We've started building up a library of linkable research method concepts as GeoKB classes, starting with the methods section of the USGS Thesaurus. While this is not a comprehensive source, by any means, it includes a good representation of USGS vernacular in this area and gives us a conceptual foundation for continued growth of the concept.
Linkable research methodology references in the GeoKB gives us an important rallying point for a couple of key use cases:
- As we populate publications, datasets, models, and other entities along with knowledge representations for claims/statements about those and other entities derived from scientific research, linking to the associated research methods (field and lab methods, computational and modeling methods, etc.) gives us an important filter to leverage in making selections on what we can use in different circumstances.
- For GeoKB uses in scientific capacity assessment, we want to know about the knowledge, skills, and capabilities in research methods employed by our people and teams.
Query for methods
The following query may prove useful for pulling the full classification of research methods, including alternate names, for use in matching with a data source.
PREFIX wd: <https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/>
PREFIX wdt: <https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/prop/direct/>
SELECT ?method ?methodLabel ?method_alt_label ?subclass_of ?subclass_ofLabel
WHERE {
?method wdt:P2* wd:Q152412 ; # Gets all subclasses of research method
wdt:P2 ?subclass_of . # gets the subclass identifier itself so we can graph this
OPTIONAL {
?method skos:altLabel ?method_alt_label . # gets any aliases individually so we can run name matching
FILTER (lang(?method_alt_label)='en')
}
SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en" . }
}