JXpert : a Java/XML-based Intelligent Information System

Abstract

An Intelligent Information system (IIS) is for storing, retrieving, manipulating, and distributing information or knowledge. In this paper, we present a Java and XML based rule authoring tool and a Web application to intelligently integrate various Forestry Decision Support Systems (FDSS). It utilizes a new XML rule description language, Simple Knowledge Markup Language (SKML) to model knowledge base and deduction rules, which can be conveniently exported across applications. It also successfully solved the problem of legacy FDSS application integration and provided and integrated solution for forestry management personnel.