Database Concepts in a Domain Ontology

There are multiple approaches for mapping from a domain ontology to a database in the task of ontology-based data access. For that purpose, external mapping documents are most commonly used. These documents describe how the data necessary for the description of ontology individuals and other values,...

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Published inInformation Technology and Management Science Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 69 - 73
Main Authors Gorskis, Henrihs, Aleksejeva, Ludmila, Poļaka, Inese
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published De Gruyter Open 20.12.2017
RTU PRESS
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data mapping
ontology
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Summary:There are multiple approaches for mapping from a domain ontology to a database in the task of ontology-based data access. For that purpose, external mapping documents are most commonly used. These documents describe how the data necessary for the description of ontology individuals and other values, are to be obtained from the database. The present paper investigates the use of special database concepts. These concepts are not separated from the domain ontology; they are mixed with domain concepts to form a combined application ontology. By creating natural relationships between database concepts and domain concepts, mapping can be implemented more easily and with a specific purpose. The paper also investigates how the use of such database concepts in addition to domain concepts impacts ontology building and data retrieval.
ISSN:2255-9094
2255-9094
DOI:10.1515/itms-2017-0012