linking: making data open and useful

LinkingMaking Data Open and Useful

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

richard.wallis@talis.com

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked Data

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

Started some time ago...

The Linked Data Journey

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

Semantic Web Research

Standards BuildingRDF SPARQL

Linked Data

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

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

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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

OpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open

ConfusionData

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DataOpenLinkedLinkedLinked Open

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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

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/

Low barriers to your dataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Evolution

But he hasn’t mentioned

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

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

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...people follow connections...

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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?

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

richard.wallis@talis.com

linking: making data open and useful

linked datawednesday

linked data journey

linked data isnt

web of data

linked datahttp

linkingmaking data open

publishing data

data confusionwednesday

Technology

making hierarchy theory useful tim allen

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making connections: a case study in linking silos

archaeology’s dilemma making artifacts useful. caesarea...

linking animal behavior to stephen ausmus (d2783-8) useful

making open data useful: citygram

useful tools for making video games

making threat modeling useful to software development

making mobile notifications useful, usable and used

making theses useful

c1d,e making crude oil useful+polymers

making real-world evidence more useful for decision · pdf...

making legal information accessible and useful- a … ·...

useful tools for making video games - ogre (2008)

making useful stuff

linking beliefs, values, and ethical decision-making

overview: making a useful beam - harvard university

archaeology’s dilemma making artifacts useful