Could code-lists for soil observations be useful?

[ldesousa]

GloSIS currently includes three principal categories of code-list (specified with SKOS):

• Values of descriptive observations extracted from the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description
• Physio-chemical properties associated with Layer/Horizon
• Procedures associated with physio-chemical observations on Layer/Horizon

While all these are useful, end users will primarily create/use instances of sosa:Observation classes. However these cannot be readily transformed into easily browsable, homan-friendly, HTML pages, like those automatically produced by software supporting SKOS.

Should the ontology include SKOS concept schemes grouping the different Observation series? Otherwise, how can observation instances and sub-classes be made more visible.

Update: similar discussion in issue #153.

[ldesousa]

@meganrwong Any thoughts on this question? Please check also the comments by Fenny in issue #153.