Re: [xtm-wg] SUO: Topic Maps (fwd)

["Bernard Vatant" <universimmedia@wanadoo.fr>]

Well done, Chris.

I used to think SUO was a radically "different" attractor than TM ...
Getting them to have an ear is great, what you propose is a real challenge
!
But all is possible. I even had a feedback from James Schoening - Chair of
SUO
to the project I have of a TM of resources for the Semantic Web.

Keep on the track, and let us know whatever feedback you get from upthere.

Cheers

Bernard

----- Message d'origine -----
De : Jim Farrugia <jim@spatial.maine.edu>
À : <xtm-wg@yahoogroups.com>
Envoyé : samedi 10 février 2001 01:23
Objet : [xtm-wg] SUO: Topic Maps (fwd)


> Hi,
>
> The email below is from Chris Angus to the Standard Upper Ontology (SUO)
> list.
>
> (See   http://suo.ieee.org/email/threads.html  for the SUO archive.)
>
>
> Chris's message brings Topic Maps to the attention of the SUO group.
>
>
> There has also been discussion on the SUO list, especially by
> Robert Kent, on the desirability of using several ontologies, to
> avoid a more "monolithic onto-structure."
>
> See
>
>       http://suo.ieee.org/email/msg00405.html
>
> See also
>
>      http://suo.ieee.org/email/msg02875.html
>
> where he talks about a "'Classification Metatheory.'"
>
> I mention these things in light of Bryan Thompson's recent email to
xtm-wg
> on rdf and topic maps, where he says, among other things:
>
>    There has been a debate on this list concerning a single ontology for
>    all human knowledge.  Such an ontology is only viable if it supports
>    multiple parallel classification systems -- but a topic map can do
>    just that.
>
> I think the SUO is still working towards _one_ standard upper ontology,
> but there seem to be several strong voices within the group that reflect
the
> desire for merging, integrating, or using multiple ontologies.
>
>
> For what it's worth,
>
> Jim
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:02:27 -0000
> From: Chris Angus <chris.angus@btinternet.com>
> To: standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org
> Subject: SUO: Topic Maps
>
>
> There has been considerable discussion at times on this list as to the
form
> in which the SUO should be published.  Some of that discussion just
recently
> has been about what needs to be documented as the work proceeds and the
> structure of the ontology but much of it has been about language, in
> particular the role of SUO-KIF as a normative form and the possibility of
> backing this up with an informative form, possibly in controlled english.
>
> Just recently I have been involved in the final stages of XTM - the XML
> version of the Topic Map paradigm.  It strikes me that there is a very
> natural symbiosis between ontologies and topic maps - topic maps needs
> published ontologies in order that topic maps may be well grounded,
> ontologies would benefit from being made available as topic maps so that
> they may be properly explained, understood and navigated, particularly
over
> the web.  I would therefore like to propose that we seriously consider
the
> use the topic map paradigm as the overarching mechanism for documenting
the
> Standard Upper Ontology, both as it evolves (that is documenting the work
in
> progress) and in its final form.
>
> Note that my proposal does not in any way argue against either the use of
> KIF as the normative language or controlled english (or whatever) as an
> informative form.
>
> Further information about topic maps may be found at www.TopicMaps.org
and
> access may be gained to the draft specification of XTM 1.0.
>
> What do people think?
>
> Chris Angus
> KALIDO Product Architect
> Tel: +44 16 9774 1504 / +44 20 7934 4960
> chris.angus@btinternet.com / chris.angus@kalido.com
> www.kalido.com
>
>
>
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