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Tara Athan
Mar 5, 2010, 2:22:58 PM3/5/10
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I inserted a skeleton wiki page for GSoC 2010 under the heading
Ecoinformatics Collaboratory Intranet, because the ARIES Project
intranet is private. Is this the appropriate place?
Ecoinformatics Collaboratory Intranet, because the ARIES Project
intranet is private. Is this the appropriate place?
Tara
Gary Johnson
Mar 5, 2010, 4:00:08 PM3/5/10
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That's fine, Tara. ARIES is a tool being developed by the
Ecoinformatics Collaboratory. Much of the work in ontologies happens in
a related project called Thinklab, which is used in ARIES. So the
collab page is a perfectly good choice rather than embedding it under
either specific project.
Ecoinformatics Collaboratory. Much of the work in ontologies happens in
a related project called Thinklab, which is used in ARIES. So the
collab page is a perfectly good choice rather than embedding it under
either specific project.
~Gary
Tara Athan
Mar 5, 2010, 5:16:42 PM3/5/10
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OK, there is a draft up on the wiki page at
http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/confluence/display/ECportal/GSoC+2010+Ideas
Comments are appreciated. I am putting together some slides for the presentation of my case study at the workshop that should help explain the hierarchical model idea.
As best as I can tell, the rest of the application focuses on administrative details.
The web form will not be available until Monday, but I checked through the FAQ and found the guidance for what sort of information is requested in the application. I have written draft responses below, in some cases copied from the ARIES web pages.
>Describe your organization.
Ecoinformatics is the science of information in Ecology and Environmental science. It aims to a synthesis of the sciences of the environment and of information that defines the entities and processes of natural systems in a language that both humans and computers can process. Data about natural systems are heterogeneous, scattered and uncoordinated. Ecoinformatics aims to facilitate environmental research and management by developing ways to not only access, but also integrate databases of environmental information and computational services such as predictive models, analytical, and planning tools.
The Ecoinformatics Collaboratory, part of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, is committed to unifying the science and management of the natural and human environment in a new synthesis inspired by the latest developments of information technology. In an age of increased realization of the close feedback between humans and the environment, and of the responsibility that this entails, we are contributing novel technologies, openly accessible data and models, and innovative education to promote a breakthrough in the effectiveness of environmental research, decision-making and policy-making. We want to see the role of the World Wide Web switch from a loosely indexed, unstructured "encyclopedia" to an open collaboratory where knowledge can be not only located without ambiguity, but also explored, produced, and communicated. We want the web to provide guided, coherent pathways that can guide effective learning - for students, researchers, and decision-makers.
The Collaboratory is active in several areas of Ecoinformatics that span fields from biodiversity conservation to the economic valuation of ecosystem services. We also collaborate in large projects both in the USA and Europe, as well as providing technologies and know-how to support projects and teaching programs as far away as Brazil and south-eastern Asia.
Many of our project have to do with making information accessible in new, more efficient ways. For example, we have been developing web-accessible databases where information is semantically tagged so that users can request aggregations and analyses that are performed automatically, and apples are never mixed with oranges. We can provide models and analytical workflows that users can run in their web browser without the need of any additional software. Our databases can integrate information from many different, remote sources transparently and without ambiguity.
One of the Collaboratory's projects is ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES), an NSF-sponsored project with the goal of developing the next generation in integrated probabilistic ecosystem services modeling toolkits for scientific analysis and decision support.
>Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2010? What do you hope to gain by participating?
We hope to gain additional functionality for the ARIES platform, especially with regard to usability. We also hope to grow our developer community, which at present is quite small.
>Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.
No
>If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?
No
>What license(s) does your project use?
Most of the application uses GPL, and some library code uses LGPL.
>What is the URL for your ideas page?
http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/confluence/display/ECportal/GSoC+2010+Ideas
>What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
aries-...@googlegroups.com
>What is the main IRC channel for your organization?
#aries on irc.freenode.net
>Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.
No
>Who will be your backup organization administrator?
???
>What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.
This mentor is the project director.
>What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
Students will be requested to make weekly progress reports. If reports are not submitted, the student will be contacted by email to determine if additional assistance is needed.
>What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
Another member of the development team will be familiar with the project so they may provide assistance in the absence of the primary mentor.
