Abstract
Representation of temporal information for the Semantic Web often involves qualitative defined information (i.e., information described using natural language terms such as "before" or "lasts longer than"), since precise dates, times and durations are not always available. A basic aspect of temporal information is duration of intervals, thus embedding duration relations into ontologies along with their semantics and reasoning rules is an important practical issue. This work proposes a new representation for intervals and their durations in ontologies by means of OWL properties and reasoning rules in SWRL embedded into the ontology. The proposed representation is based on the decomposition of Interval Duration calculus relations (INDU) offering a compact representation and a tractable reasoning mechanism. Furthermore, by embedding reasoning rules using SWRL into the ontology, reasoning semantics are an integrated part of the representation which can be easily shared and modified without requiring additional specialized reasoning software.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | New Trends in Database and Inf. Systems II - Selected Papers of the 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events, ADBIS 2014, Proc. II |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 147-158 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Volume | 312 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319105178 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events - Ohrid, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Duration: 7 Sep 2014 → 10 Sep 2014 Conference number: 18 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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Volume | 312 |
ISSN (Print) | 21945357 |
Conference
Conference | 18th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems and Associated Satellite Events |
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Abbreviated title | ADBIS 2014 |
Country/Territory | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
City | Ohrid |
Period | 7/09/14 → 10/09/14 |