Re: (Round 2) Proposed Extensions to OWL from Jeremy Carroll on 2003-06-26 (www-rdf-interest@w3.org from June 2003)

From: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:54:09 +0100
To: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@mitre.org>
CC: www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Message-ID: <3EFAD0D1.3050101@hplb.hpl.hp.com>

Roger L. Costello wrote:

> 
> 2. There is a relationship between the two anonymous
> resources:
> 
>        <rdf:Description>
>            <rdf:value>1.0</rdf:value>
>            <units>inch</units>
>        </rdf:Description>
> 
>        <rdf:Description>
>            <rdf:value>2.54</rdf:value>
>            <units>centimeter</units>
>        </rdf:Description>
> 
> Namely, they represent the same resource.  They are both providing
> information about the same resource.

False:

The first describes a measurement in inches
the second describes a measurement in centimeters.

These may be measurements of the same resource but they are two different 
measurements.

You need another level of indirection.

Jeremy

Received on Thursday, 26 June 2003 06:56:27 UTC