LUPOnto-An Ontology fpr Smart Land Use and Planning in Mauritian Local Councils

Abstract

A lot of emphasis is currently laid on the need to transform Mauritius into a Smart Island. The conversion of Local Councils into Smart Local councils is required as part of this transformation process. Ontologies can help in the conversion. The modelling of the services will help in the development of intelligent systems and also cater for a shared vocabulary which can be used to store link and store data from different information systems developed in silos and solve issues related to semantic interoperability. The paper therefore presents the work done to develop an ontology for the LandUse and Planning Department based on the services it provides. It uses Ontology Design Patterns for the modelling process and a modular approach for the whole development.