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EPA Terminology Reference System (TRS)

EPA Terminology Reference System (TRS). Larry Fitzwater and Linda Spencer September 29, 1999. SDC-0002-021-JE-1032. http://www.epa.gov/trs/. SDC-0002-021-JE-1032. Develop a repository of well-defined environmental concepts as a tool for:. Vision. Cataloging data and documents

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EPA Terminology Reference System (TRS)

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  1. EPA Terminology Reference System (TRS) Larry Fitzwater and Linda Spencer September 29, 1999 SDC-0002-021-JE-1032

  2. http://www.epa.gov/trs/ SDC-0002-021-JE-1032

  3. Develop a repository of well-defined environmental concepts as a tool for: Vision • Cataloging data and documents • Retrieving Web documents and data elements • Developing data elements • Integrating databases

  4. Strategy • Collaboration with GEMET • Development of EPA concepts • Collection of lists • Chemicals • Biological taxa

  5. Collaboration In collaboration with the European Environment Agency’s General European Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) system.

  6. GEMET Collaboration • Review/revise European product (GEMET) • Expand international collaboration • Asia • Arabic-speaking world • Provide American English definitions

  7. GEMET Collaboration(Continued) • Use what exists and make it better • Reference source of environmental concepts • Multilingual • Access to international and national subject-specific lists

  8. Progress and Plans • Six European thesauri combined - 1997 • Phase 1 - 1998 • Include all European languages and U.S. equivalents • Provide definitions (English) • Provide synonyms • Phase 2 - 1999 • Refine an international core • Develop national branches • Develop subject-specific lists

  9. BERLIN EU-EEA COPENHAGEN VIENNA OSLO UNEP INFOTERRA Environmental ThesauriIncluded in GEMET STOCKHOLM BILTHOVEN LONDON DUBLIN PARIS HANNOVER ETC-CDS VIENNA ISEP Internat’l multilingual thesauri National multilingual thesauri MADRID National monolingual thesauri lists ROME Source: Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche (CNR)

  10. Clean Production, Public Transport, Regulations, Taxes, Information, etc. Industry and Transport Drivers Responses Ill Health, Biodiversity Loss, Economic Damage Polluting Emissions Impacts Pressures State Air, Water, Soil Quality Framework for GEMETTerminology Organization Source:www.eea.dk./frdocu.htm

  11. GEMET Functionality • Multilingual • Hierarchical • Alphabetical • Thematic • Relational • Polyhierarchical Source: Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche (CNR)

  12. References to GEMET • Catalog of Data Sources (CDS)http://www.mu.niedersachsen.de/cds/start_info.html • GEMET links to PDF tableshttp://www.mu.niedersachsen.de/cds/agreepdf_a.html

  13. User http://www.epa.gov/trs/ US National Lists EPA Vocabularies GEMET System shared T R S International Lists: ISO Countries ISO Languages Subject Specific Lists: Chemicals, etc. WG Dictionaries Free Terms Data Elements Web Information Databases EDR Documentation Terminology ReferenceSystem (TRS)

  14. Sources of Terminology EDR EPA Programs Library Network Web Metadata Inventory 1. Nominate Terms Terminology Reference System GEMET 2. Accept Terms EPA-specific terminology

  15. EPA/State Collaboration • Pilot–Hazardous waste clean up concepts • Partnership with states and tribal entities • Data element development • Search engines • Database integration

  16. Collection of Lists • Web Inventory • Chemicals • International lists

  17. TRS Functionality • Source for data elements • Repository for reference terminology • Repository for lists

  18. Environmental Data Registry(EDR) User http://www.epa.gov/edr/ Data Elements E D R Shared Terms Data Groups Data Standards Web Information Databases TRS Documentation

  19. http://www.epa.gov/edr/ SDC-0002-021-JE-1032

  20. TRS EDR Terms Data Elements TRS and EDR

  21. Database Integration • Environmental Data Exchange Network (EDEN) pilot project • Collaboration: DOE, DoD, EPA, EEA • Map heterogeneous hazardous waste databases • Innovative technology

  22. Web Information Retrieval • Web metadata inventory • Search engine • Thesaurus function • Topic sets

  23. Document Retrieval • Cataloging • Indexing • Reference vocabulary

  24. Discussion Linda Spencer EPA/OIRM/EIMD Tel: (202) 260-5451 spencer.linda@epa.gov Larry Fitzwater EPA/OIRM/EIMD Tel: (202) 260-3071 fitzwater.larry@epa.gov SDC-0002-021-JE-1032

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