Taxodiary – ontology

Defining Ontologies

By Melody Smith|January 23rd, 2015|News, ontology|Comments Off on Defining Ontologies

Developing a taxonomy or classification system organized into conceptually similar categories can help users gain a better understanding of the taxonomy subject area. Likewise, an ontology can provide insights into relationships that go beyond grouping of similar concepts. In the case of the recent Time magazine thesaurus showing the relationships of various famous people for 2014, it really is more of an ontology identifying the relationships and correlations. To create a useful ontology, there needs to be a way to evaluate the quality of knowledge model.

Internship Opportunity Available

By Melody Smith|December 4th, 2014|News, ontology|Comments Off on Internship Opportunity Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.

The Navy Has Big Plans

By Melody Smith|July 8th, 2014|News, ontology, Technology|Comments Off on The Navy Has Big Plans

Apparently, the Navy has plans to create a big data ecosystem that will allow for advancements in analytics.

Ontology-Based Software Aiding in Treating Diabetes

By Melody Smith|June 5th, 2014|Autoindexing, indexing, News, ontology|Comments Off on Ontology-Based Software Aiding in Treating Diabetes

Arab Open University's (AOU) branch in Oman has developed software for detection and risk assessment of diabetes and other related diseases. This software is ontology driven known as Decision Support System. It was developed as part of the Research Council (TRC) Open Research Grant program. AOU was awarded this project in 2012.

Ontologies Strengthen Data

By Melody Smith|October 31st, 2013|News, ontology|Comments Off on Ontologies Strengthen Data

User profiles play an important role in information retrieval systems. This "revelation" came from a software engineer study, but really, is it a big surprise?

Ontologies Ensure Results

By Melody Smith|July 5th, 2013|News, ontology|Comments Off on Ontologies Ensure Results

Attivio recently released Version 3.5 of Active Intelligence Engine (AIE). This recent version features a new Ontology Module and event-driven visualization capabilities that allow analysts to monitor the status of larger, multi-node systems.

Retrieving Images with Ontologies

By Melody Smith|June 28th, 2013|indexing, News, ontology|Comments Off on Retrieving Images with Ontologies

Medical imagery can be as helpful as medical information. Searching for them may be a little different though. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH are building a large-scale medical image retrieval system for consumers using a medical ontology.

Looking Forward with Ontologies

By Melody Smith|June 25th, 2013|News, ontology, semantic|Comments Off on Looking Forward with Ontologies

Detecting defects in ontologies has always been important, but with the increased use of ontologies and ontology mappings in semantically-enabled applications, the importance has increased exponentially.

Learn More About Ontologies

By Melody Smith|April 29th, 2013|News, ontology|Comments Off on Learn More About Ontologies

An educational opportunity exists this week at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This symposium on how to develop and evaluate ontologies is scheduled for May 2-3, 2013.

Military is Addressing Big Data

By Melody Smith|April 12th, 2013|metadata, News, ontology, storage|Comments Off on Military is Addressing Big Data

Military intelligence is teaming up with the science and experts of ontology to understand the challenges and solutions for storing big data. An April 18 workshop at the University at Buffalo (UB) will explore this big data conundrum, as well as related topics.