Thank you for the posting Dr. Reitsma but I need to stay in the states this summer. I've had a very positive response from the list so hopefully something will work out.
best, mike On 3/14/06, Femke Reitsma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Funded PhD available at School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, for > 2006 entry: > > Title: Enhancing Spatial Data Provision with the Semantic Grid > Contact: Dr. Femke Reitsma, ph: +44 0131 650 9138, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (contact no later than March 22nd) > > Background: > The quantity and quality of spatial data is continually increasing as our > ability to observe the world grows through advances in technology, such as > the development of new satellites and sensor networks. This is particularly > evident in the realms of Earth Systems Science, where petabytes of satellite > imagery are captured, stored, and ready for distribution. As the volume of > data grows, increasingly sophisticated methods of data retrieval are needed > as a basis for knowledge discovery and information integration. > Unfortunately, the proliferation of data and metadata portals for > environmental data has not provided a general solution to retrieving spatial > data. Engaging any one of these distribution facilities, let alone the > multitude of available services through web portals, requires a substantial > amount of time for familiarization with the methods of data extraction > presented (for human or computational agent interaction). Attempts at > providing a one-stop shop have yet to prove their effectiveness in data > delivery. The Semantic Web provides an opportunity for enhancing knowledge > discovery, automated retrieval, and use of spatial data. By enabling the > specification of the semantics of information in a formal logic based > language, the Semantic Web supports the use and discovery of information and > knowledge in new and interesting ways through logical reasoning such as > inference. The integration of the Semantic Web and GRID computing extends > these advantages even further by supporting larger scale applications and > allowing for interoperable infrastructure, which is necessary for the volume > of data produced in Earth Systems Science. > > Objectives: > The overall objective is to investigate the representation of the semantics > of spatial data, and to develop a web-based search tool for spatial data > that utilises recent developments in Semantic Web, GRID, and Semantic GRID > research. This objective is supported by the School of Geosciences, the > School of Informatics, the National e-Science Centre (NeSC), and EDINA, a > national datacentre offering spatial information and services. Specific > objectives are to: > • determine the best approach to representing spatial information in a > semantic environment, > • evaluate spatial metadata and data standards and their semantic > expression (e.g. ISO 19115, GML), > • create an ontology based management core that captures the semantics > of spatial data, and > • develop an online prototype that allows users to utilise the currently > latent semantics of spatial metadata and data in a GRID environment -- > Dr. Femke Reitsma > Lecturer > MSc GIS Director > Institute of Geography > School of Geosciences > The University of Edinburgh > Drummond Street > Edinburgh EH8 9XP > Scotland, UK > Ph: +44 0131 650 9138 > Fax: +44 0131 650 2524 > http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/freitsma/ > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > -- Mike Bukhin Interactive Telecommunications Program - '07 _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
