The MISSION Client: Navigating Ontology Information for Query Formulation and Publication in Distributed Statistical Information Systems

This paper describes the technologies developed for the summary and publication of large volumes of statistical information, such as produced by National Statistical Institutes (NSIs), in the European fifth framework project, MISSION (Multi-Agent Integration of Shared Statistical Information Over the [inter)Net). We review the MISSION system architecture that is built on a three-tier client/server architecture, and then focus on novel methods and techniques in designing and implementing different client components, and data model for ontologies within the library.