Dynamics Research Corporation Semantic Web Military Applications November 13-14, 2001

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Dynamics Research CorporationSemantic Web
Military ApplicationsNovember 13-14, 2001

• Lee Lacy
• LLacy_at_DRC.com
• [phone] x104

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Dynamics Research Corporation

• Primarily DoD information technology services
  company
• Background in developing XML standards for U.S.
  Army applications
• DRC DAML team focused on military applications
• Early Adopters of DAML technology
• Architecting DAML solutions to satisfy warfighter
  and other users requirements

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Ontology Development Philosophy

• Building block approach
• Focused on developing small, reusable,
  inter-connectable ontologies (e.g., bibliographic
  references, military equipment)

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DAML Military Ontologies

• Military land platform taxonomy/ontology
• Equipment Characteristics and Performance (CP)
• Event chronology ontology
• Fugitive/terrorist description ontology
• Military task list ontology
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
  scenario/vignette

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Military Land Platform Ontology

• Army Military Equipment Characteristic
  Performance (CP) Ontology
• Ontology focused on a taxonomy of equipment types
• Ontology is modeled after Distributed Interactive
  Simulation (DIS) Entity Enumerations document

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Equipment Characteristics and Performance

• Equipment descriptions used by simulation
  applications for accurately representing
  platforms
• Leveraged DRC work for Army Modeling and
  Simulation Office (AMSO)
• Sample artifact developed based on Universal
  Threat System for Simulators (UTSS) sample data
  for AH-64A

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Chronology Ontology

• Potential application for intelligence report
  representation (event-centric)
• Populated sample file with events from 9/11based
  on CNN chronology
• Populated another sample with FBI chronology of
  Atta activities prior to attacks

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Fugitive / Terrorist Description Ontology

• Based on FBI website information
• Potential applications for watch list matching
• Description properties include
• Place of birth
• FBI caution
• Physical description
• Languages used

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Military Task List Ontology

• Supports representation of military task lists
  (e.g., UJTL, UNTL, AUTL)
• Populating sample instance file with Universal
  Joint Task List (UJTL)

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EOD Scenario/Vignette

• Developed specific task list for scenario of
  providing EOD support to clear mines from Straits
  of Hormuz and open lanes from Saudi Arabia to the
  oilfields.
• References tasks from UJTL instance file
• Potential applications include support for
  doctrine development, training, and operations.

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Foreign Clearance Guide

• AFRL conducting research to reduce cost and time
  required to obtain clearances from foreign
  governments
• Focusing on lead times associated with diplomatic
  (DIP) clearances
• Migrated IDEF1X data model to DAMLOIL ontology
• Working with DRC personnel at Scott AFB and BBN

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Summary

• DRC has been developing DAML Military Application
  Ontologies
• Military land platform taxonomy/ontology
• Event chronology ontology
• Fugitive/Terrorist description ontology
• Military Task List ontology
• DRC is focusing continued research to support
• EOD (Naval Warfare Doctrine Command)
• Foreign Clearance Guide (AFRL)