Status September 1999 .
Demonstrated that sources are better than derived ontologies
- OPEC, UN WWW versus CIA factbook (inconsistent updates)
Creation of prototype tools for articulation experts
Creation of match repositories
Object model for linking terms to instances
Implementation of knowledge-driven algebraic operators
Formalization of an algebra over ontologies
Demonstrate reuse of algebra expressions for maintenance
Base HPKB funding from AFOSR
- New World Vistas
- some industrial and academic co-funding