'Mountain' definition is old

[misayasu]

I looked up the definition of 'mountain' today and I think the definition in the lookup service is old. USGS doesn't use 'higher than 300 m' definition any longer (https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-mountain-hill-and-peak-lake-and-pond-or-river-and-creek). The definitions by UN Environmental Programme might be the latest and most accurate one (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjhjOiS-bLbAhXBk1kKHYnOC90QFggnMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bvsde.paho.org%2Fbvsacd%2Fcd67%2FhealthImapcts%2Fannex.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1pF45tSz2Igjbdb6o1AIzP).

[pbuttigieg]

Good catch!

I've moved the expansion of the definition to a comment and noted the USGS's new stance on the matter, adding the link you provided above. I've also added some axioms linking mountains to volcanic activity or tectonic movement.

I'll add the UN Environment classes next.

Would you like your ORCID included on the classes for nanocrediting?

[misayasu]

Hello,

​Would you like your ORCID included on the classes for nanocrediting?

Wow, I didn't know ORCID can be linked ... (sorry, I'm a newbie.) Here is my ORCID:

0000-0002-7556-2097

As for my radiation/nuclear contamination ontology, it still has a long way to go ... When it becomes something decent, I'll contact you.

Thank you! Misa

On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 5:50 PM, Pier Luigi Buttigieg < notifications@github.com> wrote:

Good catch!

I've moved the expansion of the definition to a comment and noted the USGS's new stance on the matter, adding the link you provided above. I've also added some axioms linking mountains to volcanic activity or tectonic movement.

I'll add the UN Environment classes next.

​​ Would you like your ORCID included on the classes for nanocrediting?

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[pbuttigieg]

The Annex you linked to from UN Environment is useful, but would you have the full reference of its source? Or a comparable document that's citable?

I see the Kapos 2000 reference, but I can't find the actual classification document, just documents pointing to several websites that don't resolve anymore, such as this document.

[misayasu]

Hello Pier,

The first PDF listed on this page contains the same information in page 74. Is this satisfactory as reference?

https://www.ourplanet.com/wcmc/

Best, Misa

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The Annex you linked to from UN Environment is useful, but would you have the full reference of its source? Or a comparable document that's citable?

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[pbuttigieg]

The first PDF listed on this page contains the same information in page 74. Is this satisfactory as reference?

Yes, the PDF will work! Many thanks.

[pbuttigieg]

I reached out to UNEP-WCMC and they very promptly came back with this:

Metadata on the mountain region maps https://www.unep-wcmc.org/system/dataset_file_fields/files/000/000/010/original/mountains_and_treecover_in_mountains_2002_sum_metadata.pdf?1395068902

The Mountain watch publication for which the classification was devised https://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources-and-data/mountain-watch--environmental-change-sustainable-development-in-mountains

The original 2000 mountain of the world map methodology: - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306151877_Developing_a_map_of_the_world's_mountain_forests_Forests_in_sustainable_mountain_development_a_state_of_knowledge_report_for_2000 Kapos, Valerie & Rhind, J & Edwards, M & Price, Martin & Ravilious, Corinna & Butt, Nathalie. (2000). Developing a map of the world's mountain forests., Forests in sustainable mountain development: a state of knowledge report for 2000. Task Force For. Sustain. Mt. Dev.. 4-19.

[misayasu]

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing the information!

Best, Misa

On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Pier Luigi Buttigieg < notifications@github.com> wrote:

I reached out to UNEP-WCMC and they very promptly came back with this:

Metadata on the mountain region maps https://www.unep-wcmc.org/system/dataset_file_fields/ files/000/000/010/original/mountains_and_treecoverin mountains_2002_sum_metadata.pdf?1395068902

The Mountain watch publication for which the classification was devised https://www.unep-wcmc.org/resources-and-data/mountain- watch--environmental-change-sustainable-development-in-mountains

The original 2000 mountain of the world map methodology: - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306151877_ Developing_a_map_of_the_world's_mountain_forests_Forestsin sustainable_mountain_development_a_state_of_knowledge_report_for_2000 Kapos, Valerie & Rhind, J & Edwards, M & Price, Martin & Ravilious, Corinna & Butt, Nathalie. (2000). Developing a map of the world's mountain forests., Forests in sustainable mountain development: a state of knowledge report for 2000. Task Force For. Sustain. Mt. Dev.. 4-19.

