OWL 2: The next step for OWL

Bernardo Cuenca Grau, Ian Horrocks, Boris Motik, Bijan Parsia, Peter Patel-Schneider, Ulrike Sattler

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    Abstract

    Since achieving W3C recommendation status in 2004, the Web Ontology Language (OWL) has been successfully applied to many problems in computer science. Practical experience with OWL has been quite positive in general; however, it has also revealed room for improvement in several areas. We systematically analyze the identified shortcomings of OWL, such as expressivity issues, problems with its syntaxes, and deficiencies in the definition of OWL species. Furthermore, we present an overview of OWL 2-an extension to and revision of OWL that is currently being developed within the W3C OWL Working Group. Many aspects of OWL have been thoroughly reengineered in OWL 2, thus producing a robust platform for future development of the language. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)309-322
    Number of pages13
    JournalWeb Semantics
    Volume6
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2008

    Keywords

    • Ontologies
    • Ontology languages
    • Semantic Web

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