This application level ontology is intended to provide the framework for answering questions like: 1. "How can EarthCube help me?" (Science Engagement), 2. "If I had an EarthCube Workbench, what capabilities could I access through it?" (Workbench) and 3. “What EarthCube software components can I use to get my application working?” (Developers). It extends the idea of an EarthCube Registry beyond data sets, to a generalized Registry of software components, semantic resources, tools, etc., with descriptive information to facilitate evaluation for reuse. Earth Cube Resource Registry Ontology 2019-03-06T00:50:17Z This mini-ontology contains instances for each version of the licenses and public domain entities maintained by the Creative Commons (creativecommons.org). Creative Commons Licenses Ontology definition definition source An ECResourceType is a list of the type of resources in the EC Resource Registry. 2019-05-06T21:46:03Z ECResourceType An ECResourceType is a list of the type of resources in the EC Resource Registry. For EC resources, has usage indicates what communities (if known) know about and potentially use the resource. 2019-05-10T22:05:21Z has usage Relates a field of study (i.e., domain or discipline) to an entity. 2019-05-23T20:12:03Z has topic has domain 2019-05-24T21:30:57Z has maturity state The name of the agent that is maintaining this resource. 2019-05-24T22:05:12Z stewardship curated by Agent (i.e., individual, individuals, organization, or a position/role) that is responsible for operation, availability, and maintainence of the resource 2019-08-19T19:23:26Z stewarded by Agent (i.e., individual, individuals, organization, or a position/role) that is responsible for operation, availability, and maintainence of the resource Qualitative specification of how long the resource is expected to remain accessible, valid and usable for intended function 2019-08-19T19:59:31Z expectedLifetime Qualitative specification of how long the resource is expected to remain accessible, valid and usable for intended function 2019-10-28T22:53:50Z stewardship type 2019-10-29T04:03:22Z profileOf 2019-10-29T04:17:49Z communicationProtocol 2019-10-29T04:32:16Z interface 2019-10-29T05:04:21Z applicationInterface Identifier for publication that specifies the component, e.g. DOI or a standard academic citation. 2019-10-29T19:48:50Z primaryPublication deprecated on jurisdiction permits prohibits requires is about depends on 2019-07-01T23:53:55Z Attribution (CC BY) 2019-07-01T23:54:26Z Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 2019-07-01T23:54:48Z Attribution-NoDerivatives 1.0 2019-07-01T23:55:24Z Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 2019-07-01T23:56:08Z Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) 2019-07-03T04:42:02Z Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 2019-07-03T04:46:13Z Licenses created and maintained by the Creative Commons (creativecommons.org) Creative Commons 2019-07-03T04:50:10Z Public Domain 1 EarthCube resource usage is data that indicates how well used the resource is by the CS and Geo branches of the EarthCube community. 2019-05-11T00:05:40Z EC resource usage EarthCube resource usage is data that indicates how well used the resource is by the CS and Geo branches of the EarthCube community. 1 The EC general usage field is data about EC resource usage that is not specific to a particular user category though it does indicate which categories are in use (if any). 2019-05-13T22:09:39Z EC general usage Curation of these fields is necessary to validate the content! The EC general usage field is data about EC resource usage that is not specific to a particular user category though it does indicate which categories are in use (if any). ISO role codes are the CI_Responsible parties as used within the ISO 19115 family of specifications. 2019-05-24T22:05:41Z ISO role codes ISO role codes are the CI_Responsible parties as used within the ISO 19115 family of specifications. 2019-08-30T22:37:43Z ECAudience 1 2 1 1 A catalogued resource that is in the EarthCube Registry. 2019-07-06T21:32:12Z ECResource A software entity on one side of an interface that executes some kind of processing in response to a request made by an agent on the other side of the interface. The service presents a set of offerings, each of which entails a resource and one or more operations on that resource. Each offering also specifies the interchange format for input and output, and the syntax for invoking the operations, including any parameters in the operation signature. 