[topicmapmail] situational topic maps
Martin Schouten
mfpschou@students.cs.uu.nl
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:31:45 +0200
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Dear mailing list readers,
My name is Martin Schouten and I am a graduate student at Utrecht University
in the Netherlands. I am following a master course called Business
Informatics, and soon I will doing my thesis. However, I first have to
complete another task, which is doing a little research for a lecturer at
our faculty. The research topic is (surprise surprise) topic maps. More
specifically, I want to know if there are (commercial) tools that support so
called (by me) "situational Topic Maps", which is nothing more that a view
on a topic map for a specific situation (i.e. a project outcome for some
client). This concept linked to the notion of situational methods, which are
methods (practices, techniques, procedures etc.) for a specific situation.
I know a little bit about topic maps, since I followed some courses which
involved XML, RDF and TM theory.
To get to the point of the story: I need to know what commercial
applications or tools exist that support a view of a topic map for a certain
situation. Now, I find a lot of interesting information on Topic Maps and
research related to it, I know that the ISO created the Topic Map Standard
(and topicmap.org makes the XML based XTM specification), that the W3
created RDF (and it's "ontology-extensions" DAML+OIL), but everything still
seems to be in a research and experimental phase. There are hardly any
companies promoting the use of topic map solutions. The only ones I keep
finding are Ontopia, Moresophy, Empolis and Mondeca.
Do you anything about their products apart from the things they mention on
their websites? Till now, I find the Ontopia site the most informative. If
you anything else that may help me, I would be very happy if you would share
it with me.
Well, thanks in advance and I hope you can help me!
Sincerely,
Martin Schouten
Ps: Murray, thanks for your response to this e-mail today!
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My name is Martin Schouten and I am a graduate =
student at
Utrecht University in the Netherlands. I am following a master course =
called
Business Informatics, and soon I will doing my thesis. However, I first =
have to
complete another task, which is doing a little research for a lecturer =
at our
faculty. The research topic is (surprise surprise) topic maps. More
specifically, I want to know if there are (commercial) tools that =
support so
called (by me) “situational Topic Maps”, which is nothing =
more that
a view on a topic map for a specific situation (i.e. a project outcome =
for some
client). This concept linked to the notion of situational methods, which =
are
methods (practices, techniques, procedures etc.) for a specific =
situation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I know a little bit about topic maps, since I =
followed some
courses which involved XML, RDF and TM =
theory.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To get to the point of the story: I need to know what
commercial applications or tools exist that support a view of a topic =
map for a
certain situation. Now, I find a lot of interesting information on Topic =
Maps
and research related to it, I know that the ISO created the Topic Map =
Standard
(and topicmap.org makes the XML based XTM specification), that the W3 =
created
RDF (and it’s “ontology-extensions” DAML+OIL), but =
everything
still seems to be in a research and experimental phase. There are hardly =
any
companies promoting the use of topic map solutions. The only ones I keep
finding are Ontopia, Moresophy, Empolis and Mondeca. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Do you anything about their products apart from the =
things
they mention on their websites? Till now, I find the Ontopia site the =
most
informative. If you anything else that may help me, I would be very =
happy if
you would share it with me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Well, thanks in advance and I hope you can help =
me!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DNL =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DNL =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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today!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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