Modelling an Environmental Knowledge-Representation System
An ontology-driven case study for the knowledge representation of management information systems
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An Ontology-Driven Case Study for
tology-Driven Case Study for the Knowledge Representatio of MIS
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Management Information Systems
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José A. Asensio, Nicolás Padilla, Luis Iribarne
1Applied Computing Group, University of Almería, SPAIN
{jacortes, npadilla, luis.iribarne@ual.es
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WSKS, Mykonos, GREECE
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Index
• Context
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• ODA: Data Ontologies
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• ODA: Process Ontologies
• Planning
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Conclusions
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Context
• WMIS facilitate information retrieval and
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decision-making, allowing cooperative
work.
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• WMIS d i and d l
design d development require
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standard methods and techniques:
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– Model-Driven Architectures (MDA), and
– Ontology-Driven Architectures (ODA).
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Context
SOLERES
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Environmental Management Information System
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SOLERES-KRS
Knowledge Representation Subsystem
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Ontology-Driven Architectures
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Context
SOLERES
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Environmental Management Information System
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SOLERES-KRS
Knowledge Representation Subsystem
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Ontology-Driven Architectures
An Ont
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Context
SOLERES
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Environmental Management Information System
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SOLERES-KRS
Knowledge Representation Subsystem
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Ontology-Driven Architectures
An Ont
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Context
• Ontologies have been used for:
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– describing the information domain knowledge
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in the system, and
– modeling the processes and communications
between system components.
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Context
User Interface User Interface
Processes Processes
HCI
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Middleware
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EPU EPU KRS
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Context
User Interface User Interface
Processes Processes
HCI
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Middleware
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EIM
An Ont
EPU EPU KRS
EID
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Context
User Interface User Interface
Processes Processes
HCI
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Middleware
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EIM
An Ont
EPU EPU KRS
EID
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User Interface User Interface
Processes Processes
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Middleware
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EIM
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EPU EPU KRS
EID
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EIM Ontology (I)
SOLERES_concept
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1 1 1 1
on
cartography id
g p y_ ecological_classification_id
g
* *
Cartography Ecological_classification
-id -id
1 cartography_ecological_classification_id
-observations -name
-... ecological_classification_cartography_id * -description
-...
1 1 * * * 1..* 1
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classification_technician_id start_date_id hierarchycal_hierarchycal_id
geography_id layer_id end_date_id classification_hierarchycal_id
technician_id time_id grid_id 1
1 1..* * 1..* * 1 1 1 1
Geography Layer Technician Time Grid Classification_hierarchycal
-id -id -id -id -id -id *
-name -name -first_name -day -square_side_size -hierarchycal_level
-area -... -last_name -month -number_columns -...
-perimeter -e-mail -year -number_rows
-utm_x * 1 1 -telephone -hour -utm_x * * *
-utm_y hierarchycal_layer_id -organization -minute -utm_y
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-town -... -second -...
-locality
-scale
-...
variable_id
layer_resource_id 1 1..*
Resource Variable
-id -id
-name -name
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-uri -sinonymous 1..
1 *
-size -measure hierarchycal_variable...
-... -category
-type 1..*
-accuracy
new_variable_id
-min_value
-max_value
-...
*
1
variable_variable_id
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1 1 1 1
on
cartography id
g p y_ ecological_classification_id
g
* *
Cartography Ecological_classification
-id -id
1 cartography_ecological_classification_id
-observations -name
-... ecological_classification_cartography_id * -description
-...
1 1 * * * 1..* 1
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classification_technician_id start_date_id hierarchycal_hierarchycal_id
geography_id layer_id end_date_id classification_hierarchycal_id
technician_id time_id grid_id 1
1 1..* * 1..* * 1 1 1 1
Geography Layer Technician Time Grid Classification_hierarchycal
-id -id -id -id -id -id *
-name -name -first_name -day -square_side_size -hierarchycal_level
-area -... -last_name -month -number_columns -...
-perimeter -e-mail -year -number_rows
-utm_x * 1 1 -telephone -hour -utm_x * * *
-utm_y hierarchycal_layer_id -organization -minute -utm_y
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-town -... -second -...
-locality
-scale
-...
variable_id
layer_resource_id 1 1..*
Resource Variable
-id -id
-name -name
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-uri -sinonymous 1..
1 *
-size -measure hierarchycal_variable...
-... -category
-type 1..*
-accuracy
new_variable_id
-min_value
-max_value
-...
*
1
variable_variable_id
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EIM Ontology (I)
SOLERES_concept
tology-Driven Case Study for the Knowledge Representatio of MIS
1 1 1 1
on
cartography id
g p y_ ecological_classification_id
g
* *
Cartography Ecological_classification
-id -id
1 cartography_ecological_classification_id
-observations -name
-... ecological_classification_cartography_id * -description
-...
1 1 * * * 1..* 1
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classification_technician_id start_date_id hierarchycal_hierarchycal_id
geography_id layer_id end_date_id classification_hierarchycal_id
technician_id time_id grid_id 1
1 1..* * 1..* * 1 1 1 1
Geography Layer Technician Time Grid Classification_hierarchycal
-id -id -id -id -id -id *
-name -name -first_name -day -square_side_size -hierarchycal_level
-area -... -last_name -month -number_columns -...
-perimeter -e-mail -year -number_rows
-utm_x * 1 1 -telephone -hour -utm_x * * *
-utm_y hierarchycal_layer_id -organization -minute -utm_y
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-town -... -second -...
-locality
-scale
-...
variable_id
layer_resource_id 1 1..*
Resource Variable
-id -id
-name -name
An Ont
-uri -sinonymous 1..
1 *
-size -measure hierarchycal_variable...
