Hi,
Is, alternatively, the use of an ontology for units also a consideration?
Terms from such an ontology could be applied to the annotation of semantic
metadata associated both with (i) model variables, as well as (ii) related
datasets.
Thoughts most welcome.
All the best,
Bernard
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Hi Bernard,
I have thought about this a little. The biggest problem with using an
ontology is that there doesn't seem to be any possibility of a mechanism for
allowing user-defined units. The units ontology at present also doesn't
appear to contain enough information to perform units
Hi Jonathan,
Presumably you are referring to the Units Ontology and not ontologies in
general? The Units Ontology appears to be mainly a controlled vocabulary
with no formal definition of relationships between units (and IMHO, in
need of some work, as e.g. microgram per kilogram per day is
