SUO: Standard's News
Dear Colleagues,
I have just returned from a meeting of ISO TC184/SC4 - Industrial Data,
in which I (and several other participants here) am actively developing
some standards that are relevant to our work here.
This note is by way of a progress report.
ISO 15926-2 Lifecycle data integration: data model
http://www.iso15926.org/
This data model follows the 4D paradigm and gives an account of:
- individuals
- classes
- classification
- physical properties (e.g. temperature, pressure)
- representation (semiotics)
- activities, physical objects, and change
- whole/part
amongst other things. (I notice this pretty much corresponds to Bill
Anderson's wish list from his recent note).
Note: as a data model it is short on axioms compared to a full formal
ontology, but does include the core concepts and relations.
This recently passed its DIS (Draft International Standard) ballot.
There are about 150 issues raised, mostly editorial, that we need to
fix before the FDIS ballot (Final Draft International Standard) which
is its final ballot.
ISO TS 18876 Parts 1 & 2 - Integration of Industrial Data for Exchange
Access and Sharing (IIDEAS)
http://www.iso18876.org/
This is a Technical Specification, which is a fast track towards
developing a standard so it can be published quickly and validated
through use before proceeding to a full International Standard (or
be withdrawn).
ISO 18876 is an integration architecture and methodology for the
integration of models, particularly data models and/or ontologies.
Both parts passed their Committee Draft ballot (the only formal
ballot they will undergo). There are a number of issues raised, most
of which will result in clarifying text being added to the documents.
ISO 18876 is directly relevant to the work of this group, either to
merging ontologies from different sources, or to building a lattice
of theories, with appropriate mappings between different theories of
the same area.
With ISO 15926-2 it is my intention at some stage to bring this into
this forum, and develop the content from a data model to a full ontology.
Available time is the main enemy.
Matthew West
Principal Consultant
Shell Information Technology International Limited
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Email: matthew.r.west@is.shell.com
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