-... -category
-type 1..*
-accuracy
new_variable_id
-min_value
-max_value
-...
*
1
variable_variable_id
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EIM Ontology (II)
SOLERES_concept
1 1 1 1 1
on
satellite_image image_classification
* *
Satellite_image Image_classification
-id 1..* -id *
-name -name
-size image_classif_sat_image sat_image_image_classif -description
-... -training_type
-classificator_type
* * * 1..* -...
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tech_image_classif * * * 1..* 1..* 1..* 1
sat_image_sat
satellite
image_classif_tech
1..* 1..*
technician start_date end_date
Satellite
* 1..* 1 1 training_set * perform_indicator 1 classes 1..* classified_image 1
-id
-name Technician Time Training_set Performance_indicator Classes Classified_image
-agency_name -id -id -id -id -id -id
-... -first_name -day -... -separability -name -...
-last_name -month -quality -value
1 -email -hour 1 1..* -confiability -observations 1
-telephone -minute
-organization -second classes_training_set 1..*
-... training_set_classes
1..* instrument
Instrument
-id
C
-name
name
-... resource resource resource
1..* 1 1
* 1..*
Resource
-id
instrument_band -name
-uri
resolution satellite_image_band
resolution -size <<enumeration>> <<enumeration>>
1..* 1..* * band -... Classificator type Training type
1 1
An Ont
-Isodata -Supervised
Resolution Band -K_medias -Unsupervised
-id -id -Min_distance
-spectral -name -Mahalanobis
-radiometric -description -Max_probability
-temporal -min_bandwidth -Paralelepipedes
-spatial -max_bandwidth -Feature_Space
-observations -... -Fuzzy
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EIM Ontology (II)
SOLERES_concept
1 1 1 1 1
on
satellite_image image_classification
* *
Satellite_image Image_classification
-id 1..* -id *
-name -name
-size image_classif_sat_image sat_image_image_classif -description
-... -training_type
-classificator_type
* * * 1..* -...
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tech_image_classif * * * 1..* 1..* 1..* 1
sat_image_sat
satellite
image_classif_tech
1..* 1..*
technician start_date end_date
Satellite
* 1..* 1 1 training_set * perform_indicator 1 classes 1..* classified_image 1
-id
-name Technician Time Training_set Performance_indicator Classes Classified_image
-agency_name -id -id -id -id -id -id
-... -first_name -day -... -separability -name -...
-last_name -month -quality -value
1 -email -hour 1 1..* -confiability -observations 1
-telephone -minute
-organization -second classes_training_set 1..*
-... training_set_classes
1..* instrument
Instrument
-id
C
-name
name
-... resource resource resource
1..* 1 1
* 1..*
Resource
-id
instrument_band -name
-uri
resolution satellite_image_band
resolution -size <<enumeration>> <<enumeration>>
1..* 1..* * band -... Classificator type Training type
1 1
An Ont
-Isodata -Supervised
Resolution Band -K_medias -Unsupervised
-id -id -Min_distance
-spectral -name -Mahalanobis
-radiometric -description -Max_probability
-temporal -min_bandwidth -Paralelepipedes
-spatial -max_bandwidth -Feature_Space
-observations -... -Fuzzy
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EIM Ontology (II)
SOLERES_concept
1 1 1 1 1
on
satellite_image image_classification
* *
Satellite_image Image_classification
-id 1..* -id *
-name -name
-size image_classif_sat_image sat_image_image_classif -description
-... -training_type
-classificator_type
* * * 1..* -...
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tech_image_classif * * * 1..* 1..* 1..* 1
sat_image_sat
satellite
image_classif_tech
1..* 1..*
technician start_date end_date
Satellite
* 1..* 1 1 training_set * perform_indicator 1 classes 1..* classified_image 1
-id
-name Technician Time Training_set Performance_indicator Classes Classified_image
-agency_name -id -id -id -id -id -id
-... -first_name -day -... -separability -name -...
-last_name -month -quality -value
1 -email -hour 1 1..* -confiability -observations 1
-telephone -minute
-organization -second classes_training_set 1..*
-... training_set_classes
1..* instrument
Instrument
-id
C
-name
name
-... resource resource resource
1..* 1 1
* 1..*
Resource
-id
instrument_band -name
-uri
resolution satellite_image_band
resolution -size <<enumeration>> <<enumeration>>
1..* 1..* * band -... Classificator type Training type
1 1
An Ont
-Isodata -Supervised
Resolution Band -K_medias -Unsupervised
-id -id -Min_distance
-spectral -name -Mahalanobis
-radiometric -description -Max_probability
-temporal -min_bandwidth -Paralelepipedes
-spatial -max_bandwidth -Feature_Space
-observations -... -Fuzzy
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ODA: Data Ontologies. EID Ontology
“... A Cartographical map stores its information in Layers
identified by a set of Variables while a Satellite image stores
Variables,
on
its information in Bands. Both the Cartographical and Satellite
classification have Geographical information associated and
are carried out at a given Time by some Technicians...”
An Ont C e
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An Ont C e on
ODA: Process Ontologies. Admin Ontology
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Admin Ontology
Concepts
An Ont C e
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Admin Ontology
Concepts
Actions
An Ont C e
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Admin Ontology
Concepts
Actions
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Predicates
An Ont C
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Admin Ontology
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Register Ontology
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Actions
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ODA: Process Ontologies. Lookup Ontology
Actions
An Ont C
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Planning
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Conclusions
• Ontology-Driven Architecture has been
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used in SOLERES-KRS for:
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– representing the domain information (EIM
and EID Ontologies) and
Ontologies),
– defining the behaviour and interaction
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protocols (Admin, Register and Lookup
Ontologies).
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