using the web to link data
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Using the Web to Link Data
Dr Tom HeathLead ResearcherTalis Systems Ltd
[email protected]://tomheath.com/id/metwitter:tommyh
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About Talis
• Birmingham-based software company
– circa 85 people worldwide
• Past: established nearly 40 years ago to deliver large collaborative metadata systems
• Present: very stable with over 100 customers - public authorities and universities
• Present + Future: global data platform supporting ours and others' applications
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Why Am I Here?
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Overview
• About me (in a nutshell)
• Why data needs to be linked – an analogy
• Using the Web to link data
• Real examples
• Conclusions
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About Me (In A Nutshell)
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About Me (In A Nutshell)
Tom lives in Bristol
Tom works for Talis
Talis is based in Birmingham
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Let's go to Work!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/_mia/
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What Makes This Possible?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/_mia/
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The Historical Perspective
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The Historical Perspective
“At that time, the canal journey from Birmingham to Bristol took almost a week, and the road journey, which due to expense and road quality was only really suitable for passengers, took the best part of four days.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_and_Gloucester_Railway
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The Historical Perspective
“At that time, the canal journey from Birmingham to Bristol took almost a week, and the road journey, which due to expense and road quality was only really suitable for passengers, took the best part of four days.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_and_Gloucester_Railway
“The 'break-of-gauge' at Gloucester was a major problem. It caused pandemonium as whole trainloads of passengers, and their luggage, changed from one to another, together with the transshipment of goods.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_and_Bristol_Railway
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If Cities Were Data
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Locations
EnergyConsumers
ConsumptionPredictionModels
Wind, Sun, TidalMeasurements
Sectors
Topography
GenerationCapacity
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Gloucester is a Mashup
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Using the Web to Link Data
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Using the Web to Link Data - How?
1. Assign URIs to (any) things you want to talk about
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Lickey_Incline
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/_mia/
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Bristol_Temple_Meads_railway_station
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Cabot_Circus
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Portland_Square%2C_Bristol
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Edward_William_Godwin
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Carriage_Works%2C_Bristol
http://sws.geonames.org/2654675/
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Using the Web to Link Data - How?
1. Assign URIs to (any) things you want to talk about
2. Publish data that says how these things are related
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“Talis is Based Near Birmingham”
<http://dbpedia.org/resource/Talis_Group>
<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/based_near>
<http://sws.geonames.org/3333125/>
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Edward_William_Godwin
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Carriage_Works%2C_Bristol
http://sws.geonames.org/2654675/
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http://dbpedia.org/resource/Edward_William_Godwin
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Carriage_Works%2C_Bristol
http://sws.geonames.org/2654675/
http://dbpedia.org/property/architect
http://dbpedia.org/property/birth
Place
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Bristol
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Real Examples
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data.gov.uk
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data.gov
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data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
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bbc.co.uk
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Conclusions
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Take Home Messages
• Linked Data enables us to build a network or Web of data sets
• Understanding complex, interconnected systems requires interconnected data
• Using the Web infrastructure means easier 'journeys' between data sets
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Getting Involved
• Identify data sets you're interested in– data.gov.uk – request them
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Getting Involved
• Identify data sets you're interested in– data.gov.uk – request them– elsewhere – licensing?
• Convert them to Linked Data– http://linkeddata.org/docs/how-to-publish– dataincubator.org
• Get them online– Talis Connected Commons
• http://www.talis.com/platform/cc/
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Questions?
• Slides– http://tomheath.com/slides/2010-06-london-using-the-web-
to-link-data.pdf
• Contact Details– mailto:[email protected]– http://tomheath.com/id/me– twitter:tommyh