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 abstract: Research Physical Scientist with the National Geospatial Technical Operations
   Center
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 abstract: Dr. Varanka, Research Physical Scientist, leads the Geospatial Semantics
   and Ontology project of the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science.
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 abstract: Dr. Varanka was a research assistant at The Field Museum of Natural History
   and later at The Newberry Library in Chicago. She started her Federal career at
   the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in 1993 and has been a Research Grade Evaluation
   (RGE) scientist since 1998 with the USGS National Geospatial Program. Dr. Varanka
   taught Geospatial Ontology and Semantics at Johns Hopkins University and is Chair
   of the Commission on Geospatial Semantics of the International Cartographic Association.
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   name: National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/national-geospatial-technical-operations-center
 roleName: Research Physical Scientist
 startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:59.831528'

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   name: Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/cegis
 startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:59.843167'

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jobTitle: Research Physical Scientist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing

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 name: Map Semantics

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 additionalType: self-claimed expertise
 name: Geospatial Semantic Technology

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 additionalType: self-claimed expertise
 name: Geographic Ontology

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 additionalType: self-claimed expertise
 name: Geospatial Semantics

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   name: U.S. Geological Survey
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name: Dalia E Varanka, PhD url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/dalia-e-varanka