Authors:
J. Tutcher
;
C. Roberts
and
J. M. Easton
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Railways, Data exchange, Domain ontology, Data interoperability, Condition monitoring.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications and Case-studies
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Data Engineering
;
Domain Analysis and Modeling
;
e-Business and Interoperability Issues
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Ontology Engineering
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Railway networks comprise a large number of information systems, many of which are implemented by different stakeholders according to different design requirements, and in different ways. Owing to the safety-critical nature of these systems, data is rarely shared across boundaries, and the potential for re-use of information is lost. Using ontology, it is hoped that information from these systems can be extracted and shared, in order to facilitate better operational decision-making. This paper examines the aspects of data re-use likely to benefit the industry, and describes a railway condition monitoring ontology that is being designed in conjunction with several industrial stakeholders to improve operational efficiency.