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AIME
2011
Springer
12 years 3 months ago
The FMA in OWL 2
Representing the Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) in OWL 2 is essential for semantic interoperability. The paper describes the method and tool used to formalize the FMA in OWL 2...
Christine Golbreich, Julien Grosjean, Stéfa...
SEMWEB
2010
Springer
12 years 10 months ago
Theoretical foundations and engineering tools for building ontologies as reference conceptual models
Abstract. Perhaps the most fundamental notion underlying the desiderata for a successful Semantic Web is Semantic Interoperability. In this context, ontologies have been more and m...
Giancarlo Guizzardi
DEBU
2002
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13 years 3 months ago
DAML+OIL: a Description Logic for the Semantic Web
Ontologies are set to play a key role in the "Semantic Web", extending syntactic interoperability to semantic interoperability by providing a source of shared and precis...
Ian Horrocks
JODS
2006
111views Data Mining» more  JODS 2006»
13 years 3 months ago
Interoperability Through Emergent Semantics A Semiotic Dynamics Approach
Abstract. We study the exchange of information in collective information systems mediated by information agents, focusing specifically on the problem of semantic interoperability. ...
Luc Steels, Peter Hanappe
JODS
2006
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13 years 3 months ago
Viewpoints on Emergent Semantics
We introduce a novel view on how to deal with the problems of semantic interoperability in distributed systems. This view is based on the concept of emergent semantics, which sees ...
Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Karl Aberer, Alia I...
GISCIENCE
2010
Springer
215views GIS» more  GISCIENCE 2010»
13 years 3 months ago
Microtheories for Spatial Data Infrastructures - Accounting for Diversity of Local Conceptualizations at a Global Level
The categorization of our environment into feature types is an essential prerequisite for cartography, geographic information retrieval, routing applications, spatial decision supp...
Stephanie Duce, Krzysztof Janowicz
MMGPS
2003
13 years 5 months ago
The Chatty Web Approach for Global Semantic Agreements
This paper describes a novel approach for obtaining semantic interoperability in a bottom-up, semi-automatic manner without relying on pre-existing, global semantic models. We ass...
Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Karl Aberer, Manfre...
CORIA
2008
13 years 5 months ago
Alignement des ontologies : Utilisation de WordNet et une nouvelle mesure structurelle
Semantic interoperability between heterogeneous sources of information is significant problems because of the number growing of sources of information available on the Web. The use...
Fellah Aissa
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 5 months ago
Conjunctive queries for ontology based agent communication in MAS
In order to obtain semantic interoperability in open MultiAgent Systems, agents need to agree on the basis of different ontologies. In this paper we formally define mapping as cor...
Cássia Trojahn dos Santos, Paulo Quaresma, ...
ER
2006
Springer
145views Database» more  ER 2006»
13 years 7 months ago
Combining Declarative and Procedural Knowledge to Automate and Represent Ontology Mapping
Ontologies on the Semantic Web are by nature decentralized. From the body of ontology mapping approaches, we can draw a conclusion that an effective approach to automate ontology m...
Li Xu, David W. Embley, Yihong Ding