Using MetaConcept to build data and knowledge repositories

Issue title: Selected papers of KES2012 - Part 2 of 2

Guest editors: M. Graña, A.I. Gonzalez-Acuña and C. Zanni-Merk

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bravo, Germán

Affiliations: Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Computación, Universidad de Los Andes, Kr. 1 Este # 19a-40, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: [email protected] | Computational Intelligence Group, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain

Abstract: The construction of ontologies is a long and complicated process, even with the powerful tools that are available today. Based on experiences with ontologies in the domain of building construction, MetaConcept defines the structure of the ontology starting with the high-level domain concepts, i.e., the dimensions that define the structure of the concepts in the domain. MetaConcept then proposes a meta-ontology to facilitate the development of knowledge repositories and establishes the corresponding development stages. The paper presents a detailed application of these stages to the implementation of KOC 2.0, a data repository for real-world experiences in building construction and its knowledge repository, which aims to support the teaching of the construction techniques in the field of Architecture. Another example for a lessons-learned system also illustrate the soundness and applicability of MetaConcept.

Keywords: Ontology, meta-ontology, knowledge repositories, knowledge objects, architectural ontologies

DOI: 10.3233/KES-130271

Journal: International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering Systems, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 177-186, 2013