>What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
Prospective students will have the opportunity to subscribe to the user and developer mailing lists, as well as connect to the IRC channel to discuss proposals and preparation before the program, progress during the program and further development after the program.
>What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?
The mentor will continue to be available to the student for assistance, and will consider the development of joint funding proposals should the collaborative prospects seem promising.
http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/confluence/display/ECportal/GSoC+2010+Ideas
Comments are appreciated. I am putting together some slides for the presentation of my case study at the workshop that should help explain the hierarchical model idea.
As best as I can tell, the rest of the application focuses on administrative details.
The web form will not be available until Monday, but I checked through the FAQ and found the guidance for what sort of information is requested in the application. I have written draft responses below, in some cases copied from the ARIES web pages.
>Describe your organization.
Ecoinformatics is the science of information in Ecology and Environmental science. It aims to a synthesis of the sciences of the environment and of information that defines the entities and processes of natural systems in a language that both humans and computers can process. Data about natural systems are heterogeneous, scattered and uncoordinated. Ecoinformatics aims to facilitate environmental research and management by developing ways to not only access, but also integrate databases of environmental information and computational services such as predictive models, analytical, and planning tools.
The Ecoinformatics Collaboratory, part of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, is committed to unifying the science and management of the natural and human environment in a new synthesis inspired by the latest developments of information technology. In an age of increased realization of the close feedback between humans and the environment, and of the responsibility that this entails, we are contributing novel technologies, openly accessible data and models, and innovative education to promote a breakthrough in the effectiveness of environmental research, decision-making and policy-making. We want to see the role of the World Wide Web switch from a loosely indexed, unstructured "encyclopedia" to an open collaboratory where knowledge can be not only located without ambiguity, but also explored, produced, and communicated. We want the web to provide guided, coherent pathways that can guide effective learning - for students, researchers, and decision-makers.
The Collaboratory is active in several areas of Ecoinformatics that span fields from biodiversity conservation to the economic valuation of ecosystem services. We also collaborate in large projects both in the USA and Europe, as well as providing technologies and know-how to support projects and teaching programs as far away as Brazil and south-eastern Asia.
Many of our project have to do with making information accessible in new, more efficient ways. For example, we have been developing web-accessible databases where information is semantically tagged so that users can request aggregations and analyses that are performed automatically, and apples are never mixed with oranges. We can provide models and analytical workflows that users can run in their web browser without the need of any additional software. Our databases can integrate information from many different, remote sources transparently and without ambiguity.
One of the Collaboratory's projects is ARtificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services (ARIES), an NSF-sponsored project with the goal of developing the next generation in integrated probabilistic ecosystem services modeling toolkits for scientific analysis and decision support.
>Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2010? What do you hope to gain by participating?
We hope to gain additional functionality for the ARIES platform, especially with regard to usability. We also hope to grow our developer community, which at present is quite small.
>Did your organization participate in past GSoCs? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation.
No
>If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?
No
>What license(s) does your project use?
Most of the application uses GPL, and some library code uses LGPL.
>What is the URL for your ideas page?
http://ecoinformatics.uvm.edu/confluence/display/ECportal/GSoC+2010+Ideas
>What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
aries-...@googlegroups.com
>What is the main IRC channel for your organization?
#aries on irc.freenode.net
>Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now.
No
>Who will be your backup organization administrator?
???
>What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.
This mentor is the project director.
>What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
Students will be requested to make weekly progress reports. If reports are not submitted, the student will be contacted by email to determine if additional assistance is needed.
>What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
Another member of the development team will be familiar with the project so they may provide assistance in the absence of the primary mentor.
>What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
Prospective students will have the opportunity to subscribe to the user and developer mailing lists, as well as connect to the IRC channel to discuss proposals and preparation before the program, progress during the program and further development after the program.
>What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?
The mentor will continue to be available to the student for assistance, and will consider the development of joint funding proposals should the collaborative prospects seem promising.
Gary Johnson
Mar 5, 2010, 5:25:56 PM3/5/10
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Nice job, Tara. Everything looks above-board to me. I think I share
your confusion about this application question though...
your confusion about this application question though...
> Who will be your backup organization administrator?
>
> ???
Hmm...any thoughts, Ferd?
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