Linked Vocabularies for Mobility and Transport Research

Abstract

The paper describes the creation of a vocabulary for a domain-specific information service platform ( SIS move ) by vocabulary re-use and linking. Source vocabularies differ with respect to several factors (domain-specificity, accessibility, data model). We address why vocabularies should be considered for a domain-specific vocabulary and how they are brought under a common modelling paradigm with standards for knowledge organization systems and alignment of schemata. We also discuss the creation and validation of alignments. Eventually, we give an outlook on the vocabulary’s further evolution and application.