Dear Pat, (01)
> Matthew,
> Clarification of my too-concise phraseology:
> > > The programs won't but the databases can be. Cyc and
> > > Ontology Works claim
> > > to be able to integrate databases with an ontology.
> >
> > MW: What does it mean in integrate a data base with an ontology? I
> > can think of a number of possibilities.
>
> Revised: ". . . able to integrate multiple databases, *using* an
> integration ontology. (02)
MW: OK. That is what ISO 15926 is about.
>
> > > But to my knowledge there is no public demonstration of
> > > that integration
> > > technique on a database of significant size.
> >
> > MW: What would constitute a significant size? or what would not?
> >
> Thus far I have only seen conceptual demos of one table in
> each of two
> databases, with about 10 columns per table, and that wasn't public. A
> realistic demo would have at least a few dozen columns in
> each database, and
> preferably more than one table in each. Do you know of such
> a demo? Or do
> you think it might be worthwhile doing one? (03)
This sort of thing goes on fairly regularly in industry, an example
I was involved in about a decade ago is written up here:
http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/Documents/STEPintoTheRealWorld.PDF (04)
Is this the sort of thing you had in mind? (05)
Regards (06)
Matthew West
Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager
Shell International Petroleum Company Limited
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http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/ (08)
>
> Pat
>
> Patrick Cassidy
> MICRA, Inc.
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] Ontology similarity and accurate
> > communication
> >
> > Dear Pat,
> >
> > > John,
> > > I agree with your three points, but have some
> additional comment:
> > >
> > > [JS] > 2. We do have billions, if not trillions, of dollars
> > > of software
> > > > that supports the world's economy, and we see
> legacy software
> > > > that is 40 years old or older still in daily use -- none of
> > > > which is or will be converted to any "integrating"
> ontology.
> > > >
> > > The programs won't but the databases can be. Cyc and
> > > Ontology Works claim
> > > to be able to integrate databases with an ontology.
> >
> > MW: What does it mean in integrate a data base with an ontology? I
> > can think of a number of possibilities.
> >
> > > I am
> > > involved in a
> > > project exploring the technology to do that. Each of these
> > > methods uses a
> > > single upper ontology for the integration process.
> > > But to my knowledge there is no public demonstration of
> > > that integration
> > > technique on a database of significant size.
> >
> > MW: What would constitute a significant size? or what would not?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Matthew West
> > Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager
> > Shell International Petroleum Company Limited
> > Registered in England and Wales
> > Registered number: 621148
> > Registered office: Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA, United Kingdom
> >
> > Tel: +44 20 7934 4490 Mobile: +44 7796 336538
> > Email: matthew.west@xxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.shell.com
> > http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/
> >
> >
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