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Developing a linked data framework for the exchange of as-is railway asset design and maintenance information

Akster, H.J. (2023) Developing a linked data framework for the exchange of as-is railway asset design and maintenance information.

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Abstract:Within the Dutch railway sector, railway asset data is scattered and often difficult to retrieve. This is caused by a lack of standardization and the usage of decentralized storage of data. Integration of the various datasets could help ease the retrieval of relevant information for the construction and maintenance processes. However, data integration is often considered difficult and not a definitive solution. Therefore, a better method for the sharing of information is required. According to the literature, linked data could provide more than a one-off solution to data integration and could allow for improved methods in data retrieval when working with decentralized data. However, data integration using linked data in the railway design and maintenance domain is not well explored. The usage of linked data requires a semantic web ontology that could be used to semantically relate the data available. Currently no such ontology exists for railway asset design and maintenance data, impeding implementation. In this study an ontology using Web Ontology Language was developed for the railway asset design and maintenance domain and afterwards implemented for the Dutch railway domain. In this study it was shown that by using a semantic web ontology large scale data integration is possible.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Clients:
Strukton, Maarssen, The Netherlands
Faculty:ET: Engineering Technology
Subject:56 civil engineering
Programme:Construction Management and Engineering MSc (60337)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94971
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