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Salmon Ontology Hub

Overview

Shared language for salmon data integration.
Working group Alignment framework Visit on GitHub

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

The Salmon Ontology Hub is the documentation and coordination home for the Salmon Domain Ontology and its supporting working group. We’re building shared vocabulary and ontology modules so salmon datasets can be compared, integrated, and reused across organizations and regions.

Working group

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We are the Salmon Ontology Development Working Group, operating under the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Salmon Monitoring & Research Interest Group.

Why this matters

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Salmon data are fragmented across agencies, programs, and methods. Without shared terms and definitions, integration is slow, costly, and error-prone. This hub provides the community process and artifacts needed to align data for analytics, decision support, and AI-ready workflows.

Where we’re at (status)

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Our latest working group cycle is focused on the following actions:

  • Upper ontology alignment: confirm the alignment framework (SOSA, OBOE, I-ADOPT) and define how we represent entities, measurements, methods, and events.
  • Module breakdown: decompose the Hakai v. Neville schema diagram into smaller, theme-based ontology modules.
  • Rules for automation: draft a rule set for LLM-assisted ontology module creation (entities, measurements, methods, events).
  • Module wiring: identify how individual modules connect and where shared definitions live.

Quick navigation

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Alignment framework

Upper‑level ontology alignment meta‑framework and rules of thumb.

Dataset modeling

How we decompose datasets into entities, variables, properties, events, and methods.

Working group

Read how the WG operates and how to engage.

Resources

Workshop materials, references, and key links.

Milestones (Gantt)

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  title Salmon Ontology WG — 18‑month roadmap (v2)
  dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
  axisFormat  %b

  section Planning (Jan–Mar 2026)
  Use‑case brief + requirements           :milestone, m1, 2026-02-15, 1d
  Dataset‑specific modeling draft          :m2, 2026-03-31, 1d
  Module breakdown (theme slices)          :m3, 2026-04-30, 1d

  section Training materials (Jun–Dec 2026)
  Case study + workshop outline            :m4, 2026-06-30, 1d
  Alpha training materials + review        :m5, 2026-09-30, 1d
  Final training materials + draft recommendation :m6, 2026-12-31, 1d

  section Delivery (2027)
  Pilot workshop delivery + revisions      :m7, 2027-03-31, 1d
  Final recommendation published           :milestone, m8, 2027-06-30, 1d