Capturing the Semantics of Smell: The Odeuropa Data Model for Olfactory Heritage Information

  • Pasquale Lisena
  • , Daniel Schwabe
  • , Marieke van Erp
  • , Raphael Troncy
  • , William Tullett
  • , Inger Leemans
  • , Lizzie Marx
  • , Sofia Colette Ehrich

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Abstract

Smells are a key sensory experience. They are part of a multi-billion euro industry and gaining traction in different research fields such as museology, art, history, and digital humanities. Until now, a semantic model for describing smells and their associated experiences was lacking. In this paper, we present the Odeuropa data model for olfactory heritage information. The model has been developed in collaboration with olfactory and art historians. Our model can express the various stages in a smell’s lifetime – creation, being experienced, deodorisation – and their relation to locations, times and the agents that interact with them.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Semantic Web
Subtitle of host publication19th International Conference, ESWC 2022, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, May 29 – June 2, 2022, Proceedings
EditorsPaul Groth, Maria-Esther Vidal, Fabian Suchanek, Pedro Szekley, Pavan Kapanipathi, Catia Pesquita, Hala Skaf-Molli, Minna Tamper
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages387-405
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9783031069819
ISBN (Print)9783031069802
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13261 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Funding

Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme within the Odeuropa project (grant agreement No. 101004469). Smells that helped get this paper out: citrus (to boost our energy levels), rosemary (to keep us alert) and the smell of hell (to keep us on our toes). Acknowledgements. This work has been partially supported by European Union’s This work has been partially supported by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme within the Odeuropa project (grant agreement No. 101004469). Smells that helped get this paper out: citrus (to boost our energy levels), rosemary (to keep us alert) and the smell of hell (to keep us on our toes).

FundersFunder number
Horizon 2020
European Commission
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme101004469

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