By By Ms. Pranali Gedam Ms. Pranali Gedam Librarian, Librarian, & & Mrs. Shalini Lihitkar Mrs. Shalini Lihitkar Asst. Professor, DLISC, Asst. Professor, DLISC, RTM,Nagpur University, Nagpur-10 RTM,Nagpur University, Nagpur-10 Email: Email: [email protected][email protected]Presented at Presented at National Conference on National Conference on Knowledge Management in the Knowledge Management in the Globalized Era Globalized Era Organised By Organised By AALDI,New Delhi AALDI,New Delhi Semantic Web: an Semantic Web: an overview & Projects overview & Projects
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By By Ms. Pranali Gedam Ms. Pranali Gedam
Librarian, Librarian, &&
Mrs. Shalini LihitkarMrs. Shalini LihitkarAsst. Professor, DLISC,Asst. Professor, DLISC,
IntroductiIntroductionon•The Semantic Web is an extension of the The Semantic Web is an extension of the
current Web and not its replacement. current Web and not its replacement. •It is a web of data. It is a web of data. The Web of data with meaning in the sense that a computer programme can learn enough about what the data means to process it.•The Semantic Web is a mesh of information linked up in such a way as to be easily processable by machines, on a global scale. You can think of it as being an efficient way of representing data on the World Wide Web, or as a globally linked database.•The Semantic Web is the extension of the The Semantic Web is the extension of the World Wide Web that enables people to share World Wide Web that enables people to share contentcontent beyond the boundaries of applications beyond the boundaries of applications and websites. It has been described in rather and websites. It has been described in rather different ways: as a different ways: as a utopic visionutopic vision, as a , as a web of web of datadata, or merely as a , or merely as a natural paradigm shiftnatural paradigm shift in in our daily use of the Web. our daily use of the Web.
ApplicationsApplications• It is as a component of It is as a component of Web 3.0Web 3.0. . Semantic Web Semantic Web
technologies can be used in a variety of technologies can be used in a variety of application areas; for example: in application areas; for example: in data data integrationintegration, whereby data in various locations and , whereby data in various locations and various formats can be integrated in one, various formats can be integrated in one, seamless application; in seamless application; in resource discovery and resource discovery and classificationclassification to provide better, domain specific to provide better, domain specific search engine capabilities; in search engine capabilities; in catalogingcataloging for for describing the content and content relationships describing the content and content relationships available at a particular Web site, page, or digital available at a particular Web site, page, or digital library; by library; by intelligent intelligent software agents to facilitate software agents to facilitate knowledge sharing and exchange; in content knowledge sharing and exchange; in content ratingrating;; in describing collections in describing collections of pages that of pages that represent a single logical “document”; for represent a single logical “document”; for describingdescribing intellectual property rightsintellectual property rights of Web of Web pages (pages (see, eg, the Creative Commonssee, eg, the Creative Commons), ), and in and in many others.many others.
11 Semantic Web Coordination GroupSemantic Web Coordination Group RDF Core Working GroupRDF Core Working Group
22 Rules Interchange Format Working GroupRules Interchange Format Working Group Web Ontology Working GroupWeb Ontology Working Group
33 OWL Working GroupOWL Working Group Semantic Web Best Practices and Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment Working GroupDeployment Working Group
44 SPARQL Working GroupSPARQL Working Group Semantic Web Education and Outreach Semantic Web Education and Outreach Interest GroupInterest Group
55 Semantic Web Deployment Working Semantic Web Deployment Working GroupGroup
Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages Working Dialects of Languages Working GroupGroup
66 Semantic Web Interest GroupSemantic Web Interest Group
77 Semantic Web Health Care and Life Semantic Web Health Care and Life Sciences Interest GroupSciences Interest Group
Table – 1- Two Groups
Sr. Sr. No.No.
Semantic Web Semantic Web Software & Software &
DemonstrationsDemonstrations
Proposed byProposed by Project Project Completed/Completed/
CountryCountry
DescriptionDescription
11 Human Computation Human Computation VideoVideo
Luis Von Ahn PresentsLuis Von Ahn Presents innovative techniques to incorporate RDF info into a innovative techniques to incorporate RDF info into a database of images, video or other group of data.database of images, video or other group of data.
