SOWL: A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0

Sotiris Batsakis; Euripides G.M. Petrakis

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-22546-8_19

SOWL: A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0

Sotiris Batsakis, Euripides G.M. Petrakis

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Abstract

We propose SOWL, an ontology for representing and reasoning over spatio-temporal information in OWL. Building upon well established standards of the semantic web (OWL 2.0, SWRL) SOWL enables representation of static as well as of dynamic information based on the 4D-fluents (or, equivalently, on the N-ary) approach. Both RCC-8 topological and cone-shaped directional relations are integrated in SOWL. Representing both qualitative temporal and spatial information (i.e., information whose temporal or spatial extents are unknown such as "left-of" for spatial and "before" for temporal relations) in addition to quantitative information (i.e., where temporal and spatial information is defined precisely) is a distinctive feature of SOWL. The SOWL reasoner is capable of inferring new relations and checking their consistency, while retaining soundness, completeness, and tractability over the supported sets of relations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications
Subtitle of host publication	5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings
Editors	Nick Bassiliades, Guido Governatori, Adrian Paschke
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	242-249
Number of pages	8
Volume	LNCS 6826
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642225468
ISBN (Print)	9783642225451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22546-8_19
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th International Symposium on Rules: Research Based and Industry Focused - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 19 Jul 2011 → 21 Jul 2011 Conference number: 5 http://www.defeasible.org/ruleml2011ijcai/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Volume	6826 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	5th International Symposium on Rules
Abbreviated title	RuleML 2011
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	19/07/11 → 21/07/11
Internet address	http://www.defeasible.org/ruleml2011ijcai/

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Batsakis, S., & Petrakis, E. G. M. (2011). SOWL: A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0. In N. Bassiliades, G. Governatori, & A. Paschke (Eds.), Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications: 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings (Vol. LNCS 6826, pp. 242-249). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6826 LNCS). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22546-8_19

Batsakis, Sotiris ; Petrakis, Euripides G.M. / SOWL : A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0. Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications: 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings. editor / Nick Bassiliades ; Guido Governatori ; Adrian Paschke. Vol. LNCS 6826 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. pp. 242-249 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Batsakis, S & Petrakis, EGM 2011, SOWL: A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0. in N Bassiliades, G Governatori & A Paschke (eds), Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications: 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings. vol. LNCS 6826, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 6826 LNCS, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 242-249, 5th International Symposium on Rules, Barcelona, Spain, 19/07/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22546-8_19

SOWL : A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0. / Batsakis, Sotiris; Petrakis, Euripides G.M.

Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications: 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings. ed. / Nick Bassiliades; Guido Governatori; Adrian Paschke. Vol. LNCS 6826 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. p. 242-249 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6826 LNCS).

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Batsakis S, Petrakis EGM. SOWL: A Framework for Handling Spatio-temporal Information in OWL 2.0. In Bassiliades N, Governatori G, Paschke A, editors, Rule-Based Reasoning, Programming, and Applications: 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 – Europe, Barcelona, Spain, July 19-21, 2011. Proceedings. Vol. LNCS 6826. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 2011. p. 242-249. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-22546-8_19

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