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Exploration

Find ontologies with specific domain coverage Yes
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Compare domain coverage across ontologies No
Compare domain coverage across ontologies comments
Assess or characterize breadth of domain coverage of an ontology No
Assess or characterize breadth of domain coverage of an ontology comments
Assess or characterize depth or detail of domain coverage of an ontology No
Assess or characterize depth or detail of domain coverage of an ontology comments
Assess or characterize use considerations of ontology including licensing, training, cost, updating, software requirements, and security No
Assess or characterize use considerations of ontology including licensing, training, cost, updating, software requirements, and security comments
Assess complexity of concept definitions (necessary and sufficient properties) and use of axioms No
Assess complexity of concept definitions (necessary and sufficient properties) and use of axioms comments
Identify number and ratio of concepts, relations, and subclassing No
Identify number and ratio of concepts, relations, and subclassing comments
Identify frequency of use of ontology language features in an ontology No
Identify frequency of use of ontology language features in an ontology comments
Identify age and use statistics of an ontology and its versions Yes
Identify age and use statistics of an ontology and its versions comments
Assess the inferencing power of an ontology No
Assess the inferencing power of an ontology comments
Rate ontologies on their popularity or review feedback No
Rate ontologies on their popularity or review feedback comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for exploration phase (describe capability)

Management

Distinguish between conceptual and operational ontologies and objectives Yes
Distinguish between conceptual and operational ontologies and objectives comments
Generate ontology application and performance requirements No
Generate ontology application and performance requirements comments
Organize and track the life cycle requirements and progression of an ontology No
Organize and track the life cycle requirements and progression of an ontology comments
Organize and maintain a collection of related ontologies and ontology modules No
Organize and maintain a collection of related ontologies and ontology modules comments
Provide statistics on ontology versioning and use Yes
Provide statistics on ontology versioning and use comments
Guide ontology development per a quality assurance methodology No
Guide ontology development per a quality assurance methodology comments
Assess the reusability of a planned ontology No
Assess the reusability of a planned ontology comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for management phase (describe capability)

Design

Does SurveyTest guide formulation of ontology requirements?
Guide formulation of domain scope and detail requirements No
Guide formulation of domain scope and detail requirements comments
Guide formulation of goodness of design requirements No
Guide formulation of goodness of design requirements comments
Guide formulation of data and information requirements No
Guide formulation of data and information requirements comments
Guide formulation of semantic and reasoning requirements No
Guide formulation of semantic and reasoning requirements comments
Guide formulation of interface requirements No
Guide formulation of interface requirements comments
Guide formulation of level of effort requirements No
Guide formulation of level of effort requirements comments
Facilitate framing a set of competency questions exemplifying ontology objectives No
Facilitate framing a set of competency questions exemplifying ontology objectives comments
Choose metaphysical methodology No
Choose metaphysical methodology comments
Does SurveyTest allow one to choose an extant ontology for reuse?
Choose extant top ontology for reuse No
Choose extant top ontology for reuse comments
Choose extant core ontologies for reuse No
Choose extant core ontologies for reuse comments
Apply a style of ontological analysis to design No
Apply a style of ontological analysis to design comments
Guide design to optimize normalization, factoring, and simplicity of ontology No
Guide design to optimize normalization, factoring, and simplicity of ontology comments
Guide application of open world or closed world semantics No
Guide application of open world or closed world semantics comments
Guide ontology design to achieve inferencing requirements No
Guide ontology design to achieve inferencing requirements comments
Guide ontology design to achieve scalability requirements No
Guide ontology design to achieve scalability requirements comments
Enable adjustable query and inference performance No
Enable adjustable query and inference performance comments
Does SurveyTest offer design patterns based on current ontology or design context?
Offer application patterns based on current ontology or design context No
Offer application patterns based on current ontology or design context comments
Offer ontology language patterns based on current ontology or design context No
Offer ontology language patterns based on current ontology or design context comments
Offer methodology patterns based on current ontology or design context No
Offer methodology patterns based on current ontology or design context comments
Offer other patterns based on current ontology or design context No
Offer other patterns based on current ontology or design context comments
Integrate selected design patterns into an ontology design No
Integrate selected design patterns into an ontology design comments
Assess correctness or performance of an ontology design No
Assess correctness or performance of an ontology design comments
Guide and facilitate modularization of ontology No
Guide and facilitate modularization of ontology comments
Guide ontology design for visualization No
Guide ontology design for visualization comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for design phase (describe capability)