22 Open Source Open Source Semantic SearchSemantic Search
provided by WebGapsprovided by WebGaps
33 SWED portalSWED portal(Semantic Web (Semantic Web Environmental Environmental Directory) Directory)
provided by provided by WordPressHelpWordPressHelp
Oct 2004Oct 2004 The Semantic Web Environmental Directory (SWED) The Semantic Web Environmental Directory (SWED) is a prototype of a new kind of directory of is a prototype of a new kind of directory of environmental organisations and projects.environmental organisations and projects.http://www.swed.co.uk/swed/index.htmlhttp://www.swed.co.uk/swed/index.html
44 Semantic Systems Semantic Systems Biology Biology
provided by Semantic provided by Semantic System BiologySystem Biology
Semantic Systems Biology (SSB) is a systems biology Semantic Systems Biology (SSB) is a systems biology approach that uses semantic description of knowledge approach that uses semantic description of knowledge about biological systems to facilitate integrated data about biological systems to facilitate integrated data analysis.analysis.http://www.semantic-systems-biology.org/http://www.semantic-systems-biology.org/
55 Semantic Search Semantic Search engineengine
provided by Inbentaprovided by Inbenta Focused on your website and corporate Intranet, Focused on your website and corporate Intranet, INBENTA is a pioneer in a new class ofINBENTA is a pioneer in a new class of Enterprise Enterprise Semantic Search Technology that's aimed to Semantic Search Technology that's aimed to dramatically improving the experience of online dramatically improving the experience of online customer, based on latest developments on Natural customer, based on latest developments on Natural Language Processing technologiesLanguage Processing technologieshttp://www.inbenta.com/index.php/en.htmlhttp://www.inbenta.com/index.php/en.html
66 SemandeksSemandeks an approach for an approach for generating semantic generating semantic
content through social content through social inputinput
Semandeks is an attempt to simplify the concept of Semandeks is an attempt to simplify the concept of semantic web. It is an attempt to make the concept semantic web. It is an attempt to make the concept more user-friendly so that it can be easily understood more user-friendly so that it can be easily understood and manipulated by the laymanand manipulated by the laymanhttp://semandeks.com/#home:http://semandeks.com/#home:
Provided by Research Provided by Research and Markets Releases and Markets Releases
New Semantic New Semantic Healthcare DatabaseHealthcare Database
DUBLIN, DUBLIN, IrelandIreland
The current database holds over 5 million healthcare The current database holds over 5 million healthcare executives, and 500,000 healthcare executives, and 500,000 healthcare organisations.http://www.researchandmarkets.com)organisations.http://www.researchandmarkets.com)
Table – 2 - Semantic Web Software
Table – 3 The Projects of Semantic Web
Sr. Sr. No.No.
Projects of Projects of Semantic WebSemantic Web
Sponsored/Sponsored/Developed Developed
byby
Year ofYear ofStarting/Starting/FinishedFinished
Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives
11 DBpediaDBpedia University of University of Leipzig, Freie Leipzig, Freie Universität Universität Berlin, OpenLink Berlin, OpenLink SoftwareSoftware
Initial Rease Initial Rease January 23, January 23, 20072007
1. To publish structured data extracted from Wikipedia1. To publish structured data extracted from Wikipedia2. The data is published in RDF and made available on the 2. The data is published in RDF and made available on the Web for use under the GNU Free Documentation LicenseWeb for use under the GNU Free Documentation Licensehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBpediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBpedia
22 FOAF (Friend of FOAF (Friend of a Friend)a Friend)
A popular application of the semantic web is FoaF, which A popular application of the semantic web is FoaF, which describes relationships among people and other agents in describes relationships among people and other agents in terms of RDF.terms of RDF.
