ISO/TS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 19150-1 First edition 2012-11-15 Geographic information Ontology - Part 1: Framework Information géographique - Ontologie - Partie 1: Cadre de travail Reference number IS0/TS19150-1:2012(E) IS02012 I without license from IHS Not for Re IS0/TS 19150-1:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO 2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2012 - All rights reserved nsee=University of Alberta/5966844001, User=sharabiani, shahramfs No reproduction IS0/TS 19150-1:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Conformance 3 Normative references 4 Terms and definitions .1 5 Symbols and abbreviated terms ..3 6 Ontology in geographic information ..4 6.1 Introduction ..4 6.2 Values of ontologies 4 6.3 Issues of relevance. .5 Framework .5 7.1 Overview of the framework .5 7.2 Rules for developing ontologies in the Web Ontology Language .7 7.3 Semantic operators. .1 7.4 Service ontology. .1 7.5 Domain ontology registry .9 7.6 Service ontology registry 9 7.7 Harmonized ontologies ..9 7.8 Framework package dependencies .9 Annex A (normative) Abstract test suite ..10 Annex B (informative) Background information on ontologies ..16 Annex C (informative) Ontology matching .27 Bibliography ..29 iii se with ISi withoutlicense from IHS