The problem of ontology
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
11:14 AM
The problem of ontology
Vendors describe the same things with different words
Location service 1: 
Input: ADDRESS
Output: Lat, Long
Location service 2: 
Input: IP
Output: Latitude, Longitude
How do we know these are the same? 
This problem really comes into its own when one is trying to communicate business-critical, legal, or medical concepts! 