OntologySummit2007: OntologySummit2007_Survey individual responses    (XBI)

OntologySummit2007_Survey/Response input from DeborahMacPherson    (XBJ)

Please make sure you refer to the OntologySummit2007 & OntologySummit2007_Survey pages for the full context of the input. T    (XBK)


Question 1 Respondant Info    (XBL)

      Name:  Deborah MacPherson    (YYR)

Question 2 Affiliated - I am affiliated with the following constituencies/communities (please check all that apply)    (XBN)

      [  ]  Formal ontology communities
      [X]  Semantic Web communities
      [  ]  Linguistic communities
      [X]  Concept Map community
      [X]  Topic Map community
      [X]  SEARCH communities
      [  ]  Web 2.0 communities
      [  ]  Thesauri community
      [  ]  Taxonomy communities
      [  ]  Metadata communities
      [  ]  XML communities
      [X]  Applications Development, Software Engineering and Information Model communities
      [  ]  System Architecture communities
      [  ]  Biomedical communities
      [X]  Standards Development communities
      [X]  Other (please specify):  BIM and CSI specifications    (XBO)

Question 2a Representing - I represent the perspective of the following constituency/community (please pick one; if you want to provide input from more than one perspective, please return a separate form):    (XBP)

      [  ]  1. Formal ontology communities
      [  ]  2. Semantic Web communities
      [  ]  3. Linguistic communities
      [  ]  4. Concept Map community
      [  ]  5. Topic Map community
      [  ]  6. SEARCH communities
      [  ]  7. Web 2.0 communities
      [  ]  8. Thesauri community
      [  ]  9. Taxonomy communities
      [  ]  10. Metadata communities
      [  ]  11. XML communities
      [  ]  12. Applications Development, Software Engineering and Information Model communities
      [  ]  13. System Architecture communities
      [  ]  14. Biomedical communities
      [X]  15. Standards Development communities
      [  ]  16. Other (please specify):  (Not Answered)    (XBQ)

Question 2b Specific Community    (XBR)

      or sub-community I am affiliated with:  advocate for the general public    (XBS)

Question 2c Expertise Self Assessment - With respect to the perspective you are representing and providing input from, I am a/an:    (XBT)

      [  ]  1. informed layman
      [  ]  2. practitioner
      [  ]  3. expert
      [X]  4. other (please specify):  mix and match, depends on which aspect    (XBU)

Question 3a Ontology Value -    (XBV)

      "A systematic way of looking inside databases established or maintained by others. Instructions for looking."    (XBW)

Question 3b Ontology Issues -    (XBX)

      "Unfamiliarity with the terminology and what exists versus what we wish for.  
       Lack of uniform locations of subject matter. Lack of assembly process to 
       overlay and compare large quantities of nearly similar structured 
       specifications from project to project"    (XBY)

Question 3c Ontology Problems -    (XBZ)

      "Lack of uniform locations of subject matter. Lack of assembly process to 
       systematically break information down to a correct solid foundation, then 
       rebuild from the ground up. Lack of a way to overlay and compare large 
       quantities of nearly similar structured specifications from project to project"    (XC0)

Question 3d Corresponding Solutions -    (XC1)

      "Develop uniform locations of subject matters.    (XC2)
       Share properties and data descriptions based on their number, 
         or address in mutual locations.    (XC3)
       Use more visual languages and symbols rather than terms."    (XC4)

Question 4aGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XC5)

      Term:  performance
      Gloss:  requirement
      Reference (citation/url):  http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec_forums.asp?CID=11&DID=11&ForumId=2&TopicId=173
      Artifact (name/version):  CSI discussion re: section format task team discussion
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec_forums.asp    (XC6)

Question 4a1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XC7)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XC8)

Question 4a2 Additional Remarks -    (XC9)

      "Specifying by performance requirements was developed in California 
       in the 70s because the state needed A LOT of schools to be built 
       quickly and cheaply. The government defined what they required by 
       a school, local architects and contractors were hired and schools 
       were built in every shape, size, color you can imagine. We need 
       performance requirements for the semantic web."    (XCA)

Question 4bGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XCB)

      Term:  assembly
      Gloss:  process of elimination and recombination
      Reference (citation/url):  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language
      Artifact (name/version):  not accurate
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XCC)

Question 4b1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XCD)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XCE)

Question 4b2 Additional Remarks -    (XCF)

      "Assembly tools as envisioned do not currently exist."    (XCG)

Question 4cGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XCH)

      Term:  Editor
      Gloss:  Select and define
      Reference (citation/url):  http://www.pandora.com
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XCI)

Question 4c1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XCJ)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XCK)

Question 4c2 Additional Remarks -    (XCL)

      "Desire an editing process to be defined step by step when confronted 
       with new information. See data as a large grid or table too large 
       to search in the background and an ontology as a semi-automated 
       editor assistant to eliminate what does not belong, then 
       assemble into a picture."    (XCM)

