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Review and Outlook of Research and Application of Chinese

Agricultural Ontology Services

Xianxue Meng, Ping Qian, Xuefu Zhang

AII, CAAS, Beijing, China Kuching, Malaysia,

September 3-4, 2012

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Ontology-based knowledge management system realizes representation, organization and management of knowledge resources through the establishment of the domain ontology of a variety of knowledge areas.

FAO launched the Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) scheme in 2000.

The Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS takes the lead in conducting the agricultural ontology exploration and research in China.

The agricultural Ontology research is officially launched at the national level.

Preface

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Agricultural Ontology Service Team

Main Research Contents of China Agricultural Ontology Services

Significant Research Results of Agricultural Ontology Services

Review of China Agricultural Ontology Service Research and Application

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Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Information Institute of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Information college of Shanghai Ocean University

Information and Electrical Engineering of China Agricultural University

Information Science and Technology College of Sun Yat-sen University

Agricultural Ontology Service Team

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Research of theories and methods

Systems and tools development

Application and demonstration

Main Research Contents of China Agricultural Ontology Services

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Established agricultural science and technology documents ontology, agricultural production technology ontology, agricultural market information ontology, agricultural commodities ontology, East Sea fish ontology, etc.

Developed some ontology tools such as the OWL-online editing system, the Agricultural ontology management system, the Fish Diseases Ontology-based Reasoning Prototype System etc.

The web site of SOUNONG (http://www.sounong.net) overlaid nearly 8000 agricultural web sites, built more than 10,000 agents, monitoring more than 12,000 of national agricultural products wholesale and markets with more than 20,000 varieties of agricultural products.

Published nearly 150 scientific papers, fostered nearly 10 Ph.D students and 40 master students

Significant Research Results

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agricultural science and technology documents ontology

East Sea fish ontology Demo System

agricultural market information ontology

agricultural production technology ontology

Agricultural commodities ontology

East Sea fish ontology

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Patents Standard Award Thesis

Copyright

Scientific papers

website

http://www.sounong.net

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Chinese Agricultural Ontology Sciences Workshops in 2007,2008 and 2009 in China

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International Symposium in Beijing

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Scientific Books

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Agricultural Ontology Service Research Orientation

Making in Depth Application of the Agricultural Ontology, Promoting the Study of China's Agricultural Ontology Services

Setting Up China Agricultural Ontology Service Research Alliance, Strengthening the Team Cooperation

Actively Participating International Cooperation in AOS

Outlook of China Agricultural Ontology Service Research and

Application

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Carrying on agricultural ontology construction technology and methods research

Creating universal integrated rural information and knowledge platform

Developing systems and tools for the Chinese agricultural ontology service

Constructing agricultural ontologies and carrying out the application and demonstration of agricultural ontology services

Agricultural Ontology Service Research Orientation

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Carry out various application of the agricultural ontology such as agricultural natural disaster risk assessment, comprehensive evaluation of agricultural economic development level, the adaptive analysis in development of the industry of agricultural replacement planting, food safety of agricultural products and trace back etc.

Cooperate closely with agricultural enterprises and adopt agricultural ontology methods and concepts to enhance their level of knowledge management and encourage them to become innovative enterprises.

Making in Depth Application of the Agricultural Ontology, Promoting the Study

of China's Agricultural Ontology Services

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China Agricultural Ontology Service Research Alliance will work in the form of NGO.

The Alliance will complete the collection and assessment of related agricultural ontology service research and application resources of all participating units, including information resources, the research results, the systems etc.

Build a resource pool similar as the CIARD RING to allow the users to obtain resource information through this web portal.

The Alliance will set up three working groups e.g. the group of engineers and technicians, the group of mechanism operation and the group of publicizing and extension.

The establishment of mechanisms for communication among the groups will be also needed for an efficient work.

A networking project operation platform will be built based on VIVO or AgriVIVO as well.

Setting Up China Agricultural Ontology Service Research Alliance, Strengthening the

Team Cooperation

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In support of the Seventh Framework Program of EU, the EU countries cooperate with FAO and non-EU countries like China to be jointly carrying out the agINFRA project. This is a good opportunity for China participating in relevant international scientific and technological cooperation.

The Agricultural Information Institute of CAAS organized related scientists to participate in the project directly and introduce advanced technology and mature management experiences to make contributions to the international cooperation.

Actively Participating International Cooperation in AOS

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Agricultural ontology as a scientific methodology in agricultural information resource organization becomes one of the research hot topics.

We do hope to achieve greater progress through strong government support and extensive international cooperation.

We would like to express our sincere acknowledgements to the assistance from FAO.

Conclusion

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Thanks A Lot!