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Ontologies. IS 277 Spring 2005. Outline. Ontologies Types of ontologies Examples Ontology engineering Ontology standards Machine-readable ontologies. Ontologies. Ontos logos A theory of existence What the world is made of But only a theory Machine-readable. Types of ontologies.
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Ontologies IS 277 Spring 2005
Outline • Ontologies • Types of ontologies • Examples • Ontology engineering • Ontology standards • Machine-readable ontologies
Ontologies • Ontos logos • A theory of existence • What the world is made of • But only a theory • Machine-readable
Types of ontologies • Document • Metadata • Domain • Service
Examples • Atomism • Data models • Taxonomies / classifications • Controlled vocabularies • Cataloguing standards
Ontology engineering • Well-defined • Coherent • Extensible • Modular • Layered • Independent of applications • Minimal commitments
Ontology standards • Islands of automation • User groups • Standards organizations • Can fail • Multiple, diverse standards • Translation among them
Machine-readable ontologies • Standardized ways of writing down ontology standards • XML, RDF, and OWL • “Meaning” conferred by software