Modeling Software
For more advanced users, the information contained in the Data Model can be displayed
in numerous ways depending upon particular needs or interests. There are two “open
source” tools that allow the user to accomplish tasks such as using the model to
generate:
- Lists of entities and attributes
- Entity detail reports
- Conceptual Maps
- Filtered conceptual maps, i.e. only small parts of the conceptual map are shown
for ease of understanding.
- Entity taxonomy
- Relationship diagrams
Suggested Open Source Tools
Protégé: Protégé is one of the most widely used tools to create relationships in
OWL. It was developed by Stanford Medical Informatics: http://smi.stanford.edu/
Summary of Protégé software information:
- 3.2.1 full version is an open source OWL and ontology editing tool
- Runs on multiple operating systems
- Access at http://protege.stanford.edu/ (be sure to install
the OWL plug-in)
SWOOP: SWOOP is an OWL relationship browser and editor. It has an easy browser-like
interface. The software was originally produced by the MINDSWAP group, University
of Maryland, College Park. Summary of SWOOP software information:
Download the Data Model (OWL File)
The Education Data Model is rendered in the XML OWL language. There are various
tools that allow a technically inclined person to directly view and manipulate the
Data Model using this file format.
Click the button below to download the Data
Model as a zipped OWL file. Protege-specific files are also included.