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[pbuttigieg]

Hi @misayasu

The semantics of these classes were a little strange, but I think we have them. Sorry for the delay. Here are the classes and their PURLs. The PURLs will go live on our next release, but you can start using them for annotation right away.

One thing that's bothering me is the "local elevation range" criterion of classes 4-6. I'd like some more detail on what that is.

Term	PURL	Notes
'high-elevation mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001459	This is the superclass for classes 1-3
'UNEP-WCMC class 1 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001461
'UNEP-WCMC class 2 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001462
'UNEP-WCMC class 3 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001463
'mid-elevation mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001460	This is the superclass for classes 4-6
'UNEP-WCMC class 4 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001464
'UNEP-WCMC class 5 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001465
'UNEP-WCMC class 6 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001466
'UNEP-WCMC class 7 mountain'	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001467	This is out of the mountain hierarchy and in the broader elevation hierarchy as this class does not seem to actually refer to mountains at all.

[misayasu]

Dear Pier,

Thank you for working on this. This is a very interesting process .. Right now I'm not able to see those PURL URLs but I'm looking forward to seeing the definitions live.

Regards, Misa

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Hi @misayasu https://github.com/misayasu

The semantics of these classes were a little strange, but I think we have them. Sorry for the delay. Here are the classes and their PURLs. The PURLs will go live on our next release, but you can start using them for annotation right away.

One thing that's bothering me is the "local elevation range" criterion of classes 4-6. I'd like some more detail on what that is. Term PURL Notes 'high-elevation mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001459 This is the superclass for classes 1-3 'UNEP-WCMC class 1 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001461 'UNEP-WCMC class 2 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001462 'UNEP-WCMC class 3 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001463 'mid-elevation mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001460 This is the superclass for classes 4-6 'UNEP-WCMC class 4 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001464 'UNEP-WCMC class 5 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001465 'UNEP-WCMC class 6 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001466 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001467 This is out of the mountain hierarchy and in the broader elevation hierarchy as this class does not seem to actually refer to mountains at all.

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[pbuttigieg]

Hi Misa, as noted they will only be live once our next release is made. In the meantime, you can load envo-edit.owl (in the src/envo directory) in your ontology viewer to preview the classes.

On Mon, 24 Sep 2018, 02:47 misayasu, notifications@github.com wrote:

Dear Pier,

Thank you for working on this. This is a very interesting process .. Right now I'm not able to see those PURL URLs but I'm looking forward to seeing the definitions live.

Regards, Misa

On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 4:19 PM Pier Luigi Buttigieg < notifications@github.com> wrote:

Hi @misayasu https://github.com/misayasu

The semantics of these classes were a little strange, but I think we have them. Sorry for the delay. Here are the classes and their PURLs. The PURLs will go live on our next release, but you can start using them for annotation right away.

One thing that's bothering me is the "local elevation range" criterion of classes 4-6. I'd like some more detail on what that is. Term PURL Notes 'high-elevation mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001459 This is the superclass for classes 1-3 'UNEP-WCMC class 1 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001461 'UNEP-WCMC class 2 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001462 'UNEP-WCMC class 3 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001463 'mid-elevation mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001460 This is the superclass for classes 4-6 'UNEP-WCMC class 4 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001464 'UNEP-WCMC class 5 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001465 'UNEP-WCMC class 6 mountain' http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001466 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001467 This is out of the mountain hierarchy and in the broader elevation hierarchy as this class does not seem to actually refer to mountains at all.

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