| Title | The key role of semantics for data integration and interoperability in biodiversity and ecosystems research |
| Abstract | Biodiversity and ecosystem research deals with heterogeneous and distributed data resources generated from a large number of disciplines, which need to be integrated to advance the actual scientific knowledge. There is a clear need for integrative research, but at the same time, it is very challenging to provide appropriate solutions for the management of information.
Within the biological and ecological informatics communities, recent efforts are devoted to the adoption of semantic web techniques, which provide a promising way to properly describe and interrelate different data sources to reduce barriers to data discovery and integration. In this respect, semantic harmonization, achieved with the development and use of thesauri, represents an essential precondition.
The E-Biodiversity Research Institute of LifeWatch Italy (LW-ITA) developed thesauri, available as a web service (http://www.servicecentrelifewatch.eu/catalogue-of-services), on morphological traits of several groups of aquatic organisms, on alien and endemic species, and on genomics and barcoding. They were all implemented in Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) and Resource Description Framework (RDF), using TemaTres, an open-source web-based platform for the collaborative management of thesauri, as well as a Linked Data interface and an RDF query language (SPARQL) endpoint.
The development of LW-ITA thesauri is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration of experts from both the specific domains and information and communication technologies. In this context, experts had a central role in the different phases of implementation of thesauri, resulting in the production of shared and stable versions of thesauri, and in the extension of the range of covered concepts. |
| Source | LifeWatch Italy Annual Conference, Roma, 25/06/2018, 27/06/2018 |
| Keywords | SemanticInteroperabilityBiodiversity |
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Abstract in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Bergami C. 1,2, Balech B. 1,3, Boggero A. 1,4 , Cianferoni F. 1,5 , Colangelo P. 1,5 , De Felici S. 1,5 , Fiore N. 1,6 , Oggioni A. 1,7 , Pierri C. 1,5 , Roselli L. 8 , Stanca E. 6 , Tagliolato P. 1,7 , Rosati I. 1,5 |
| Text | 390868 2018 Semantic Interoperability Biodiversity The key role of semantics for data integration and interoperability in biodiversity and ecosystems research Bergami C. 1,2, Balech B. 1,3, Boggero A. 1,4 , Cianferoni F. 1,5 , Colangelo P. 1,5 , De Felici S. 1,5 , Fiore N. 1,6 , Oggioni A. 1,7 , Pierri C. 1,5 , Roselli L. 8 , Stanca E. 6 , Tagliolato P. 1,7 , Rosati I. 1,5 1 LifeWatch Italy 2 National Research Council CNR , Institute of Marine Sciences CNR ISMAR 3 CNR, Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies CNR IBIOM 4 CNR, Institute of Ecosystem Study CNR ISE 5 CNR, Institute of Agro environmental and Forest Biology CNR IBAF 6 Dpt. of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento 7 CNR, Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment CNR IREA 8 Environmental Protection Agency of Puglia Region, Dpt. of Lecce 9788880803188 Published version http //www.servicecentrelifewatch.eu/documents/28189/1227743/Bergami_LifeWatch2018.pdf/ecf2a946 03af 4960 bd39 8517c7dbe5cd LifeWatch Italy Annual Conference Roma 25/06/2018, 27/06/2018 Internazionale Contributo Biodiversity and ecosystem research deals with heterogeneous and distributed data resources generated from a large number of disciplines, which need to be integrated to advance the actual scientific knowledge. There is a clear need for integrative research, but at the same time, it is very challenging to provide appropriate solutions for the management of information. Within the biological and ecological informatics communities, recent efforts are devoted to the adoption of semantic web techniques, which provide a promising way to properly describe and interrelate different data sources to reduce barriers to data discovery and integration. In this respect, semantic harmonization, achieved with the development and use of thesauri, represents an essential precondition. The E Biodiversity Research Institute of LifeWatch Italy LW ITA developed thesauri, available as a web service http //www.servicecentrelifewatch.eu/catalogue of services , on morphological traits of several groups of aquatic organisms, on alien and endemic species, and on genomics and barcoding. They were all implemented in Simple Knowledge Organization System SKOS and Resource Description Framework RDF , using TemaTres, an open source web based platform for the collaborative management of thesauri, as well as a Linked Data interface and an RDF query language SPARQL endpoint. The development of LW ITA thesauri is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration of experts from both the specific domains and information and communication technologies. In this context, experts had a central role in the different phases of implementation of thesauri, resulting in the production of shared and stable versions of thesauri, and in the extension of the range of covered concepts. Abstract in atti di convegno PIERRI CATALDO bachir.balech BALECH BACHIR fabio.cianferoni CIANFERONI FABIO DE FELICI STEFANO angela.boggero BOGGERO ANGELA alessandro.oggioni OGGIONI ALESSANDRO ilaria.rosati ROSATI ILARIA caterina.bergami BERGAMI CATERINA paolo.colangelo COLANGELO PAOLO paolo.tagliolatoacquavivadar TAGLIOLATO ACQUAVIVA D ARAGONA PAOLO LIFEWATCH Life Watch SV.P00.001.005 Coordinamento e gestione delle attivita internazionali LIFEWATCH DTA.AD002.074.006 LIFEWATCH IREA |
