Future volumes of the DRM will continue to address the standardization areas necessary to promote a common approach to the categorization, exchange, and structure of data. This is advanced through a focus on three areas Footnote 2 (SE)
• Information Management - Use of data and information in support of business operations (SF)
• Information Architecture - Definition of the data linked to specific business operations (functions) (SG)
• Information Exchange - Standard, repeatable processes and technologies in support of exchanging data (SH)
Exhibit I illustrates the DRM roadmap in context of these focus areas. (SI)
Each future volume of the DRM will address different topics within the various focus areas. All topics addressed in future volumes of the DRM will continue to advance the common approach to the categorization, exchange, and structure of data. Each topic is described in Exhibit J. (SL)
Exhibit J: DRM Future Volume Topics (SM)
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Comments (2JR1)
- Ref: http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DataReferenceModel_09_2004/TheRoadmap_DRM_VolIv1#nidSL (2JR2)
- Suggest adding additional topic in Exhibit J - Next Generation DRM-Ontologies -- A follow-on DRM is now being explored, which will involve government adoption of a common upper ontology and a hierarchy of domain (i.e. Community of Interest) ontologies. The single upper ontology will define the common concepts found across all domains and will cover about 1/3 of the concepts needed by most systems. Domain Ontologies will define the concepts unique to Communities of Interest such as medical, finance, logistics, and human resources. Sub-domains will cover more specific concepts. These ontologies will be captured in a formal language computers can understand. Ontologies (based on concepts) are easier to reach consensus on than data elements (which are labels that refer to concepts). Several candidate upper ontologies are now available for adoption. If the U.S. Government were to adopt one of them, and if industry were to also start using it, the upper ontology could be submitted to ISO as an international standard. If approved, this would encourage global adoption and would enable government-to-business and business-to-business interoperability and integration. COIs will be provided with the upper ontology, tools, and technical guidance to develop their domain ontologies. Information system developers will be provided with the same capabilities to aid them in development of their system. (agency comment / compiled 2004.12.06) (2JR3)
- Ref:http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DataReferenceModel_09_2004/TheRoadmap_DRM_VolIv1#nidSL (2JW4)
- Comment: Executive level program reviews (in addition to CIO review) of the DRM are critical especially as Volumes 3-4 are developed. (agency comment / compiled 2004.12.06) (2JW5)
- Ref: http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DataReferenceModel_09_2004/TheRoadmap_DRM_VolIv1#nidSL (2K16)
- Comment: The strategy of producing four volumes may drown us in trivia. It might be better to find a way to condense to a smaller set of documentation (KISS methodology). (agency comment / compiled 2004.12.06) (2K17)
- Ref: http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?DataReferenceModel_09_2004/TheRoadmap_DRM_VolIv1#nidSE (2K28)
- Comment: The DRM Roadmap Section is not helpful at all. (agency comment / compiled 2004.12.06) (2K29)