John G. Breslin John G. Breslin and Uldis Bojarsand Uldis Bojars
2004 Started2004 Started The SIOC Project - provides a vocabulary of terms and The SIOC Project - provides a vocabulary of terms and relationships that model web data spaces. Ex. Include : relationships that model web data spaces. Ex. Include : discussion forums, weblogs, blogrolls / feed subscriptions, discussion forums, weblogs, blogrolls / feed subscriptions, mailing lists, shared bookmarks, image galleries.mailing lists, shared bookmarks, image galleries.
44 Open GUIDOpen GUID a global a global Identifier Identifier repositoryrepository
Aimed at providing context for the Semantic Web, Open GUID Aimed at providing context for the Semantic Web, Open GUID maintains for use in the linked web. Domain-specific maintains for use in the linked web. Domain-specific Ontologies and content publishers establish identity Ontologies and content publishers establish identity relationships with Open GUIDs.relationships with Open GUIDs.
55 SIMILE SIMILE by the MIT by the MIT Libraries and Libraries and MIT CSAILMIT CSAIL
SIMILE (Semantic Interoperability of Metadata and SIMILE (Semantic Interoperability of Metadata and Information in unLike Environments)is a joint project, Information in unLike Environments)is a joint project, conducted, which seeks to enhance interoperability conducted, which seeks to enhance interoperability among,digital,assets,schemata/vocabularies/among,digital,assets,schemata/vocabularies/ontologies, meta data, and services.ontologies, meta data, and services.
66 NextBioNextBio NextBioNextBioSoftware Software Company Company California USACalifornia USA
20042004 A database consolidating high-throughput life sciences A database consolidating high-throughput life sciences experimental data tagged and connected via biomedical experimental data tagged and connected via biomedical ontologies. Nextbio is accessible via a search engine interface. ontologies. Nextbio is accessible via a search engine interface. The database currently supports gene or protein expression The database currently supports gene or protein expression data and is steadily expanding to support other biological data data and is steadily expanding to support other biological data types.types.
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Projects of Projects of Semantic Semantic WebWeb
Sponsored/Sponsored/Developed Developed
byby
Year ofYear ofStarting/Starting/FinishedFinished
Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives
77 Linking Linking Open DataOpen Data
The project is The project is sponsored by the sponsored by the W3C's Semantic Web W3C's Semantic Web Education & Outreach Education & Outreach Interest Group Interest Group (SWEO).(SWEO).
Sept 2008Sept 2008 Linking Open Data project, as of - a community-led effort to create Linking Open Data project, as of - a community-led effort to create openly accessible, and interlinked, RDF (Resource Description openly accessible, and interlinked, RDF (Resource Description Framework) Data on the Web. Framework) Data on the Web.
88 InsemtivesInsemtives European Seventh European Seventh Framework Program Framework Program (FP7)(FP7)
Insemtives is a -funded project with the objective to bridge the gap Insemtives is a -funded project with the objective to bridge the gap between human and computational intelligence for the semantic between human and computational intelligence for the semantic content authoring.content authoring.
99 Semantic Semantic MediaWikMediaWikii
The WikiProject "Semantic MediaWiki" provides a common The WikiProject "Semantic MediaWiki" provides a common platform for discussing extensions of the MediaWiki software that platform for discussing extensions of the MediaWiki software that allow for simple, machine-based processing of Wiki-content.allow for simple, machine-based processing of Wiki-content.
1010 SWAN SWAN (Semantic (Semantic Web Web ApplicatioApplications in ns in NeuromediNeuromedicine)cine)
SWAN is a Web-based collaborative program that aims to SWAN is a Web-based collaborative program that aims to organize and annotate scientific knowledge about Alzheimer organize and annotate scientific knowledge about Alzheimer disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Its goal is to disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Its goal is to facilitate the formation, development and testing of hypotheses facilitate the formation, development and testing of hypotheses about the disease. swan.mindinformatics.org about the disease. swan.mindinformatics.org
1111 CommunitCommunity Projectsy Projects
W3C Semantic Web W3C Semantic Web Education and Education and Outreach (SWEO)Outreach (SWEO)
Interest Group wishes to encourage a community of developers to Interest Group wishes to encourage a community of developers to come together to work on some Semantic Web projects. This rally come together to work on some Semantic Web projects. This rally has the goal of using our collective input to generating real running has the goal of using our collective input to generating real running code, that can help us to demonstrate the value of the Semantic code, that can help us to demonstrate the value of the Semantic Web to a wide user base.Web to a wide user base.
