As a result of the proliferation of 3D digitisation in the context of cultural heritage projects, digital assets and digitisation processes - being considered as proper research objects - must prioritise adherence to FAIR principles. Existing standards and ontologies, such as CIDOC CRM, play a crucial role in this regard, but they are often over-engineered for the need of a particular application context, thus making their understanding and adoption difficult. Application profiles of a given standard - defined as sets of ontological entities drawn from one or more semantic artefacts for a particular context or application - are usually proposed as tools for promoting interoperability and reuse while being tied entirely to the particular application context they refer to. In this paper, we present an adaptation and application of an ontology development methodology, i.e. SAMOD, to guide the creation of robust, semantically sound application profiles of large standard models. Using an existing pilot study we have developed in a project dedicated to leveraging virtual technologies to preserve and valorise cultural heritage, we introduce an application profile named CHAD-AP, that we have developed following our customised version of SAMOD. We reflect on the use of SAMOD and similar ontology development methodologies for this purpose, highlighting its strengths and current limitations, future developments, and possible adoption in other similar projects.
翻译:随着文化遗产项目中3D数字化技术的普及,数字资产及数字化流程(作为正式研究客体)必须优先遵循FAIR原则。现有标准与本体(如CIDOC CRM)在此方面具有关键作用,但这些标准往往因特定应用场景需求而被过度工程化,导致其理解与应用困难。特定标准的应用框架——定义为从单一或多个语义制品中提取本体实体集合以适用于特定场景或应用——通常被提出作为促进互操作性与复用的工具,同时完全依托其所指代的应用场景。本文提出对本体开发方法论SAMOD的改编与应用,以指导构建大型标准模型的稳健、语义严谨的应用框架。通过在某项目中开展的先导研究(该项目致力于利用虚拟技术保护与弘扬文化遗产),我们引入名为CHAD-AP的应用框架,该框架遵循定制化SAMOD方法论开发。我们反思了SAMOD及同类本体开发方法论在此过程中的应用,重点阐述其优势与当前局限、未来发展方向及其在其他类似项目中的推广可能性。