openLandscapesis a proposal of

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‘openLandscapes’The Knowledge Collection of

Landscapes Science

C. H. Henneberg, M. Puhlmann, J. Pilz, L. Laacke, C. Dalchow

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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany

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Introduction

Landscape related sciences• Characterised by broad interdisciplinary aspects• Various domains of knowledge, e.g.: fundamental

sciences, applied sciences, social sciences, land use and landscape planning

Disciplines communicate current research activities and publish recent results separately.

Consequence• ‘Landscape science’ related knowledge is far-

scattered• Up to date information on landscape research is

difficult to obtain even if it is freely available

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Introduction

All landscape researchers would benefit from a publicly available repository that provides ...

• core information on landscape research,• an interpreted terminology and a steadily expanding

knowledge database,• a possibility to search information on specific topics

within the most important web sites in world wide web,• access to open data.

This we would like to achieve with openLandscapes.

Content and structure of openLandscapes may allow defining the system boundaries of ‘landscape science’.

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Introduction

openLandscapes currently comprises the features:• Projects• Knowledge (→ publications & presentations)• Competences (→ experts, institutions & networks)• openLandscapes Wiki• openLandscapes Search (→ thematic search)

Knowledge and information are ...• well structured and clearly arranged,• linked to keywords (term + scientific context),• easy accessible.

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Projects in Landscape Research

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Research Project in Detail

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Scientific Project Overview

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Publications

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Publication Category: More Scientific Publications

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Publication: Detail

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Experts, Institutions, Networks

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Wiki Pages

Aim • Access to up to date knowledge of landscape related

sciences (contents, concepts, definitions, relations)

Wiki is organised in two categories:• ‘Glossary Wiki’

› Specify and elaborate terms associated with scientific context, e.g.: Ecosystem services _(Landscape Ecology)

› Link to definitions (drafts or published)› Link to relations between wiki pages

• ‘Essay Wiki’› A resource for additional knowledge and further

explanations or discussion of new ideas› Supplement the information given in ‘Glossary Wiki’

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‘Glossary Wiki’ & ‘Essay Wiki’

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Wiki Header

Wiki Content

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Definitions Associated with: Ecosystem services_(…)

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Wiki: Search Options

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Lists of Available Wiki Pages

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Interconnection Network

Keywords

Term Scientific ContextBiodiversity Landscape EcologyGeo ecology Earth Science

Projects

Project Keyword = Term + Scientific Context Publ. Title MembersProject1 Biodiversity _(Landscape Ecology) Publ.1Person1Project2 Geo ecology_(Earth Science) Publ.2

Person2

Publications

Title Keyword = Term + Sci. ContextPubl.1 Biodiversity _(Landscape Ecology)Publ.2 Geo ecology_(Earth Science)

Glossary Wiki Pages

Page Name = Term + Sci. Cont. Term Sci. ContextBiodiversity_(Landscape Ecology) Biodiversity Landscape EcologyGeo ecology_(Earth Science) Geo ecology Earth Science

Essay Wiki Pages

Page Name Associated with Glossary PageWhat is new … Biodiversity _(Landscape Ecology)A new approach… Geo ecology_(Earth Science)

Documents

Title (engl.) DocumentPubl.1 bio.docPubl.2 geo.pdf

Persons

Person Field of Science = Sci. ContextPerson1 Landscape EcologyPerson2 Earth Science

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Thematic Search: Open Data & Open Access

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Data publishing framework (not yet implemented)

Aim:• To provide tools & support for publication of research

data which are a fundamental base for research, cooperation and interdisciplinary communication.

The data publishing framework shall …• assist data providers in archiving and publishing

research data,• enhance data accessibility,• encourage re-use of data.

Key issues are:• DOI implementation, data registration, data

publication, bibliographical and core metadata, repository development.

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Outlook

IALE-D and ZALF have agreed to ensure system hosting, technical development and maintenance.

openLandscapes will continue to promote open access in the field of landscape science.

Future fields of activity:• Functionality improvement• Access to open data

› Data publishing framework (DOI, primary data, metadata) • Joint publications

› Defined user group for each publication• Community building

› User group› Quality control group› Open data working group

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Invitation

We would like to extend an invitation to everybody to ... • visit openLandscapes • sign in and add knowledge to openLandscapes• take active part in quality control of openLandscapes• give hints concerning functionality improvment• join the ‘open data working group’

URL of openLandscapes: http://www.openlandscapes.org

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