[crm-sig] CIDOC CRM poster?

[Gill, Tony]

Nick,

Your diagram is very helpful -- much clearer than the version I use for
Powerpoint presentations etc. (IsA hierarchy screen-captured from SIS and
stitched by hand in Photoshop, attached).

I strongly believe we should provide a graphical representation of (at
least) the IsA hierarchy on our website, and additional graphical
representatations showing other properties would also be very helpful.

Cheers,

T.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crofts Nicholas (DAEL) [mailto:nicholas.crofts at etat.ge.ch]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 February, 2003 6:31 AM
> To: 'crm-sig at ics.forth.gr'
> Cc: 'martin'
> Subject: RE: [crm-sig] CIDOC CRM poster?
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> The attached file is a Word document containing a single 
> image. This is a
> vector image of the CRM version 3.2 showing all the classes 
> (entities) but
> omitting attributes (property links.) The colouring has no semantic
> significance other than to highlight the different levels of depth.
> 
> The document is configured for A3 paper by default. This 
> would need to be
> changed according to local print stock. The image itself can 
> be resized
> easily in word by clicking on it once, to reveal the drag 
> points, and by
> pulling on one of the corners. NB pulling a drag points on 
> the side of the
> image will deform it. 
> 
> Printed out at A3 size, the text labels of the entities 
> remains readable. I
> often make the point in presentations that inspite of itsapparent
> complexity, the entire CRM model can be represented on a 
> single A3 sheet
> without requiring a maginifying glass (though I admit I do 
> need to wear
> reading glasses!)
> 
> I prepared this graphic for my own use using a standard CASE tool. If
> members of the SIG find it useful it could be updated to 
> reflect the current
> state of the model and improved in various ways to enhance 
> its use as a tool
> for communication.
> 
> An alternative to this "poster" approach is to use a high level
> representation which omits all the classes beneath a certain 
> depth. I have
> found this quite useful as way of explaining the basic 
> concepts without
> "frightening the horses".
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Nick Crofts
> 
> P.S I believe some members of the SIG have considered 
> transforming this
> graphic into a "mobile" - as an ontology training tool for 
> the very young. I
> don't know how much progress has been made in this direction. ;-)
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : martin [mailto:martin at ics.forth.gr]
> Envoye : mercredi, 12. fevrier 2003 10:44
> A : crm-sig at ics.forth.gr
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> 
> 
> From: jakob.voss at s1999.tu-chemnitz.de
> Posted-Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 01:29:00 +0200 (EET)
> Received-Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 01:29:00 +0200 (EET)
> 
> Message-ID: <1045006135.3e4987373f910 at mail.tu-chemnitz.de>
> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 00:28:55 +0100
> To: crm-sig at ics.forth.gr
> Subject: CIDOC CRM poster?
> 
> Dear list members,
> 
> I am just trying to understand the CIDOC CRM. As I am a 
> little familiar
> with ontologies the concept is not difficult but it is just the number
> of entities and relations that is a problem. Especially if you want to
> explain the structure to other people concept maps are a must.
> 
> There are some diagrams of parts of the CRM in several papers (for
> instance at the slides in the "Tutorial" section of the new homepage)
> that are very helpful, but i have not found a comprehensive graphic
> of all the entities and relations. A poster (propably DIN A1 size)
> would be *very* useful to understand, adapt and talk about the CRM!
> 
> 62 Entities and 107 Properties are quite much (necessary, i suppose!)
> but they should fit on a square meter of paper. If they do not, how
> can they fit in one's mind!
> 
> So is there such a poster overview?
> 
> thanks a lot,
>    Jakob Vo?
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 

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