The Problem of Semantics in the Metadata Mess

Authors

Veronika Margaret Megler, Portland State UniversityFollow
David Maier, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

This work is supported by NSF award OCE-0424602.

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

Metadata -- Analysis, Information retrieval -- Technological innovations, Information technology -- Management, Database management

Abstract

This presentation addresses problems related to the volume of available scientific data, and its accessibility or inaccessibility to researchers who seek it. Topics addressed include metadata and reducing semantic diversity, especially as they refer to geospatial and other architectures

Description

This presentation was delivered to the Virtual Workshop on Semantics in Geospatial and Other Architectures: Design and Implementation, May 7, 2013. The virtual workshop was organized under an NSF INTEROP grant by the Spatial Ontology Community of Practice (SOCoP).

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13227

Citation Details

Megler, Veronika Margaret and Maier, David, "The Problem of Semantics in the Metadata Mess" (2013). Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations. 130.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13227