Question 4dGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XCN)

      Term:  modeling
      Gloss:  properties assigned to object, model of the information not just the building
      Reference (citation/url):  http://faculty.arch.utah.edu/bim/Website%20Info/Articles/BIM%20articles/BIM-%20general/AIA%20BIM%20update%209-03.htm
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XCO)

Question 4d1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XCP)

      [  ]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [X]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XCQ)

Question 4d2 Additional Remarks -    (XCR)

      "BIM is concerned with spaces, relationships and properties. The closest 
       we come to words is keynotes and CSI section numbers. Also, external 
       references serve a critical role. Perhaps this may be like importing 
       lower and upper level ontologies."    (XCS)

Question 4eGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XCT)

      Term:  Keynote
      Gloss:  alphanumeric code describing a material or assembly
      Reference (citation/url):  (Not Answered)
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/doc_bookstore.asp?TRACKID=FromGoogleAd&CID=333&DID=10351    (XCU)

Question 4e1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XCV)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XCW)

Question 4e2 Additional Remarks -    (XCX)

      "Standardized SHORT FORM system of encoding. Often the only link between 
       the specifications and drawings."    (XCY)

Question 4fGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XCZ)

      Term:  multiple prime contracts
      Gloss:  simultaneous development with many responsible parties answering 
              to one owner for one building or set of buildings
      Reference (citation/url):  http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/doc_specifier_article.asp?TrackID=YDQSEQL4F2HTFW5T7G6BABDQWEDAVEW8&SID=1&DID=8714&CID=897&VID=19&RTID=0&CIDQS=&Taxonomy=False&specialSearch=False
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XD0)

Question 4f1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XD1)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XD2)

Question 4f2 Additional Remarks -    (XD3)

      "We call this a project delivery method. Others include negotiated 
       contracts, gross maximum price (GMP, most common) and others. There is 
       no standardized way of contracting someone to come in and create 
       an ontology for your data."    (XD4)

Question 4gGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XD5)

      Term:  Requirements Document
      Gloss (definition):  Checklist interview, outline spec
      Reference (citation/url):  (Not Answered)
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XD6)

Question 4g1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XD7)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XD8)

Question 4g2 Additional Remarks -    (XD9)

      "Believe there is a way to make the requirements document process 
       easier with fewer errors and omissions."    (XDA)

Question 4hGlossary - Ontology-related 'vocabulary' and representative 'artifact' from your constituency or community:    (XDB)

      Term:  Errors and omissions
      Gloss:  depends
      Reference (citation/url):  http://accuracyandaesthetics.com/209/
      Artifact (name/version):  (Not Answered)
      - Artifact Ref. (url):  (Not Answered)    (XDC)

Question 4h1 Called An Ontology - On a scale of 1 to 5, (where 1 means totally unlikely and 5 means almost always), would the above term or artifact be referred to as an "ontology" in your community?    (XDD)

      [X]  1. 1 - totally unlikely
      [  ]  2. 2 - rarely
      [  ]  3. 3 - sometimes
      [  ]  4. 4 - quite often
      [  ]  5. 5 - almost always    (XDE)

Question 4h2 Additional Remarks -    (XDF)

      "Need to show project architects and data architects where they need 
       to make choices and fill in the blanks versus assemblies and components 
       they should leave alone because someone found out the hard way that 
       these work together."    (XDG)

Question 5 Confirm Participation - where,    (XDH)

 a 'convener' is a participant who provides substantive contribution to the OntologySummit2007 
 initiative (through the online discourse, this survey, and other events leading to or during 
 the workshops and the written communique process), and    (XDI)
 a 'co-sponsor' is an organization who is providing technical or funding support (e.g. supporting 
 member(s) of its technical staff to participate as a 'convener'), and/or endorsing the objective 
 of this OntologySummit2007,    (XDJ)
      [  ]  I agree that my name can be listed as a 'convener' of OntologySummit2007
      [  ]  I will consider endorsing the OntologySummit2007 communique. Please send it to me for 
              review when it is ready. I will confirm my endorsement after the review.
      [  ]  I confirm that you may list my organization as a 'co-sponsor' for 
              OntologySummit2007 (details below).    (XDK)

Question 5a Co-Sponsor confirmation:    (XDL)

      Organization Name:  Accuracy&Aesthetics
      Link (url) to Logo:  http://accuracyandaesthetics.com/45/    (XDM)

Input previously posted to the wiki:    (104O)

Ontologies are standard methods for the interpretation of information. An ontology covers presentation, code writing, and processing. All ontologies together could be imagined in a pyramid, where the upper, governing, ontologies are broad and nearly constant. Ontologies geared to specific types of information have more variables, serving as templates for specific types of projects. [posted by DeborahMacPherson / 2007.02.01]    (104P)