Language neutral bindings for HLA
- Authors: Smith, Philip , Fraser, Michael , Stratton, David
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 2006 SIW, Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Huntsville, USA : 2nd - 7th April, 2006 p. 1-6
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- Description: The concept of an HLA binding is of a set of libraries and procedures which enable a program written in a given target language (such as Java or tcl) to communicate with an RTI (typically written in C++). Generation of HLA bindings is a non-trivial task which must be repeated for each language for which bindings are required. This paper describes bindings to the HLA which use sockets. This implementation decouples the target code from the code required to invoke functions on the RTI. This decoupling simplifies the generation of bindings for any language which can use TCP sockets. This paper describes these bindings with particular reference to an implementation of HLA bindings for the target language tcl.
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- Description: 2003002021
A consolidated process model for identity management
- Authors: Ng, Alex , Watters, Paul , Chen, Shiping
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Information Resources Management Journal Vol. 25, no. 3 (2012), p. 1-29
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- Description: Recently, identity management has gained increasing attention from both enterprises and government organisations, in terms of security, privacy, and trust. A considerable number of theories and techniques have been developed to deal with identity management issues within and between organisations. In this paper, the authors reviewed, assessed, and consolidated the research and development activities of identity management in 14 privately and publicly funded organisations. Furthermore, the authors developed a taxonomy to characterise and classify these identity management frameworks into two categories: processes and technologies. The authors then studied these frameworks by systematically reviewing the whole lifecycle of an identity management framework, including actors, roles, security, privacy, trust, interoperability, and federation. This paper aims to provide the reader with the state of art of existing identity management frameworks and a good understanding of the research issues and progress in this area. Copyright © 2012, IGI Global.
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Liberating soil data for profitable agriculture and catchment health in the Corangamite region, Australia
- Authors: Dahlhaus, Peter , Nicholson, Cameron , Ryan, Bret , MacLeod, Andrew , Milne, Robert
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 61, no. 3 (2018), p. 333-339
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- Description: Detailed soil data has been collected in the Corangamite region of south-east Australia for over 80 years, as a testament to the productive value of the region’s agricultural soils. Soil science over that period has resulted in soil maps, soil investigation sites and archival materials that provide valuable baseline data for the analysis of trends over time. This legacy data has been brought together with contemporary data in the award-winning Soil Health Knowledge Base, an Internet portal based on spatial data infrastructure that interoperably federates data (open data, research data, industry data, sensor data, legacy data, crowdsourced data … any available data). The portal provides the best available data sources for research and consulting, as well as functions for both the private reward and the public good. The ultimate intent is to provide timely decision support for agricultural enterprises and catchment managers to protect, enhance and restore soil health.
The role of interoperable data standards in precision livestock farming in extensive livestock systems : A review
- Authors: Bahlo, Christiane , Dahlhaus, Peter , Thompson, Helen , Trotter, Mark
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article , Review
- Relation: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Vol. 156, no. (2019), p. 459-466
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- Description: Livestock industries are increasingly embracing precision farming and decision support tools. As a result, sensors, weather stations, individual animal tracking, feed monitoring and other sources create large data volumes, much of which is used only for a single purpose. There are unrealised potential benefits of making on farm data interoperable and accessible and federating it with public data sources. We reviewed recent literature on precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies in relation to the use of public data, open standards and interoperability. Livestock farms produce rising volumes of disparate private datasets, reflecting a variety of information needs and technological opportunities, but typically lacking interoperable formats and metadata. These as well as large amounts of accessible public datasets are currently underutilised in decision support tools. Tools that demonstrate the use of interoperable standards and bring together public and private data for decision support can enhance the value proposition and help lower barriers to the sharing and re-use of data. This review of interoperable standards in extensive livestock farming systems concludes that there is a need for not only a new type of decision support tool, but also a consensus on data exchange standards to prove the value of shared data at farm scale (commercial benefit) and a regional scale (public good). © 2018
Improving access to groundwater data using GroundWaterML2
- Authors: Simons, Bruce , Nation, Eloise , Dahlhaus, Peter
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings
- Relation: 36th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium: The Art and Science of Water, HWRS 2015; Hobart, Tasmania; 7th-10th December 2015 p. 609-616
