SWEET Ontologies
SWEET ontologies are written in the OWL ontology language. OWL is an XML language being adopted as a standard by the W3C. SWEET ontologies can be viewed using Internet Explorer 5 (or later) or Netscape 7. More specialized OWL-specific tools are available such as SWOOP or Protege.
SWEET 1.1 ontologies available
SWEET 2.0 Beta expanded ontologies available
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This project provides a common semantic framework for various Earth science initiatives. The semantic web is a transformation of the existing web that will enable software programs, applications, and agents to find meaning and understanding on web pages. SWEET developed these capabilities in the context of finding and using Earth science data and information. Who uses SWEET? DOLCE (Descriptive Ontology for Linguistic and Cognitive Engineering) SWEET is a member of the ESIP Federation Guide to SWEET ontologies for Earth system science This prototype is funded by: |
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4. SWEET ontologies
The SWEET ontologies include several thousand
terms, spanning a broad extent ofEarth system science
and related concepts (such as data characteristics). To
support such a large collection and adhere to the guiding
principles, the concepts are divided, where possible, into
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orthogonal dimensions or facets in support ofreductionism.
The primary ontologies are shown in Fig. 1 and
described in Section 4.1. Each box represents a separate
ontology, and a connecting line indicates where major
properties are used to define concepts across ontology
spaces. The unifying ontologies (such as phenomena) are
generally holistic, in derivation. For example, a hurricane
is associated with particular coastal areas, and is
characterized by high winds, rainfall, flood impacts, etc.