ontology.
&gt;
&gt; &gt; Another extremely
&gt; &gt; valuable tool
&gt; &gt; would be one that aids in doing the mapping from disparate
&gt; &gt; databases to a
&gt; &gt; common database.
&gt;
&gt;MW: Already done (though at the data model rather than ontology level)
&gt;see above. Actually, I do think there is some room here, since most of
&gt;the tools have grown up empirically, rather than based on FOL explicitly
&gt;or knowingly.
&gt;
&gt; &gt; I'm doubtful about the prospects for doing that
&gt; &gt; c