A development process for engineering project management information systems based on semantic data models

The integrated Taxis environment for information system development uses a semantic network framework based on work in knowledge representation, and also draws on results from databases, programming languages, and software engineering. This paper presents the first use of the Taxis environment to design a real engineering project information system after the Taxis compiler was implemented. It shows that the use of the Taxis environment and methodology has effectively and efficiently led to the development of a new management system which offers a natural correspondence between the system and the real world, and provides suitable responsiveness, thus overcoming the shortcomings of the previous engineering system, which was developed using traditional tools and methods. This experience of this study is valuable for the development of information and engineering systems.<>