Re: SUO: Motion by Matthew West
I second Matthew West's motion.
Chris Angus
> from: jim.s3@juno.com
> date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:11:49
> to: standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org
> subject: Re: SUO: Motion by Matthew West
>
>
> SUO WG Voting Members,
>
> The below message, Matthew posted earlier today, is intended to
> be a motion.
>
> Is there a second? (Just one needed, please)
>
> Jim Schoening
>
>
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "West, Matthew R SITI-ITPSIE" <matthew.west@shell.com>
> To: "Standard-Upper-Ontology (E-mail)" <standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org>
> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:19:29 0100
> Subject: SUO: Proposal for Starter Content
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> You will be aware that I have been invovled in developing the
> EPISTLE Core Model, a data model that constitutes a 4 dimensional
> upper ontology, which is being standardised as ISO 15926-2. This
> has now reached the stage of being published for its Final Draft
> International Standard ballot.
>
> I would therefore like to take this opportunity to propose it as
> starter content for the Standard Upper Ontology.
>
> The full document will be available shortly from your local
> (national) standards body or ISO. However, the formal model is
> available on the web in browsable html form at:
>
> http://www.tc184-sc4.org/wg3ndocs/wg3n1328/lifecycle_integration_schema.h
> tml
>
> It is written in EXPRESS, an ISO standard data modelling language
> that is defined in ISO 10303-11.
>
> I should say that my intent/hope for future development may include
> translation into a Description Logic language (OWL?) or First Order Logic
> language and the addition of further axioms than those that are part
> of the structure of the data model, together with inclusion within
> the IFF framework together with other upper ontologies with different
> foundations.
>
> What I am not sure of is where we have got to with how we propose
> content to be formally considered part of our work here.
>
> Matthew West
> Principal Consultant
> Shell Information Technology International Limited
> Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA, United Kingdom
>
> Tel: 44 20 7934 4490 Other Tel: 44 7796 336538
> Email: matthew.west@shell.com
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>
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