science Enables Enables scalablescalable classificationclassification of Earth system of Earth system
science and associated data and applicationsscience and associated data and applications Version 2.1 contains 6400 modular conceptsVersion 2.1 contains 6400 modular concepts
200 modular ontologies200 modular ontologies
Scope of SWEETScope of SWEET
Integrated ontologiesIntegrated ontologiesEarth system scienceEarth system scienceEarth science applicationsEarth science applicationsScientific unitsScientific unitsSpace/timeSpace/timeData quality Data quality Data provenanceData provenanceData typesData typesData servicesData services
In conjunction withESIP FederationSemantic Web Cluster
SWEET Top-Level ViewSWEET Top-Level View
New in SWEET 2.1New in SWEET 2.1
Version 2.1 provides a large module set Version 2.1 provides a large module set for STATEfor STATEMostlyMostly adjectives adjectives and and adverbsadverbsExamples: Role, color/band, shape, size, Examples: Role, color/band, shape, size,
equilibrium type, activity level, equilibrium type, activity level, connectedness, impact, substance formconnectedness, impact, substance form
Enables greater separation of adjective from Enables greater separation of adjective from object to improve modularity object to improve modularity
Mostly represented by OWL individualsMostly represented by OWL individuals““types” of categorical, ordinal, and cardinal valuestypes” of categorical, ordinal, and cardinal values
SWEET Provides Set of SWEET Provides Set of Building BlocksBuilding Blocks
CF (traditional controlled parameter name):CF (traditional controlled parameter name):tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_dissolved_tendency_of_mole_concentration_of_dissolved_inorganic_phosphorus_in_sea_water_due_to_inorganic_phosphorus_in_sea_water_due_to_biological_processesbiological_processes
SWEET SWEET (multi-attribute parameter name):(multi-attribute parameter name): Property= mole_concentrationProperty= mole_concentration Science_Processing= tendencyScience_Processing= tendency State= dissolved, inorganicState= dissolved, inorganic Substance= phosphorousSubstance= phosphorous Medium= sea_waterMedium= sea_water Process= biological_processesProcess= biological_processes
Mapping to Climate and Mapping to Climate and Forecasting (CF) Standard NamesForecasting (CF) Standard NamesConversion table expresses each of the Conversion table expresses each of the
2200 standard names in terms of SWEET 2200 standard names in terms of SWEET termsterms
Available on SWEET web site as Excel Available on SWEET web site as Excel spreadsheetspreadsheet
SWEET-CF Comparisons:SWEET-CF Comparisons:RelationsRelations
Scientific processes and assumptionsScientific processes and assumptions due_to, assuming, defined_by, by, expressed_as, due_to, assuming, defined_by, by, expressed_as,
from, with, without, excluding, tofrom, with, without, excluding, to subpropertyOf sweet:scientificRelationsubpropertyOf sweet:scientificRelation
DirectionalDirectional In, out_of, reflected_by, at, over, above, below, intoIn, out_of, reflected_by, at, over, above, below, into subpropertyOf sweet:spatialRelationsubpropertyOf sweet:spatialRelation
OtherOther Of, wrt, sinceOf, wrt, since
SWEET-CF Comparisons:SWEET-CF Comparisons:Spectral RangesSpectral Ranges
CFCF Shortwave, photosynthetic, longwave, microwave, Shortwave, photosynthetic, longwave, microwave,
spectralspectral A separate spectral range table would be helpful, A separate spectral range table would be helpful,
particularly for observational dataparticularly for observational data SWEETSWEET
Entire electromagnetic spectrum bands (e.g., EUV, Entire electromagnetic spectrum bands (e.g., EUV, HardXray, VHF)HardXray, VHF)
Spectral linesSpectral lines Machine readable definitions of wavelength or Machine readable definitions of wavelength or
frequency rangesfrequency ranges
States in CF States in CF (subset of SWEET states)(subset of SWEET states)
AmbientAmbient AerosolAerosol AromaticAromatic AtomicAtomic BlackBlack DivalentDivalent DryDry CalcareousCalcareous CondensedCondensed CrystalCrystal
DissolvedDissolved DropletDroplet DryDry ElementalElemental FrozenFrozen FloatingFloating GaseousGaseous IceIce InorganicInorganic LiquidLiquid MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
MoistMoist MolecularMolecular OrganicOrganic OxygenatedOxygenated ParticleParticle ParticulateParticulate SaturatedSaturated SuspendedSuspended UndersaturatedUndersaturated UnfrozenUnfrozen VaporVapor
GovernanceGovernance
ESIP Semantic Web Cluster to provide ESIP Semantic Web Cluster to provide overall governanceoverall governance
Marine Metadata Institute (MMI) will Marine Metadata Institute (MMI) will provide further support through common provide further support through common ontology services ontology services term-specific comments, comparisons, term-specific comments, comparisons,
access, archiving, versioning, etc.access, archiving, versioning, etc.Tools can make it easy for the community to Tools can make it easy for the community to
contribute new concepts to the SWEET corecontribute new concepts to the SWEET core
ResourcesResources
SWEET ontology: SWEET ontology: http://sweet.jpl.nasa.govhttp://sweet.jpl.nasa.gov
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