2019-07-06T21:33:16Z EC Service Instance A document that describes the technical characteristics of an artifact or practice, possibly including a description of what it should do, or an explicit set of requirements that it must satisfy. All resources may have a conformsTo property that should be a link to a specification. Specifications may be hierarchical, e.g. a profile specification might inherit provisions from a parent specification, and add additional constraints to further restrict usage of the artifact or practice. interoperability agreement, identifier scheme 2019-07-06T21:37:35Z EC Specification A document that describes the technical characteristics of an artifact or practice, possibly including a description of what it should do, or an explicit set of requirements that it must satisfy. A specification of a scenario for a work item with some specific context and goal. 2019-07-06T21:52:54Z EC Use Case A specification of a scenario for a work item with some specific context and goal. Software represented in the EC registry 2019-07-06T22:00:30Z A packaged set of instructions that can be executed by a machine to perform one or more functions. Distribution might be as source code, an executable file, an installer package, or as a web application that can be invoked via URL. EC Software A packaged set of instructions that can be executed by a machine to perform one or more functions. Distribution might be as source code, an executable file, an installer package, or as a web application that can be invoked via URL. 1 A set of operations, messages used to invoke the operations, and inputs necessary to execute the operations, along with an expected output content and format. 2019-07-06T22:12:26Z An Interface/API should have an associated specification document. EC Interface_API A set of operations, messages used to invoke the operations, and inputs necessary to execute the operations, along with an expected output content and format. A serialization scheme (data format) for communication between agents. Most general types are generic formats specified by typical MIME types, but this resource type includes much more granular identification of schemes/Data Types/Data Specification that are specific to particular applications. These generally implement some underlying information model (schema and vocabulary) that enables semantic as well as syntactic interoperability. An Interchange Format SHOULD have an associated specification that documents its provisions and usage. Registered interchange formats are intended to provide identifiers for data serialization formats that work with specific applications. Links to registered formats would be via URI values for the inputFormat and outputFormat properties on an Interface/API, Software, or Service resource. In situations where no specification resource is available to document the format, it is sufficient to simply identify the format as an application specific format. This is the case for various commercial applications that use proprietary formats, as well as for scientific model input and output formats. The interchange format can be linked to an information model that defines the entities and properties represented using the format. 2019-07-06T22:15:19Z EC Interchange Format A serialization scheme (data format) for communication between agents. An ECResource record for a repository - a place where things may be put for safekeeping. In EarthCube, a repository is often a storage system in which objects may be stored for subsequent access or retrieval. 2019-07-06T22:16:27Z EC Repository In EarthCube, a repository is often a storage system in which objects may be stored for subsequent access or retrieval. Kahn and Wilensky, 1995, http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/k-w.html A specification of concepts, and optionally relationships representing a conceptualization of some domain of discourse. Includes a spectrum of resources including controlled vocabulary, thesaurus, information model, taxonomy, glossary, vocabulary....). For linked data purposes, it is useful to specify the entities and properties of the entities represented by the model using URI references to widely used ontologies. For discovery purposes in the registry, the entities and properties should be described in English language terms. 2019-07-06T22:37:55Z EC Semantic Resource A specification of concepts, and optionally relationships representing a conceptualization of some domain of discourse. An entry in the EC Resource Registry representing a composite software entity that enables execution of a variety of tools e.g. MatLab, ArcGIS. 2019-07-06T22:41:39Z The key defining feature is extensibility - with plugin architecture and API-based interaction between components to enable reconfiguration/extension for new problems. EC Platform A curated collection of descriptions of resources, accessible through one or more interfaces. Technically a catalog should be a dcat bundled dataset (the metadata collection) and one or more sdo:Services (i.e., the access interfaces). Implicitly there is also a stewardship/policy component determining management of the catalog. 2019-07-06T22:46:23Z EC CatalogRegistry A curated collection of descriptions of resources, accessible through one or more interfaces. 