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smtpsrv2.mitre.org id h31NYcHn023957 HotDAML Newsletter Keeping you up
to speed on happenings in the world of DAML http://www.daml.org _____
Tuesday, April 1, 2003 =96 Issue10 _____ New Stories: W3C Announces Final
Call Documents for the OWL Web Ontology Language The W3C's Web Ontology
Working Group has released five Last Call document= s. Per W3C process,
this is a major step in a language moving to a recommendation. Comments
on the design of OWL and the content of the documents are invited from
the public through the 9th of May. Comments fr= om DAML implementers and
experimenters are particularly sought. For details = see http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOnt.
DAML.ORG Goes Over 10 Million Hits The official web site for the DAML program
has received over ten million hits as of Friday, 28 March, 2003. The very
large amount of activity for this web site reflects the significant interest
around the world in DAML technology as it supports the emerging Semantic
Web: http://www.daml.org. Abstract Specification
update released for DAML Query Language DAML Query Language (DQL) is a
formal language and protocol for a queryin= g agent and an answering agent
to use in conducting a query-answering dialo= gue using knowledge represented
in DAML+OIL .= An update to the DAML
Query language abstract specification has just been approved today and
can be seen soon at: http://www.daml.org/dql/. Semantic Web for Military
Users Conference Planned A Semantic Web for the Military User (SWMU) meeting
is scheduled for the = 7th and 8th of May in the Washington DC area. What's
it all about? This one will be a little different than the past few in
that it is more of an exposition of the DAML program than a workshop to
survey military needs l= ike several of the previous ones. The purpose
is to prepare the military for the coming revolution of the Semantic Web.
We are aiming at military technical managers, those who have influence
over the introduction of technology into the military services and their
key contributing technolo= gy contractors, including a fairly senior level
and a more detailed technica= l level. The first day will be spent in showing
invitees the potential of t= he Semantic Web, a top-level tutorial of DAML/OWL,
a roadmap to get to the vision, what the early adopters are doing, what
a pilot program might loo= k like, and the tools and technologies available
to implement a pilot progr= am. Day one is capped off with early adopter
demos. Day two includes more detailed tutorials on available and emerging
tools and technologies as we= ll as demos that could contribute to a pilot
military program. Day two will= be designed to support the more detail-oriented
government technical manager and/or contributing contractor. If you'd like
to receive an invitation fo= r this, and fit the category of a military
technical manager as above, plea= se let Tom Martin know, tmartinrme@xxxxxxxxxxx =2E
University of Maryland unveils new OWL-Powered Web Site The University
of Maryland's Semantic Web and Agent Project (MINDSWAP) ha= s unveiled
the latest generation of its Semantic Web sites, http://owl.mindswap.org .
This new site, power= ed by RDF and OWL, is completely driven from ontologies
and RDF data using a combination of open source tools and a number of different
Semantic Web techniques. (Note: Due to an "incompatibility" in IE 6.0's
handling of XHTML, the site currently looks better viewed through Netscape
or similar browsers.) DAML+OIL Editor Released The DAML+OIL plug-in for
Protege-2000 has been released. The plug-in allo= ws users to import DAML+OIL
ontologies into Protege, to manipulate imported = or newly created ontologies
using Protege's user-friendly GUI, and to export ontologies into textual
DAML+OIL. The plugin supports the latest version = of DAML+OIL (March 2001).
If you would like to hear about the latest information regarding the plugin,
please consider subscribing to our low-volume, moderated mailing list by
sending an email to daml+oil-plugin-request@xxxxxx .com
with "subscribe" in the subject line. Information about the system, downloads,
and an online tutorial can be found at http://www.ai.sri.com/daml/DAML+OIL-plugin/.
OMG UML Ontology Definition RFP At its last technical meeting, 24-28th
March in Orlando, Florida, the Obj= ect Management Group (OMG) voted to
release an Ontology Definition Metamodel RFP. The OMG is the standards
body for the widely used UML software and d= ata modeling language. This
RFP solicits proposals for a standard ontology metamodel, a UML profile
for ontology definition, and a language mapping = for the W3C Web Ontology
Language OWL DL. Adoption of this standard will open ontology development
to the thousands of engineers already familiar with UML. Initial proposal
submissions are due in August 2003 with adoption currently scheduled for
June 2004. The Ontology Definition RFP is availab= le at http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ontology/2003-03-01
DAML/OWL Semantic Reference Data A set of reference Ontologies and related
Instance data is being develope= d under the DAML program. Reference data
will support a large cross-section= of Semantic Web user by allowing them
to more quickly develop their own domain-specific ontologies by linking
to established and accepted common semantic information. Examples of available
reference ontologies/instance= s include: geographic locations, English
words, U.S. military terms, U.S. states and regions, U.S. cities, countries,
airports, companies, postal codes, country information, country leaders,
geographic information, coun= try telephone codes, the periodic tables
of elements, time zones, etc. In addition, more general ontologies representing
the time and geospatial (under development) will have very broad re-use
utility. Some DAML researches believe the development of a solid set of
reference ontologies/instance data will be a key and essential step to
achieving wi= de use of the Semantic Web. Current semantic data sets and
a list of some additional needed data sets can be found at: http://www.daml.org/data/
Ontology Driven Knowledge Dissemination to Support Marine Corps Logistics
AT&T was awarded the next phase of the Marine Corps' Ground Logistics
Command and Control (GLC2) program which embeds Ontology Driven Knowledge
Dissemination (ODKD) capability developed as part of the CODIP program.
