Hi Toby,
Yes, Brian’s description of his ideal oBIX 2.x maps
nicely onto Debbie’s Intended Work Results #3 (Simple ontology of BSP
& derive Templates) and perhaps into some part of #2 (Construct a Diagram
showing various allies and trends—perhaps with a focus on verticals as
well?)
Fiatech’
Roadmaps also play heavily in Project #2.
Do you have a
sense of where we go next?
Cheers
Bob Smith,
Ph.D.
HB Env.
Board/Tall Tree Labs
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From: Brian Frank [mailto:bfrank@xxxxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: [obix] oBIX 2.0 Technical
Committee
One of the primary goals for the next version of oBIX
is to define an ontology for modeling facilities and equipment which can serve
as the common layer for vertical domain ontologies. To give an example it
is useful to have a common definition for a building's logical spaces (such as
rooms). In the HVAC domain a space might mean a VAV zone; in the security
domain it might mean a secure zone with specific entry doors; in the lighting domain
it might reflect zones controlled by scenes or switches.
It is a bit ambitious to tackle the full ontologies in these vertical domains,
but it is important that we understand their requirements before defining the
common layer. To that effect, it is desirable to recruit a broad spectrum
of experts from different verticals for the next oBIX technical committee:
- Building automation (probably covered here)
- Security (knowledge of access control, cameras/video, DVR, SIA)
- Energy (knowledge of meters, rates, distributed power)
- Lighting
- Industrial (knowledge of discrete, process, batch, CFR-21, ISA-95,
ISA-88)
- Fire and life safety
- Construction/architecture (knowledge of physical models, IFC, CAD
systems)
One of my goals is to reuse and glue together work done in existing standards
organizations. So understanding what standards are available and
potentially recruiting liaisons is important too.
Brian