1 1 2019-07-07T02:23:55Z EC Catalog Record 2019-08-19T21:58:01Z originatingProject A composite resource that is a collection of other resources assembled into a package for some purpose, and accessible as a single Unit. Docker containers; Bagit, Data on the Web, or ORE packages with heterogeneous content. 2019-09-23T23:32:21Z EC Bundled Object A composite resource that is a collection of other resources assembled into a package for some purpose, and accessible as a single Unit. 2019-07-03T22:53:19Z PDM "No Known Copyright" a set of requests/permissions to users of a Work, e.g. a copyright license, the public domain, information for distributors License data item An ECResource that is a catalog of other resources. By definition catalogs are datasets. Resource published or curated by a single agent. The class of all cataloged resources, the super-class of dcat:Dataset, dcat:DataService, dcat:Catalog and any other member of a dcat:Catalog. This class carries properties common to all cataloged resources, including datasets and data services. It is strongly recommended to use a more specific sub-class when available. dcat:Resource is an extension point that enables the definition of any kind of catalog. Additional sub-classes may be defined in a DCAT profile or other DCAT application for catalogs of other kinds of resources Cataloged Resource 2019-07-03T04:55:44Z CC0 “No Rights Reserved” 2019-05-06T21:54:33Z ECResourceTypes 2019-05-06T22:47:07Z Use Case A researcher is a user who is interested in discovering items in the EarthCube Resource Registry (e.g., tools, data sets, etc.) that they can use in persuing their research. 2019-05-10T21:43:59Z researcher A researcher is a user who is interested in discovering items in the EarthCube Resource Registry (e.g., tools, data sets, etc.) that they can use in persuing their research. In the context of the EarthCube Registry developers are users who wish to find software components that they can integrate into software they are building. 2019-05-10T21:44:25Z developer A funder is a type of user interested in understanding what elements of the EarthCube Registry they have funded. 2019-05-10T21:44:37Z funder A funder is a type of user interested in understanding what elements of the EarthCube Registry they have funded. A repository user is one who is interested in what components in the EarthCube Registry may be relevant to integrate or use in serving their user community. 2019-05-10T21:45:14Z repository A repository user is one who is interested in what components in the EarthCube Registry may be relevant to integrate or use in serving their user community. 2019-05-10T22:10:02Z all sections 2019-05-10T22:11:50Z Atmospheric & Space Electricity 2019-05-10T22:12:16Z Atmospheric Sciences 2019-05-10T22:12:30Z Biogeosciences 2019-05-10T22:12:49Z Cyrosphere Sciences 2019-05-10T22:13:15Z Earth and Planetary Surface Processes 2019-05-10T22:13:55Z Earth and Space Science Informatics 2019-05-10T22:14:04Z Education 2019-05-10T22:14:18Z Geodesy 2019-05-10T22:14:31Z Geohealth 2019-05-10T22:14:59Z Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism 2019-05-10T22:15:14Z Global Environmental Change 2019-05-10T22:15:27Z Hydrology 2019-05-10T22:15:45Z Mineral and Rock Physics 2019-05-10T22:15:58Z Natural Hazards 2019-05-10T22:16:12Z Near-Surface Geophysics 2019-05-10T22:16:25Z Nonlinear Geophysics 2019-05-10T22:16:38Z Ocean Sciences 2019-05-10T22:17:02Z Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2019-05-10T22:17:31Z Planetary Sciences 2019-05-10T22:17:42Z Seismology 2019-05-10T22:17:57Z Social Impacts and Policy Sciences 2019-05-10T22:18:12Z Space Physics and Aeronomy 2019-05-10T22:18:30Z Study of the Earth's Deep Interior 2019-05-10T22:18:43Z Tectonophysics 2019-05-10T22:19:03Z Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology It is not known how much, if any, usage there is of this resource. 2019-05-13T22:27:21Z unknown It is not known how much, if any, usage there is of this resource. A resource with low usage, may be new and so has not yet built up a user community, possibly not widely known (more advertising needed), or it may indicate a resource that has missed its mark. 2019-05-13T22:27:43Z usage low A resource with low usage, may be new and so has not yet built up a user community, possibly not widely known (more advertising needed), or it may indicate a resource that has missed its mark. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-4736 This EC resource is in use withint the cyberinfrastructure/programming community as characterized by EC CS usage. 2019-05-13T22:28:12Z used by programmers This EC resource is in use withint the cyberinfrastructure/programming community as characterized by EC CS usage. This EC resource is in use within the geoscience community as characterized by EC Geo usage. 