[MGH18] Representing Imprecise Time Intervals in OWL 2
Revue Internationale avec comité de lecture :
Journal Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures -International Journal of Conceptual Modeling,
vol. 13,
pp. 120-132,
2018
Mots clés: Imprecise Time Interval, Linked Data, OWL,Allen’s Interval Algebra, 4D-Fluents
Résumé:
Representing and reasoning on imprecise temporal information is a common requirement in
the field of Semantic Web. Many works exist to represent and reason on precise temporal information in
OWL; however, to the best of our knowledge, none of these works is devoted to imprecise temporal time
intervals. To address this problem, we propose two approaches: a crisp-based approach and a fuzzy-based
approach. (1) The first approach uses only crisp standards and tools and is modelled in OWL 2. We extend
the 4D-fluents model, with new crisp components, to represent imprecise time intervals and qualitative crisp
interval relations. Then, we extend the Allen’s interval algebra to compare imprecise time intervals in a
crisp way and inferences are done via a set of SWRL rules. (2) The second approach is based on fuzzy sets
theory and fuzzy tools and is modelled in Fuzzy-OWL 2. The 4D-fluents approach is extended, with new
fuzzy components, in order to represent imprecise time intervals and qualitative fuzzy interval relations.
The Allen’s interval algebra is extended in order to compare imprecise time intervals