Suggestions for improved text: Ontology overview page

han-f commented 2 weeks ago

Description of the issue

https://openenergyplatform.org/ontology/ The text could be improved for readability. Below are some suggestions, derived with chatgpt with further editing by me. I could do this from a users perspective for any page on the oep that has a certain amount of floating text.

Ideas of solution

The Open Energy Ontology (OEO) is a dynamic domain ontology for energy system modeling, updated regularly following a to a release cycle. Access the latest version 2.3.0 here.

An ontology is a structured collection of terms and their relationships, providing clear definitions and logical interpretation. The OEO aims to create a common language for energy system modeling, bridging various disciplines.

Ontologies have diverse applications:

Standardising Terminology: Provides a controlled vocabulary with clear definitions, disambiguating terms.
Data Annotation and Integration: Enhances data integration, aggregation, and search functions
Templates for Data Capture: Ensures uniform and detailed reporting structures
Visualisation: Makes complex knowledge comprehensible through various visual formats
Text and Data Mining: Automates searches across resources, aiding discovery, data synthesis, and meta-analysis.

The OEO is developed within the scope of the Open Energy Family, but aims to serve the entire energy system modeling community. We encourage its use in various contexts and use cases beyond its initial scope.

Where and how can I contribute?

We welcome everyone to contribute to OEO development, a community-driven project hosted on GitHub. Explore our guidelines and wiki for detailed instructions. If you have questions, reach out via the OEP contact form, and we’ll connect you with the right person.

Further information

OEO development began with the "SzenarienDB" project and is enhanced by "LOD_GEOSS" and "SIROP". The OEO was introduced in an open access peer-reviewed paper: Introducing the Open Energy Ontology: Enhancing data interpretation and interfacing in energy systems analysis.

The OEO steering committee was established in autumn 2019.

Workflow checklist

[ ] I am aware of the workflow in CONTRIBUTING.md

jh-RLI commented 2 weeks ago

There is also a related issue https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/issues/1496.

This issue here is not duplicated, but offers a great ‘concrete’ suggestion on how to improve the oeo pages content.

Especially this https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/issues/1496#issuecomment-1916338211 is related here because it would be good to combine the overview and module pages. -> Further, we should explain in a sentence there, what oeo-full-owl and oeo-closure are.

jh-RLI commented 2 weeks ago

In general, I think it's a good idea to do this moderation work for any site with a lot of text.

A bit offtopic, but related: I would also suggest that we add a few bullet points to the front page of the OEP. There we should explain the main features/services we offer https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/issues/1708

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