Abstract

The creation of an initial glossary of terms is a preliminary phase of domain ontology building. Existing methodologies assume that such a glossary has been created by analysing existing documents or using expert knowledge. Some methods have been defined for this step of ontology building; these methods are mostly based on the analysis of existing documents. We propose to utilise the existing pieces of knowledge obtained in the area of object-oriented analysis; the description of a domain structure, behaviour and rules. Domain structure, behaviour and rules all together represent a complex and systematic view of the domain that makes it possible to create a high-quality glossary. This method is demonstrated using the domain of a road traffic system. Our method has been developed as an extension of the well-known METHONTOLOGY method. Our extension is general enough to be relevant for other ontology-building methodologies.

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68P05, 68T30

Cite this article

@article{cai-12021,
  author  = {Daniela Szturcova and Petr Rapant},
  title   = {Enhanced Methodology for Ontology Development},
  journal = {Computing and Informatics},
  volume  = {32},
  number  = {5},
  pages   = {1038--1054},
  year    = {2013},
  issn    = {1335-9150},
  url     = {https://cai.type.sk/content/2013/5/enhanced-methodology-for-ontology-development/}
}
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