Re: [regrep-semantic] Re: Deploying an OWL ontology via an Web Servicesinterface]

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Yes - I recall your July 2003 posting to the E-Gov TC listserv:

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/egov/200307/msg00036.html

Joe

David RR Webber wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Geographic Markup is a very tough domain - and the GML is
> about the most extensive use of XML out there.
> 
> However - if we can provide some value that's all good.
> 
> This may be very tough ore to mine however...
> 
> DW
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
> To: "SCM" <regrep-semantic@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:06 AM
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: [regrep-semantic] Re: Deploying an OWL ontology via an
> Web Servicesinterface]
> 
> > Forwarding this very positive response back to our subcommittee.
> > According to the poster, our work is "exactly what I have been looking
> > for".
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [regrep-semantic] Re: Deploying an OWL ontology via an Web
> > Servicesinterface
> > Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 00:02:36 +1000
> > From: Rob Atkinson <rob@socialchange.net.au>
> > To: Chiusano Joseph <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
> > CC: public-sws-ig@w3.org, carlmattocks@checkmi.com,Simon Cox
> > <simon.cox@csiro.au>,Keiran Millard <k.millard@hrwallingford.co.uk>
> > References: <409EBABC.6020002@socialchange.net.au>
> > <409F768B.C8E841A4@bah.com>
> > <60384.216.163.247.1.1084196718.squirrel@webmail.netcarrier.com>
> > <409F8902.EE2C4E80@bah.com>
> >
> > Many thanks - I think this is exactly what I have been looking for - not
> > exactly an answer but something to include in the roadmaps I am working
> > on!
> >
> > In fact, my use case is very much one based on reconciling ebRIM and ISO
> > 19000 standards for modelling geographical features, so this path is
> > promising. I was thinking of OWL as a view into relationships managed
> > within ebRIM data models as a starting point, and loading an ontology
> > into ebRIM so I could then manage the terms!
> >
> > Thanks to all those who responded with details of their current
> > solutions - I guess this discussion would have been of broad interest.
> >
> > I'll spend a bit more time reading and thinking through then respond
> > directly.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Rob Atkinson
> >
> > Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> >
> > >Forwarding on behalf of Carl Mattocks, Co-Chair of OASIS/ebXML Registry
> > >SCM subcommittee.
> > >
> > >Kind Regards,
> > >Joe Chiusano
> > >Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> > >Strategy and Technology Consultants to the World
> > >
> > >Carl Mattocks wrote:
> > >
> > >Rob :
> > >
> > >Yes - the ebXML Registry Semantic Content Management are actively
> > >working to enable community managed ontologies. If you would like to
> > >provide feedback on the 'use cases' we have developed- please let me
> > >know.
> > >
> > >regards
> > >carl
> > >
> > >
> > >><quote who="Chiusano Joseph">
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I would like to call your attention to the work that is currently being
> > >>>done in the OASIS/ebXML Registry SCM (Semantic Content Management)
> > >>>subcommittee [1]. A link to the group's charter is also listed in [1].
> > >>>
> > >>>I've copied the SCM listserv in case any of the members that are on
> this
> > >>>list would like to provide more information.
> > >>>
> > >>>Kind Regards,
> > >>>Joe Chiusano
> > >>>Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> > >>>Strategy and Technology Consultants to the World
> > >>>
> > >>>[1]
> >
> >>>http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/sc_home.php?wg_abbrev=regrep-semanti
> c
> > >>>
> > >>>Rob Atkinson wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Apologies if there is an obvious answer to this, but I havent been
> able
> > >>>>to locate it via browsing, searching or asking yet: is there a working
> > >>>>group, standard, best practice or even published proprietary API for
> > >>>>deploying an ontology via Web Services.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I am interested in the case of a community managed ontology, where
> > >>>>working groups can be delegated to maintain parts of the ontology, all
> > >>>>via a single web accessible repository. Applications would be able to
> > >>>>search this repository as required.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I would like the ability to:
> > >>>>1) insert, update or delete classes
> > >>>>2) find references that directly depend on a class
> > >>>>3) query
> > >>>>4) ideally, insert an entire OWL ontology including relationships to
> > >>>>pre-existing classes...
> > >>>>5) ... which implies having a stable URI to reference items within the
> > >>>>deployed ontology in the first place
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Maybe there is no API that makes sense, and its always only possible
> to
> > >>>>think about publishing a single file, and using xlink to try to glue
> it
> > >>>>all together - in which case there should be some serious thought
> > >>>>somewhere about the query mechanisms you would use to perform typical
> > >>>>ontology traversals. I'd be happy with a registry-friendly model where
> > >>>>the transactions can be defined to be honest.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Can anyone point me to where such deployment issues are being worked
> > >>>>out?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Regards
> > >>>>Rob Atkinson
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>--
> > >>>Kind Regards,
> > >>>Joseph Chiusano
> > >>>Associate
> > >>>Booz | Allen | Hamilton
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>--
> > >>Carl Mattocks
> > >>
> > >>co-Chair OASIS (ISO/TS 15000) ebXMLRegistry Semantic Content SC
> > >>co-Chair OASIS Business Centric Methodology TC
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >

-- 
Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Associate
Booz | Allen | Hamilton