101 research outputs found
Supporting the Interdisciplinary, Long-Term Research Project ‘Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Systems’ by Data Management Services
No full textScience conducted in cross-institutional, interdisciplinary, long-term research projects requires active sharing of data, documents and further information. Thus, within the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 32 ‘Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems’, funded by the German Research Foundation, research data management (RDM) services have been available since early 2007. These services were established to support all researchers during their entire individual research studies. They cover provision of general guidance, support and training for RDM. To fulfil the scientists’ needs and requests with regard to storage, backup, documentation, search and sharing of data with other project members, a project-specific RDM system was designed and implemented. This system was developed and continuously modified in collaboration with the scientists to facilitate their system acceptance. Besides the mentioned services, the system supports further common services such as controlled access to data, rights management, data publication with DOI and data statistics (on repository and single data level). All RDM services provided for the scientists are thus bundled and available to the users in one system: a ‘one-stop-shop’. After more than ten years of RDM service provision for the CRC/TR32, the repository statistics clearly visualize the use of the diverse RDM system services. Furthermore, it has been shown that an RDM adapted to the needs of interdisciplinary researchers can be fruitful and indispensable when scientists conduct their research study e.g. with a time lag. RDM services established at an early stage can contribute to a successful long-term research project
Etablierung von Forschungsdatenmanagement-Services in geowissenschaftlichen Sonderforschungsbereichen am Beispiel des SFB/Transregio 32, SFB 1211 und SFB/ Transregio 228
No full textDesign and Implementation of a Research Data Management System: The CRC/TR32 Project Database (TR32DB)
No full textResearch data management (RDM) includes all processes and measures which ensure that research data are well-organised, documented, preserved, stored, backed up, accessible, available, and re-usable. Corresponding RDM systems or repositories form the technical framework to support the collection, accurate documentation, storage, back-up, sharing, and provision of research data, which are created in a specific environment, like a research group or institution. The required measures for the implementation of a RDM system vary according to the discipline or purpose of data (re-)use. In the context of RDM, the documentation of research data is an essential duty. This has to be conducted by accurate, standardized, and interoperable metadata to ensure the interpretability, understandability, shareability, and long-lasting usability of the data. RDM is achieving an increasing importance, as digital information increases. New technologies enable to create more digital data, also automatically. Consequently, the volume of digital data, including big data and small data, will approximately double every two years in size. With regard to e-science, this increase of data was entitled and predicted as the data deluge. Furthermore, the paradigm change in science has led to data intensive science. Particularly scientific data that were financed by public funding are significantly demanded to be archived, documented, provided or even open accessible by different policy makers, funding agencies, journals and other institutions. RDM can prevent the loss of data, otherwise around 80-90 % of the generated research data disappear and are not available for re-use or further studies. This will lead to empty archives or RDM systems. The reasons for this course are well known and are of a technical, socio-cultural, and ethical nature, like missing user participation and data sharing knowledge, as well as lack of time or resources. In addition, the fear of exploitation and missing or limited reward for publishing and sharing data has an important role.
This thesis presents an approach in handling research data of the collaborative, multidisciplinary, long-term DFG-funded research project Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 32 (CRC/TR32) “Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems: Monitoring, Modelling, and Data Assimilation”. In this context, a RDM system, the so-called CRC/TR32 project database (TR32DB), was designed and implemented. The TR32DB considers the demands of the project participants (e.g. heterogeneous data from different disciplines with various file sizes) and the requirements of the DFG, as well as general challenges in RDM. For this purpose, a RDM system was established that comprises a well-described self-designed metadata schema, a file-based data storage, a well-elaborated database of metadata, and a corresponding user-friendly web interface. The whole system is developed in close cooperation with the local Regional Computing Centre of the University of Cologne (RRZK), where it is also hosted.
