A graphical RDF-based meta-model management tool

Takeshi Morita; Noriaki Izumi; Naoki Fukuta; Takahira Yamaguchi

doi:10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.4.1368

A graphical RDF-based meta-model management tool

Takeshi Morita, Noriaki Izumi, Naoki Fukuta, Takahira Yamaguchi

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Abstract

We propose a tool to manage several sorts of relationships among RDF (Resource Description Framework) and RDFS (RDF Schema). Our tool consists of three main functions: graphical editing of RDF descriptions, graphical editing of RDFS descriptions, and meta-model management facilities. In this paper, we focus on the meta-model management, a key concept which is defined as the appropriate management of the correspondence between a model and its meta-model: especially, the class and property in the meta-model. and the type of RDF resource and property in the model. The above facilities are implemented based on the plug-in system. We provide basic plug-in modules for checking the consistency of RDFS classes and properties. The prototyping tool, called MR ³ (MetaModel Management based on RDFs Revision Reflection), is implemented by Java language. Through an experiment using MR³, we show how MR³ contributes to the Semantic Web paradigm from the standpoint of RDFs description management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1368-1376
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems
Volume	E89-D
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ietisy/e89-d.4.1368
Publication status	Published - 2006 Apr
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Editor
Meta-model management
RDF
RDFS
Semantic Web

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

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