Description
At the August 25th, 2011 meeting of the Reference Information Model subcommittee, the members discussed the following topics:
1. TOPIC: What is the status and purpose of the TSO ontology? (Answer: Rex has prepared the TSO ontology to enable mapping of equivalent codes between EDXL and TSO. This work helps to ensure that emergency codes can be mapped effectively between the standards for improved interoperability. A potential recommendation for the Emergency Management Technical Committee is to forward the ontology and Rex's notes to the TSO developers with the request that any changes to the TSO message structure still allow the EDXL messages to be used inside the TSO with the DE wrapper. )
2. TOPIC : Should an ontology representing the entire EDXL message elements and codes be the primary work product of the RIM? (Answer: Yes. The RIM was envisioned to create a reference model for the EDXL components, to summarize and represent EDXL as a whole, to assist with documenting, managing and reusing those elements as well as for identifying gaps and next steps for future EDXLl work. An ontology, based on the Web Ontology Language 2.0 (OWL), provides an expressive representation which is machine-understandable, mathematically-sound, and can support use in applications with inferencing. Jeff will prepare an initial EDXL ontology for review at our next meeting. We can use this in conjunction with an ongoing use case for educational purposes. )
