Re: Discussion about Observation/Phenomenon structure in the SSN Ontology

Hi Simon,

Agreed. I will make the changes

-luis

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Simon Cox <simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu>wrote:

>  Luis
>
> Right - (i) you reach out into the other standards better to show more of
> the total graph, and (ii) you suppress some of the distracting detail.
>
> Of course this could all be done using the UML tool, providing the SensorML
> and SWE Common models are complete (yes for the latter, no for the former,
> but that could be fixed non-normatively quite easily.
>
> I strongly suggest it is best to stick with one of the the two formal
> notations that we are already using - i.e. either UML class diagram (just
> requires some attention to making the diagram pretty) or OWL/RDF (with some
> automatic visualization) - rather than invent a new notation, the meaning of
> which is either unclear or has to be laboriously explained. With UML I could
> probably do what is necessary in a few minutes, starting with the original
> model. The advantage of going to OWL/RDF is (a) it is likely to be more
> acceptable to the target audience, (b) it would help with the important
> meta-project, to produce a lossless ISO-UML-->OWL rule.
>
> Simon
>
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> *From:* bermud@gmail.com [mailto:bermud@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Luis
> Bermudez
> *Sent:* Friday, 14 August 2009 16:55
> *To:* Simon Cox
> *Cc:* John Graybeal; Holger.Neuhaus@csiro.au; Michael.Compton@csiro.au;
> Wan-Ju.K.Gann@boeing.com; ocorcho@fi.upm.es; rgarcia@fi.upm.es;
> krp@ecs.soton.ac.uk; janowicz@uni-muenster.de;
> arthur.herzog@igd-extern.fraunhofer.de; Kerry.Taylor@csiro.au
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> *Subject:* Re: Discussion about Observation/Phenomenon structure in the
> SSN Ontology
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> You are right. But, this figure is easier to to understand. It not only
> explains O&M in a very simple way but the relation to SWE and the relation
> to sensor and platforms, which most of the times confuses a lot folks. Also
> it was created at the time where there were non UML models for SensorML nor
> SweCommon, not sure if we already have those.
>
> I am going to add more links to point to the original documents and yes is
> in my todos to make a formal publication about it. I was thinking this
> journal:
> http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences/computer+&+mathematical+applications/journal/12145
>
> -luis
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Simon Cox <simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu>wrote:
>
>>  The UML diagram is clipped from the OGC document. Its not just another
>> interpretation, it is the model.
>>
>> Since the OGC document is only available as PDF, I prepared this web-page
>> to allow easier linking.
>> It also contains more pedagogical materials than the OGC document, which
>> is a spec and therefore deliberately terse.
>>
>> (1. repetition, while good for pedagogical purposes, is a catastrophe in a
>> tech spec - more than one description of the same thing creates ambiguity!
>> 2. more room for more elaborate examples ... I guess I should turn this
>> into a more formal publication, but couldn't figure out where.
>> It doesn't fit the criteria for most peer-reviewed conventional
>> publications. Any suggestions?)
>>
>>
>>
>> Simon Cox
>>
>> European Commission, Joint Research Centre,
>> Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
>> Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit, TP 262
>> Via E. Fermi, 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
>> Tel: +39 0332 78 3652
>> Fax: +39 0332 78 6325
>> mailto:simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu <simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu>
>> http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/simon-cox
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>> *From:* John Graybeal [mailto:jbgraybeal@mindspring.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 13 August 2009 09:16
>> *To:* Simon Cox
>> *Cc:* bermudez@sura.org; Holger.Neuhaus@csiro.au;
>> Michael.Compton@csiro.au; Wan-Ju.K.Gann@boeing.com; ocorcho@fi.upm.es;
>> rgarcia@fi.upm.es; krp@ecs.soton.ac.uk; janowicz@uni-muenster.de;
>> arthur.herzog@igd-extern.fraunhofer.de; Kerry.Taylor@csiro.au
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: Discussion about Observation/Phenomenon structure in the
>> SSN Ontology
>>
>>   I love this reference and document -- but how is it "the original UML"?
>>  It isn't on the OGC site, and all the explanatory text is not in an OGC
>> document.  And it says "It (the model) is summarized in the following UML
>> class diagram."  Which is what the other diagram says too.  So I'd say it's
>> another interpretation, though a much more detailed one.
>> That said, I'm delighted to refer to it, as it neatly answers a lot of the
>> questions I had.  And it has many definitions!  I'd urge folks to read it --
>> and perhaps to adopt the same terminology (e.g., 'feature-of-interest') if
>> we mean these same concepts.  If we mean a different concept, it is
>> incumbent upon us to define exactly what we mean instead.
>>
>> It prompts one question: As far as I know, we are not dealing with
>> sampling devices or systems, only sensors that report data. Correct?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>  On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:15 PM, Simon Cox wrote:
>>
>>  However, why rely on a secondary interpretation when you could go back
>> to the original UML
>> - e.g.
>> https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/AppSchemas/ObservationsAndSampling#Observation_Model
>> ^?^
>>
>>  Simon Cox
>>
>> European Commission, Joint Research Centre,
>> Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
>> Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit, TP 262
>> Via E. Fermi, 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
>> Tel: +39 0332 78 3652
>> Fax: +39 0332 78 6325
>> mailto:simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu <simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu>
>> http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/simon-cox
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>> *From:* bermud@gmail.com [mailto:bermud@gmail.com <bermud@gmail.com>] *On
>> Behalf Of *Luis Bermudez
>> *Sent:* Thursday, 13 August 2009 02:52
>> *To:* Holger.Neuhaus@csiro.au
>> *Cc:* Michael.Compton@csiro.au; jbgraybeal@mindspring.com;
>> Wan-Ju.K.Gann@boeing.com; ocorcho@fi.upm.es; rgarcia@fi.upm.es;
>> krp@ecs.soton.ac.uk; janowicz@uni-muenster.de;
>> arthur.herzog@igd-extern.fraunhofer.de; Kerry.Taylor@csiro.au;
>> simon.cox@jrc.ec.europa.eu
>> *Subject:* Re: Discussion about Observation/Phenomenon structure in the
>> SSN Ontology
>>
>> Dear Holger et. al.,
>>
>> I think this figure: http://www.oostethys.org/best-practices/observationsummarizes O&M pretty well.
>> The main components are:
>>
>> Observation
>> Feature
>> Property
>> Procedure
>> Results
>>
>> -luis
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:36 PM, <Holger.Neuhaus@csiro.au> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In picking up today’s discussion on the potential observation/data
>>> structure in the ontology, I dare to summarise that there is some agreement
>>> on the need for some sort of data/observation representation in the
>>> ontology. So, the question is which concepts to include. So far, we have
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    - Observation
>>>    - Feature
>>>    - PhysicalQuality
>>>    - Platform
>>>    - Location
>>>    - UnitOfMeasurement
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> to represent data/observation. How do we need to arrange these,
>>> change/add/delete to 1) reflect OGC O&M and 2) enable linkage to a separate
>>> observation ontology?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Comments/suggestions/solutions are welcome.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Holger
>>>
>>>
>>>
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