Tutorial 1 : Ontologies - What are they all about?

Creator: Anita Liang, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Format: PDF, 36 pp.

Description

The purpose of this tutorial was to introduce to attendees the topic of ontology and its development cycle. The topics covered were: * Origins of Ontology
* Definitions of Ontology
* Ontology representation languages
* Examples of ontologies
* Benefits of ontologies
* Application areas of ontologies
* Types of ontologies
* Similarities and Differences between Ontologies and Thesauri

Tutorial 2 : Ontology Tools

Creator: Boris Lauser, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Format: PDF, 5 pp.

Description

A brief overview of current available tools for the creation of ontologies, comparing their advantages and disadvantages.

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