Ontologies in Urban Development Projects
Ontologies are increasingly recognized as essential tools in information science. Although the concepts are well understood theoretically , the practical implementation of ontologies remains challenging. In this book, researchers in computer science
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Gilles Falquet • Claudine Métral Jacques Teller • Christopher Tweed
Ontologies in Urban Development Projects
Dr. Gilles Falquet Centre universitaire d’informatique University of Geneva Carouge Switzerland [email protected]
Dr. Claudine Métral Centre universitaire d’informatique University of Geneva Carouge Switzerland [email protected]
Dr. Jacques Teller LEMA Université de Liège Liège Belgium [email protected]
Dr. Christopher Tweed Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University Wales, United Kingdom [email protected]
ISSN 1610-3947 ISBN 978-0-85729-723-5 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-724-2 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-724-2 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011934355 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I Ontology Fundamentals 1 Introduction.............................................................................................. Gilles Falquet, Claudine Métral, Jacques Teller, and Christopher Tweed 2 An Introduction to Ontologies and Ontology Engineering.............................................................................. Catherine Roussey, Francois Pinet, Myoung Ah Kang, and Oscar Corcho
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3 Ontologies for Interoperability............................................................... Catherine Roussey, Francois Pinet, Myoung Ah Kang, and Oscar Corcho
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4 Ontology Alignment in the Urban Domain........................................... Sylvie Calabretto
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5 Ontologies and Multilingualism............................................................. Gilles Falquet and Jacques Guyot
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Part II Ontologies in the Urban
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