This chapter gives an educational overview of: * The difference between informal and formal ontologies * The primary objectives of ontology design, re-use, extensibility, and interoperability * How formal ontologies can be used to map terminologies and classification systems * How formal ontologies improve semantic interoperability * The relationship between a well-formed ontology and the development of intelligent decision support.
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