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e-Gov Conferencee-Gov Conference

Special Session:Special Session:

Spatial Ontology Community Spatial Ontology Community of Practice of Practice

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Spatial Ontology Spatial Ontology Community of Community of

Practice Practice OverviewOverview

John MoellerJohn Moeller

SOCoP Co-ChairSOCoP Co-Chair

Maps and map visualizationFeatures and feature geometriesGeographic and spatial-temporal relationships

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Spatial Ontology Community of Spatial Ontology Community of Practice (SOCoP) Practice (SOCoP)

The Spatial Ontology Community of Practice was officially The Spatial Ontology Community of Practice was officially begun in October of 2006begun in October of 2006

Purpose Purpose • SOCoP is chartered as a Community of Practice. Was established under SOCoP is chartered as a Community of Practice. Was established under

the Best Practices Committee of the Federal CIO Council the Best Practices Committee of the Federal CIO Council

RoleRole

• To foster collaboration among researchers, technologists & users of To foster collaboration among researchers, technologists & users of spatial knowledge representations and reasoning towards the spatial knowledge representations and reasoning towards the development of spatial ontologies for use by all in the Semantic Web. development of spatial ontologies for use by all in the Semantic Web.

• Support open collaboration and open standards for increased Support open collaboration and open standards for increased interoperability of spatial data across government interoperability of spatial data across government

• Is an open community of practice and encourages members from all Is an open community of practice and encourages members from all sectors interested in determining the value and business feasibility of sectors interested in determining the value and business feasibility of spatial semantics and ontologies spatial semantics and ontologies

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Role (continued)Role (continued)

• Document best practices, and create opportunities to Document best practices, and create opportunities to partner with other cross domain and ontology CoP partner with other cross domain and ontology CoP groups groups

• Help inventory geospatial ontologies, develop an Help inventory geospatial ontologies, develop an approach to institutionalizing and streamline the effort approach to institutionalizing and streamline the effort to support the development and management of to support the development and management of ontologies across geospatial lines of business both in ontologies across geospatial lines of business both in and out of government and out of government

• Synchronize across the entire spectrum of applicable Synchronize across the entire spectrum of applicable geospatial standards (via W3C, ISO, OGC, etc.) and with geospatial standards (via W3C, ISO, OGC, etc.) and with Geospatial Profile of FEA and the Geospatial LOB Geospatial Profile of FEA and the Geospatial LOB

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Spatial Ontology Community of Spatial Ontology Community of Practice Practice

Current FocusCurrent Focus• Build membershipBuild membership• Establish relationships with other geospatial ontology and semantics Establish relationships with other geospatial ontology and semantics

activities such as OGC, W3C, and the Geospatial Intelligence activities such as OGC, W3C, and the Geospatial Intelligence Standards Working GroupStandards Working Group

• Participate/Present at Conferences and WorkshopsParticipate/Present at Conferences and Workshops• Examine the potential for a pilotExamine the potential for a pilot

MembershipMembership• Membership in the SOCoP is open to interested partiesMembership in the SOCoP is open to interested parties

Co-Chairs:Co-Chairs: • Kevin Backe, Topographic Engineering Center, US Army Corps of Kevin Backe, Topographic Engineering Center, US Army Corps of

EngineersEngineers• John Moeller, Northrop Grumman Information TechnologyJohn Moeller, Northrop Grumman Information Technology

Executive SecretariatExecutive Secretariat::• Gary Berg-Cross, Engineering, Management and IntegrationGary Berg-Cross, Engineering, Management and Integration

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Recent SOCoP ActivitiesRecent SOCoP Activities Survey QuestionnaireSurvey Questionnaire Spatial Interoperability proposalSpatial Interoperability proposal Terra Cognita 2008 Workshop at 8Terra Cognita 2008 Workshop at 8thth International International

Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2008) in Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2008) in Karlsruhe, GermanyKarlsruhe, Germany

Terra Cognita 2009 planned for ISWC2009 at Terra Cognita 2009 planned for ISWC2009 at Westfields in Chantilly, VAWestfields in Chantilly, VA

Coordination Coordination • ISO TC 211 Geographic Information – OntologyISO TC 211 Geographic Information – Ontology• National MapNational Map

United States Geospatial Intelligence foundation United States Geospatial Intelligence foundation Emerging Technology presentations in 2007 and Emerging Technology presentations in 2007 and 20082008

Workshop at MITRE on October 17, 2008Workshop at MITRE on October 17, 2008

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Spatial Ontology Community of Practice WorkshopOct. 17, 2008 at MITRE McLean, VA

When: Friday Oct. 17 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. 

Where: McLean Virginia Campus MITRE -2, 7515 Colshire Drive McLean, VA 22102-7508

Purpose: To advance understanding about state of research, implementation requirements, anticipated value and future role of spatial ontologies and semantic tools in the continued growth of spatial data infrastructures.

Morning Presentations

Geo-Semantics and Interoperability for Spatial Data and TechnologyOpen Ontology Repositories  Spatial Ontologies and Semantics                       Ontology for The National Map

   Afternoon Roundtable Discussions

Incorporating Semantics into Geospatial StandardsIntegrating the Communities - Geospatial, Ontology, Semantic, Medical                                      Value Proposition for Spatial Ontologies & Incorporating Semantics and Ontologies into Spatial Data InfrastructuresResearch Needs for Geospatial Ontologies  

General Session Wrap-up

There is no charge for the workshop and more information about SOCoP and the workshop is available at www.socop.org.

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Meetings:Meetings:• Regularly Scheduled meetings are every monthRegularly Scheduled meetings are every month

For more information go to the SOCoP wiki at: For more information go to the SOCoP wiki at: http://www.socop.orghttp://www.socop.org• or contact:or contact:

Gary Berg-Cross at gary.berg-cross@em-i.com Gary Berg-Cross at gary.berg-cross@em-i.com

Phone 703-696-6280Phone 703-696-6280 John Moeller at John Moeller at john.moeller@ngc.comjohn.moeller@ngc.com

Phone 703-961-5328Phone 703-961-5328