Paradigm, ontology and epistemology - an introduction Geo-communication and GeoSpatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)

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Paradigm, ontology and epistemology- an
introductionGeo-communication and GeoSpatial
Data Infrastructure (GSDI)

• Lars Brodersen
• Aalborg University
• www.land.aau.dk/lars
• www.geokommunikation.dk

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Outline - what is the problem, if any -
geo-spatial data infrastructure -
geo-communication - information design
paradigm ontology epistemology
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Geo-communication - a paradigm
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what is the problem, if any
Location Based Services
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what is the problem, if any
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what is the problem, if any
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what is the problem, if any
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what is the problem, if any
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what is the problem, if any
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Geo-communication
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the concept of communication
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the concept of communication
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the concept of communication
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the concept of communication
Longitudinal section
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the concept of communication (example)
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the concept of communication (example)
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the concept of communication (example)
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the concept of communication
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the concept of communication
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GSDI Spatial Data Infrastructure
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ontology and GSDI
Until approx. 1990
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ontology and GSDI
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ontology and GSDI
meaning
meaning
meaning
meaning
meaning
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ontology and GSDI
Cross section
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GSDI
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Active and passive components in GSDI

• The active components in SDI
• International Organizations like UN, NATO etc.
• Governments
• National Mapping Agencies
• Standardization bodies
• Custodians for various services

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Active and passive components in GSDI

• The passive components in Geospatial
  Infrastructure
• Legislation
• Collaboration (MoUs)
• Standards
• Models
• Specifications
• Services
• Geo-information (data)
• (here presented in their mutual dependency)

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Legislation is
Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

• made by the active components
• enacting the framework for the deeper structures
  of geo-communication
• setting the areas of responsibility

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Collaboration (MoUs)
Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

• Within the framework of legislation operational
  partnerships must be established.
• MoUs express intentions
• Setting the area(s) of interest
• MoUs must cover all areas of interest
• Collaboration must cover agreements upon sharing
  information over services and registries

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Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

StandardsCollaborations are policy statements
(position paper). MoUs do not say anything about
the work items.Standards are a kind of
agreement on 'What are we going to work on? How
do we define our activities?'Standards are
general. Therefore they can be used for several
concrete projects.Specifications are concrete,
and are valid for one project.
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ModelsModels describe, how given standards have
to be used for a certain project. Models bridge
the gap between standards and specifications.Val
ue Model- Identification of contentBusiness
process engineering - Information and resource
flow - Requirements driven service
developmentSystem Use Case- Application
schemas- (General) Feature models
Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

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Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

Specifications

• Specifications define what should be done in a
  given, concrete project according to a certain
  standard
• Specifications contain rules for action
  (behavior) for a given project
• Specifications define the content (both system
  and information) for at given project

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Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

Services Services are the concrete, practical
set-up of the passive components (no. 1 to 5).
All passive components no. 1 to 5 can all be
carried out on a piece of paper nothing
practical has happened until then. Services
establish the technology, i.e. software,
hardware, user-interfaces etc.
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Active and passive components in GSDI

1. Legislation
2. Collaboration (MoUs)
3. Standards
4. Models
5. Specifications
6. Services
7. Geo-information (data)

Metadata and information- Metadata and
information are the 'fuel' for the machinery (the
services) once these have been created.
- Metadata and information are not
technology!- Metadata and information are the
actual, practical, concrete result of a given
production, which has been carried out in
accordance with the characteristics of the
services, with the specifications, with the
models, with the standards, with the MoUs and in
accordance with the legislation.
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ontology and GSDI
Cross section
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Information design
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ontology and information design
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ontology and information design
- twelve good colours
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ontology and information design
twelve good
colours
scales
lines
4.000 10.000 25.000 50.000 100.000 200.000 500.000
1.000.000 2.000.000
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ontology and information design
Does it make sense to say I need a building of
188 m2
Answer What sort of building do you need? (and
the answer to that question depends entirely on
the usage)
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ontology and information design
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Firstness
Thirdness
Secondness
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the concept of communication
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Geo-communication bridges the gap between reality
and action