Description

ODO is an ontology of orbital/space debris [1]. It contains categories of orbital debris as well as categories and non-categorical relations for relevant and related orbital domain entities. These ontology constructs are defined in natural langauge, and in computable formalisms.

Some purposes for ODO (and related ontologies by the author) are (i) to offer formal knowledge representaiton models of the target domain, (ii) to offer generic terminologies, taxonomies, and classifications of space debris objects, (iii) to support AI and MBSE applications for orbital debris data, (iv) to improve orbital debris data organization and management, (v) to potentially foster data-sharing and fusion among space debris and space object catalogues, (vi) to help ameliorate the orbital debris problem, (vii) to contribute to terminological issues in the space policy, law and overall space domain, and (viii) develop and contribute to the philosophy and formal ontology of the domain.

ODO is a modular part of a broader project to create a suite of ontologies for the space domain.

Public mentions

Status

• In-progress, unfunded but actively open to formal support. Under development as circumstances permit.
• The ontology creator seeks an funded opportunity to sustainable develop ODO, as well as formal work collaborations and partnerships.
• Given the need to include related concepts from a the broader orbital space domain, ODO is subject to merger, name-change, revision of scope/domain-demarcation. For example, ODO may become the Orbital Ontology.

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “An Ontological Architecture for Orbital Debris Data”, by Robert J. Rovetto (Aug 6 2015)(submitted 2014) Earth Science Informatics, 9(1), 67-82. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s12145-015-0233-3
• “Preliminaries of a Space Situational Awareness Ontology”, Robert John Rovetto, and T.S. Kelso. In Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Univelt. Presented at 26th AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics meeting, Napa, CA, USA Feb 14-18th, 2016.
• “Orbital Debris Ontology” Presentation at 2016 CODER Workshop, University of Maryland. Purchase PPT here
• “The Orbital Space Environment and Space Situational Awareness Domain Ontology – Towards an International Information System for Space Data”, AMOS 2016, Poster presentation

Author/Creator

Robert J. Rovetto - Space Ontologist & Aerospace terminologist.
Conceptual Engineering, Knowledge modeling, Formal Ontology, MBSE, Terminology.
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