The documentation of the research data with accurate metadata is of key importance. For this purpose, an own specific TR32DB Metadata Schema was designed, consisting of multi-level metadata properties. This is distinguished in general and data type specific (e.g. data, publication, report) properties and is developed according to the project background, demands of the various data types, as well as recent associated metadata standards and principles. Consequently, it is interoperable to recent metadata standards, such as the Dublin Core, the DataCite Metadata Schema, as well as core elements of the ISO19115:2003 Metadata Standard and INSPIRE Directive. Furthermore, the schema supports optional, mandatory, and automatically generated metadata properties, as well as it provides predefined, obligatory and self-established controlled vocabulary lists. The integrated mapping to the DataCite Metadata Schema facilitates the simple application of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for a dataset.
The file-based data storage is organized in a folder system, corresponding to the structure of the CRC/TR32 and additionally distinguishes between several data types (e.g. data, publication, report). It is embedded in the Andrew File System hosted by the RRZK. The file system is capable to store and backup all data, is highly scalable, supports location independence, and enables easy administration by Access Control Lists. In addition, the relational database management system MySQL stores the metadata according to the previous mentioned TR32DB Metadata Schema as well as further necessary administrative data.
A user-friendly web-based graphical user interface enables the access to the TR32DB system. The web-interface provides metadata input, search, and download of data, as well as the visualization of important geodata is handled by an internal WebGIS. This web-interface, as well as the entire RDM system, is self-developed and adjusted to the specific demands.
Overall, the TR32DB system is developed according to the needs and requirements of the CRC/TR32 scientists, fits the demands of the DFG, and considers general problems and challenges of RDM as well. With regard to changing demands of the CRC/TR32 and technologic advances, the system is and will be consequently further developed. The established TR32DB approach was already successfully applied to another interdisciplinary research project. Thus, this approach is transferable and generally capable to archive all data, generated by the CRC/TR32, with accurately, interoperable metadata to ensure the re-use of the data, beyond the end of the project
Metadata Management in an Interdisciplinary, Project-Specific Data Repository: A Case Study from Earth Sciences
No full text[EFF15S6] Session 7: Constanze Ruhm, Re-staging the Locations of Film History
No full text27 March 2015, 12:30, Birkbeck Cinema
Constanze Ruhm is an artist and author, whose work, exhibited internationally, encompasses installations, films and videos, publications and curatorial activities. Her artistic practice explores the interactions between film, film theory, theatrical forms, and new media, primarily with regard to questions of identity, representation and (feminist) film theory. Since 2006, she has been professor for Art and Media at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Since 2007, she has also been an adjunct professor at the Art Institute Boston/Lesley University.
This event, combining screenings and discussion, was structured in two parts.
Part one – Constanze Ruhm in conversation with Roland-Francois Lack (UCL, creator of website: The Cine-Tourist) [Link: https://www.thecinetourist.net]
In La Difficulté d’une perspective: A Life of Renewal (2013), Constanze Ruhm, with Emilien Awada and using location research by Roland-Francois Lack, created this photographic series of eight locations from Une Femme est une femme (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961) shot from two different perspectives: first, as a precise replica of a shot from the original film, and then as a representation of the subjective perspective of the main female character (Angela/Anna Karina). The photos show what Anna Karina must have seen when she herself was seen by Godard and his camera.
Part two – screening and presentation
Film: Panoramis Paramount Paranormal (part of the Invisible Producers series), Constanze Ruhm with Emilien Awada, Austria, 2014, digital, 59 minutes, French and German with English subtitles
Out of their work on Une Femme est une femme, Ruhm and Awarda discovered the film studio St. Maurice, founded in 1913 and destroyed by fire in 1971. The film focuses on the history of this specific location and its place within the history of cinema. Subsequently, the apartment complex Le Panoramis was built on the same site
Constanze Mozart Kajaanin Kaupunginteatterissa : Pukusuunnittelijan prosessi rokokoonäytelmän henkilöhahmon rakentamisessa
No full textOpinnäytetyön aiheena oli teatteripuvustuksen suunnittelu Kajaanin Kaupunginteatterin Amadeus-näytelmän yhdelle pääroolille, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartin vaimolle Constanzelle. Amadeuksen ensi-ilta on 20.09.2014 teatteritalon näyttämöllä. Tekijän suunnittelema rokokootyylinen puvustus sisälsi seitsemän asukokonaisuutta, joista valmistettiin yksi kokonaisuus teknisine ohjeistuksineen. Opinnäytetyö toteutettiin tekijän pukusuunnittelu- ja ompelutaitoja hyödyntäen, sekä Pirkko Anttilan kriittis-realistisen evaluaation prosessimallia mukaillen. Suunnitteluprosessin tukena käytettiin J. Michael Gilletten teatterituotantoon tarkoitettua suunnittelu- ja ongelmanratkaisumallia. Lisäksi pukusuunnittelussa hyödynnettiin tekijän aikaisemmin suunnittelemia Amadeus-näytelmään sopivia printtikuvioita.
