Topic Maps — Data Model
Abstract:
This part of ISO/IEC13250 specifies a data model of Topic Maps. It defines the abstract structure of Topic Maps, using the information set formalism, and to some extent their interpretation, using prose. The rules for merging in Topic Maps are also defined, as are some fundamental subject identifiers.
The purpose of the data model is to define the interpretation of the Topic Maps interchange syntaxes, and to serve as a foundation for the definition of supporting standards for canonicalization, querying, constraints, and so on. All of these standards fall outside the scope of this part of ISO/IEC13250.
The latest draft of the TMDM is available here.
The current development and the open issues can be viewed .
You find a compact illustration of the relationships within the TMDM here.
Editors
Lars Marius Garshol
No contact information available.
Lars Marius is project leader of TM Photo and Topic Maps Tools.
Graham Moore
graham.moore@networkedplanet.com
Graham is project leader of TMCore, NPCL Schema Editor for.. , and Concepts for Sharepoint.
glossary
TMDM
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TMDM is the abbreviation for Topic Maps Data Model. You will find a compact illustration of all relationships within the TMDM …
Association (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an association is a representation of a relationship between one or more …
Association Role Player (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an association role player is a topic participating in an …
Topic (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a topic is symbol used within a topic map to represent one, and …
Association Role (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an association role is the representation of the involvement of a …
Association Role Type (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an association role type is describing the nature of the participation of an "association role …
Association Type (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an association type is a subject describing the nature of the …
Base Name (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a base name is a name or label for a subject, expressed as a …
Information Resource (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an information resource is a representation of a resource as a sequence of bytes. It could thus potentially be …
Locator (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a locator is a string conforming to some "locator …
Item Identifier (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an item identifier is a locator assigned to an "information …
Information Item (Infoset)
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An information item is a abstract representation of topic map constructs.
Subject (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a subject is anything whatsoever, regardless of whether it exists or has any other specific characteristics, …
Locator Notation (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a locator notation is a definition of the formal syntax and interpretation of a class of …
Merging (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM is a process applied to a topic map in order to eliminate …
Occurrence (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an occurrence is a representation of relationship between a …
Occurrence Type (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an occurrence type is a subject describing the nature of the …
Property (TMRM)
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According to the TMRM, a property is a key/value pair which - in turn - may contain references to "subject …
Subject Proxy (TMRM)
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According to the TMRM, a subject proxy is a finite set of properties.
Published Subject (TMDM)
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According to the TMRM, a published subject is any subject for which there exists at least …
Published Subject Identifier (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a published subject identifier is the "subject …
Published Subject Indicator (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a published subject indicator is a subject indicator …
Subject Indicator (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a subject indicator is an information resource that …
Reification (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, reification is making a topic represent the …
Scope (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a scope is the context within which a statement is valid.
Statement (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a statement is a claim or assertion about a subject (where the …
Subject Identifier (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a subject identifier is a locator that refers to a "subject …
Subject Locator (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a subject locator refers to the information resource …
Subject Map (TMRM)
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According to the TMRM, a subject map is a finite set of subject proxies.
Topic Map Construct (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a topic map construct is a component of a topic map. It could …
Topic Name (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a topic name is a name for a topic, consisting of the base form, …
Topic Name Type (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a topic name type is a subject describing the nature of the "topic …
Topic Type (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a topic type is a subject that captures some commonality in a set …
Unconstrained Scope (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, an unconstrained scope is the scope used to indicate that a …
Variant Name (TMDM)
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According to the TMDM, a variant name is an alternative form of a topic name that may …
Topic Maps is the only formal semantic model which is optimized for humans, not for computers. Applications and web portals based on Topic Maps are easy to use, without limitations for flexibility and creativity.
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