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Integrating STEP Schemata using Automatic Methods
No full textA method is presented to merge two STEP/AP EXPRESS schemata using automatic methods. The desire to integrate or merge two schemata or ontologies is very common today; for example, it maybe necessary to integrate two models describing car manufacturing from two different car manufacturing companies who just merged and need a common car manufacturing model. This task is usually carried out manually and is time consuming. By automating the process the speed and accuracy of the integration process increases. We have developed a methodology that automates the process of schema integration, by using various matching algorithms. Each algorithm proposes a set of cross schema links, sorted by expected reliability which can then be inspected by a human. The algorithms employ concept names, super- and subclass taxonomizations and natural language text definitions. The methodology is implemented in a set of Perl Programs. Our immediate application was to link the STEP schemata to linguistically or..
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