Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part I: Foundations -- Chapter 1: Ontologies and Information Exchange: A Pragmatic Framework -- Ontology for Social Relations on an Island -- Definition of Ontology -- Ontology Summary: Prelude to the Framework in This Book -- Pragmatics: The Information Exchange Framework -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Background: Syntax, Semantics, and Ontology Environments -- Semantics: Testing Web Services -- Syntax and XML -- Semantics „ Ontologys Ability to Match Its Set of World Structures to the Pragmatic Frames It Supports -- XML Schema: Strengths and Limitations -- UML -- UML and XML Combined: Strengths and Limitations -- Open Knowledge Base Connectivity Ontology -- Semantic Web Ontologies and Environments -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Review of OKBC Knowledge Specification (based on13) -- Chapter 3: Formulating Pragmatic Frames and Ontologies: Geospatial Sensor Data -- Geospatial Imagery Sensors Background -- Pragmatic Frame for Downstream Image Processing -- Sensor Model -- Pragmatic Frame Principles: Maxims for Effective Conversations -- Summary -- References -- Part II: System Entity Structure Concepts and Operations -- Chapter 4: Introduction to the System Entity Structure -- Variables -- Aspects -- Specializations -- Interaction between Aspects and Specializations -- Interaction among Specializations -- multiAspects -- Variables and Range Specifications -- Range Restrictions -- Computed Values and Formulas -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: System Entity Structure Axioms: Interpretations and Applications -- Relational Specification of the SES -- Application of Uniformity -- Satisfaction of the Axioms -- Unique Path Labeling -- Pruning Process: Brief Introduction -- System Entity Structure with multiAspects -- Inheritance -- Summary -- Problems -- References.

Chapter 6: System Entity Structure: Computational Representations -- Creating an Instance of Class sesRelation -- Representing the SES as a DOM -- Specifying the SES as an XML File -- Creating a DOM from an SES XML File -- Writing from a DOM for an SES into a DTD -- Testing an SES for Validity -- Schema Representation of SES -- Schema Validation of SES -- Natural Language Specification of an SES -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Syntax for Natural Language Specification of an SES -- Chapter 7: Mappings: Transformations and Restructurings -- Tree Operations: Eliminating Specialization and Aspect Labels -- Restructuring of multiAspects -- Restructuring Variables and Specializations -- Partitioning Continuous Ranges Using Specializations -- Converting between Variables and Aspects -- Increasing Specialization Specificity -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Pruned Entity Structures and XML Schema Instances -- Pruned Entity Structures -- Pruning an SES with multiAspects -- Prunable Entity Structures -- The conformsTo Relation -- When Is Pruning Complete? -- Pruning Using SES/JAVA Tools -- Validation and Completion State of PES -- Summary -- Reference -- Chapter 9: Constrained Pruning -- Constraints on Specialization Selections -- Rule-based Approach -- Relation-based Approach -- Implementation -- Relation-based Pruning for multiAspects -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Logical Formulation of Selection Rules -- Appendix B: Theory Support for Relation-based Pruning -- Chapter 10: Pruned Entity Structures: Data Extraction and Change-based Information Exchange -- Extracting Data from Pruned Entity Structures -- Using Context to Shorten Path Identifiers -- Change-based Information Exchange -- Summary -- Reference -- Appendix A: Top Ancestor as Context Information -- Part III: Modeling and Simulation and Data Engineering.

Chapter 11: Hierarchical Systems, Models, and Simulations: The SES Ontology -- Why Hierarchical Structure? -- Hierarchical Modular Simulation Models „ Universe of Discourse for the SES Ontology -- The Levels of System Specifications -- Dynamic Data Representations -- Operations on Event Sets and DEVS Model Realizations -- Constructing Hierarchical Event Sets -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 12: Managing System Entity Structures: Composing Large Systems -- Composing Hierarchical Systems and Models -- Targeted Access to Substructures -- Decomposition -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Harmonizing Data Representations and Ontologies within Pragmatic Frames -- Harmonization: Pragmatic Equivalence -- Harmonization of Data Formats -- Need for More Structured Representation -- Current Tools for Ontology Integration -- Harmonization Supported by the SES -- Measuring Commonality -- Harmonization: Increasing Commonality Via Restructuring -- Tracking Restructurings -- Synchronizing Prunings from Harmonized SESs -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 14: Geospatial Sensor Data: The Universal Phase History Data (UPHD) Standard -- Background: Synthetic Aperture Radar Sensing -- Goals for UPHD Standard Development -- Universality and Scope of the UPHD Standard -- Approach: Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic -- Relation to Systems Modeling and Simulation -- Generic Formulation of an SAR System -- Components of the SES -- Wave Form Parameters (WF) -- Wideband Vector Header Data (VH) -- Spatial Data about the Platform/Vehicle (SV) -- UPHD Global Range Definitions -- Managing the UPHD Master and Its Components -- Complexity Measures of the UPHD and Its Components -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Abbreviations -- Appendix B: UPHD Table of All Paths -- Chapter 15: Processing Networks and Pragmatic Frames -- Processing Network Pragmatics -- Layered Processing Networks.

Repository of Discoverable Data -- Dynamically Evolving Processing Networks -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 16: Dynamic Pragmatics: Issues and Methodology -- Information Exchange between Humans, Systems, and Services -- Static Pragmatic Frames -- Managing Pragmatic Equivalence within the SES -- Static Pragmatic Frame Analysis -- Dynamic Pragmatics -- How Pragmatics Enhances Semantics -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Dynamic Harmonization Goal-seeking Control Theory Analogy -- Appendix B: Pragmatic Frame Conjecture -- Part IV: Testing in Net-Centric Environments -- Chapter 17: Testing in a Net-Centric Environment: Technology Basis -- Introducing Automation into Traditional Testing of Standards Conformance -- Employing Agent-based Technology for Web-Services Testing -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Infusion of Modeling and Simulation into Defense Acquisition -- Appendix B: Opportunistic Message Tester -- Chapter 18: Testing in a Net-Centric Environment: Multiple Levels -- Simultaneous Testing at Multiple Levels -- Integrated Architectures for System Development and Testing -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Testing for Pruning Rule Satisfaction -- Chapter 19: Bringing It All Together: Modeling and Simulation-based Data Engineering -- Revisiting the SES Framework -- Geographic Information Representation in UML and Encoding in XML -- Web Ontology Language (OWL) -- UML and Ontology Development -- The SES Framework within the UML Context -- Summary -- Further Research and Development -- References -- Appendix A: Scalable Entity Structure Modeler (SESM) -- Glossary -- Index.