IID : an intelligent information dictionary for managing semantic metadata / Stephanie Cammarata, Darrell Shane, Prasad Ram.

Author
Cammarata, Stephanie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1991.
Description
1 online resource (59 pages) : illustrations

Details

Subject(s)
Series
R (Rand Corporation). [More in this series]
Summary note
This report describes a research project whose objective is to improve the interaction between a database user and a relational database management system. It discusses the "data flow" gap between (1) external databases acquired from public agencies and (2) datasets derived from these databases to be used as input to specific simulation models. This gap is the lack of interoperability between external databases and simulation databases and the transformations that are necessary to derive compatible datasets. It also presents the computer software system the authors developed to bridge this data flow gap--the Intelligent Information Dictionary (IID) software system, which serves as a semantic-based interface between a database user and a relational database management system. IID extends the traditional roles of a data dictionary by enabling a user to view, manipulate, and verify semantic aspects of relational data. IID operates as a domain-independent kernel augmented with domain-specific knowledge bases. IID represents and maintains these knowledge bases as semantic metadata necessary for correcting external databases and deriving required abstractions and aggregations from these databases.
Notes
  • "R-3856-DARPA."
  • "Prepared for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency."
  • "National Defense Research Institute"--Cover
Other format(s)
Available in PDF form online.
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
Other views
Staff view