A Study on the Effective Database Integration Methodology - The Identification of Name Conflict -

Lee, Hong-Girl; Higa, Kunihiko; Fujikawa, Takayuki

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2005;29(5):457-464.
Published online June 30, 2005.

데이터베이스의 효과적인 통합방안에 관한 연구

이홍걸, 比嘉邦彦, 富士川孝之

A Study on the Effective Database Integration Methodology - The Identification of Name Conflict -

Hong-Girl Lee, Kunihiko Higa, Takayuki Fujikawa

Abstract

Database integration has been recognized as a critical issue for effective logistics service in logistics environment. However, research related to effective methodology for this have been little studied, and also, prominent achievements have yet to be suggested. The aim of this paper is to present a quantitative methodology for the identification of conflict that is a representative problem on database integration. To achieve this aim, we suggested a quantitative methodology that can efficiently fine troubles such as name conflicts when schema integration, based on the level of semantic similarity between attributes and entities. And, in order to measure these semantic similarities, we used a thesaurus dictionary that proposed previous research. Finally, we presented effectiveness of the proposed methodology through some typical examples.

Key Words: Logistics information system;Database integration;Schema integration;Semantic conflict