An Analysis of the IOF Architecture – a Systems Integration Perspective

Published

November 20, 2020

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Minchul Lee, Megan Katsumi

Abstract

The Industrial Ontology Foundry (IOF) describes its ontology architecture in the its charter wherein different types of ontologies are identified. These types ontologies are described at high-level in the charter. Their relationships and purposes are not clear. This research performed literature review and use case analyses with the aim to clarify the meaning of these types of ontologies. The use case analyzes the purpose of these types of ontologies from the perspective of enabling systems interoperability. The research was presented at the IOF face-to-face meeting on December 4, 2019; the conclusion included in this paper is the result of discussions at the meeting.

Proceedings Title

Industrial Ontology Foundry (IOF) – achieving data interoperability Workshop, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON INTEROPERABILITY FOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Conference Dates

March 24-27, 2020

Conference Location

Tarbes

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Industrial Ontology Foundry, Semantics, Integration, Interoperability, Types of Ontology, Ontology Architecture

Citation

Kulvatunyou, B. , Lee, M. and Katsumi, M. (2020), An Analysis of the IOF Architecture – a Systems Integration Perspective, Industrial Ontology Foundry (IOF) – achieving data interoperability Workshop, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEROPERABILITY FOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, Tarbes, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=929828 (Accessed July 15, 2025)