Authors:
Alfred Radl
and
Harald Vacik
Affiliation:
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
Keyword(s):
Biodiversity, Common Vocabulary, Ecosystem Services, Knowledge Transfer, Web Portal, Thesaurus.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Collaboration and e-Services
;
Decision Support Systems
;
Domain Analysis and Modeling
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Knowledge Acquisition
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge Representation
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Semantic Web
;
Soft Computing
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
We introduce a Knowledge Transfer Portal (KTP) which supports knowledge transfer among researchers and forest managers. The KTP will be used for supporting transfer of knowledge generated in the FunDivEUROPE (FUNctional significance of forest bioDIVersity in EUROPE) after project life. It uses semantic web technologies to achieve a common understanding throughout a knowledge representation based on an expert elicitation process. Knowledge transfer tools (KTTs) take use of knowledge elements within the knowledge base and implement various knowledge transfer functionalities. The knowledge base shows interactions of biodiversity effects on the sustainable provision of ecosystem services. In this contribution we focus on the ongoing knowledge base engineering process and show first results that were based on a series of workshops with domain experts to generate a common understanding about terms, definitions and their relations. Relations were generated upon FunDivEUROPE project hypothes
is with respect to project results and expert beliefs. We use a web-based, collaborative knowledge base engineering cycle and create a thesaurus which was initiated with terms from these expert workshops.
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