Build

General Development

Does SurveyTest allow one to choose an ontology language?
Choose ontology language No
Choose ontology language comments
Choose formal logic language No
Choose formal logic language comments
Choose RDF support No
Choose RDF support comments
Mix ontology languages No
Mix ontology languages comments
Generate ontology code from requirements specification No
Generate ontology code from requirements specification comments
Generate or enforce selected design patterns in ontology code No
Generate or enforce selected design patterns in ontology code comments
Feedback on consistency of granularity and regularity of domain ontology structure No
Feedback on consistency of granularity and regularity of domain ontology structure comments
Manage lexical naming and annotation of ontology elements No
Manage lexical naming and annotation of ontology elements comments
Ensure proper use and coding of RDF and Web resources No
Ensure proper use and coding of RDF and Web resources comments
Enforce proper use and coding of URIs No
Enforce proper use and coding of URIs comments
Produce the current terminological inferences of an ontology No
Produce the current terminological inferences of an ontology comments
Optimize query and inference performance No
Optimize query and inference performance comments
Detect violations of domain, referential, or semantic integrity No
Detect violations of domain, referential, or semantic integrity comments
Overall, detect and correct coding errors or inconsistencies No
Overall, detect and correct coding errors or inconsistencies comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for build phase (describe capability)

Concept Development

Ensure proper separation and coding of concepts and facts No
Ensure proper separation and coding of concepts and facts comments
Ensure kind-of nature and consistency of subclassing No
Ensure kind-of nature and consistency of subclassing comments
Guide subclass versus class individual determinations No
Guide subclass versus class individual determinations comments
Monitor depth of subclassing consistency across a domain ontology No
Monitor depth of subclassing consistency across a domain ontology comments
Generate prototypical instances (individuals) to help verify class intent and class subsumption No
Generate prototypical instances (individuals) to help verify class intent and class subsumption comments
Detect and guide use of multiple inheritance No
Detect and guide use of multiple inheritance comments
Guide use of disjointness axioms No
Guide use of disjointness axioms comments
Guide use of necessary and sufficient properties in concept definitions No
Guide use of necessary and sufficient properties in concept definitions comments
Guide use of existential versus universal quantification in class restrictions No
Guide use of existential versus universal quantification in class restrictions comments
Enforce proper use of conjunctions versus disjunctions No
Enforce proper use of conjunctions versus disjunctions comments

Relationship Development

Ensure proper use and coding of relations No
Ensure proper use and coding of relations comments
Ensure proper use and coding of data types No
Ensure proper use and coding of data types comments
Assess and enforce consistency and completeness of range and domain constraints No
Assess and enforce consistency and completeness of range and domain constraints comments
Assess and enforce consistency and completeness of inverse relations No
Assess and enforce consistency and completeness of inverse relations comments
Detect and guide use of multiple inheritance No
Detect and guide use of multiple inheritance comments
Guide use of disjointness axioms No
Guide use of disjointness axioms comments
Ensure proper use and coding of transitive relations No
Ensure proper use and coding of transitive relations comments

Validation

Verify that ontology requirements are met No
Verify that ontology requirements are met comments
Can SurveyTest assess query performance?
Assess query precision and recall performance No
Assess query precision and recall performance comments
Assess query time performance No
Assess query time performance comments
Can SurveyTest assess inference performance?
Assess inferencing time performance No
Assess inferencing time performance comments
Assess inferencing completeness performance No
Assess inferencing completeness performance comments
Generate characteristic queries and tests No
Generate characteristic queries and tests comments
Accept validation test sets or inputs No
Accept validation test sets or inputs comments
Can SurveyTest assure computability of ontology?
Assure semantically adequate computability of ontology
Assure semantically adequate computability of ontology comments
Assure mathematically complete computability of ontology
Assure mathematically complete computability of ontology comments
Verify that two ontologies are interoperable No
Verify that two ontologies are interoperable comments
Validate the intended functionality of software using the ontology No
Validate the intended functionality of software using the ontology comments
Validate instance data conforming to an ontology No
Validate instance data conforming to an ontology comments
Assess accuracy, correctness, and completeness of ontology terminological content No
Assess accuracy, correctness, and completeness of ontology terminological content comments
Guide or adjust ontology in accord with validation results No
Guide or adjust ontology in accord with validation results comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for validation phase (describe capability)

Integration and Use

Export ontology in different languages No
Export ontology in different languages comments
Integrate ontology with other ontologies No
Integrate ontology with other ontologies comments
Integrate ontology with other information system resources No
Integrate ontology with other information system resources comments
Assess or track user experience with ontology No
Assess or track user experience with ontology comments
Enable user to modify or extend ontology to address deficiencies No
Enable user to modify or extend ontology to address deficiencies comments
Create mappings from ontologies to and from data and data sources No
Create mappings from ontologies to and from data and data sources comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for integration and use phase (describe capability)

Maintenance

Promote reuse of ontology No
Promote reuse of ontology comments
Capture ontology errors during use No
Capture ontology errors during use comments
Profile use of ontology elements during use No
Profile use of ontology elements during use comments
Compare and map between ontologies No
Compare and map between ontologies comments
Track ontology changes and control versions Yes
Track ontology changes and control versions comments
Other ontology quality and fitness support for maintenance phase (describe capability)