The ULISSE contribution to education and outreach
- Paper number
IAC-12,E1,7,11,x15243
- Author
Dr. Luigi Carotenuto, Telespazio S.p.A., Italy
- Coauthor
Ms. Audrey Berthier, MEDES - IMPS, France
- Coauthor
Dr. Marine Bernat, MEDES, France
- Coauthor
Dr. Diana Pasquariello, Telespazio S.p.A., Italy
- Coauthor
Mr. Rani Pinchuk, Space Applications Services, Belgium
- Coauthor
Prof. Victoria Lapuerta, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
- Coauthor
Dr. Giovanni Minei, Telespazio S.p.A., Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Carlo Albanese, Telespazio S.p.A., Italy
- Year
2012
- Abstract
When properly preserved, scientific data frequently is further re-used even in scientific or applicative domains that could be very distant from the original one. ULISSE (USOCs Knowledge Integration and dissemination for Space Science Experimentation) is a Seventh Framework research project, funded by the European Commission, aimed at the preservation and exploitation of the scientific data produced by European space experiments on board the ISS and other platforms. ULISSE has developed a number of tools to exploit the use of the information for the broad range of disciplines being represented in the European Columbus experiment facilities on ISS. The tools have been implemented on a platform consistent with the distributed ground infrastructure architecture of the European ground segment for the ISS scientific operations. In order to support and improve the utilisation of the experiment data archives, metadata and knowledge about the experiments need to be collected, represented and preserved allowing access by the community for further scientific uses. To this purpose, the ULISSE platform includes a Knowledge Base (KB) with the relevant description of scientific data (metadata) and of the operative and scientific context in which the data was generated. Knowledge representation is based on Topic Maps technology (ISO/IEC 13250:2003). The main function of KB is supporting semantic searching capabilities; however, ULISSE is pursuing the exploitation of this relevant resource also for education through: \begin{itemize}\item Creation of a scientific ontology to structure information about different scientific and technological domains \item Implementation of services to exploit information for education \item Access to resources (lessons, videos, data,…) \item Definition of explanatory paths linking the available information in the KB\end{itemize} Moreover, ULISSE has developed a collaborative portal aimed at: \begin{itemize}\item disseminating news and knowledge about space research \item stimulate the interest of the general public in space research, especially by explaining its applications and results, and its links with the everyday lives of European citizens \item Increase the involvement of the scientific community in sharing knowledge and data for outreach\end{itemize} The ULISSE team has also published the book “Laboratory Science with Space Data”, edited by Springer, and other dissemination materials (posters, flyers) with the aim of encouraging universities in taking an interest in space field. These ULISSE experiences in support of outreach and education will be described together with further perspectives.- Abstract document
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