Résumé
Within the framework of the Syscolag and Roselt pluridisciplinary research programs, we propose generic conceptual models to set up a communication infrastructure to facilitate informational resources as well as knowledge sharing between the various stakeholders. We propose the use of a metadata service to share informational resources and the use of an ontology to share knowledge. We focus on the control of thematic and spatial descriptions. We propose a generic model to manage the semantic and spatial relationships between thematic and spatial concepts regardless of the domain. Finally we propose a generic ontology model to inventory and structure concepts and related knowledges in the particular case of the environmental domain.
Paper presented at The Seventh International Conference on HydroScience and Engineering (ICHE) hosted by the College of Engineering at Drexel Univeristy on September 10-13, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference theme was IT in the Field of HydroSciences. It included several mini-symposia that emphasized IT topics in HydroSciences and the yearly meeting of the metadata group of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange organization.