1. The MDweb editor and the thesaurus framework use Dorian Ginane IRD - ESPACE

2. Presentation Plan The MDweb editor tool, Use in the project The thesaurus framework implementation,

3. The MDweb Tool A tool developed since 2004, with a new version since June 2010. Actually being tested with a set of 120 000 metadata records. MDweb Editor

4. The MDweb Tool A tool designed to managed the metadata lifecycle: - by searching and importing metadata - by managing and customizing the user interface - by creating and editing metadata It is used in the project for : - the french geoportal - NatureSDI metadata transformation and creation MDweb Editor

5. Use of MDweb editor for the project MDweb Editor MDweb edit module Import Import or creation of metadata with NatureSDI compliant elements and values Export Metadata XML ISO 19139 NatureSDI Metadata

6. Classical use of the MDweb Editor MDweb Editor MDweb edition module Import and creation of record Storage Search module

7. Classical use of the MDweb Editor MDweb Editor MDweb edition module Import and creation of record Storage Search module A strong link exist beetween edition and use : A common vocabulary strength this link, the thesaurus provide a common vocabulary

8. Classical use of the MDweb Editor MDweb Editor MDweb edition module Import and creation of record Storage Search module Thesaurus Web service

9. Example of the use of thesaurus in the french geoportal http://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french-geoportal/search/main.jsf Metadata structure Multilingual request auto-completion edition keyword

10. Thesaurus implementation Step by step  A thesaurus framework for NatureSDI has been defined by the CNR- IMATI (D31-Multilingual and multicultural issues including thesaurus). Goals and Scopes

11. Thesaurus implementation Step by step  This framework is composed of : - Earth ( a global environmental thesaurus) - Habitat types and Nature 2000 AI thesaurus - Eunis Species - INSPIRE themes …  Terms from thesaurus have to be used in edition, and can be use for the research. Goals and Scopes

12. Thesaurus implementation Step by step  The CNR-IMATI produce thesaurus in the SKOS/RDF formats. ( http://linkeddata.ge.imati.cnr.it:2020/ )http://linkeddata.ge.imati.cnr.it:2020/ The RDF schemas have been translated in the SQL MDWeb thesaurus database The thesaurus framework is now available and can be queried trough a thesaurus web service. Goals and Scopes

13. Thesaurus implementation Step by step Goals and Scopes DataBase Thesaurus Web service Web Request Response

14. Presentation Plan Request examples

15. Thesaurus web service capacity  The MDweb thesaurus web service is based on the Gemet web service specification, maintained by the European Environmental Agency (EAA) Goals and Scopes

16. Request examples Use case : Find the concept matching the searched character. http://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french- geoportal/WS/thesaurushttp://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french- geoportal/WS/thesaurus?Request=getconceptsMatchingkeyword&keyword=forêts&language=fr&search_ mode=4Request=getconceptsMatchingkeyword&keyword=forêts&language=fr&search_ mode=4 Metadata structure forêts préservation des forêts déprédateur des forêts Dunes avec forêts à Pinus pinea et/ou Pinus pinaster Vieilles forêts caducifoliées naturelles hémiboréales de la Fennoscandie riches en épiphytes (Quercus, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus ou Ulmus) Find Search the french word forest

17. Request examples Use case : Recover all the concepts linked to a concept. Recover all the concept linked to the term : Littoral rock and other hard substrata, http://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french-geoportal/WS/thesaurus? Request=getRelatedconcepts&concept=http://linkeddata.ge.imati.cnr.it:2020/resource/habitat/EunisHabitat20 06/A1&language=en Metadata structure Littoral rock and other hard substrata Moderate energy littoral rock High energy littoral rock Features of littoral rock Low energy littoral rock Marine habitats Broader Narrower

18. Request examples Use case : Recover all the concepts linked to a concept. Recover all the concept linked to the term : Littoral rock and other hard substrata, http://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french- geoportal/WS/thesaurushttp://www.naturesdi.mdweb-project.org/french- geoportal/WS/thesaurus?request=getAllTranslationsForConcept&property_uri=http://www.w3.org/2004/0 2/skos/core%23prefLabel&concept_uri=http://localhost:2020/resource/habitat/NATURA2000AI/1request=getAllTranslationsForConcept&property_uri=http://www.w3.org/2004/0 2/skos/cor%23prefLabel&concept_uri=http://localhost:2020/resource/habitat/NATURA2000AI/1 Metadata structure SCLEROPHYLLOUS SCRUB (MATORRAL) FOURRÉS SCLÉROPHYLLES (MATORRALS) MATORRALES ESCLEROFILOS MACCHIE E BOSCAGLIE DI SCLEROFILLE (MATORRAL) SCLEROFYLKRAT (MATORRALS) Other language... English translated

19. The actual infrastructure Metadata structure Catalog exchange Thesaurus web service National geoportal Global NatureSDI plus geoportal

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