crm sig nürnberg 2010 a relational database structure and user interface for the cidoc crm with gis...

CRM SIG Nürnberg 2010

A relational database structure and user interface for the CIDOC CRM with

GIS integration

Gerald Hiebel 1, Klaus Hanke 1, Ingrid Hayek 2

University of Innsbruck1 Surveying and Geoinformation Unit2 Center of Information Technology Services


Overview

Conceptual part• Background - Multidisciplinary project• Mapping - Identify classes and properties of the CRM• Use TYPE (E55) class for specialization

Implementation part• System Architecture• Relational database – structure, table group• User Interface for node and tree navigation• GIS integration with example


Background - Multidisciplinary project

• Archaeology • History • Linguistics • Surveying and

Geoinformation• Archeometallurgy• Ethnology• Mineralogy• Botany• Archeozoology• Dendrochronology

Research on the history of mining activities from prehistoric to modern times


Gerald Hiebel, Klaus Hanke, Ingrid Hayek A relational database structure and user interface for the CIDOC CRM with GIS integration

Mapping - Identify CRM classes and properties

Information Object (E73)carried out by (P14)

is former or current location (P53)

refers to (P67)

has Type (P2)

Type (E55)Person (E21)

Research Activity (E7,E16)

Place (E53)

Physical Feature

(E26)

Physical Object (E19)

was measured by (P39), used specific object (P16)

is composed

of (P46)



Use TYPE(E55) for specialization - structured in CRM classes

Type (E55)Excavation

Survey

Dendrochronological analysis

Pollen analysis

Measurement (E16)

Research Activity (E7)

Person (E21)


Place (E53)

Physical Feature (E26)


Information Object (E73)

Appellation(E41) xyz



Schwarzenberg Moos

Person (E21)

wooden trough


Place (E53) Physical Feature (E26)



Nicolussi, Pichler,..

Classes:

Instances:

Goldenberg, Töchterle,..

Hanke, Moser

Weinold, Grimm,..

Oeggl, Breitenlecher,..

Type (E55)

Mauk F Schwarzenberg Moosexcavation site

Excavation MaukFexcavation

Mauk F Dendrodendrochronological

analysis

MaukF Survey survey

Pollen MaukFpollen analysis trough scan

laserscanning

pollenMauk F pollen profile

terrain MaukFterrain model excavation MaukF

excavation reporttrough 3D modell

3D Modell

Example of an Excavation

artefact



System Architecture

GIS

Content Management System

Database

spatial dataCRM structured data

non-structured data



Class hierarchy

OntologyClasses

Properties

Object relations (Properties)

P14 carried out by

P39 measured

P53 has former or current location

P67 refers to

P2 has Type

P7 took place at

P46 is composed of

P39 measured

P2 has Type

Relational database structureSpatial data

Point (E47)

Line (E47)

Polygon (E47)

Place (E53)

Person (E21)





Appellation (E41) xyz

ThesaurusType (E55)

Terms

xyz

Object instances



Class hierarchyClasses

Properties

CIDOC CRM relational DB representation

Domain Range



CIDOC CRM viewsClass hierarchy with parent classes

All properties of E26 Physical feature



Ontology creates a Network

Schwarzenberg Moos

wooden trough


Goldenberg, Töchterle,..

Hanke, MoserWeinold, Grimm,..

Oeggl, Breitenlecher,..




analysis

MaukF Survey survey

Pollen MaukFpollen analysis

trough scanlaserscanning

pollenMauk F pollen profile

terrain MaukFterrain model

excavation MaukFexcavation report

trough 3D modell3D Modell



Database – Node Interface

wooden trough


Mauk F Schwarzenberg Moos


Typ (E55)

Place (E53)



Object relations (Properties)


Network to Tree

Schwarzenberg MoosMauk F Schwarzenberg Moos

wooden trough

dendro MaukFPerson (E21)


Place (E53)Physical Feature (E26)


Person (E21)Research Activity (E7)

Nicolussi Pichler

Place as entry point to the network-> Places are the roots of the tree

Mauk EMauk E Mining tunnel

MaukE charcole

Place (E53)Physical Feature (E26)


Information Object (E73) trough 3D modellHanke

trough scan Moser


Person (E21)Research Activity (E7)

excavation MaukF

Excavation MaukFGoldenberg Töchterle


DB Interface - Tree InterfaceSchwarzenberg Moos

Mauk F Schwarzenberg Moos

wooden trough

trough 3D modell

Goldenberg

excavation MaukFGoldenberg

Mauk E excavation


E19 Physical ObjectE73 Information ObjectE26 Physical FeatureE7 Research Activity

Amount of objects

CRM Data in GIS



Example: Show collaboration at research sites

Goal: a map with the amount of research activities at one place, showing the participation of project parts

•Guidelines to data entry

•Quality controlSchwarzenberg Moos



Goldenberg, TöchterlePP06

wooden troughartefact


analysis


PP13



Map


ConclusionResults• CRM is very useful to model multidisciplinary research• CIDOC CRM can be completely implemented in a relational

database• Tree view with Place as root enables GIS use• GIS can be used to do spatial visualisation or analysisDiscussion• Spezialisation within TYPE (loss of interoperability if no

standardized Thesaurus is used)• Guidelines for data modeling

• what classes correspond to what reality• when use a type, when an instance

• User interfaces for not CRM literate people


Thank You


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