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Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology driven Data Integration using owl:equival

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From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:39:42 -0500
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On 2/8/14 8:53 AM, David Price wrote:
> One key requirement we've uncovered is that the data volumes are so 
> large that, from a practical perspective, you will never see all the 
> data once. So a reasoner cannot be the solution. We do bump into some 
> simple cases where subClassOf is sufficient, but would not use 
> equivalentClass for the reasons Pat, Matthew and I have mentioned.     (01)

But you are forgetting that inference and reasoning isn't strictly about 
a positive outcome. How about the fact that wrong or unexpected results 
can contribute to the iterative process of fixing:    (02)

1. source data -- SQL tables, views, or procedures (that emulate views)
2. bridge/meta/mapping ontologies
3. inference rules
4. queries
5. etc..    (03)

Data integration (enterprise or anywhere else) is an iterative process 
that includes participants across many areas of specialization:    (04)

1. subject-matter experts
2. ontologists
3. SQL db designers
4. SQL db admins
5. end-users.    (05)

Ontologies (in any form) are tools, they aren't a silver bullet. Nothing 
is.    (06)


--     (07)

Regards,    (08)

Kingsley Idehen 
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