Workshop presentation: Semantic Statistics for Social, Behavioural, and Economic Sciences: Leveraging the DDI Model for the Web (12.09.2011 - 16.09.2011)

1. Generic Multilevel Approach Designing
Domain Ontologies Based on XML Schemas
Workshop on Semantic Statistics
12.09.2011 – 16.09.2011
Thomas Bosch
(research associate, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)

2. Agenda
• Generic Multilevel Approach Designing Domain
Ontologies Based on XML Schemas
• Take-aways and Discussion
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3. map
XML Schema Metamodel XML Schema Metamodel
Ontology
instanceOf ⊑
Domain Ontology
(DDI 2.1, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, …)
map
XML Schemas Generated Ontologies (TK)
[XSLT]
External Ontologies
instanceOf instanceOf
map
XML Document Instances Generated Ontologies (AK)
[XSLT]
3

4. map
XML Schema Metamodel XML Schema Metamodel
Ontology
instanceOf ⊑
Domain Ontology
(DDI 2.1, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, …)
map
XML Schemas Generated Ontologies (TK)
[XSLT]
External Ontologies
instanceOf instanceOf
map
XML Document Instances Generated Ontologies (AK)
[XSLT]
4

5. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
5

6. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
6

7. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
7

8. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
8

9. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
9

10. <attribute
default = string
fixed = string
form = (qualified | unqualified)
id = ID
name = NCName
ref = QName
type = QName
use = (optional | prohibited| required) : optional
{any attributes with non-schema namespace }>
Content: (annotation?, simpleType?)
</attribute>
valueXML
10

11. <documentation
source = anyURI
xml:lang = language
{any attributes with non-schema namespace . . .}>
Content: ({any})*
</documentation>
valueXSD
11

12. map
XML Schema Metamodel XML Schema Metamodel
Ontology
instanceOf ⊑
Domain Ontology
(DDI 2.1, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, …)
map
XML Schemas Generated Ontologies (TK)
[XSLT]
External Ontologies
instanceOf instanceOf
map
XML Document Instances Generated Ontologies (AK)
[XSLT]
12

13. element information items
<xs:complexType
name="InternationalStringType">
<xs:annotation>...</xs:annotation>
<xs:simpleContent>...</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
InternationalStringType ⊑ ComplexType
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14. values of element information items‘ attributes
<xs:complexType
name="InternationalStringType">
<xs:annotation>...</xs:annotation>
<xs:simpleContent>...</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
InternationalStringType ⊑
name_ComplexType_String . {'InternationalStringType'} 14

15. element information items‘ part-of relationships
<xs:complexType
name="InternationalStringType">
<xs:annotation>...</xs:annotation>
<xs:simpleContent>...</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
InternationalStringType ⊑
contains_ComplexType_Annotation . Annotation1… 15

16. texts contained in element information items
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Allows for marking-up strings...
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
Documentation1… ⊑ valueXSD_Documentation_String .
{‘Allows for marking-up strings…'} 16

17. values of attributes 'type' and 'base'
<xs:extension base="xs:string">
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
</xs:extension>
Extension1… ⊑ base_Extension_Type . String
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18. element information items‘ part-of relationships
<xs:extension base="xs:string">
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute ...>...</xs:attribute>
</xs:extension>
Extension1… ⊑ contains_Extension_Attribute .
(Lang-Reference… ⊔ Translated… ⊔ Translatable…) 18

19. values of element information items‘ attributes
referring to element information items
<xs:attribute ref="xml:lang">
<xs:annotation>...</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
Lang-Reference… ⊑ ref_Attribute_Attribute . Lang
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20. map
XML Schema Metamodel XML Schema Metamodel
Ontology
instanceOf ⊑
Domain Ontology
XPath
(DDI 2.1, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, …)
map
XML Schemas Generated Ontologies (TK)
[XSLT]
External Ontologies
instanceOf instanceOf
map
XML Document Instances Generated Ontologies (AK)
[XSLT]
20

21. <VariableName
…
lang="en“
translated="true“
translatable="true">
…
</VariableName>
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22. Agenda
• Generic Multilevel Approach Designing Domain
Ontologies Based on XML Schemas
• Take-aways and Discussion
22

23. map
XML Schema Metamodel XML Schema Metamodel
Ontology
instanceOf ⊑
Domain Ontology
(DDI 2.1, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, …)
map
XML Schemas Generated Ontologies (TK)
[XSLT]
External Ontologies
instanceOf instanceOf
map
XML Document Instances Generated Ontologies (AK)
[XSLT]
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