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Leverage and Delegation in Developing an Information Model for Geology
Simon CoxResearch Scientist14 December 2007
CSIRO AGU Fall 2007 – IN52A-05 Cox
Outline
• GeoSciML scope, its community of interest• Methodology & platform: geospatial standards• Delegation within GeoSciML• Extensions from GeoScML• Conclusions
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GeoSciML
• A language for exchange of geoscience information• UML logical model• XML document format
• Scope: interpreted and observed goelogy• MappedFeature, GeologicUnit, GeologicStructure, Fossil, Geologic
timescale, Borehole, Observation, etci.e. information required to maintain geologic maps
• More detail: see poster IN53A-0949
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E.g. GeologicUnit
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E.g. Borehole
• More detail: • The GeoSciML Logical Model - IN53A-0949 (poster)
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Immediate governance arrangements
• IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information• Active participants:
• GSC, USGS, BGS, BRGM, SGU, GA, GSV, GSJ, APAT + CSIRO
• Documentation + discussion: • https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/twiki/bin/view/CGIModel/GeoSciML
• Model and schema:• https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/subversion/GeoSciML/
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Framework
• Geoscience is largely geospatial→ Use geospatial information standards for basic framework
• ISO 19100 standards• UML for model design• Standard treatments for geometry, time, fields, coordinate systems• Meta-model for “features”• XML encoding rule – “Geography Markup Language”
• OGC information and service models• Standard treatment for Observations & Measurements• Standard http interfaces – WMS, WFS, SOS
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E.g. MappedFeature
• ISO 19109 Feature Model
• ISO 19107 Geometry
• ISO 19115 Metadata
• OGC 07-002 Sampling Model
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Internal delegation
• GeoSciML provides data structure• E.g. LithostratigraphicUnit is a kind of GeologicFeature with the
properties “preferredAge”, “classifier”, “beddingPattern” etc• Property values are scoped to an explicit scale
• i.e. timescale, stratigraphic index, units of measure may use a localized scale or dictionary
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E.g. localized vocabularies within standard structures
<gsml:ChronostratigraphicUnit> <gml:name>Castlemaine Group - Lancefieldian</gml:name> <gml:name>Ocl</gml:name> <gsml:observationMethod> <gsml:CGI_TermValue> <gsml:value
codeSpace="urn:cgi:classifierScheme:GSV:ObservationMethods"> published description</gsml:value>
</gsml:CGI_TermValue> </gsml:observationMethod> <gsml:purpose>instance</gsml:purpose> <gsml:rank codeSpace="urn:cgi:classifierScheme:GSV:Rank">
Formation</gsml:rank> ...</gsml:ChronostratigraphicUnit>
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Extensibility
• Related communities are already building specializations on top of GeoSciML
• GroundWaterML – see IN53C-03 • “Aquifer” specializes GeologicUnit
• GeochronML – see IN53C-02 • Specialized specimens and
observation-procedures
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Extensibility methodology
• Same pattern as GeoSciML’s specialization of ISO & O&M …
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Key points
• GeoSciML both uses, and contributes to, a distributed governance framework for geoscience information
• UML/XML framework allows delegated governance• UML packages (XML namespaces) reflect system boundaries
discrete governance arrangements• Markup conventions support late-binding of selected elements (esp.
vocabularies and scales)• Understand the scope and reach of your community
• Only maintain the elements that are:a. important to youb. not governed by someone else
• Enable extensions to your model• Publish re-usable components in http repository
• e.g. XMI of UML model; XML Schema• Maintain your components in an orderly way
• Don’t cause surprises!
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Thank you
Exploration & MiningSimon CoxResearch Scientist
Phone: 08 6436 8639Email: [email protected]: www.seegrid.csiro.au