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A Unified Model for Information Integration

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On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops (OTM 2006)

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We present an abstract view of information integration based on a three dimensional (3D) space of Concepts, Data Models, and Domains. In this view, the first dimension specifies the concepts (e.g., entity sets, relations, classes, etc), the second dimension defines the data model in which a concept is represented (e.g., relational, semi-structured, object-oriented, etc), and the third dimension determines the concept domain which relative to the universe of the model, uniquely identifies the application domain. We also introduce three basic transformations, called X-transform, Y-transform, and Z-transform. The queries posed to the integrated level can be expressed on the basis of these basic queries.

An erratum to this chapter can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11915034_125.

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Ali Kiani & Nematollaah Shiri

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  1. STARLab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Meersman

  2. School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, Bld 10.10, 376-392 Swanston Street, 3001, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Zahir Tari

  3. Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo S/N, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Herrero

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Kiani, A., Shiri, N. (2006). A Unified Model for Information Integration. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z., Herrero, P. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops. OTM 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4277. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11915034_4

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