2022
Lemmens, Rob; Albrecht, Florian; Lang, Stefan; Casteleyn, Sven; Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Martyna; Olijslagers, Marc; Begiu, Mariana; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Augustijn, Ellen-Wine; Carsten Pathe, Eva-Maria Missoni-Steinbacher; Monfort-Muriach, Aida
Updating and using the EO4GEO Body of Knowledge for (AI) concept annotation Proceedings Article
In: AGILE GIScience Series (Proceedings of the 25th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science), Copernicus Publications, 2022.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, education, EO4GEO, GIScience
@inproceedings{Lemmens2022a,
title = {Updating and using the EO4GEO Body of Knowledge for (AI) concept annotation},
author = {Rob Lemmens and Florian Albrecht and Stefan Lang and Sven Casteleyn and Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska and Marc Olijslagers and Mariana Begiu and Carlos Granell-Canut and Ellen-Wine Augustijn and Carsten Pathe, Eva-Maria Missoni-Steinbacher and Aida Monfort-Muriach},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-3-44-2022},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-06-15},
booktitle = {AGILE GIScience Series (Proceedings of the 25th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science)},
volume = {3},
number = {44},
publisher = {Copernicus Publications},
abstract = {The EO4GEO Body of Knowledge (BoK) serves as a vocabulary for the domain of geoinformation and earth observation, supporting the annotation of online resources. This paper presents how the BoK is designed, maintained and improved. We discuss how the BoK content can be extended, using the example of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and show how annotation is done by adding persistent concept identifiers in the metadata of training materials. This platform allows us to share online information with clarified semantics. A prolonged use necessitates the incentivisation of an active expert community and a further adoption of infrastructure standards.},
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The EO4GEO Body of Knowledge (BoK) serves as a vocabulary for the domain of geoinformation and earth observation, supporting the annotation of online resources. This paper presents how the BoK is designed, maintained and improved. We discuss how the BoK content can be extended, using the example of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and show how annotation is done by adding persistent concept identifiers in the metadata of training materials. This platform allows us to share online information with clarified semantics. A prolonged use necessitates the incentivisation of an active expert community and a further adoption of infrastructure standards.
Lemmens, Rob; Lang, Stefan; Albrecht, Florian; Augustijn, Ellen-Wien; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Olijslagers, Marc; Pathe, Carsten; Dubois, Clemence; Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Martyna
Integrating concepts of artificial intelligence in the EO4GEO Body of Knowledge Proceedings Article
In: The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (XXIV ISPRS Congress), pp. 53-59, Copernicus Publications, 2022, ISSN: 2194-9034.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, education, EO4GEO, GIScience
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title = {Integrating concepts of artificial intelligence in the EO4GEO Body of Knowledge},
author = {Rob Lemmens and Stefan Lang and Florian Albrecht and Ellen-Wien Augustijn and Carlos Granell-Canut and Marc Olijslagers and Carsten Pathe and Clemence Dubois and Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska},
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abstract = {The EO4GEO Body of Knowledge (BoK) forms a structure of concepts and relationships between them, describing the domain of Earth Observation and Geo-Information (EO/GI). Each concept carries a short description, a list of key literature references and a set of associated skills which are used for job profiling and curriculum building. As the EO/GI domain is evolving continuously, the BoK needs regular updates with new concepts embodying new trends, and deprecating concepts which are not relevant anymore. This paper presents the inclusion of BoK concepts related to Artificial Intelligence. This broad field of knowledge has links to several applications in EO/GI. Its connection to concepts, already existing in the BoK, needs special attention. To perform a clean and structural integration of the cross-cutting domain of AI, first a separate cluster of AI concepts was created, which was then merged with the existing BoK. The paper provides examples of this integration with specific concepts and examples of training resources in which AI-related concepts are used. Although the presented structure already provides a good starting point, the positioning of AI within the EO/GI-focussed BoK needs to be further enhanced with the help of expert calls as part of the BoK update cycle.},
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The EO4GEO Body of Knowledge (BoK) forms a structure of concepts and relationships between them, describing the domain of Earth Observation and Geo-Information (EO/GI). Each concept carries a short description, a list of key literature references and a set of associated skills which are used for job profiling and curriculum building. As the EO/GI domain is evolving continuously, the BoK needs regular updates with new concepts embodying new trends, and deprecating concepts which are not relevant anymore. This paper presents the inclusion of BoK concepts related to Artificial Intelligence. This broad field of knowledge has links to several applications in EO/GI. Its connection to concepts, already existing in the BoK, needs special attention. To perform a clean and structural integration of the cross-cutting domain of AI, first a separate cluster of AI concepts was created, which was then merged with the existing BoK. The paper provides examples of this integration with specific concepts and examples of training resources in which AI-related concepts are used. Although the presented structure already provides a good starting point, the positioning of AI within the EO/GI-focussed BoK needs to be further enhanced with the help of expert calls as part of the BoK update cycle.
