Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge
Ecoinformatics site parent site of Partnership for Biodiversity Informatics site parent site of SEEK - Home
Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge









 

 

 



Eco Ontologies

Difference between current version and version 6:

Line 1 was replaced by lines 1-5
- An ontology is a formal specification of the relationships among concepts. It can be visualized as a knowledge or concept map and is useful in reasoning about the relationships among concepts and among data that pertains to those concepts. The [Knowledge Representation Working Group|KnowledgeRepresentationWorkingGroup] is building some basic ontologies for biodiversity and ecological applications, and is trying to create a framework under which these ontologies can be extended.
+ An ontology is a formal specification of a set of concepts and their interrelationships. It can be visualized as a knowledge or concept map and is useful in reasoning about the relationships among concepts and among data that pertains to those concepts. The [Knowledge Representation Working Group|KnowledgeRepresentationWorkingGroup] is building foundational ontologies for biodiversity and ecological applications, and is trying to create a framework under which these ontologies can be extended.
+
+ ----
+
+ More information on the current status of the Eco Ontologies can be found in the [Eco-Ontology Working Manual|EcoOntologyManualDraft].

Back to Eco Ontologies, or to the Page History.