The view of reality that is inherent to perdurantist philosophical ontologies, often termed four
dimensional (4D) ontologies, has not been widely adopted within the mainstream of …

Although successfully employed as the foundation for a number of large-scale government
and energy industry projects, foundational ontologies have not been widely adopted within …

This research investigated the use of ontologies as a way to determine whether semantic
interoperability exists between two sets of data. These type of problems are now common …

Since the beginnings of the Semantic Web, ontologies have played key roles in the design
and deployment of new semantic technologies. Yet over the years, the level of collaboration …

Three-dimensional (3-D) geometry can be described in many ways, with both a varying
syntax and a varying semantics. As a result, several very diverse schemas and file formats …

Ontology development is considered to be a useful approach to the design and
implementation of interoperable systems. This literature review and commentary examines …

Ontology and the concept of ontologies have attracted considerable attention in the context
of research on information systems analysis and design. Being rooted in philosophy, both …

The results of research towards an ontology capture method referred to as IDEF5 are
presented. Viewed simply as the study of what exists in a domain, ontology is an activity that …

As discussed in Burton-Jones et al.(2017), the field of information systems requires native
theories. The field of information systems has utilized, adopted, and adapted theories from …

Businesses operating in a digital world require increased automation, interoperability, and
data governance for supply chain activities. A substantial amount of data generated by these …