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Topic Maps (TM)
competes with:
- Resource Description Framework (RDF) [ competitors ]
- Meta Data Technology [ market ]
is covered by:
- doctypes.com [ cover ]
- www.topicmaps.org [ cover ]
- topicmapmail mailing list [ cover ]
- The OASIS XML Cover Pages, Topic Maps [ cover ]
- topicmaps @ Bond [ cover ]
- Topicmaps.net [ cover ]
- topicmapping.com [ cover ]
- Topicmaps.com [ cover ]
- topicmap.com [ cover ]
is-model-for
- TMDM, Topic Map Data Model [ model ]
- The Topic Maps Reference Model [ model ]
is-promoted-with
- Topic Map Logos [ promoter ]
technology-follows-model
- Topic Maps Model [ model ]
Meta Data Technology
- Topic Maps (TM)
- Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Types:
history
concept graphs -- 1991 Davenport group CApHyTime -- 1996 work item SGML -- 2000 ISO 13250 SGML architecture based on HyTime -- 2001 XTM XML exchange syntax based on XLink -- 2004 TMDM model -- 2006 TMRM model, TMQL
Comment:
split horizon: subjects are resources (documents on a network) and real things -- topics represent (proxify, reify) subjects -- also explicit relationships between the concepts
Comment:
assertional technology -- used to assert facts about the 'real world' -- NO reasoning included -- good to model "shallow knowledge"
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