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AIMS, M2B and AGROVOC as a starting point for SANKOFA - a Semantic Web Knowledge Sharing Collaborative Framework
30/08/2017
Did you hear about SANKOFA? It is a Semantic Web Knowledge Sharing Collaborative Framework fostering the networking among the International Network on Appropriate Technology (INAT)* Community of Practice (CoP). INAT promotes Appropriate Technology (AT) to empower poorer people to achieve sustainable development. SANKOFA enriches AT knowledge representation through transformation of ...
American Geophysical Union Coalition Receives Grant To Advance Open And Fair Data Standards In The Earth And Space Sciences
29/08/2017
Scientific results are increasingly dependent on large complex data sets and models that transform these data. This is particularly true in the Earth and space sciences, where critical data increasingly provide diverse and important societal benefits and are used in critical real-time decisions...Open, accessible, and high-quality data and related ...
IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021)
29/08/2017
The IOC* Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021) - published in English on 22/08/17 (UNESCO 2017) - is available as IOC Manuals and Guides No. 77 through http://www.iode.org/mg77. Within the context of IOC the following definitions for data and information are used: Data: consists of oceanographic ...
Multilingual Technical Dictionary on Irrigation and Drainage
29/08/2017
The Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) of all technical terms related to irrigation, drainage, flood management, environment, river training and allied disciplines (see contents below)is a flagship publication of the ICID. First published in English and French languages in 1967, the 4th edition of the MTD (English-French) was brought out on ...