Friday, December 17, 2004
Food Informatics
Food Informatics: "UnitDim: an ontology of physical units and quantities
In favour of the VL-e project and Food Informatics we have constructed an ontology of physical units and quantities, called UnitDim, that might be helpful in interacting between models and data. In our work within the project we have run into the absence of an existing proper formal, digital representation of physical units and related concepts. We do not claim completeness, but we believe that UnitDim presently covers most scientific and engineering application domains. The ontology, implemented in OWL DL, is quite comprehensive and considers about 200 quantities and 300 units. The concepts of dimensions, systems of units and application domains are also covered in UnitDim.
We are very much willing to submit our ontology for further review. In order to download UnitDim, click here: UnitDim.owl. For a descriptive document about the ontology, click here: UnitDim.pdf"
In favour of the VL-e project and Food Informatics we have constructed an ontology of physical units and quantities, called UnitDim, that might be helpful in interacting between models and data. In our work within the project we have run into the absence of an existing proper formal, digital representation of physical units and related concepts. We do not claim completeness, but we believe that UnitDim presently covers most scientific and engineering application domains. The ontology, implemented in OWL DL, is quite comprehensive and considers about 200 quantities and 300 units. The concepts of dimensions, systems of units and application domains are also covered in UnitDim.
We are very much willing to submit our ontology for further review. In order to download UnitDim, click here: UnitDim.owl. For a descriptive document about the ontology, click here: UnitDim.pdf"
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