where is the world is my open government data?

Where in the World is myWhere in the World is myOpen Government Data?Open Government Data?

John S. Erickson, Ph.D.John S. Erickson, Ph.D.Director, Web Science OperationsDirector, Web Science Operations

Tetherless World ConstellationTetherless World ConstellationRPIRPI

Where in the World is myWhere in the World is myOpen Government Data?Open Government Data?

John S. Erickson, Ph.D.John S. Erickson, Ph.D.Director, Web Science OperationsDirector, Web Science Operations

Tetherless World ConstellationTetherless World ConstellationRPIRPI

1.1. Data on the Web...using Open Licenses!Data on the Web...using Open Licenses!2.2. Machine readable data Machine readable data 3.3. Non-proprietary formatsNon-proprietary formats4.4. RDF standards (data models, query)RDF standards (data models, query)5.5. Linked Data principlesLinked Data principles

An Open Government Data TimelineAn Open Government Data Timeline

1.1. Data on the Web...using Open Licenses!Data on the Web...using Open Licenses!2.2. Machine readable data Machine readable data 3.3. Non-proprietary formatsNon-proprietary formats4.4. RDF standards (data models, query)RDF standards (data models, query)5.5. Linked Data principlesLinked Data principles

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““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”

doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30

““Dublin Core creator”Dublin Core creator”

““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”

doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creatorhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator

http://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendler

doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/authorhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/author

http://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendlerhttp://dbpedia.org/resource/James_Hendler

doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creatorhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator

How do we make Linked Data?

How do we publish Linked Data?

(table to rdf)

dct:creatordct:creatordoi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30doi:10.1109/MC.2009.30 ““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”““Jim Hendler”Jim Hendler”

(csv2rdf4lod)

(csv2rdf4lod)

(csv2rdf4lod)

(csv2rdf4lod)

(csv2rdf4lod)????????

How do we find anything?

SPARQLSPARQL: : RDF graphRDF graphpattern matchingpattern matching

And then The Creator said...And then The Creator said...

Use Use URIsURIs as names for things as names for things

Use Use HTTP URIsHTTP URIs so that people can look up so that people can look up those names.those names.

When someone looks up a URI, provide When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information, using the standards useful information, using the standards ((RDFRDF*, *, SPARQLSPARQL))

Include Include links to other URIs,links to other URIs, so that they can so that they can discover more things.discover more things.

Use Use URIsURIs as names for things as names for things

Use Use HTTP URIsHTTP URIs so that people can look up so that people can look up those names.those names.

When someone looks up a URI, provide When someone looks up a URI, provide useful information, using the standards useful information, using the standards ((RDFRDF*, *, SPARQLSPARQL))

Include Include links to other URIs,links to other URIs, so that they can so that they can discover more things.discover more things.

The Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data Cloud

The Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data Cloud

The Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data CloudThe Linked Data Cloud

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Making datasets findable:Making datasets findable:

Standard catalog metadata modelsStandard catalog metadata models

(DCAT and ADMS shots)(DCAT and ADMS shots)

(DCAT and ADMS shots)(DCAT and ADMS shots)

(DCAT and ADMS shots)(DCAT and ADMS shots)

(DCAT and ADMS shots)(DCAT and ADMS shots)

The Next Act:The Next Act:

Open-source government data platformsOpen-source government data platforms

The Next Act:The Next Act:

OpenOpen-source -source governmentgovernment data data platformplatformss

The future: Open-source government data platformsThe future: Open-source government data platforms

The future: Open-source government data platformsThe future: Open-source government data platforms

The future: Open-source government data platformsThe future: Open-source government data platforms

To do:To do:* Linked Data* Linked Data* DCAT (RDFa)* DCAT (RDFa)* DCAT (Schema.org)* DCAT (Schema.org)* ...* ...

To do:To do:* Linked Data* Linked Data* DCAT (RDFa)* DCAT (RDFa)* DCAT (Schema.org)* DCAT (Schema.org)* ...* ...

So what?

Linked Data enables agile

data integration and

application creation

Example: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing Portal

Example: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing PortalExample: Extending a Sci Publishing Portal

Next: Next: Linking Data-driven Apps with “Smart Content”Linking Data-driven Apps with “Smart Content”

http://inference-web.org/wiki/Semantic_Water_Quality_Portalhttp://inference-web.org/wiki/Semantic_Water_Quality_Portalhttp://inference-web.org/wiki/Semantic_Water_Quality_Portalhttp://inference-web.org/wiki/Semantic_Water_Quality_Portal

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