This paper presents Map-On, a web-based editor for visual ontology mapping developed at the Architecture, Representation and Computation research group of the La Salle at Ramon Llull University. The Map-On editor provides a graphical environment for ontology mapping creation based on the representation of mapping using an interactive graph layout. Thus, a point-and-click interface simplifies the mapping creation process. Based on the user inputs the editor automatically generates a R2RML document, particularly produces the IRI patterns and the SQL queries. It has been used in real scenarios alleviating the effort of coding R2RML statements which is one of the main barriers for adopting R2RML in research and in the industry communities.
Methods to design of formal ontologies have been in focus of research since the early nineties when their importance and conceivable practical application in engineering sciences had been understood. However, often significant customization of generic methodologies is required when they are applied in tangible scenarios. In this paper, we present a methodology for ontology design developed in the context of data integration. In this scenario, a targeting ontology is applied as a mediator for distinct schemas of individual data sources and, furthermore, as a reference schema for federated data queries. The methodology has been used and evaluated in a case study aiming at integration of buildings' energy and carbon emission related data. We claim that we have made the design process much more efficient and that there is a high potential to reuse the methodology.
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