YEAR 1
(Jul 97 - Jun 98):

Semantic Indexing (analyze objects)

Algorithms: build concept spaces for text and image collections

Systems: concept-based semantic retrieval across object types for large collections with human-indexer classification

Demonstration of semantic retrieval for different object types

YEAR 2
(Jul 98 - Jun 99):

Semantic Classification (analyze collections)

Algorithms: build category spaces for text and image collections

Systems: concept-based semantic retrieval across object types for any collection via automatic-indexer classification

Demonstration of semantic mapping across different object types

YEAR 3
(Jul 99 - Jun 00):

Semantic Interoperability (analyze objects across collections)

Algorithms: build concept maps across subject domains

Systems: concept-based semantic federation mapping concepts across multiple automatic classification categories

Demonstration of semantic mapping across different subject domains

3. STATEMENT OF WORK

4. DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS,
PRODUCTS, TRANSFERABLE TECHNOLOGY,
AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PATH

5. COLLABORATIONS

6. SCHEDULE AND MILESTONES

7. TECHNICAL RATIONALE, APPROACH, AND PLAN

8. COMPARISONS TO OTHER RESEARCH

9. KEY PERSONNEL

10. PREVIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY