Instruments Vocabulary Standard(s)

Presentation for IODE-JCOMM Metadata Meeting

Define the Domain ‘Instrument’

•{give a few typical definitions, or just the one we’re using for this talk}

Overview of Domain

Vocabularies•are there many vocabularies for this

domain?

•are any in formal vocabulary registries?

•are any existing vocabularies well managed?

•topic coverage

• is domain coverage wide and without gaps?

• is domain coverage deep and disciplined?

Domain Vocabularies

In Context• Frameworks

• do any content standards leverage these terms?

• do any tools leverage these terms?

• are there projects to develop or manage these vocabularies?

• Usage

• are there any mappings of these terms?

• how many projects use one of these vocabularies?

Candidate Vocabularies

•what are the most well-known, well-used, well-constructed, and well-managed vocabularies?

Vocabulary Comparison

Name Terms File ID Access Help Cover Agree Usage Mgt

Characteristics Key > Id, Name, Description

Version, Collection

Web, Auto, Ontology

Guide,Help, Mail,Supp,Ex

Wide, Deep, # Terms/100

Proj.,Comm.,Domain

See below#I : #P : #C

Org, , Assoc, Nat’l,, Multi.

‘Great’ Example 1 IND VC WAO GHMS W 40 PC 3:2:1 OAN

Typical Example 2 IN V W 3 P 4:5:2 O

Weak Example 3 N 1 P 1:1:0

Usage: log(10) Instances : log(2) Projects : Clearinghouses / 2

Winner(s)

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