O= DKD routes messages based on their DAML markup and user defined RDF
Query Language (RQL) subscriptions. In GCL2 a Marine would generate and
send = the appropriate support request from their Digital Communications
Terminal wi= th appropriate DAML markup and contextual information generated
automaticall= y. ODKD then routes the messages to the appropriate receivers
based on the R= QL channel definitions. The ODKD is integrated with AT&T's
Mobile Network services which provides part of the GLC2 communications
infrastructure. DAML Geospatial Ontology Initiative Underway An ad-hoc
working group is developing a DAML geospatial ontology. The goa= ls of
the effort are be to produce an ontology that would: (1) Enable genera=
l, though not necessarily efficient, reasoning about spatial concepts,
(2) Link with more efficient specialized reasoning engines for spatial
reasoning, (3) Link with the numerous databases that exist containing a
wealth of specific, e.g., geographical, spatial information, (4) Support
convenient query capabilities for spatial information. An archived mail
list has been set up to facilitate discussion related to geo-spatial ontologies.
To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxwith
the text "subscribe daml-spatial" i= n the body of the message. The archive
is at www.daml.org/listarchive/daml-spatial.
Very Large Scale OWL Inference Experiment Proves Successful Over the last
year a large number of DAML researchers from around the wor= ld have used
GRID computing resources to achieve the CPU cycles needed to conduct a
very large scale experiment to prove the power of inferencing using OWL.
The DAML inferencing experiment (DIE) proved to be very successful. The
results can be seen at http://www.daml.org/inferenceexperiment. DAML at
conferences Planning is underway for the 2nd International Semantic Web
Conference (ISWC2003) to be held 20-23 October 2003 in Sanibel Island,
Florida, with= a strong representation from the DAML program. The deadline
for papers is April 15. See http://iswc2003.semanticweb.orgfor
more information. Papers and other publications related to DAML can be
seen at: http://www.daml.org/publications/. Archive of HotDAML Newsletters Subscription,
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you up to speed on happenings in the world of DAML
http://www.daml.org
Tuesday,
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Stories:
W3C
= Announces Final Call Documents for the OWL Web >
The
W3C's Web Group has released five Last Call documents.
Per W3C process, this is a = major step in a language moving to a recommendation.
Comments on the design of = OWL and the content of the documents are invited
from the public through the = 9th of May. Comments from DAML implementers
and experimenters are particularly = sought. For details see http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOn=
t.
DAML.ORG
Goes Over 10 Million Hits
The
official web site for the DAML program has received over ten million hits
as of Friday, 28 March, 2003. The very large amount of = activity for this
web site reflects the significant interest around the world in DAML technology
as it supports the emerging Semantic Web: http://www.daml.org.
=
Abstract
Specification update released for DAML Query = Language
DAML
Query Language = (DQL) is a formal language and protocol for a querying
agent and an answering agent = to use in conducting a query-answering
dialogue using knowledge represented = in DAML+OIL.
An update to = the DAML Query language abstract specification has just
been approved today and can be = seen soon at:http://www.daml.org/dql/.
Semantic
Web for Military Users Conference Planned
A
Semantic Web for the Military = User (SWMU) meeting is scheduled for the
7th and 8th of May in the Washington = DC area. What's it all about?
This one will be a little = different than the past few in that it is more
of an exposition of the DAML = program than a workshop to survey military
needs like several of the previous ones. The purpose is to prepare
the military for the coming = revolution of the Semantic Web. We
are aiming at military technical managers, = those who have influence over
the introduction of technology into the military = services and their key
contributing technology contractors, including a fairly = senior level
and a more detailed technical level.The
first day will be spent in showing invitees the potential of the Semantic
Web, = a top-level tutorial of DAML/OWL, a roadmap to get to the vision,
what the = early adopters are doing, what a pilot program might look like,
and the tools = and technologies available to implement a pilot program.
Day = one is capped off with early adopter demos. Day two includes
more = detailed tutorials on available and emerging tools and technologies
as well as = demos that could contribute to a pilot military program.
Day two will be designed to support the more detail-oriented government
technical = manager and/or contributing contractor.If
you'd like to receive an invitation for this, and = fit the category of
a military technical manager as above, please let Tom Martin = know, tmartinrme@xxxxxxxxxxx.
University
of Maryland unveils new OWL-Powered Web = Site
The
University of = Maryland's Semantic Web and Agent Project (MINDSWAP) has
unveiled the latest = generation of its Semantic Web sites, http://owl.mindswap.org.
