Tools and Technology for the Ontology
This page is still under construction.
Tools for acquisition:
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OEDIT high-level ontology editor: Click here to see a picture of Oedit.
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Browsing and
Graphical editing: Mikrokarat toolkit (Ralf Brown, CMU).
Click here to see a snapshot of its interface.
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Here is a
quick tutotial for using the Mikrokarat tool.
Tools for Browsing and Access:
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Web Interface to the Mikrokosmos Ontology
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The Onto tool is ideal for browsing the ontology. It is also available in
ASCII mode for the benefit of remote users.
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Click here for a snapshot of a concept displayed in
the Onto tool.
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You can also search for a concept knowing only part of its name or
any word in its definition string. Click
here to see
an example of searching for concepts related to "food."
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A user manual for the Onto family of tools is available.
Tools for lexicon interactions:
Tools for maintenance and quality control:
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Translators between Framepac (C++ objects) and Framekit (Lisp-like
ASCII) formats.
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Several programs for quality control and consistency checking.
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Programs to verify conformance with guidelines.
