the linked data journey - observations of a fellow traveller

The Linked Data JourneyObservations of a fellow traveller

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

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@rjw

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

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The Linked Data Journey


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


Started some time ago...Tuesday, 14 September 2010

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 linkTuesday, 14 September 2010

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


Semantic Web


Tim Berners-Lee Weaving

the Web

Mark Fischetti

Amazon.com

⤵⤵ ⤵ Harper Paperbacks

⤵Author

Author Published by

Sold by

Semantic Web


Tim Berners-Lee Weaving

the Web

Mark Fischetti

Amazon.com

⤵⤵ ⤵ Harper Paperbacks

⤵Author

Author Published by

Sold by

Linked Data


Governments


Media

GuardianNYTBBC


Media

GuardianNYTBBC

Media


Initial BBC Data Publishing


•BBC Backstage team - Outward looking



•BBC Backstage team - Outward looking•Publish Music & Programme data as RDF/SPARQL



•BBC Backstage team - Outward looking•Publish Music & Programme data as RDF/SPARQL•“Test the Water” — who/how — used/reused



•BBC Backstage team - Outward looking•Publish Music & Programme data as RDF/SPARQL•“Test the Water” — who/how — used/reused•Talis support

–Crawling / Harvesting–RDF Triple Stores–Open access APIs / SPARQL–Demonstrations



BBC Wildlife Finder


•Stunning BBC Video & Audio

BBC Wildlife Finder


•Stunning BBC Video & Audio•Rich content from other sources

BBC Wildlife Finder



– DBPedia — Animal Diversity Web — Arkive — IUCN Red List

BBC Wildlife Finder




•Linked Data Principles Add your value - link to others

BBC Wildlife Finder





- Description text maintained in Wikipedia

BBC Wildlife Finder






• Linked Data Practice- Embed links

BBC Wildlife Finder






• Linked Data Practice- Embed links - Publish RDF

BBC Wildlife Finder







• Follow-your-nose navigation

BBC Wildlife Finder







• Follow-your-nose navigation• SEO Goodness!

BBC Wildlife Finder


Media

GuardianNYTBBC


Media

GuardianNYTBBC

Other Examples


So how do I do it!


So how do I do it!

at a timeOne Step


OneStep


OneStep

Get your data out

for othersto consume and share


... by ‘data’ I mean ...


... by ‘data’ I mean ...Metadata - about your data



Categories/Ontologies




Subject headings




Subject headings

Links to assets




Subject headings

Links to assetsPermanent


TwoStep


TwoStep

Get your data in

to an open linkable standard format

open linkablestandard format


open linkable standardformat


URIs for identifiers


http://example.com/asset/12345


URIs for identifiers


Wrapped in RDF

http://example.com/asset/12345


ThreeStep


ThreeStep

Link it all about!

weave it in to the web of data



Author WikipediaPerson⤵⤵

New York Times

TopicSame As Same As




New York Times


Gene GeneSymbol⤵

⤵

Disease Associateddisease Symbol




New York Times


Add value to your/other sites/data

Gene GeneSymbol⤵

⤵





New York Times



Gene GeneSymbol⤵

⤵


Create serendipitous connections




New York Times



Lead people to your resources

Gene GeneSymbol⤵

⤵


Create serendipitous connections


The Data Publishing

Three-Step


The Data Publishing

Three-Step

Get your data outfor others to share


The Data Publishing

Three-Step


Get your data into linkable standard format


The Data Publishing

Three-Step


Get your data into RDF


The Data Publishing

Three-Step


Get your data in

Link it all aboutthe web of data

to RDF


Help with all this?

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




Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Open Source




Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Open Source

Nodalities




Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Open Source

Nodalities

www.talis.com/nodalities




http://www.talis.com/nodalities








































































Help with all this?

Community Groups

Linked Data Meetups


Training CoursesMentoring

Open Source

Consultancy

Events

Linked Data Hosting

Nodalities




The Linked Data JourneyStill early days



Many fellow travellers




Learn from others




Learn from others

Try it first




Learn from others

Try it first

One step at a time




Learn from others

Try it first

One step at a time

Open World Thinking




Learn from others

Try it first

One step at a time

Open World Thinking

Visualisation gets the message over




Learn from others

Try it first

One step at a time

Open World Thinking


Potential is enormous




Learn from others

Try it first

One step at a time

Open World Thinking


Potential is enormous

Help availableTuesday, 14 September 2010



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