NASA Thesaurus

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Wed, 2009-11-11 12:36
“The NASA Thesaurus contains the authorized subject terms by which the documents in the NASA Aeronautics and Space Database are indexed and retrieved. The scope of this controlled vocabulary includes not only aerospace engineering, but all supporting areas of engineering and physics, the natural space sciences (astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary science), Earth science, and to some extent, the biological sciences.”
General information
Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Author or Editor: 
Editor: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/thesfrm1.htm; http://www.sti.nasa.gov/products.html#pubtools

Vocabulary Sample URL: 

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/98Thesaurus/vol1.pdf (at page 11)

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

Aerospace engineering; physics; astronomy; astrophysics; planetary science; Earth science

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of terms: 

Concepts in aeronautics and in aerospace science and technology

Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Free access online in PDF. CD-ROM available for purchase. FTP delivery of single issue of the NASA Thesaurus Term List Data File for Site Usage available; does not include hierarchies, definitions, cross references, or a search and display application. FTP delivery of single issue of the NASA Thesaurus Hierarchical Listing Data File for Site Usage available; does not include a search and display application.
Comments, Availability: 

CD-ROM: $187. Single issue of the NASA Thesaurus Term List Data File for Site Usage: $209. Single issue of the NASA Thesaurus Hierarchical Listing Data File for Site Usage: $495

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Provider URL: 

http://www.nasa.gov/

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