Graphol: A Graphical Language for Ontology Modeling Equivalent to OWL 2

Future Internet

Giuseppe De Giacomo¹  Domenico Lembo¹  Domenico Fabio Savo²  Valerio Santarelli³ 

[1] Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Ariosto 25, 00185 Roma, Italy;Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering (DIGIP), Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Via A. Einstein 2, 24044 Dalmine, Italy;OBDA Systems S.R.L., Via di Casal Boccone, 00137 Roma, Italy;

关键词: ontology and conceptual modeling;    OWL;    description logics;    graphical modeling languages;   

DOI  :  10.3390/fi14030078

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we study Graphol, a fully graphical language inspired by standard formalisms for conceptual modeling, similar to the UML class diagram and the ER model, but equipped with formal semantics. We formally prove that Graphol is equivalent to OWL 2, i.e., it can capture every OWL 2 ontology and vice versa. We also present some usability studies indicating that Graphol is suitable for quick adoption by conceptual modelers that are familiar with UML and ER. This is further testified by the adoption of Graphol for ontology representation in several industrial projects.

【 授权许可】

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