Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology

Robert Arp,Barry Smith (University of Buffalo),Andrew D. Spear (Grand Valley State University)

Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology
Format
Paperback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Published
31 July 2015
Pages
248
ISBN
9780262527811

Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology

Robert Arp,Barry Smith (University of Buffalo),Andrew D. Spear (Grand Valley State University)

An introduction to the field of applied ontology with examples derived particularly from biomedicine, covering theoretical components, design practices, and practical applications.

In the era of big data, science is increasingly information driven, and the potential for computers to store, manage, and integrate massive amounts of data has given rise to such new disciplinary fields as biomedical informatics. Applied ontology offers a strategy for the organization of scientific information in computer-tractable form, drawing on concepts not only from computer and information science but also from linguistics, logic, and philosophy. This book provides an introduction to the field of applied ontology that is of particular relevance to biomedicine, covering theoretical components of ontologies, best practices for ontology design, and examples of biomedical ontologies in use.

After defining an ontology as a representation of the types of entities in a given domain, the book distinguishes between different kinds of ontologies and taxonomies, and shows how applied ontology draws on more traditional ideas from metaphysics. It presents the core features of the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO), now used by over one hundred ontology projects around the world, and offers examples of domain ontologies that utilize BFO. The book also describes Web Ontology Language (OWL), a common framework for Semantic Web technologies. Throughout, the book provides concrete recommendations for the design and construction of domain ontologies.

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