2019-05-13T22:28:41Z used by geoscientists This EC resource is in use within the geoscience community as characterized by EC Geo usage. Both the geoscience and the software and cyberinfrastructure/development communities use this resource as characterized by EC CS usage and EC Geo usage. 2019-05-13T22:29:01Z used by both Both the geoscience and the software and cyberinfrastructure/development communities use this resource as characterized by EC CS usage and EC Geo usage. 2019-05-13T22:46:02Z >10 adopters 2019-05-13T22:46:50Z Widely used > 1 yr 2019-05-13T22:47:09Z Widely used > 5 yr 2019-05-22T19:44:12Z EC record created 2019-05-22T19:44:29Z EC record updated 2019-05-22T19:44:44Z EC record retired Information about the maturity of an entity for which development is planned but is not yet underway (e.g., book contract not yet signed, development project not yet started). 2019-05-23T22:23:24Z planning Maturity information about an entity that is currently being developed but which is not expected to be available for more than another year. 2019-05-23T22:23:56Z in development >1 year out Maturity information about an entity that is currently being developed but which is not expected to be available for more than another year. Maturity information about an entity that is in development and is expected to be complete in less than another year. 2019-05-23T22:24:10Z in development <1 yr out Maturity information about an entity that is in development and is expected to be complete in less than another year. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-4736 Maturity information about an entity that is available but only in draft form or as an alpha release. The entity may not be complete (e.g. specifications, documentation) or thoroughly tested (e.g., software). 2019-05-23T22:24:58Z alpha or rough draft Maturity information about an entity that is available but only in draft form or as an alpha release. The entity may not be complete (e.g. specifications, documentation) or thoroughly tested (e.g., software). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-4736 Maturity information about an entity that is complete and available but has not yet been fully vetted (e.g., may contain bugs if software or has not completed editorial or other review if documentation, etc.). 2019-05-23T22:25:35Z beta or complete draft 2019-05-23T22:26:05Z production ready Maturity information about an entity that fully developed, tested, etc. and in production (e.g., a major version or edition has been released). 2019-05-23T22:26:18Z in production Maturity information about an entity that fully developed, tested, etc. and in production (e.g., a major version or edition has been released). 2019-05-23T22:27:12Z used in multiple places The individual or organization whose name should appear first in the citation for the resource (for names that come after the first use co-author). While it is possible to have an author and principle investigator be the same individual or organization, author is not the same as nor synonymous with principle investigator. Applicable mainly to documents, reports, memos, etc. 2019-05-24T22:08:18Z author The individual or organization whose name should appear first in the citation for the resource (for names that come after the first use co-author). While it is possible to have an author and principle investigator be the same individual or organization, author is not the same as nor synonymous with principle investigator. Applicable mainly to documents, reports, memos, etc. The individual or organization that has accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource. 2019-05-24T22:08:49Z custodian The individual or organization that has accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource. The organization that is responsible for providing the PARR required access to the data. 2019-05-24T22:10:26Z distributor The organization that is responsible for providing the PARR required access to the data. The name of the individual or organization who is responsible for the data at the point when the data was first created. Applicable for data sets that are an aggregation of two or more data sets or if the data set is the first instance of the signal having been converted into data. 2019-05-24T22:17:27Z originator In the EarthCube (EC) context, data includes any and all EarthCube resources irrespective of form (e.g., software, documentation, etc. all count as does traditional numeric data). The name of the individual or organization who is responsible for the data at the point when the data was first created. Applicable for data sets that are an aggregation of two or more data sets or if the data set is the first instance of the signal having been converted into data. The individual or organization that has ownership of the resource. 2019-05-24T22:19:56Z owner The individual or organization that has ownership of the resource. The individual or organization who is responsible for the initial triage of and answering questions related to the resource. 