CONCUR The LexiCon Vision

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CONCUR The LexiCon Vision

• A common language for the Construction Industry
• The LexiCon provides definitions and descriptions
  of concepts that are of interest for the
  construction industry.
• The definitions and descriptions are structured
  according to a model that allows both human and
  computer interpretation.
• The conceptual language of the LexiCon may use
  any lexical human language to express its
  contents. The formal definition of a concept
  consists of its set of associated properties,
  whereas the names and descriptions given to that
  concept allow humans to quickly associate that
  concept with their own understanding of the
  meaning of that concept.
• Framework for information exchange
• The LexiCon concepts live in the background,
  providing templates that help structuring
  information in such a way that this information
  can be interpreted by different applications, as
  long as these applications have access to the
  LexiCon concepts. Hence, end users wont see much
  of the LexiCon in practice because the LexiCon
  will often be hidden by the user applications
  interface.
• Examples of applications using the LexiCon are
• CAD applications which want to combine gemotrical
  object descriptions and quality data
• Product information systems and Catalogues
  describing products
• Specification systems, cost estimating system and
  the like.

• Further information
• Contact at STABU is Kees Woestenenk
  kwoestenenk_at_stabu.nl
• Reports describing the LexiCon work are available
  in the Download Area.