[WB2-3] Ontologies development reuse and patterns

Defining a common language is a crucial step for sharing or combining data. Vocabularies, taxonomies, ontologies are are tools to reach this goal.

External resources

• Delgado, F., Martínez-González, M. M., & Finat, J. (2013). An evaluation of ontology matching techniques on geospatial ontologies. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 27(12), 2279-2301.

Learning outcomes

• 1824 - Define what an ontology is. Identify differences among ontologies, Thesauri, and taxonomies

  Define what an ontology is. Identify differences among ontologies, Thesauri, and taxonomies

• 1825 - Differentiate between upper, domain, and application level ontologies

  Differentiate between upper, domain, and application level ontologies

• 1826 - Identify issues in the development of geospatial ontologies. Criticise the role of ontology development methodologies and ontology evaluation in the development of ontologies

  Identify issues in the development of geospatial ontologies. Criticise the role of ontology development methodologies and ontology evaluation in the development of ontologies

• 1827 - Define and exemplify the reuse of ontologies - Define and identify the role of ontology patterns

  Define and exemplify the reuse of ontologies - Define and identify the role of ontology patterns

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [WB2-3] Ontologies development reuse and patterns subclassof [WB2] Resource Definition