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- Description: This paper describes the preliminary development and use in the Australian context of a standard designed to exchange groundwater related data. The storage and management of groundwater data is distributed across many agencies and organisations, in disparate databases and formats. Discovering, accessing, interpreting, reformatting and using this data can present considerable challenges for the end-user. Groundwater data interoperability consideration of the use of communication protocols to achieve technical interoperability, the use of common data models to achieve syntactic interoperability and the use of controlled vocabularies to achieve semantic interoperability. GroundWaterML2 is a Geography Mark-up Language (GML) application developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Hydro Domain Working Group. It is intended as a standard for the transfer of groundwater feature data, including data about water wells, aquifers, and related entities. The OGC initiated an interoperability experiment to develop and test the model for commercial, technical, scientific, environmental and policy use cases. CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology and Federation University Australia contributed to the design of GroundWaterML2, and established separate OGC web services delivering data out of the National Groundwater Information System (NGIS) and Federation University Australia databases. These services delivered borehole location and construction details, downhole geology, hydrogeologic unit information, groundwater discharge properties, and groundwater fluid property observations. Bringing these services to production would allow users and clients, such as the 'Visualising Victoria's Groundwater' and 'Australian Groundwater Explorer' portals, to access data from multiple providers in a standard format. © 2015, Engineers Australia. All rights reserved.
- Description: The Art and Science of Water - 36th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, HWRS 2015
Current status of and future opportunities for digital agriculture in Australia
- Authors: Hansen, Birgita , Leonard, E. , Mitchell, M. C. , Easton, J. , Shariati, N. , Mortlock, M. Y. , Schaefer, M. , Lamb, D. W.
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Crop and pasture science Vol. 74, no. 6 (2022), p. 524-537
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- Description: In Australia, digital agriculture is considered immature and its adoption ad hoc, despite a relatively advanced technology innovation sector. In this review, we focus on the technical, governance and social factors of digital adoption that have created a disconnect between technology development and the end user community (farmers and their advisors). Using examples that reflect both successes and barriers in Australian agriculture, we first explore the current enabling technologies and processes, and then we highlight some of the key socio-technical factors that explain why digital agriculture is immature and ad hoc. Pronounced issues include fragmentation of the innovation system (and digital tools), and a lack of enabling legislation and policy to support technology deployment. To overcome such issues and increase adoption, clear value propositions for change are necessary. These value propositions are influenced by the perceptions and aspirations of individuals, the delivery of digitally-enabled processes and the supporting legislative, policy and educational structures, better use/conversion of data generated through technology applications to knowledge for supporting decision making, and the suitability of the technology. Agronomists and early adopter farmers will play a significant role in closing the technology-end user gap, and will need support and training from technology service providers, government bodies and peer-networks. Ultimately, practice change will only be achieved through mutual understanding, ownership and trust. This will occur when farmers and their advisors are an integral part of the entire digital innovation system.
Navigating interoperability in disaster management : insights of current trends and challenges in Saudi Arabia
- Authors: Mani, Zakaria , Sultan, Mohammed , Plummer, Virginia , Goniewicz, Krzysztof
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Vol. 14, no. 6 (2023), p. 873-885
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- Description: In this rapid review, we critically scrutinize the disaster management infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, illuminating pivotal issues of interoperability, global cooperation, established procedures, community readiness, and the integration of cutting-edge technologies. Our exploration uncovers a significant convergence with international benchmarks, while pinpointing areas primed for enhancement. We recognize that continual commitments to infrastructural progression and technology adoption are indispensable. Moreover, we underscore the value of robust community involvement and cross-border collaborations as key factors in bolstering disaster response capabilities. Importantly, we spotlight the transformative influence of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, in elevating the effectiveness of disaster management strategies. Our review champions in all-encompassing approach to disaster management, which entails harnessing innovative technologies, nurturing resilient communities, and promoting comprehensive disaster management strategies, encapsulating planning, preparedness, response, and recovery. As a result of our analysis, we provide actionable recommendations to advance Saudi Arabia’s disaster management framework. Our insights are timely and crucial, considering the escalating global focus on disaster response in the face of increasing disaster and humanitarian events. © 2023, The Author(s).