First, you need to know what the original objectives were...
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How can I obtain confidence that an ontology is correct?
A good place to start is to run an inference...
How can I ensure that an ontology is complete?
This is a question of scope. An ontology is complete...
How can I ensure that an ontology is elegant?
This is related both to scope and to design. An...
How can I ensure that an ontology is easy to understand and use?
This is a complex and multi-faceted issue. The answer depends...
I’m trying to build an enterprise ontology for my organization. How can I avoid terminology wars?
Great question. This is an ongoing challenge because different parts...
How do I track down and debug errors in my ontology?
I will answer this in the context of OWL ontologies...
Are There Any Tools to Help Find Common Pitfalls in Ontologies?
Yes. Check out http://oeg-lia3.dia.fi.upm.es/oops/. The authors looked through the literature and discovered...
Oh brave new world… How semantic technology can improve your IT productivity while protecting your legacy IT investments
Workers, professionals and managers are all becoming acutely aware of...
What is gist, and what does it stand for?
gist is a minimalist upper ontology designed to aid the...
