Ontology-based data access: An application to intermodal logistics

Matteo Casu (), Giuseppe Cicala () and Armando Tacchella ()
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Matteo Casu: Università degli Studi di Genova
Giuseppe Cicala: Università degli Studi di Genova
Armando Tacchella: Università degli Studi di Genova

Information Systems Frontiers, 2013, vol. 15, issue 5, No 10, 849-871

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we investigate ontology-based data access (OBDA) to build information systems whose purposes are (i) gathering data from a network of intermodal terminals, and (ii) computing performance indicators of the network. This application domain is characterized by large amounts of data and relatively simple data models, making it a natural challenge for logic-based knowledge representation and reasoning techniques. Considering relational database (RDB) technology as a yardstick, we show that careful engineering of OBDA can achieve RDB-like scalability even in demanding applications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating the potential of OBDA in a typical business-size application.

Keywords: Knowledge representation and reasoning; Ontology-based data access; Monitoring and diagnosis of complex systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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