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Integrated Carbon Observation System

FAIR Data Integration

ICOS Case Study Infobox

  • Author: Maggie Hellstrom (@DrMaggie)
  • Last updated: 2025-02-17
  • Mapping Type: Mapping Type
  • Status of this case study: Status

Mapping ICOS observables to CF convention controlled vocabulary.

Domain

Earth and environmental sciences.

Purpose of the mapping

Semantic interoperability, Discovery, Data integration.

Other purpose of the mapping

None.

Type of mapped resources

Example: We have ICOS-created definitions for tabular dataset column names (e.g. used for time series of observations), such as Fc_1_1_1, which refers to "carbon dioxide (CO2) flux [µmol m-2 s-1]" as measured at ecosystem stations. These column names are cross-connected to a set of basic (again ICOS-created) quantity kinds, such as mass flow rate. In order to make the datasets more Findable (as well as Interoperable and Reusable), we are now in the process of adding qualified references for all of these variable-connected ICOS-created definitions to sustainable and trustworthy external semantic resources, such as controlled vocabularies (e.g. the Climate and Forecasting Convention and QUDT), by adding links to concepts and appropriate SKOS-supported statements.

TBD.

Tools used for creating the mapping

At the moment, this is a manual effort.

Type of mapping relations

  • Qualified references, including "exact match", "close match", broader and narrower concepts etc.

Examples (samples) of different types of mapping implementations

TBD.