linking: making data open and useful

LinkingMaking Data Open and Useful

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

[email protected]

@rjw

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

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Linked Data


Library of Congress: Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collection

Started some time ago...

The Linked Data Journey


Web


The Web of Documents



A global network of linked documents

A place where anyone can say anything about anything

A vast collection of human-readable knowledge (and opinion)

Documents are linked, but links are not qualified


Network of Linked Documents

unqualified links


Network of Linked Documents

unqualified links

no such thing as a negative linkWednesday, 13 April 2011

Semantic Web


2001 - 2007


2001 - 2007

Semantic Web Research

Standards BuildingRDF SPARQL


Linked Data

http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/13/tim_berners_lee_web/


http://tinyurl.com/ldlibraries

http://tinyurl.com/ldlibraries


A global network of linked documents


A vast collection of human-readable knowledge (and opinion)

Documents are linked, but links are not qualified


A global network of linked statements


A vast collection of machine-readable knowledge (and opinion)

Statements are linked, and links are qualified

The Web of Data


Tim Berners-Lee Weaving

the Web

Mark Fischetti

Amazon.com

⤵⤵ ⤵ Harper Paperbacks

⤵Author

Author Published by

Sold by


Tim Berners-Lee Weaving

the Web

Mark Fischetti

Amazon.com

⤵⤵ ⤵ Harper Paperbacks

⤵Author

Author Published by

Sold by

Linked Data


Linked Data isn’t about publishing data...

... it’s about describing ducks!

Tom ScottLead Developer BBC Wildlife Finder

Quoting:Rob Styles, Talis


Data

OpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open


ConfusionData

OpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open


DataOpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open


DataLinked LinkedLinked Open


DataLinked Linked Open


1. Data can be open, while not being linked

2. Data can be linked, while not being open

3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable

4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linked


1. Data can be open, while not being linked

2. Data can be linked, while not being open

3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable

4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linked

Paul Walk - UKLON


The challenge in using the majority of the datasets available today seems to be taking them from

whatever existing format they are in, be it CSV, Excel, HTML tables or PDF, and transforming them into

something that is more programatically accessible.

Jeff GilfeltASBOrometer


How to build my API...



Functional



Functional

Elegant



Functional

Elegant

Unique



Functional Wednesday, 13 April 2011


Functional

Elegant



Functional

Elegant

Familiar


The Website is the API...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/71419271@N00/2455514690/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/71419271@N00/2455514690/

Low barriers to your dataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Evolution


But he hasn’t mentioned

SPARQL?



SPARQL?

Triple Stores

SPARQL Endpoints



SPARQL?

Triple Stores

SPARQL Endpointsbuilding on the value of linkingWednesday, 13 April 2011

Is your data 5 Star?


http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaysse/3129064412



It’s

about

Search

all



It’s

about

not!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/3734424634

Search



is a great way in.....Search



is a great way in.....

...people follow connections...

Search


Global Flow of Data


Global Flow of Data

Linked in?...


Global Flow of Data

Rushing past?....

Linked in?...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267




Help with all this?





Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Open Source




Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Training CoursesMentoring

Open Source

Consultancy

Events

Linked Data HostingWednesday, 13 April 2011



LinkingMaking Data Open and Useful

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

[email protected]

@rjw




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