2019-05-24T22:20:46Z pointOfContact The individual or organization who is responsible for the initial triage of and answering questions related to the resource. The individual or individuals who are the lead researchers for a grant (i.e. head of the laboratory, research group leader, etc.). If there are co-principal investigators then this field will repeat for each principle investigator. While it is possible to have a principal investigator and author be the same individual or organization, principal investigator is not the same nor synonymous with author. 2019-05-24T22:21:42Z principalInvestigator The individual or individuals who are the lead researchers for a grant (i.e. head of the laboratory, research group leader, etc.). If there are co-principal investigators then this field will repeat for each principle investigator. While it is possible to have a principal investigator and author be the same individual or organization, principal investigator is not the same nor synonymous with author. The name of the individual or organization who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified. 2019-05-24T22:23:15Z processor The name of the individual or organization who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified. The individual or organization who prepares and issues the resource. 2019-05-24T22:23:57Z publisher The individual or organization who prepares and issues the resource. https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=ISO_19115_and_19115-2_CodeList_Dictionaries#CI_RoleCode The individual or organization that supplies or allocates the resource for another entity. 2019-05-24T22:24:45Z resourceProvider The individual or organization who is providing sponsorship for the resource. 2019-05-24T22:25:27Z sponsor The individual or organization who is providing sponsorship for the resource. The individuals or organizations who are the intended consumers of the resource. 2019-05-24T22:26:51Z user The individuals or organizations who are the intended consumers of the resource. The individual(s) or organization(s) who name(s) should appear after the first name in a citation for the resource (use author to denote the first name in the citation). While it is possible to have a co-author and principal investigator/collaborator be the same individual or organization, co-author is no the same as nor synonymous with principle investigator or collaborator 2019-05-24T22:27:31Z coAuthor The individual(s) or organization(s) who name(s) should appear after the first name in a citation for the resource (use author to denote the first name in the citation). While it is possible to have a co-author and principal investigator/collaborator be the same individual or organization, co-author is no the same as nor synonymous with principle investigator or collaborator Party who assists with the generation of the resource other than the principal investigator 2019-05-24T22:29:40Z collaborator Party who assists with the generation of the resource other than the principal investigator The individuals or organizations whose contributions deserve recognition in the citation. Contributor is mutually exclusive from author, co-author, principal investigator, and collaborator. Use ISO MD_Identification credit field to identify individual or organizations that should be given acknowledgement only. 2019-05-24T22:32:06Z contributor The individuals or organizations whose contributions deserve recognition in the citation. Contributor is mutually exclusive from author, co-author, principal investigator, and collaborator. Use ISO MD_Identification credit field to identify individual or organizations that should be given acknowledgement only. The individual who has made a corrective or editorial change to the resource as part of a systematic revision process. 2019-05-24T22:33:04Z editor The individual who has made a corrective or editorial change to the resource as part of a systematic revision process. The individual or organization which has provided all or part of the finances associated with the resource. 2019-05-24T22:33:58Z funder The individual or organization which has provided all or part of the finances associated with the resource. A class of entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. 2019-05-24T22:34:45Z mediator A class of entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. The individual or organization who has ownership of the legal right to the resource. 2019-05-24T22:36:03Z rightsHolder The individual or organization who has ownership of the legal right to the resource. 