If you are planning to move your enterprise into the next generation of integration, you will not survive without a semantic foundation linking your enterprise components.  NIST is actively working to develop semantic technologies for tomorrow’s integration needs.   Our research and development activities include:

• Next Generation Integration Technologies  NIST is leveraging its work begun in the Automated Methods for Integrating Systems (AMIS) project developing tools, methods, and models, and using the ontologies developed for the integration scenarios, to support the systematization and automation of various aspects of the integration process. Contact: Ed Barkmeyer
• Formal Ontology Development  NIST is developing formal ontologies using emerging semantic methods such as Process Specification Language (PSL), Web Ontology Language (OWL) and Resource Description Framework (RDF), in support of the integration scenarios.  Contact Conrad Bock
• Process Specification Language and Tools. The Process Specification Language (PSL) defines a neutral representation for manufacturing processes. Process data is used throughout the life cycle of a product, from early indications of manufacturing process flagged during design, through process planning, validation, production scheduling, and control. In addition, the notion of process also underlies the entire manufacturing cycle, coordinating the workflow within engineering and shop floor manufacturing.