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Subject: Call for Papers/Ontology for The National Map
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:46:46 -0500
From: ucgis <[log in to unmask]>
To: Angela Cope <[log in to unmask]>
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*UCGIS***
*Call for Papers*
*Ontology for /The National Map/*
*Specialist Meeting $B!| (B February 3-4, 2009*
*Doubletree Hotel $B!| (B Washington, D.C.*
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The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is
hosting a Specialist Meeting on developing an $B!H (BOntology for /The
National Map/ $B!I (B on behalf of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The
meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, Washington, D.C., on Feb
3-4, 2009, immediately prior to the UCGIS Winter Assembly at the same
hotel on Feb. 5-6, 2009.
This announcement is a call for position papers (content and format
described below) from academic scientists interested in participating in
the meeting. The UCGIS will provide financial support for selected
academic participants based on a competitive review and evaluation of
the position papers. We encourage government and commercial sector
employees also to submit position papers, however only academicians are
eligible for travel support from UCGIS. Interested participants should
prepare a position paper and submit it before December 24, 2009.
Revisions of the position papers based on the Specialist Meeting and
extended to full papers of 5 to 10 pages will be published as a
peer-reviewed USGS Professional Paper. Additional dates are included below.
*Position Papers*
/Content/
Position papers should address one of the topics listed below or a
related area that would be of interest to developing an ontology for
/The National Map/ (http://nationalmap.gov/), the vision of the 21^st
century topographic map. /The National Map/ is a collaborative effort to
improve and deliver topographic information for the nation. The goal of
/The National Map/ is to become the nation $B!G (Bs source for trusted,
nationally consistent, integrated and current topographic information
available online for a broad-range of uses
/The National Map/ consists of 8 data layers: transportation,
structures, orthographic imagery, hydrography, land cover, geographic
names, boundaries, and elevation. The goal of developing an ontology is
to be able to address the geographic footprint of a specific feature
across all 8 data layers and examine its attributes and the parts and
relations of the feature to its surrounding geography and other
features. Some of the challenges in developing an ontology for /The
National Map/ are listed below.
Design of a topographic feature ontology
Ontology and semantics of topographic features
Semantic similarity comparison
Ontology and data integration
Ontology and generalization
Ontology and names
Ontology driven information systems
Building an ontology from a spatial database
Interfacing the ontology with existing databases
Ontology and information extraction/query
Presenting the ontology graphically to Internet users
Vector/raster representation and an ontology of features
Implementation of an ontology as a Web application
A one paragraph biography and explanation of interest in the meeting
should conclude the position paper.
/Format/
Position papers are limited to two pages in length with a 12 point
variable-spacing font (e.g., Times New Roman, this font), and 1 inch
margins. Papers should be delivered as attachments to an email message
in MS Word 2003 or Adobe Acrobat pdf format. The email should be
addressed to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
/Calendar/
Position papers due to UCGIS December 24, 2008
Notification of acceptance and funding support January 5, 2009
Specialists $B!G (B Meeting February 3-4, 2009
Final revisions of position papers April 1, 2009
Publication of results of Specialists Meeting May 1, 2008
//UCGIS WINTER MEETING, Hilton Doubletree Hotel, Washington, DC,
February 5-6, 2009//
//UCGIS SUMMER ASSEMBLY, The Bishop's Lodge, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June
22-23, 2009, www.bishopslodge.com <http://www.bishopslodge.com>//
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