2019-05-24T23:01:12Z stewardship 2019-08-30T22:38:19Z data producers 2019-08-30T22:38:35Z data users 2019-08-30T22:39:00Z data producers 2019-08-30T22:39:32Z data facilities & repositories 2019-08-30T22:39:48Z technologists 2019-08-30T22:39:58Z developers 2019-08-30T22:40:06Z scientists 2019-08-30T22:40:17Z informaticists 2019-08-30T22:40:40Z members of the public 2019-08-30T22:40:47Z all 2019-08-30T22:41:01Z data managers 2019-09-26T21:43:26Z >5 years 2019-09-26T21:43:42Z >1 year 2019-09-26T21:44:39Z long term 2019-09-26T22:02:19Z data intermediary Resource is not available for use, typically because it is still in development. not applicable Resource is not available for use, typically because it is still in development. 2019-07-03T22:42:11Z CC BY-ND-NC 1.0 2019-07-03T22:40:32Z CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 2019-07-03T22:39:21Z CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 2019-07-03T22:38:05Z CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 2019-07-03T04:34:23Z CC BY-NC-SA 1.0 2019-07-03T04:33:38Z CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 2019-07-03T04:32:40Z CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 2019-07-03T04:31:34Z CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 2019-07-03T22:46:04Z CC BY-NC 1.0 2019-07-03T22:45:09Z CC BY-NC 2.0 2019-07-03T22:44:20Z CC BY-NC 3.0 2019-07-03T22:43:41Z CC BY-NC 4.0 2019-07-02T00:21:33Z CC BY-ND 1.0 2019-07-02T00:20:44Z CC BY-ND 2.0 2019-07-02T00:20:01Z CC BY-ND 3.0 2019-07-02T00:17:38Z CC BY-ND 4.0 2019-07-02T00:16:37Z CC BY-SA 1.0 2019-07-02T00:15:44Z CC BY-SA 2.0 2019-07-02T00:14:59Z CC BY-SA 3.0 2019-07-02T00:14:12Z CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-07-02T00:11:55Z CC BY 1.0 2019-07-02T00:11:12Z CC BY 2.0 2019-07-02T00:10:40Z CC BY 3.0 2019-07-02T00:06:34Z CC BY 4.0 2019-07-03T04:57:48Z CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication 2019-07-03T04:52:56Z Public Domain Mark 1 1 1 1 1 credit be given to copyright holder and/or author Attribution exercising rights for commercial purposes Commercial Use derivative and combined works must be licensed under specified terms, similar to those on the original work Copyleft distribution of derivative works Derivative Works distribution, public display, and publicly performance Distribution use in a non-developing country High Income Nation Use derivative works must be licensed under specified terms, with at least the same conditions as the original work; combinations with the work may be licensed under different terms Lesser Copyleft copyright and license notices be kept intact Notice making multiple copies Reproduction derivative works be licensed under the same terms or compatible terms as the original work Share Alike permits commercial derivatives, but only non-commercial distribution Sharing source code (the preferred form for making modifications) must be provided when exercising some rights granted by the license. Source Code has license Relates an entity in the ontology to the name of the variable that is used to represent it in the code that generates the BFO OWL file from the lispy specification. BFO OWL specification label definition source: Person:Alan Ruttenberg Relates an entity in the ontology to the term that is used to represent it in the the Common Logic Interchange Format (CLIF) specification of BFO2 curator note: Really of interest to developers only BFO CLIF specification label The concise, meaningful, and human-friendly name for a class or property preferred by the ontology developers. (US-English) editor preferred term A phrase describing how a term should be used and/or a citation to a work which uses it. May also include other kinds of examples that facilitate immediate understanding, such as widely know prototypes or instances of a class, or cases where a relation is said to hold. example of usage has curation status An administrative note intended for its editor. It may not be included in the publication version of the ontology, so it should contain nothing necessary for end users to understand the ontology. editor note Name of editor entering the term in the file. The term editor is a point of contact for information regarding the term. The term editor may be, but is not always, the author of the definition, which may have been worked upon by several people term editor An alternative name for a class or property which means the same thing as the preferred name (semantically equivalent) Annotations alternative term Use skos:altLabel An administrative note of use for a curator but of no use for a user curator note The name of the person, project, or organization that motivated inclusion of an ontology term by requesting its addition. ontology term requester For external terms/classes, the ontology from which the term was imported imported from first order logic expression elucidation An axiom associated with a term expressed using natural language has associated axiom(nl) An axiom expressed in first order logic using CLIF syntax has associated axiom(fol) A URI that is intended to be unique label for an axiom used for tracking change to the ontology. For an axiom expressed in different languages, each expression is given the same URI has axiom label consider