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Constructing Semantic Gazetteers: Managing GeoSpatial Vocabularies Using Open Semantic Web Standards Stephane Fellah Barry J. Glick Yaser Bishr smartRealm LLC [email_address] Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference Washington DC, April 15, 2010
Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Gazetteer Overview
Role of gazetteer services ADEPT, Smith, October 1999 Where is …? What’s there? What happened there? Books News Web Publications Archives Geo referencing using gazetteer services Data smartRealm LLC confidential 9/16/2009
Semantic gazetteer  vs.  traditional gazetteers smartRealm LLC confidential 9/16/2009 Semantic gazetteer Traditional gazetteer services Multiple classification schemes  Point geometry   Multi geometry  Geo-spatial semantic relations  Time stamp for features   Time stamp for geometries  Time stamp for other properties  Semantic disambiguation  Profile gazetteer KB capable  Spatial queries (Bbox, AOI)     (only points)
Project description
R&D Project Goals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ASFIS 6 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ASFIS 7 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Support Multiple Use Cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Open Standards used
RDF: Graph Representation Equivalent in relational model Model minimalist: the  TRIPLE Model association attribute Literal Object Object
Linked Open Data
Geospatial Semantic Web Architecture Source: Berners-Lee AAAI July 2006 Geospatial  Datatypes Geospatial  Functions Geospatial  Ontology Extensions Geospatial  Logic
SKOS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
SKOS Thesaurus Example
Example of Classification Scheme ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Classification Scheme
Semantic Geo-encoding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Geo-SKOS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Geocoding process
Geocoding Process ASFA XML Q3 list Q3 extraction SKOS Encoding Top Concepts (Countries,  Sea Zones) ASFIS7 SKOS Geocoder Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS Post Processing (bbox, centroid) Reasoning Post-processed Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS Indexing Inferred Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS ASFIS7 Index Indexing Mapping SmartRealm Gazetteer Oracle Spatial Index
Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ASFA Data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Q3 field extraction ,[object Object]
Challenge: Inconsistent name and conventions ,[object Object],[object Object]
Challenge: Legacy names ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
SKOS Encoding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Data sources used ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Geonames RDBMS KMS SQL Engine KMS Mapping RDBMS Model Table/Column Country.shp Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping Feature Model FeatureType Attribute Admin1.shp Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping RDF Graph RDF Graph RDF Graph Feature Model FeatureType Attribute World Seas ASFA Sea Zones Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping RDF Graph Feature Model FeatureType Attribute Data Product Layer Hydrology Ontology Administrative Division Ontology Feature Model Upper ontology Ontological Layer Semantic Gazetteer API Data Layer Knowledge Integration Approach
Geocoding information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Geocoded Concept ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Postprocessing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Inferencing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
SKOS Indexing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prototype Application
 
Advantages of Faceted Search ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Advantages of Faceted Search ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Geospatial Hierarchical facet
Benefit of semantic approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Accomplishments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Constructing Semantic Gazetteers: Managing GeoSpatial Vocabularies Using Open Semantic Web Standards

  • 1. Constructing Semantic Gazetteers: Managing GeoSpatial Vocabularies Using Open Semantic Web Standards Stephane Fellah Barry J. Glick Yaser Bishr smartRealm LLC [email_address] Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference Washington DC, April 15, 2010
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  • 4. Role of gazetteer services ADEPT, Smith, October 1999 Where is …? What’s there? What happened there? Books News Web Publications Archives Geo referencing using gazetteer services Data smartRealm LLC confidential 9/16/2009
  • 5. Semantic gazetteer vs. traditional gazetteers smartRealm LLC confidential 9/16/2009 Semantic gazetteer Traditional gazetteer services Multiple classification schemes  Point geometry   Multi geometry  Geo-spatial semantic relations  Time stamp for features   Time stamp for geometries  Time stamp for other properties  Semantic disambiguation  Profile gazetteer KB capable  Spatial queries (Bbox, AOI)   (only points)
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  • 13. RDF: Graph Representation Equivalent in relational model Model minimalist: the TRIPLE Model association attribute Literal Object Object
  • 15. Geospatial Semantic Web Architecture Source: Berners-Lee AAAI July 2006 Geospatial Datatypes Geospatial Functions Geospatial Ontology Extensions Geospatial Logic
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  • 23. Geocoding Process ASFA XML Q3 list Q3 extraction SKOS Encoding Top Concepts (Countries, Sea Zones) ASFIS7 SKOS Geocoder Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS Post Processing (bbox, centroid) Reasoning Post-processed Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS Indexing Inferred Geocoded ASFIS7 SKOS ASFIS7 Index Indexing Mapping SmartRealm Gazetteer Oracle Spatial Index
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  • 31. Geonames RDBMS KMS SQL Engine KMS Mapping RDBMS Model Table/Column Country.shp Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping Feature Model FeatureType Attribute Admin1.shp Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping RDF Graph RDF Graph RDF Graph Feature Model FeatureType Attribute World Seas ASFA Sea Zones Feature Store KMS Feature Engine KMS Mapping RDF Graph Feature Model FeatureType Attribute Data Product Layer Hydrology Ontology Administrative Division Ontology Feature Model Upper ontology Ontological Layer Semantic Gazetteer API Data Layer Knowledge Integration Approach
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Editor's Notes

  1. GUI Description: The following picture depict the browsing of a geospatial hierarchical facet. Any selection on the facet acts as a filter in GUI and can be easily removed at any time. Moreover, if a facet item is selected then all the children facet item is displayed in sorted order with document counts.