Problem Addressed by SKC

Ontologies come from many autonomous sources

• Differing viewpoints (by source)

  • differing coverage vehicles (DMV, AIA)
  • differing granularity trucks (shipper, manuf.)
  • differing terms for similar items { lorry, truck }
  • same terms for dissimilar items trunk(luggage, car)

• Created by focused groups

  • high quality used in commerce
  • ongoing maintenance annual models

• Poor precision when merged

ok for web browsing , poor for business

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