Implementing Interoperability through an Ontology Importer for Amine

Abstract

This paper investigates the need for tools that will facilitate a higher-order demand for interoperability between disparate information systems. An ontology importer for Amine is described which enables ontologies written in linear form to be used with Amine version 4. Furthemore, the ontology importer is shown as an intermediary between CharGer and Amine, thus demonstrating interoperation between two conceptual structures tools, as well as discussed in a wider context by means of a Web service or by interoperating with Protege-OWL.