WP3 Translator's tools - M30

Summary of progress

After drawing the specifications in D 3.1, we published the prototype as Deliverable 3.2.

A first prototype of the translation editor, one built using the Google Web Toolkit, was tested for integration into the GlobalSight translation manager. This first prototype turned out to be too fragile and has now been replaced by simpler version, the Simple Translation Editor, found in http://cloud.grammaticalframework.org/translator.

Work has progressed integrating the translation tools prototype with the TermFactory web based term ontology editor (TF) that is to be used by ontologists and terminologists to create and maintain MOLTO domain dependent vocabulary.

The milestone MS8 (Translation tool complete) is achieved in parallel with WP5 (Statistical and robust t.) in the sense that the MOLTO GlobalSight translation project management system is set up and available for utilisation in other work packages, including the use cases and their evaluation in WP9. Also, MS8 can be considered achieved in the sense that TermFactory is integrated with OWLIM ontology repository, completing the ontology backend of the tool.

Highlights

During the reporting period, a login and access control component (GateService) has been added to TF. This component is integrated with and maintained through the GlobalSight user manager.

The OWLIM ontology repository has been integrated with TF, using a common interface based on Jena assembler library. Besides OWLIM, Jena triple databases (TDB, SDB) and WebDAV ontology documents can be edited directly from TermFactory.

Deviations from Annex I

UHEL has unspent money, and has recruited an evaluation project manager to work with WP3 and WP9 until M36+3, beginning in November 2012 (start of M32).

We are asking to move Deliverable D3.3 (Translation tools / workflow manual) to M33. The D3.3 manual is expected to include documentation of the workflow with help from other work packages and input from the new recruit, that have all been subject to a 3 months shift.