2020
Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Martyna; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Casteleyn, Sven; Vandenbroucke, Danny; Miguel-Lago, Mónica; Dubois, Clemence; Lemmens, Rob; Vancauwenberghe, Glenn; Olijslagers, Marc; Lang, Stefan; Belgiu, Florian Albrecht Mariana; Krieger, Veronika; Soja, Therese Jagdhuberand Anka Fluhrerand M. J.; Mouratidis, Antonios; Persson, H. J.; Colombo, R.; Masiello, Guido
Body of knowledge for the Earth Observation and Geoinformation sector: a basis for innovative skills development Journal Article
In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XLIII-B5-2020, pp. 15-22, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, education, EO4GEO
@article{Stelmaszczuk-Górska2020,
title = {Body of knowledge for the Earth Observation and Geoinformation sector: a basis for innovative skills development},
author = {Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Sven Casteleyn and Danny Vandenbroucke and Mónica Miguel-Lago and Clemence Dubois and Rob Lemmens and Glenn Vancauwenberghe and Marc Olijslagers and Stefan Lang and Florian Albrecht Mariana Belgiu and Veronika Krieger and Therese Jagdhuberand Anka Fluhrerand M.J. Soja and Antonios Mouratidis and H.J. Persson and R. Colombo and Guido Masiello},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B5-2020-15-2020},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-08-27},
urldate = {2020-08-27},
journal = {International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences},
volume = {XLIII-B5-2020},
pages = {15-22},
abstract = {With new Earth Observation (EO) and Geoinformation (GI) data sources increasingly becoming available, evermore new skills for data collection, processing, analysis and application are required. They are needed not only from scientists, but also from practitioners working in businesses, public and private EO*GI and related sectors. Aligning the continuously evolving skill sets demanded by the market and existing academic and vocational training programmes is not an easy task. Training programmes should be grounded in real needs of the sector and its labour market. To do this, it is necessary to identify the knowledge and skills needed, and map their interconnectivity in specific frameworks, which can later be used for the definition of new curricula or job-oriented learning paths. This paper presents a framework for the EO*GI sector, based on a Body of Knowledge (BoK), by creating a complete set of concepts with a semantic structure underneath that supports academia and industry. Creating and updating the BoK is supported by an editing tool, the Living Textbook and by experts in the EO*GI domain, who contributes to the BoK’s enrichment.},
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With new Earth Observation (EO) and Geoinformation (GI) data sources increasingly becoming available, evermore new skills for data collection, processing, analysis and application are required. They are needed not only from scientists, but also from practitioners working in businesses, public and private EO*GI and related sectors. Aligning the continuously evolving skill sets demanded by the market and existing academic and vocational training programmes is not an easy task. Training programmes should be grounded in real needs of the sector and its labour market. To do this, it is necessary to identify the knowledge and skills needed, and map their interconnectivity in specific frameworks, which can later be used for the definition of new curricula or job-oriented learning paths. This paper presents a framework for the EO*GI sector, based on a Body of Knowledge (BoK), by creating a complete set of concepts with a semantic structure underneath that supports academia and industry. Creating and updating the BoK is supported by an editing tool, the Living Textbook and by experts in the EO*GI domain, who contributes to the BoK’s enrichment.
Hofer, Barbara; Casteleyn, Sven; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Missoni-Steinbacher, Eva; Albrecht, Florian; Lemmens, Rob; Lang, Stefan; Albrecht, Jochen; Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Martyna; Vancauwenberghe, Glenn; Monfort-Muriach, Aida
Complementing the European Earth Observation and Geographic Information Body of Knowledge with a Business-oriented Perspective Journal Article
In: Transactions in GIS, vol. 24, iss. 3, pp. 587-601, 2020, ISSN: 1467-9671.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, earth observation, EO4GEO, Geographic Information
@article{Hofer2020,
title = {Complementing the European Earth Observation and Geographic Information Body of Knowledge with a Business-oriented Perspective},
author = {Barbara Hofer and Sven Casteleyn and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Eva Missoni-Steinbacher and Florian Albrecht and Rob Lemmens and Stefan Lang and Jochen Albrecht and Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska and Glenn Vancauwenberghe and Aida Monfort-Muriach},
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abstract = {A body of knowledge (BoK) is an inventory of knowledge or concepts of a domain that serves as a reference vocabulary for various purposes, such as the development of curricula,
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.},
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A body of knowledge (BoK) is an inventory of knowledge or concepts of a domain that serves as a reference vocabulary for various purposes, such as the development of curricula,
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.
the preparation of job descriptions, and the description of occupational profiles. To fulfill its purpose, a BoK needs to be up-to-date and ideally widely accepted by academia as
well as the private and public sectors. This article presents the initiative taken in the Earth observation and geographic information (EO*GI) domain to provide a current, comprehensive education- and business-oriented EO*GI BoK called EO4GEO BoK. In particular, an approach to strengthen the business-oriented perspective in the EO4GEO BoK is
presented. This approach is based on the analysis of professional tasks and the mapping of these tasks to concepts and skills contained in the BoK. A critical reflection of the
proposed approach that is based on the experiences gained during a workshop complements this article.
2016
Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Casteleyn, Sven; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
GEOSPATIAL THINKING - Educating the Future Spatial Citizens Proceedings of the GEOTHNK Project Closing Conference November 7, 2015, Athens, Greece , 2016, ISBN: 978-618-82392-0-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Body of Knowledge, Geographic Information, Geospatial market
@conference{AguilarCasteleynHuerta16,
title = {Geographic Information Need to Know (GI-N2K): towards a more demand driven geospatial workforce education system},
author = {Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Sven Casteleyn and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
editor = {Marinos Kavouras and Sofoklis Sotiriou },
url = {http://www.geotec.uji.es/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GEOTHNK-Project-Closing-Conference.pdf
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booktitle = {GEOSPATIAL THINKING - Educating the Future Spatial Citizens
Proceedings of the GEOTHNK Project Closing Conference
November 7, 2015, Athens, Greece },
abstract = {The development of the Geographic Information
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK},
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The development of the Geographic Information
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK
Science & Technology (GI S&T) Body of Knowledge (BoK) in
2006 was a milestone achievement in the geospatial domain. It
collects, describes and structures important concepts in the
scientific field, and exposes them for theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Today, after almost 10 years of scientific
and technological developments in the geospatial field, the
original BoK has become outdated. Geographic Information:
Need to Know (GI-N2K) is a European project that intends to
bring the original GI S&T BoK up to date. This paper explains
the GI-N2K project objectives, the work already done, as well
as next steps in reaching a renewed GI S&T BoK