1212 SWAD-SWAD-Europe Europe projectproject
EUEU Started May Started May 2002 to 2002 to
October 2004October 2004
aimed to support W3C's Semantic Web initiative in Europe, aimed to support W3C's Semantic Web initiative in Europe, providing targeted research, demonstrations and outreach to providing targeted research, demonstrations and outreach to ensure Semantic Web technologies move into the mainstream of ensure Semantic Web technologies move into the mainstream of networked computingnetworked computinghttp://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe/http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe/
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Sponsored/Sponsored/Developed Developed
byby
Year ofYear ofStarting/Starting/FinishedFinished
Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives
1313 Open Data Open Data on Semantic on Semantic Web Web (SWOD)(SWOD)
The project have developed first version of the open source tool based on The project have developed first version of the open source tool based on WordPress blogger software and the ontologies being developed for the w3c WordPress blogger software and the ontologies being developed for the w3c HCLS group's scientific publishing task force. This project will build on HCLS group's scientific publishing task force. This project will build on top of the existing tool and ontologies, and also figure out the most practical top of the existing tool and ontologies, and also figure out the most practical way to promote the adoption of the tool for promoting open data on way to promote the adoption of the tool for promoting open data on semantic web. semantic web. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
1414 SemWeb2oSemWeb2o Develop a service oriented website that allows users to edit, publish, host Develop a service oriented website that allows users to edit, publish, host and announce new RDF documents, in popular vocabularies, easily. and announce new RDF documents, in popular vocabularies, easily. basically, FOAF-O-Matic-ish apps + PURL + The friendliest user interfaces basically, FOAF-O-Matic-ish apps + PURL + The friendliest user interfaces imaginable. imaginable. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
1515 "A History "A History Book For Book For Tomorrow"Tomorrow"
This project includes an environment where historians would be able to This project includes an environment where historians would be able to compose and discuss their knowledge and the data would be obtainable compose and discuss their knowledge and the data would be obtainable through SPARQL. through SPARQL. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
Semantic Web Semantic Web Education and Education and Outreach Outreach (SWEO) Interest (SWEO) Interest GroupGroup
,, The knowee project aims to create a webby address book based on The knowee project aims to create a webby address book based on Semantic Web technologies. We will keep things simple and lightweight. A Semantic Web technologies. We will keep things simple and lightweight. A rather small subset of the huge (Sem)Web technology menu should get us rather small subset of the huge (Sem)Web technology menu should get us most of the way. most of the way. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectsknowee.orgknowee.org
1717 WeatherVieWeatherView for w for TabulatorTabulator
He proposes a weather view for Tabulator, but it should be ontology-based. He proposes a weather view for Tabulator, but it should be ontology-based. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
POWDER (Protocol for Web Description Resources) uses RDF-CL to make statements POWDER (Protocol for Web Description Resources) uses RDF-CL to make statements about web content.http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectsabout web content.http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
1919 Content Content Label WikiLabel Wiki
The purpose of this project is to develop a wiki on [www.contentlabel.org] so that The purpose of this project is to develop a wiki on [www.contentlabel.org] so that content labels have a central repository of information. It would include a list of content labels have a central repository of information. It would include a list of all available content label vocabularies with detailed descriptions, implementation all available content label vocabularies with detailed descriptions, implementation instructions and examples. instructions and examples. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
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Projects of Semantic Projects of Semantic WebWeb
Sponsored/Sponsored/Developed Developed
byby
Year ofYear ofStarting/Starting/FinishedFinished
Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives
