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Dynamics Research CorporationSemantic Web Military Applications
November 13-14, 2001
Lee Lacy
(407) 380-1200 x104
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Dynamics Research Corporation
Dynamics Research Corporation
• Primarily DoD information technology services company
• Background in developing XML standards for U.S. Army applications
• DRC DAML team focused on military applications
• “Early Adopters” of DAML technology• Architecting DAML solutions to satisfy warfighter
and other users’ requirements
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Ontology Development Philosophy
• Building block approach• Focused on developing small, reusable, inter-
connectable ontologies (e.g., bibliographic references, military equipment)
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DAML Military Ontologies
• Military land platform taxonomy/ontology• Equipment Characteristics and Performance
(C&P)• Event chronology ontology• Fugitive/terrorist description ontology• Military task list ontology• Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
scenario/vignette
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Military Land Platform Ontology
• Army Military Equipment Characteristic & Performance (C&P) Ontology
• Ontology focused on a taxonomy of equipment types
• Ontology is modeled after Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Entity Enumerations document
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Equipment Characteristics and Performance
• Equipment descriptions used by simulation applications for accurately representing platforms
• Leveraged DRC work for Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO)
• Sample artifact developed based on Universal Threat System for Simulators (UTSS) sample data for AH-64A
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Chronology Ontology
• Potential application for intelligence report representation (event-centric)
• Populated sample file with events from 9/11based on CNN chronology
• Populated another sample with FBI chronology of Atta activities prior to attacks
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Fugitive / Terrorist Description Ontology
• Based on FBI website information• Potential applications for “watch list” matching• Description properties include:
– Place of birth
– FBI caution
– Physical description
– Languages used
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Military Task List Ontology
• Supports representation of military task lists (e.g., UJTL, UNTL, AUTL)
• Populating sample instance file with Universal Joint Task List (UJTL)
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EOD Scenario/Vignette
• Developed specific task list for scenario of providing EOD support to clear mines from Straits of Hormuz and open lanes from Saudi Arabia to the oilfields.
• References tasks from UJTL instance file• Potential applications include support for doctrine
development, training, and operations.
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Foreign Clearance Guide
• AFRL conducting research to reduce cost and time required to obtain clearances from foreign governments
• Focusing on lead times associated with diplomatic (DIP) clearances
• Migrated IDEF1X data model to DAML+OIL ontology
• Working with DRC personnel at Scott AFB and BBN
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Summary
• DRC has been developing DAML Military Application Ontologies– Military land platform taxonomy/ontology
– Event chronology ontology
– Fugitive/Terrorist description ontology
– Military Task List ontology
• DRC is focusing continued research to support:– EOD (Naval Warfare Doctrine Command)
– Foreign Clearance Guide (AFRL)