This new site, powered by RDF and OWL, is completely driven from = ontologies
and RDF data using a combination of open source tools and a number of =
different Semantic Web techniques. (Note: Due to an "incompatibility" in
= IE 6.0's handling of XHTML, the site currently looks better viewed through
Netscape or similar browsers.)
DAML+OIL
Editor Released
The
DAML+OIL plug-in for Protege-2000 has = been released. The plug-in allows
users to import DAML+OIL ontologies into = Protege, to manipulate imported
or newly created ontologies using Protege's user-friendly GUI, and to export
ontologies into textual DAML+OIL. The = plugin supports the latest version
of DAML+OIL (March 2001). If you would like = to hear about the latest
information regarding the plugin, please consider = subscribing to our
low-volume, moderated mailing list by sending an email to daml+oil-plugin-reques=
t@xxxxxx.com with "subscribe" in the subject line. Information about
the = system, downloads, and an online tutorial can be found at http://www.ai.sri.com/daml/DAML+OIL-plugin/.
OMG
= UML Ontology Definition RFP
At
its last technical = meeting, 24-28th March in Orlando, Florida, the Object
Management Group = (OMG) voted to release an Ontology Definition
Metamodel RFP. The OMG is the = standards body for the widely used UML
software and data modeling language. This = RFP solicits proposals for
a standard ontology metamodel, a UML profile for ontology definition, and
a language mapping for the W3C Web Ontology Language OWL = DL. Adoption
of this standard will open ontology development to the = thousands of engineers
already familiar with UML. Initial proposal submissions are due in
August 2003 with = adoption currently scheduled for June 2004. The Ontology
Definition RFP is = available at http://www.om=
g.org/cgi-bin/doc?ontology/2003-03-01
DAML/OWL
Semantic Reference Data
A
set of reference = Ontologies and related Instance data is being developed
under the DAML program. = Reference data will support a large cross-section
of Semantic Web user by allowing = them to more quickly develop their own
domain-specific ontologies by linking = to established and accepted common
semantic information. Examples of = available reference ontologies/instances
include: geographic locations, English = words, U.S. military terms, U.S.
states and regions, U.S. cities, countries, = airports, companies, postal
codes, country information, country leaders, = geographic information,
country telephone codes, the periodic tables of elements, = time zones,
etc. In addition, more general ontologies representing the time = and geospatial
(under development) will have very broad re-use utility. Some = DAML researches
believe the development of a solid set of reference ontologies/instance
data will be a key and essential step to achieving = wide use of the Semantic
Web. Current semantic data sets and a list of some = additional needed
data sets can be found at: http://www.daml.org/data/
Ontology
Driven Knowledge Dissemination to Support Marine Corps = Logistics
AT&T
= was awarded the next phase of the Marine Corps' Ground Logistics Command
and Control (GLC2) program which embeds Ontology Driven Knowledge Dissemination
(ODKD) capability developed as part of the CODIP = program. ODKD routes
messages based on their DAML markup and user = defined RDF Query Language
(RQL) subscriptions. In GCL2 a Marine = would generate and
send the appropriate support request from their Digital Communications
Terminal with appropriate DAML markup and contextual = information generated
automatically. ODKD then routes the messages to the = appropriate receivers
based on the RQL channel definitions. The ODKD = is integrated with AT&T's
Mobile Network services which = provides part of the GLC2 communications
infrastructure. =
DAML
Geospatial Ontology Initiative Underway
An ad-hoc working group is developing a =
DAML geospatial ontology. The goals of the effort are be to produce an =
ontology that would: (1) Enable general, though not necessarily =
efficient, reasoning about spatial concepts, (2) Link with more efficient =
specialized reasoning engines for spatial reasoning, (3) Link with the =
numerous databases that exist containing a wealth of specific, e.g., =
geographical, spatial information, (4) Support convenient query capabilities for spatial =
information. An archived =
mail list has been set up to facilitate discussion related to =
geo-spatial ontologies. To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email =
message to majordomo@xxxxxxxx with the =
text "subscribe daml-spatial" in the body of the message. The =
archive is at www.daml.org/listar=
chive/daml-spatial.
Very
Large Scale OWL Inference Experiment Proves = Successful
Over
the last year a = large number of DAML researchers from around the world
have used GRID = computing resources to achieve the CPU cycles needed to
conduct a very large scale experiment to prove the power of inferencing
using OWL. The DAML = inferencing experiment (DIE) proved to be very successful.
The results can be seen = at http://www.daml.org/infe=
renceexperiment.
DAML
at conferences
Planning
is underway = for the 2nd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2003)
to be held 20-23 = October 2003 in Sanibel Island, Florida, with a strong
representation from the = DAML program. The deadline for papers is April
15. See http://iswc2003.semanticweb.org=
for
more information.
Papers
and other = publications related to DAML can be seen at: http://www.daml.org/publicatio=
ns/.
Archive
of HotDAML Newsletters
Subscription,
Questions, = Comments, Story Tips
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