Tekijä perehtyi Amadeus-näytelmän käsikirjoitukseen ja 1700-luvun loppupuolen naisten pukeutumisen historiaan. Aineistoa hankittiin havainnoimalla yhtä teatteriesitystä ja kahta elokuvaa, jotka sijoittuvat rokokooaikaan. Havainnointiaineistoa täydensi näytelmän ohjaajan, skenografin ja opinnäytetyön tekijän pitämät kolme eri palaveria, joissa keskusteltiin näytelmän ideoista sekä pukuluonnoksista. Palaverit dokumentoitiin videoimalla. Pukuluonnoksista valittu ja tekijän valmistama asukokonaisuus kuvattiin puettuna Constanzen näyttelijälle. Tekijä sai työstään asiantuntijapalautetta ohjaajalta, skenografilta ja teatterin puvustossa työskenteleviltä ammattilaisilta palautelomakkeen avulla.The aim of the final project with thesis was to design theatrical costumes for one of the main characters, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s wife Constanze, in the Amadeus Drama at Kajaani Town Theatre. The premiere of Amadeus is on 20 September 2014 on the stage of the theatre building. The Rococo costume set designed by the author includes seven outfits, of which one outfit with technical drawings was manufactured. The final project with thesis was implemented by exploiting the author’s skills in costume designing and sewing, together with adapting the principles of the critical-realistic evaluation process model presented by Pirkko Anttila. The design and problem solving concept of J. Michael Gillette, intended for theatre production, was used to support the design process. In addition, suitable print patterns designed previously for the Amadeus Play were also exploited in the costume designing.
The author became familiar with the script of Amadeus Drama and the history of women’s clothing in the late 18th century. The information was collected by observing one theatre show and two movies, which are placed in the Rococo time. The observation data was completed by three different meetings held by the director and the scenographer of the play and the author. The ideas and the costume sketches of the play were discussed in the meetings, which were documented by video. One outfit chosen from the sketches and produced by the author was worn by the actor playing the role of Constanze and photographed. The author received expert feedback about her work from the director, scenographer and the professionals of the theatre’s costume shop via the feedback blank
Von der Idee zum Konzept – Forschungsdatenmanagement an der Universität zu Köln
No full textDie Universität zu Köln, als eine der größten Hochschulen Deutschlands, nähert sich dem Thema universitätsweites systematisches Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM) über eine Machbarkeitsstudie an. Im Laufe eines Jahres wurde der Status quo des Umgangs mit Forschungsdaten an der Universität, den Fakultäten, Instituten und Forschungsprojekten ermittelt. Als Grundlage für die weiteren Arbeiten wurde eine Leitlinie zum Umgang mit Forschungsdaten erarbeitet und seitens der Universität verabschiedet. Ausgehend von einem umfänglichen FDM-Service-Portfolio wurden erste Maßnahmenpakete entwickelt, die mit einer realistischen Aufwandsabschätzung eine Grundlage für ein universitätsweites FDM innerhalb der nächsten drei Jahre legen sollen. Die Maßnahmen basieren im Wesentlichen auf dem Aufbau von Informations-, Beratungs- und Schulungsangeboten und sollen die Vernetzung der FDM-Akteure stärken. Ein weiteres Arbeitsgebiet liegt im Aufbau digitaler Services im Bereich Speicherung und Sichtbarmachung von Forschungsergebnissen.
