Digital Innovation for the circular economy

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Task: Students are required to submit a 1,000-word individual assignment. The work will focus on the selection and integration of ontologies within the built environment sector.

Requirements: Each student must:

Select three existing ontologies that are relevant to the built environment. Explore how these ontologies can be connected or aligned with each other.

Develop the diagram using the Chowlk Converter to support the mapping process. Define a specific problem that could be addressed through this mapping exercise. Demonstrate how the integration of these ontologies could provide new insights.

Here are the expectations for the three figures:

Figure 1 should present the systems or information containers, such as BIM, DPP, and EPD. It should show the types of information held in each system and how the same information connects across them. This figure is not related to Chowlk. It is a system of systems representation that focuses on information flows and overlaps. Once this figure is completed, it should be clear which information needs to be connected between systems. This understanding then informs the figure 2.

Figure 2 focuses on developing the ontology and here you need to follow Chowlk instructions. It should represent the information identified in figure 1 using classes and relationships. These should be drawn from three of the existing ontologies for which I have provided link . This figure will require several iterations before reaching a clear and coherent ontology structure.

Figure 3 builds directly on figure two without changes. It should use the same ontology and draw boundaries around the relevant classes and relationships. These boundaries should clearly show how the ontology answers the competency questions. Each boundary should be clearly labelled with the competency question it is answering. This makes the link between the ontology and the questions explicit and traceable.

This assignment is fundamentally about self learning and critical thinking. The marking will be based on this approach, which is why the figures are required, as they clearly demonstrate your understanding at each stage and make your reasoning explicit.