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This document outlines the schedule and agenda for Session 4 of the GeoCENS - SWE 2011 Workshop. There will be 5 presentations on the topics of sensor web ontologies, semantics, and metadata languages. The first 3 presentations will be full 15-minute papers, while the last 2 will be shorter 10-minute papers. Due to the tight schedule, there will be no time for questions - attendees are encouraged to ask presenters during the upcoming coffee break. The session will be moderated by Yan Xu and follow a strict timeline to accommodate all 5 presentations.

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GeoCENS - SWE 2011 Workshop
Session 4: SWE 2011 Paper Presentation #2 - Sensor Web Ontology and
Semantics

Friday, October 7, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Max Bell 253

Papers:
● StarFL – A new Metadata Language for Sensor Descriptions Or: Why do we need
yet another metadata language for sensor descriptions?, Christian Malewski, Ingo
Simonis, Andrew Terhorst and Arne Bröring,
● An Ontology-Based Multi-Agent Platform for Sensor Data Integration and Sharing,
Chin-Te Jung, Chih-Hong Sun, Tzai-Hung Wen, Joe-Air Jiang, Jehn-Yih Juang, Chih-
Hsiang Chang, Min-Fang Lien, Wei-Jen Chung and Hong-Yang Lin
● Using the Linked Data Approach in a Heterogeneous Sensor Web: Challenges,
Experiments and Lessons Learned, Liang Yu and Yong Liu
● Content-infused OGC Web Services Enabling Dynamic Quality Assessment of
Observing Systems, Janet Fredericks and Carlos Rueda
●  Analysing Performance of XML Data Binding Solutions for SOS Applications, Alain
Tamayo, Carlos Granell and Joaquin Huerta

Moderator: Yan Xu

Notes:
- Please load presentations prior to session start and aim to stay on schedule.
- The first 3 papers are full papers (15 min each), the last two papers are short papers (10 min).
- Due to the tight time-frame and 5 papers there will be no room for questions, please use the
coffee break to ask the presenters.
- Following this session is the coffee break, final keynote speaker and conference closing
remarks.
- The GeoCENS Demo to the Advisory Board will begin at 4pm in this room.

SESSION TIMELINE:
1:00:00 Session begins
1:00 - 1:02 Moderator welcomes audience, Introduces Speaker #1
1:02 - 1:17 Speaker #1 presents - 15 min
1:17 - 1:18 Introduce Speaker #2
1:18 - 1:33 Speaker #2 presents - 15 min
1:33 - 1:34 Introduce Speaker #3
1:34 - 1:49 Speaker #3 presents - 15 min
1:49 - 1:50 Introduce Speaker #4
1:50 - 2:00 Speaker #4 presents - 10 min
2:01 - 2:02 Introduce Speaker #5
2:02 - 2:12 Speaker #5 presents - 10 min
2:12 - 2:15 Moderator thanks audience & session ends

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