RE: [egov] Representing polyhierarchical taxonomies in XML

["Martin Bryan" <Martin.Bryan@csw.co.uk>]

Paul

It's a thought, and one I'll bear in mind while I wait to hear if others
have a view. I know you were looking at DAML+OIL a while back. Is there a
reason you don't think that this is the best tool for the task? It is aimed
specifically at representing taxonomies.

The DAML+OIL work has been supersceded by the Web Ontology Language
(otherwise known as OWL, for those who understand their Winnie-the-Pooh).
The problem is that OWL is a much more complex structure than Topic Maps,
and until a decent range of tools is available is going to require experts
to maintain polyhierarchical taxonomies. Simple to use topic map tools are
already available, are understood by a wide range of people and are based on
concepts that can be taught in less than half an hour.

Martin Bryan

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