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Paper: |
UCDs and Ontologies |
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351, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XV |
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449 |
Authors: |
Derriere, S.; Preite-Martinez, A.; Richard, A.; Napoli, A.; Nauer, E. |
Abstract: |
The UCDs (Unified Content Descriptors) are a standardized vocabulary used to describe astronomical quantities and related concepts. One limitation is that there is no formal representation structure (with a syntax and a semantics) describing the relationships and dependencies between the words, and it is not possible to perform automated reasoning on UCDs. We present here a tentative ontology of UCDs, associating advanced semantics to the UCD words. We discuss the application of this work to the problem of associating UCDs to descriptions of astronomical catalogues. |
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