The design of GSC FieldLog: ontology-based software for computer aided geological field mapping. Brodaric, B. Computers & GeosciencesComputers & Geosciences, 2004.
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Databases containing geological field information are increasingly being constructed directly in the field. The design of such databases is often challenged by opposing needs: (1) the individual need to maintain flexibility of database structure and contents, to accommodate unexpected field situations; and (2) the corporate need to retain compatibility between distinct field databases, to accommodate their interoperability. The FieldLog mapping software balances these needs by exploiting a domain ontology developed for field information, one that enables field database flexibility and facilitates compatibility. The ontology consists of cartographic, geospatial, geological and metadata objects that form a common basis for interoperability and that can be instantiated by users into customized field databases. The design of the FieldLog software, its foundation on this ontology, and the resulting benefits to usability are presented in this paper. The discussion concentrates on satisfying the flexibility requirement by implementing the ontology as a generic data model within an object-relational database environment; issues of interoperability are not considered in detail. Benefits of this ontologic-driven approach are also developed within a description of the FieldLog application, including (1) improved usability due to an user interface based on the geological components of the ontology, and (2) diminished technical prerequisites as users are shielded from the many database and GIS technicalities handled by the ontology.
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