[cuo-wg] Request Comments on FEA Data Reference Model Version 1.0

["Schoening, James R CECOM DCSC4I" <James.Schoening@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

CUO WG,

 

    One viable path to federal government adoption of a common upper ontology is to migrate there from the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Data Reference Model (DRM) Version 1.0.   See http://colab.cim3.net/file/work/SICoP/2004-10-13_SICoP_Module1_Meeting/DRM_v1_Draft_2004-1-22.pdf   I have talked to leaders of FEA DRM who are open to this suggestion.

 

    Briefly, the DRM calls for Communities of Interest (COI) to develop standard metadata, then map it to other COI metadata sets.   Our approach (I believe) is for CIOs to develop domain ontologies, but starting with a single upper ontology.  The ontologies will still give them any data or taxonomies they' need.   This ontology approach is not ready for government-wide implementation at this time.  It would require a technology demonstration and selection of an upper ontology.  But we can start down that path as follows.

 

    To pursue this, DRM leaders suggested we submit comments on DRM Version 1.0, which is out for comment until 17 Dec.  I suggest the nature of the comments should be:  Good start, but to achieve [site capabilities] you should start a parallel effort to explore/test/demonstrate a common and domain ontology approach, siting reasons.  

 

    Please post comments on DRM V1.0 to this list by 2 Dec 2004 and I will consolidate for group review and submission. 

 

    Please email or call with any questions.

 

Jim Schoening

US Army CECOM

732-532-5812

 

   

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