ONTOMETRIC: A Method to Choose the Appropriate Ontology
In the last years, the development of ontology-based applications has increased considerably, mainly related to the semantic web. Users...
Thirty Years Later: Some Reflections on Ontological Analysis in Conceptual Modeling
The idea that ontological theories could be used to provide a theoretical basis for evaluating conceptual-modeling grammars and scripts...
An MDA Approach and QVT Transformations for the Integrated Development of Goal-Oriented Data Warehouses...
To customize a data warehouse, many organizations develop concrete data marts focused on a particular department or business process....
Research Review: A Systematic Literature Review on the Quality of UML Models
The quality of conceptual models directly affects the quality of the understanding of the application domain and the quality...
A Conceptual Modeling Personalization Framework for OLAP
OLAP(On-lineAnalyticalProcessing)technologiesrely onmultidimensionalmodelsto provide decisionmakers with appropriate structures allowing them to intuitively analyze data. However, these multidimensional models may be...
Using Ontology Languages for Conceptual Modeling
Conceptual models are used to support understanding of and communication about application domains in information systems development. Such models...
Representing Classes of Things and Properties in General in Conceptual Modelling: An Empirical Evaluation
How classes of things and properties in general should be represented in conceptual models is a fundamental issue. For...
An Ontology of Data Modelling Languages: A Study Using a Common-Sense Realistic Ontology
Data modelling languages are used in today's information systems engineering environments. Many have a degree of hype surrounding their quality and...
Distributed database design for mobile geographical applications
Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) require efficient information retrieval and updating in a dynamic environment at different geographical scales....
On conceptual micro-object modeling
While much research has been devoted to data modeling, little attention has been paid to developing constructs for modeling micro-objects, ie....
