ORM to OWL 2 DL Mapping

Abstract

The goal of this article is to map between Object Role Modeling (ORM) and Ontology Web Language 2 (OWL 2 DL). This mapping allows one to graphically develop his/her ontology using the ORM notation, while the ORM is automatically translated into OWL 2 DL. We map the most commonly used rules of ORM into OWL 2 DL which have the ability of decidability. DogmaModeler is extended to perform automatically this mapping (ORM into OWL 2 DL). Mapping technique is assessed using desirable reasoning methodology which depends on RacerPro2 reasoner .