SUO: R: SUO-STAT Program wants to work with SUO documents
Jim,
this is really a good news for the WG, in my opinion.
And I'll be glad to help for what I can.
Roberto Bordogna
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From: <jim.s3@juno.com>
To: <standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org>; <SUO-STATUS@ieee.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: SUO-STAT Program wants to work with SUO documents
>
> SUO WG,
>
> I have stated many times we need more real users to use our
> starter documents and provide feedback and improvements. We need them
> to develop domain and system ontologies, to develop actual systems and
> tools. We need them to propose new concepts and axioms, plus identify
> flaws that really matter to their systems. This will all provide
> valuable feedback to improve these documents.
>
> We now have at least one program to do this. The Battle
> Information & Knowledge Exchange (BIKE) Program is a 4-year R&D program
> at my employer (US Army) that needs a common upper ontology and wants
> to start working with one or more or our starter documents. Mr. Kenneth
> Beam is the manager of the program and Ms. Lisa Tran will be working the
> ontology aspect of it. Ken is out on paternity leave, but Lisa has
> joined the SUO list and will introduce herself shortly.
>
> BIKE now needs expert input on the attributes of each of our
> documents, from all perspectives. Perhaps other potential users will
> also value this analysis.
>
> Suggested approach:
>
> a. Develop an evaluation form with specific questions, but also
> allow free-form input. Below is a strawman list of questions. Please
> send any edits/additions/deletions, then let's use our consensus process
> to finalize the list.
>
> b. Keep the questions generic to any user, since BIKE wants a
> potentially broadly acceptable upper ontology anyway.
>
> c. Anyone may provide input, even if not a member of SUO or
> subscribed to this list. Candidate ontologies should not be limited to
> just SUO starter documents.
>
> d. To keep the inputs manageable and easy to review, permit only
> one evaluation form per person per ontology; however, allow submission
> of updated forms. Allow rebuttals.
>
> e. Post all evaluation forms and rebuttals to the SUO web site in
> an orderly fashion. Since this will require daily web work, Oanh Trinh
> of the BIKE program is willing to help.
>
> To get started, please send edits to the below list of evaluation
> questions.
>
>
> Jim Schoening
> Chair, IEEE P1600.1 Standard Upper Ontology Working Group
> jim.s3@juno.com
>
> ===============================
> Strawman Evaluation Questions for Common Upper Ontologies
>
> 1. Maturity: (How ready is it to use now? What capabilities have already
> been demonstrated? Time and resources needed to start using? Potential
> for improvement.)
>
> 2. Robustness: (Heavy weight vs. light weight ontology features?
> Potential for improving robustness? How well will it handle known
> requirements, such as those listed in SUO Scope and Purpose.)
>
> 3. Potential for broad acceptance: (How well will it support maximum
> number of domains?)
>
> 4. Language Flexibility: (What ontology language is it in? How stable is
> language?If desired, could it be written in a different ontology
> language?)
>
> 5. Ownership/Cost/Changes: (Who owns it? Any proprietary restrictions on
> use? Any charges for utilization? How will it get changed and who
> controls the changes? Is it being developed by a Standards Developing
> Organization?
>
> 6. Domain Friendly (How easy to develop domain ontologies based on upper
> ontology?)
>
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