Abstract
In contrast to other approaches that provide methodological guidance for ontology engineering, the NeOn Methodology does not prescribe a rigid workflow, but instead it suggests a variety of pathways for developing ontologies. The nine scenarios proposed in the methodology cover commonly occurring situations, for example, when available ontologies need to be re-engineered, aligned, modularized, localized to support different languages and cultures, and integrated with ontology design patterns and non-ontological resources, such as folksonomies or thesauri. In addition, the NeOn Methodology framework provides (a) a glossary of processes and activities involved in the development of ontologies, (b) two ontology life cycle models, and (c) a set of methodological guidelines for different processes and activities, which are described (a) functionally, in terms of goals, inputs, outputs, and relevant constraints; (b) procedurally, by means of workflow specifications; and (c) empirically, through a set of illustrative examples.
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Skill Ontology from the University of Essen, which defines concepts representing the competencies required to describe job position requirements and job applicant skills. Available at http://www.kowien.uni-essen.de/publikationen/konstruktion.pdf
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North American Industry Classification System, which provides industry-sector definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate uniform economic studies across the boundaries of these countries. Available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
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Standard Occupational Classification, which classifies workers into occupational categories (23 major groups, 96 minor groups, and 449 occupations). Available at http://www.bls.gov/soc/
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A phase is a distinct period or stage in a process of development.
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In this book, ontology developers refer to software developers and ontology practitioners involved in the development of ontologies.
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An example of CQ can be “where is located the device Z? The device Z is at coordinates X, Y”.
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See, for example, a list of novel ontology search engines described at: http://esw.w3.org/topic/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData/SemanticWebSearchEngines
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Suárez-Figueroa, M.C., Gómez-Pérez, A., Fernández-López, M. (2012). The NeOn Methodology for Ontology Engineering. In: Suárez-Figueroa, M., Gómez-Pérez, A., Motta, E., Gangemi, A. (eds) Ontology Engineering in a Networked World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24794-1_2
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