Re: [ontology-summit] Comments on the Communique

[Amanda Vizedom <amanda.vizedom@xxxxxxxxx>]

Brand,

I was surprised to see the AF OneSource stuff in there, and nothing in there about the AF efforts that actually  involve ontologies. I wondered whether there was some confusion here. It's true that OneSource has been used (mostly by Joint COIs, not AF COIs) in conjunction with DoD MDE-registered metadata vocabularies.  But those are not, as a rule, ontologies, and DoD MDE is not especially useful for those with a semantic orientation.  To be clear, OneSource is evolving, but has its origins in support for Joint vocabularies and schemas. The COI ontology work at USAF is focused currently on Semantic SOA, and is happening under the SDDP process, under the umbrella of the DCMO office, the ESWG and the COI Coordination Panel, as described in the presentations by Lt Col O'Day and Alan Belasco, and related to the directives and challenges described by Dennis Wisnosky.  

It's interesting, to me, to see which presentations you focused on.  Coming from the perspective of having spend a few years working the USAF efforts, and consulting at various times with folks working NextGen, Army, other DOD and IC projects, I would pick out an only partially-overlapping set as the sessions that provided new information and were of real value to those involved in the various efforts.  I think it would be most interesting to hear from some of the NextGen / JPDO support folks who put the workshop together. I know that they are planning to schedule more of these; I wonder what their LL from this one will be, and how they will direct the future focus!

Best, 

Amanda

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 22:18, Brand Niemann <bniemann@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Steve, Mike, and All, Please see my slides that I prepared to Report on the ODISSEE Workshop for the 2011 Ontology Summit next week at

http://semanticommunity.info/@api/deki/files/10494/=BrandNiemann04142011.pptx

 

Brand

 

From: ontology-summit-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ontology-summit-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Ray
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 8:13 PM
To: 'Mike Uschold'
Cc: 'Ontology Summit 2011 discussion'
Subject: [ontology-summit] Comments on the Communique

 

Mike,

            It’s looking really good. Some specific suggestions:

 

1.    I strongly endorse the use of links where you have highlighted the words “Case Studies”, “Ontology Usage Framework”, etc. They should point straight to the relevant synthesis page on the wiki.

2.    One aspect of the Usage Framework is as a guide to help an ontologist find the most similar applications to one’s own. In this context, a user isn’t as interested in understanding the totality of applications as in finding material that can help his own advocacy.

 

 

Steven R. Ray, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Fellow

Carnegie Mellon University

NASA Research Park

Building 23 (MS 23-11)

P.O. Box 1
Moffett Field, CA 94305-0001

Email:    steve.ray@xxxxxxxxxx

Phone: (650) 587-3780

Cell:      (202) 316-6481

 

_________________________________________________________________
Msg Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/
Subscribe/Config: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontology-summit/
Unsubscribe: mailto:ontology-summit-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologySummit2011/
Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2011
Community Portal: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/

_________________________________________________________________
Msg Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/   
Subscribe/Config: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontology-summit/  
Unsubscribe: mailto:ontology-summit-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologySummit2011/
Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2011  
Community Portal: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/     (01)