HR: 1340h
AN: IN53A-0950    [Abstracts]
TI: A Semantic Web-based Methodology for Building Conceptual Models of Scientific Information
AU: Benedict, J L
EM: jameslbenedict@mcguinnessassociates.com
AF: McGuinness Associate, 20 Peter Coutts Circle, Stanford, ca 94305, United States
AU: * McGuinness, D L
EM: dlm@ksl.stanford.edu
AF: McGuinness Associates, Stanford University and RPI, 20 Peter Coutts Circle, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
AU: Fox, P
EM: pfox@ucar.edu
AF: UCAR, 3080 Center Green Dr. CG1, Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AB: We have designed, developed, and deployed a number of applications that leverage ontologies in interdisciplinary scientific applications. As our work has evolved, we have developed a methodology for leveraging semantic technologies as kind of methodology for building and deploying semantically-enhanced science community applications. We will present our semantic web methodology that has been used in science applications covering Solar Terrestrial Physics, Atmospheric Research, Volcanology, and Plate Tectonics applications, among others. The methodology includes use case generation, carefully chosen mixed skill-set teams, use case analysis, development of a conceptual model, semantic tool usage, expert review and iteration, leveraging of technological infrastructure, rapid prototyping, and open world evolution, iteration, redesign, and redeployment. In this presentation, we will show how the methodology has been used in our projects and highlight benefits including quick deployment and rapid community buy-in.
DE: 9810 New fields (not classifiable under other headings)
DE: 9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting