Visualization of Thematic Units in KR Schemata Mina AKAISHI Meme Media Laboratory Hokkaido University, JAPAN

VTU Grasp the Relationships ‘ direct ’ and ‘ inherited ’ among classes Grasp the Relationships ‘ direct ’ and ‘ inherited ’ among classes Find all Paths of specific kinds among a set of Classes Find all Paths of specific kinds among a set of Classes Understand Impact of Inheritance Understand Impact of Inheritance Control conflicts between multiple paths and relationships Control conflicts between multiple paths and relationships Compare schemata to find conflicts Compare schemata to find conflicts

Operations Call a Class Call a Class Show/Hide Show/Hide Superclasses Superclasses Subclasses Subclasses Properties (Relationships) Properties (Relationships) Inherited Properties Inherited Properties Show/Hide Show/Hide Layers Layers Add/Delete Node Object Link Object Show Paths between two classes Merge two Schemata Collapse ‘isA’

Call a Class A

Show Properties prop 1 A prop 2 prop 3

Show Superclasses A

Show Subclasses A

prop 1 A prop 2 prop 3 Show All Links

Flemish Merge Example Painter Artist Painting paints Cubist Call ‘ Painter ’ Call ‘ Painter ’ Show Super Classes Show Super Classes Show Sub Classes Show Sub Classes Show Properties Show Properties

Merge Example Sculptor Artist Sculpture sculpts Artifact creates Call ‘ Sculptor ’ Call ‘ Sculptor ’ Show Super Classes Show Super Classes Show Properties Show Properties Show Super-Property of property ‘ sculpts ’ Show Super-Property of property ‘ sculpts ’

Merge Example Flemish Painter Artist Painting paints Cubist Sculptor Artist Sculpture sculpts Artifact creates Compare two schemata Compare two schemata

Merge Example Flemish Painter Artist Painting paints Cubist Sculptor Artist Sculpture sculpts Artifact creates Compare two schemata Compare two schemata Find the same classes Find the same classes

Merge Example Flemish Painter Artist Painting paints Cubist Sculptor Artist Sculpture sculpts Artifact creates Merge the same classes Merge the same classes

Merge Example Flemish PainterPainting paints Cubist SculptorSculpture sculpts Artifact Artist creates Merge the same object Merge the same object

Merge Example Flemish PainterPainting paints Cubist SculptorSculpture sculpts Artifact Artist creates Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Find ‘ ISA ’ Link

Merge Example Flemish PainterPainting paints Cubist SculptorSculpture sculpts Artist creates Artifact Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Draw Lines Draw Lines

Merge Example Flemish PainterPainting paints Cubist SculptorSculpture sculpts Artist creates Artifact Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Find ‘ ISA ’ Link

Merge Example Flemish PainterPainting paints Cubist SculptorSculpture sculpts Artist creates Artifact Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Find ‘ ISA ’ Link Draw Lines Draw Lines

CIDOC CRM and ABC ABC Harmony Class Hierarchy Entity TimePlaceAbstractionActualityTemporality ArtifactAgentActionSituationEventWork Item Manifes -tation

CIDOC CRM and ABC ABC related CRM Classes E1 CRM Entity E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E70 Stuff E55 Appellation E6 Destruction E5 Event E4 Period E55 Type E64 End of Existence E7 Activity E63 Begin of Existence E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E18 Physical Stuff E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object

CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E70 Stuff E55 Appellation E6 Destruction E5 Event E4 Period E55 Type E64 End of Existence E7 Activity E63 Begin of Existence E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E18 Physical Stuff E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Entity TimePlaceAbstractionActualityTemporality ArtifactAgentActionSituationEventWork Item Manifes -tation

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E1 CRM Entity E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Entity is equivalent to CRM:Entity

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Temporality is equivalent to CRM:Temporal Entity

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Event is equivalent to CRM:Event

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Action is equivalent to CRM:Activity

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Artifact is equivalent to CRM:Man-Made Object

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E52 Time -Span E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Entity Time Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies E1 CRM Entity ABC:Place is equivalent to CRM:Place

E73 Information Object E22 Man-Made Object Agent Artifact Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E53 Place E77 Persistent Item E2 Temporal Entity E6 Destruction E5 Event E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Place Abstraction Actuality Temporality Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action E18 Physical Stuff E7 Activity CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies ABC:Time is equivalent to Time-Span Entity Time E52 Time -Span E1 CRM Entity

E73 Information Object Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work E63 Begin of Existence E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E6 Destruction E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E64 End of Existence E4 Period E70 Stuff Abstraction Actuality Temporality Temporal Entity Item Manifes -tation Situation Event Action Activity E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies Merge the equivalent classes Entity Time Time-Span Place

Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work AbstractionActuality Item Manifes -tation E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 TypeE39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies Re-Arrangement Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity E73 Information Object

Artifact Man-Made Object Item Manifes -tation E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 TypeE39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity E73 Information Object AgentWork AbstractionActuality

Artifact Man-Made Object Work Abstraction Item Manifes -tation E73 Information Object E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 TypeE39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies ABC: Abstraction is subclass of CRM: Conceptual Object Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity Agent Actuality

Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work Abstraction Actuality Item Manifes -tation E73 Information Object E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies ABC: Actuality is equivalent to CRM: Physical Stuff ∪ CRM: Information Object ∪ CRM: Actor Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity

Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work Abstraction Actuality Item Manifes -tation E73 Information Object E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies ABC: Situation is superclass of CRM: Event, is subclass of CM: Temporal Entity Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity

Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work Abstraction Actuality Item E73 Information Object E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies ABC: Manifestation is subclass of CRM: Information Object (not physical ), is subclass of CRM: Type Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity Manifes -tation

Agent Artifact Man-Made Object Work Abstraction Actuality Item E73 Information Object E55 Appellation E77 Persistent Item E55 Type E39 Actor E28 Conc. Object E70 Stuff E18 Physical Stuff CIDOC CRM and ABC Merging Class Hierarchies Re-Arrangement Entity Time Time-Span Place E6 Destruction E4 Period Temporality Temporal Entity Situation Event E64 End of Existence E63 Begin of Existence Action Activity Manifes -tation