The University of Cologne, one of the largest universities in Germany, has approached the topic of university-wide, systematic research data management (RDM) by means of a feasibility study. In the course of a year, the status quo of the handling of research data at the university, the faculties, institutes and research projects was investigated. As a basis for further work, a guideline for the handling of research data was developed and adopted by the university. Based on a comprehensive RDM-service portfolio, first packages of measures were developed in order to provide a basis for a university-wide RDM within the next three years, also giving a realistic estimate of costs. Essentially, the measures are centred on the development of information, consulting and training services and are intended to strengthen the networking of RDM actors. Another field of activity is the development of digital services in the area of storage and visualisation of research results
RDM in a centralized university ecosystem – A case study of the University of Cologne
No full textCentral research data support structures on the university level are usually addressed by the central information-infrastructure providers like university libraries and computing/IT centers. There are several German examples, where also the university research management office and/ or the university's leadership are involved. Besides networking, a critical question that remains is, what model of cooperation and what degree of centralization or decentralization should be chosen. Likely, there will be marked differences between individual universities.
The University of Cologne is an old university, which historically developed highly decentralized structures. We will report on first steps to map out the RDM practices at the Cologne campus and to develop a structure of cooperation between loosely coupled information-infrastructure actors
Linked Science Enablement via Semantic Interoperability and Spatial Data Mining
No full textWe are now witnessing a large-scale need for the use of spatial information. Examples range from monitoring of deforestation in the Amazon to everyday applications for navigation and map-based visualizations. However, the central theories for Geographic Information Science (GIScience) need to be developed further in order to support the range of useful applications of geographic information in the society. For this there is a need to understand whether the study of scientific assets and their spatial, temporal and thematic could help to reveal useful new theories. The task is to all of these assets like publications, scientific data, methods, tools or tutorials – and represent their links to each other and to space, time and themes. The core question thus is: can we interconnect all scientific assets? This calls for efficient methods to answer questions of where, when, what, who (and even why) about each asset. Linked Data provides means for both the representation and accessing of data about the scientific assets on the web. This way it becomes possible – likely for the first time – to study on a large scale what kind of stories the data about scientific assets has to tell. Spatial data mining together with ontological reasoning can help us make aggregations, visualizations, abstractions, and thus allow for exploration of massive collections of scientific data and related assets. If we achieve in interconnecting different assets then we can achieve Linked Science where not only different assets are connected but also different disciplines. In this paper we discuss the role spatial data mining, semantic interoperability, vocabularies and visualization to support enabling of Linked Science. We also provide examples from our different Linked Science projects to illustrate the ideas.Peer reviewe
Monitoring the sedimentary budget and dislocated boulders in western Greece – results since 2008
No full textDislocated boulders are one sign of high-energy wave impacts on coasts. These high-energy impacts, caused by severe storms or tsunamis, can trigger initial cracking and transport of boulders. Monitoring of these boulders, as well as the associated coastal sites is important in distinguishing between gradual coastal processes and high-energy events. Western Greece is a seismically active area, where tsunamis and high-energetic storms might occur and such past events are documented by historic and geoscientific research, making it an ideal location for monitoring dislocated boulders. Since 2008, monitoring of eight different coastal sites in this region was conducted by terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetric approaches, with low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles. The re-use of similar surveying points in following years, allowed highly accurate monitoring. Point clouds derived from these methods were evaluated for change detection by point cloud comparisons. The data were also used to establish accurate three-dimensional models of dislocated boulders (n = 70). The determined boulder volumes of these accurate three-dimensional models were incorporated in wave transport equations and wave decay curves, and compared with monitoring results. A comprehensive overview of dislocated boulders in western Greece is presented. Three-dimensional boulder reconstruction is compared to an approach which uses a tape-based measuring of boulder axes, with the tape-based measurement showing a mean overestimation of mass by 32%. Accurate monitoring over time by both methods, is achieved by using fixed networks of reference points. Changes for each site over time, detected by direct point cloud comparisons, are fit to the possible inundation calculated by wave decay curves based on computed minimum wave heights for boulder transport. Both storm and tsunami waves may have initiated movement from the cliff edge and further transport is also possible. However, boulders showed no further movement from their current position in the area for the time period of this study
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