Reasoning about river basins: WaWO+ revisited. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oliva-Felipe, L.; Gómez-Sebastià, I.; Verdaguer, M.; Sànchez-Marrè, M.; Poch, M.; Cortés, U.
• Is Part Of: Environmental modelling & software. Volume 89(2017)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 119
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Ontologies -- Urban water systems -- Water resources management -- River basin management -- Environmental decision support -- Systems knowledge management -- Agent-based simulation; Environmental monitoring -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Ecology -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Digital computer simulation -- Periodicals; Computer software -- Periodicals; Environmental Monitoring -- Periodicals; Computer Simulation -- Periodicals; Environnement -- Surveillance -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Écologie -- Simulation, Méthodes de -- Périodiques; Simulation par ordinateur -- Périodiques; Logiciels -- Périodiques; Computer software; Digital computer simulation; Ecology -- Computer simulation; Environmental monitoring -- Computer programs; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 363.70015118
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.11.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-8152

Abstract

Abstract: This paper characterizes part of an interdisciplinary research effort on Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques and tools applied to Environmental Decision-Support Systems (EDSS). WaWO + the ontology we present here, provides a set of concepts that are queried, advertised and used to support reasoning about and the management of urban water resources in complex scenarios as a River Basin. The goal of this research is to increase efficiency in Data and Knowledge interoperability and data integration among heterogeneous environmental data sources ( e.g., software agents) using an explicit, machine understandable ontology to facilitate urban water resources management within a River Basin. Highlights: Ontology to support reasoning in Urban Wastewater Systems. Knowledge representation of river basin domain and legislation. Extends a previous ontology focused on WWTP internals, including other stakeholders: households and industries.