2012
Díaz-Sánchez, Laura; Núñez-Redó, Manuela; González, David; Gil-Altaba, José; Aragó-Galindo, Pau; Pultar, Edward; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
Interoperable Search Mechanisms for Web 2.0 Resources Journal Article
In: International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research, vol. 7, pp. 277–299, 2012, ISSN: 1725-0463.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Citizen Science, EUROGEOSS, Interoperability, Open Search, VGI, Web 2.0, Web Services
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title = {Interoperable Search Mechanisms for Web 2.0 Resources},
author = { Laura Díaz-Sánchez and Manuela Núñez-Redó and David González and José Gil-Altaba and Pau Aragó-Galindo and Edward Pultar and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
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abstract = {We are currently witnessing ordinary citizens willing to share geospatial information using friendly and easy-to use tools provided by Web 2.0 platforms. These platforms act as social networks describing events with large social impacts. Social networks are filled with volunteered information before, during, and after events that occur near human settlements and urban areas. The amount of this geolocated information is increasing due to the increase of location-aware devices that allow users in the field to share knowledge about an event's evolution and impact. In order to retrieve this information one interacts with the different search mechanisms provided by various Web 2.0 services. This paper explores how to improve the interoperability of these various Web 2.0 platforms by providing a single service as a unique entry. This paper demonstrates the utility of the Open Geospatial Consortium's Open Search Geospatial and Time specification as an interface for a service that searches, retrieves and aggregates information available in different Web 2.0 services. We present how this information is useful in complementing other official and scientific information sources by providing an alternative, contemporary source of information. We demonstrate this with a proof of concept presented in a forest fire scenario. The intrinsic interoperability of the system is reflected in the collaborations shown with different information systems such as those at the biodiversity and forestry units in the Institute of Environment and Sustainability at the Joint Research Centre.},
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We are currently witnessing ordinary citizens willing to share geospatial information using friendly and easy-to use tools provided by Web 2.0 platforms. These platforms act as social networks describing events with large social impacts. Social networks are filled with volunteered information before, during, and after events that occur near human settlements and urban areas. The amount of this geolocated information is increasing due to the increase of location-aware devices that allow users in the field to share knowledge about an event's evolution and impact. In order to retrieve this information one interacts with the different search mechanisms provided by various Web 2.0 services. This paper explores how to improve the interoperability of these various Web 2.0 platforms by providing a single service as a unique entry. This paper demonstrates the utility of the Open Geospatial Consortium's Open Search Geospatial and Time specification as an interface for a service that searches, retrieves and aggregates information available in different Web 2.0 services. We present how this information is useful in complementing other official and scientific information sources by providing an alternative, contemporary source of information. We demonstrate this with a proof of concept presented in a forest fire scenario. The intrinsic interoperability of the system is reflected in the collaborations shown with different information systems such as those at the biodiversity and forestry units in the Institute of Environment and Sustainability at the Joint Research Centre.
Schade, Sven; Ostländer, Nicole; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Schulz, Michael; McInerney, Daniel; Dubois, Gregoire; Vaccari, Lorenzino; Chinosi, Michele; Díaz-Sánchez, Laura; Bastin, Lucy; Jones, Richard
Which Service Interfaces fit the Model Web? Proceedings Article
In: GEOProcessing 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services, pp. 1–6, IARIA, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-61208-178-6.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: EUROGEOSS, model web, SOA, Web Services, WPS, WSDL
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title = {Which Service Interfaces fit the Model Web?},
author = {Sven Schade and Nicole Ostländer and Carlos Granell-Canut and Michael Schulz and Daniel McInerney and Gregoire Dubois and Lorenzino Vaccari and Michele Chinosi and Laura Díaz-Sánchez and Lucy Bastin and Richard Jones},
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year = {2012},
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booktitle = {GEOProcessing 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services},
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abstract = {The Model Web has been proposed as a concept for integrating scientific models in an interoperable and collaborative manner. However, four years after the initial idea was formulated, there is still no stable long term solution. Multiple authors propose Web Service based approaches to model publication and chaining, but current implementations are highly case specific and lack flexibility. This paper discusses the Web Service interfaces, which are required for supporting integrated environmental modeling in a sustainable manner. We explore ways to expose environmental models and their components using Web Service interfaces. Our discussions present work in progress for establishing the Web Services technological grounds for simplifying information publication and exchange within the Model Web. As a main outcome, this contribution identifies challenges in respect to the required geo- processing and relates them to currently available Web Service standards.},
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The Model Web has been proposed as a concept for integrating scientific models in an interoperable and collaborative manner. However, four years after the initial idea was formulated, there is still no stable long term solution. Multiple authors propose Web Service based approaches to model publication and chaining, but current implementations are highly case specific and lack flexibility. This paper discusses the Web Service interfaces, which are required for supporting integrated environmental modeling in a sustainable manner. We explore ways to expose environmental models and their components using Web Service interfaces. Our discussions present work in progress for establishing the Web Services technological grounds for simplifying information publication and exchange within the Model Web. As a main outcome, this contribution identifies challenges in respect to the required geo- processing and relates them to currently available Web Service standards.