A Comparison of Upper Ontologies

Abstract. Upper Ontologies are quickly becoming a key technology for integrating heterogeneous knowledge coming from different sources. In this technical report we analyse 7 Upper Ontologies, namely BFO, Cyc, DOLCE, GFO, PROTON, Sowa’s ontology, and SUMO, according to a set of standard software engineering criteria, and we synthesise our analysis in form of a comparative table. A summary of some existing comparisons drawn among subsets of the 7 Upper Ontologies that we deal with in this document, is also provided.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: WOA
• Authors: Viviana Mascardi, Valentina Cordì, Paolo Rosso
• Keywords: Heterogeneous Knowledge, Software Engineering Criteria, Upper Ontologies, WOA 2001, WOA 2007