Chaos-ONIX International-The New International Metadata Standard

Mapping International Chaos

Mapping is inherently a subjective and exclusionary practice as the cartographer decides which elements of the world are included and which can safely be ignored. Similarly, when an international relations theorist describes a new theory it is necessary to define the elements which are essential to understanding the complexities of an international political system, explain why other elements h...

The Lightning Protection International Standard

The Technical Committee on Lightning Protection of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC TC81) has finalised the new presentation of its work in four parts from general principles and risk management, to physical damage, life hazards and protection against electrical and electronic systems within structures. In this invited lecture we summarise their content and criticise the optio...

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Metadata Models - International Developments and Implementation

Definitions of metadata often describe them as “data about other data”, sometimes refined through the expression “structured data about data”. This definition over-simplifies the facts, that metadata on one hand have been in use long before the digital age, be it in library catalogues or on inventory cards of museums, and that on the other hand the entity they represent does not necessarily nee...

Chaos and Crises in International Systems

Nonlinear dynamical systems exhibit a very rich class of potential modes of behavior. Among them are order, crises, and chaos, all of which can coexist within a very small range of parameters. They may serve as paradigms for the complex new world order after the end of the cold war where scenarios of delicate crisis management will replace those of plain deterrence or retaliation. In this note ...