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| + 1. Observation ontology (OO) – Tuesday |
| + * Objective: to provide a rigorous framework for annotating ecological data with sufficient resolution for data merging and suggesting statistical analysis. |
| + * Three sub-model framework (critical evaluation): |
| + * 1. Observation |
| + ** Spatial component |
| + ** Temporal component |
| + ** Material component |
| + ** How should taxonomy be integrated? |
| + * 2. Abstraction |
| + ** Value |
| + ** Units |
| + * 3. Context |
| + ** Association |
| + ** Mereology |
| + ** OLAP? |
| + ** Agree upon basic OO framework before end of meeting |
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| + 2. Textbook parsing project (PP) – Wednesday afternoon |
| + * Objective: to generate an objective graph of relationship among ecological concept (including observation). To be used as a comparative model to aid in ontology building. |
| + ** Show various analysis done so far |
| + ** Ideas for interesting future analyses |
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| + 3. Publications – Thursday afternoon |
| + * Objective: to disseminate what we done so far, focusing on ecological aspects of ontology building. |
| + ** Come up with three (partially overlapping) ideas for papers and divide among participants. |
| + ** Potential journals: |
| + ** TREE: brief overview of the important role ontologies will play in ecological research |
| + ** Ecol. Lett.: a more detailed review of the constructs that ecologists use subconsciously. |
| + ** Computer Science Journals(?): More technical details of ecological constructs using description logic |
| + ** Ontology Journals(?): Comparison and elaboration of an ecological ontology with other types of ontologies; pros, cons and difficulties. |
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| + 4. Bibliography – Throughout meeting |
| + * Objective: to build a bibliography of must-read items current and fundamental to ontologies, and a brief description of why they are important. |
| + ** The bibliography will form the basis for published literature reviews (above). |
| + ** Also helps define our view-points/who we agree with as far as ontology building |
