Application of ontology tools in the process of managing objects of the mineral resource complex

Abstract

This article discusses the relevance and use cases of ontological modeling tools in relation to the objects of the mineral resource complex. The currently available geological information resources are consistently converted into electronic form, which creates a significant array of electronic scanned copies of documents that must first be translated into electronic text (recognition operation), and then analyze the electronic text for the presence of geological, economic and geological and technical parameters relevant for making managerial decisions in the field of subsoil use. The solution of the text recognition problem is relevant for quite “old” geological information resources, while the task of text analysis is relevant for each of them. One of the options for forming the semantics of interaction is ontology. It has a significant potential for application in various fields of knowledge, including in the field of geology and subsoil use. Ontologies allow integrating disparate data in order to form their thesaurus, which is especially necessary in geology, where the ambiguity of terminology interpretations creates significant barriers in the formation of ontologies of geological information resources. This problem is aggravated by a decrease in the number of specialized specialists in geological exploration organizations. The developed ontology is designed to form a knowledge base in the structure of geological information resources as the basis of a management decision support system in this industry.