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Managing Complex Environments with Topic Maps
Topic Maps are a good tool for complexity representation ...
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BUT …
Why is it so complex anyway ?
Objects and Concepts : what is the difference ?
The identification problem
Hierarchies and Networks
Is it Knowledge Management ?
An use case : the Semantopic Universe
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1. Why is it so complex ?
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Information is abundant, heterogeneous and changing
Objects and Concepts are multi - dimensional
Inside and outside are not clearly distinct
There is neither “center” nor “upper level”
Connections are multi - directional
Actors are themselves objects of knowledge
Actors have ill-defined expertise and responsibility
2. From information to knowledge
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Concepts document creator artwork
Identified Objects Van Gogh
Addressable Resources
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3. Subject identification
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Objects PublishedDIRECTORIES
Index Catalog
Data Base
Concepts
PublishedONTOLOGIES
PRISM Cyc
Dublin Core
Vocabulary
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4. Entangled Hierarchies
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Companies
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Vehicles
Motorcycles
Two-Wheeled
74 FLHB
Electra Glide
Harley-Davidson
American Culture
Legends
Corporate
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5. Semantic Associations
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Easy Rider
Movies
Peter Fonda
Actors
Harley-Davidson
Motorbikes
CASTING
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6. Topic Map as a KM tool ?
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Information System
TOPIC MAP
representation
Ontology
knowledge
Actors
action
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7. The Semantopic Universe
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Semantopic = coalescence of semantic (web) and topic (map)
Semantopic concepts : knowledge, ontology, graph, language ...
Semantopic tools : RDF, XTM, OIL, PRISM ...
Semantopic organizations : GCA, W3C, TopicMaps.Org ...
Semantopic projects : OntoWeb, KnoW ...
Semantopic people : Whoever in this room ...
Semantopic events : KT2001, XMLEurope ...
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8. Semantopic associations
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concept
tool
organization
individual
event
project
development
coordinationparticipation
application
implementation
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9. You are welcome ...
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… to participate in the Semantopic Map project
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