2020 Media WidgetsMedia Widgets Managing relationships of objects, attriubtes and processes Basically, your Managing relationships of objects, attriubtes and processes Basically, your standard desktop widgets, but based on the SPARQL JSON format for standard desktop widgets, but based on the SPARQL JSON format for maximum portability and scalability. Possibly investigate existing library maximum portability and scalability. Possibly investigate existing library toolkits, and further SW activities. Look into JS-based agents, implemented toolkits, and further SW activities. Look into JS-based agents, implemented as widgets. Perhaps have tie-ins to IRC, Jabber, etc. as widgets. Perhaps have tie-ins to IRC, Jabber, etc. http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjectshttp://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects
2121 Data, Information, Data, Information, and Process and Process Integration with Integration with Semantic Web Semantic Web Services - ProjectServices - Project
DIP’s objective has been to develop and extend Semantic Web and Web DIP’s objective has been to develop and extend Semantic Web and Web Service technologies in order to produce a new technology infrastructure Service technologies in order to produce a new technology infrastructure for Semantic Web Services (SWS) - an environment in which different web for Semantic Web Services (SWS) - an environment in which different web services can discover and cooperate with each other automatically. services can discover and cooperate with each other automatically. http://dip.semanticweb.org/http://dip.semanticweb.org/
2222 Your partner in Your partner in Research and Research and Commercial Commercial ProjectsProjects
The Semantic Web has altered to a very dynamic and comprehensive issue The Semantic Web has altered to a very dynamic and comprehensive issue within the information-society. Whereas the years from 2001 to 2005 where within the information-society. Whereas the years from 2001 to 2005 where characterized as far-reaching direction settings by means of standard-characterized as far-reaching direction settings by means of standard-definitions and developing of basic technologies there has been a lively definitions and developing of basic technologies there has been a lively convergence with other issues as Web 2.0, new media technologies or convergence with other issues as Web 2.0, new media technologies or bioinformatics. www.semanticweb.at/4.projects.htmbioinformatics. www.semanticweb.at/4.projects.htm
2323 Semantic Web Semantic Web Portal ProjectPortal Project
It is our mission to create a Semantic Web Portal, demonstrating the It is our mission to create a Semantic Web Portal, demonstrating the maturity of Semantic Web technology in a real application. sw-maturity of Semantic Web technology in a real application. sw-portal.deri.orgportal.deri.org
2424 Corporate Semantic Corporate Semantic WebWeb
Corporate Semantic Web invites businesses to state their interest in Corporate Semantic Web invites businesses to state their interest in Semantic Web technologies and to describe individual business-cases which Semantic Web technologies and to describe individual business-cases which will be examined and evaluated with regard to innovative methods and will be examined and evaluated with regard to innovative methods and tools designed by the research group.tools designed by the research group.www.corporate-semantic-web.de www.corporate-semantic-web.de
2525 DBin.orgDBin.org May, May, 20062006
DBin is instead a general purpose and user oriented W3C Semantic Web DBin is instead a general purpose and user oriented W3C Semantic Web empowered application .verion 0.4 "Barbera" has been released on 10 May, empowered application .verion 0.4 "Barbera" has been released on 10 May, 20062006r www.dbin.orgr www.dbin.org
2626 KIWI: KIWI: Knowledge Knowledge in a Wikiin a Wiki
Project Project start is start is March March 20082008
The objective of the project KIWI is to develop an advanced knowledge The objective of the project KIWI is to develop an advanced knowledge management system (the “KIWI system”) based on a semantic wiki that will management system (the “KIWI system”) based on a semantic wiki that will address this problem. This system will support collaborative knowledge address this problem. This system will support collaborative knowledge creation and sharing, and use semantic descriptions and reasoning as a means creation and sharing, and use semantic descriptions and reasoning as a means to intelligently author, change and deliver content. to intelligently author, change and deliver content. KIWI“ is a EU FP7 small- or medium scale focused research project (STREP).KIWI“ is a EU FP7 small- or medium scale focused research project (STREP).
2727 ECOIECOI ecoi.net provides up-to-date and publicly available country of origin ecoi.net provides up-to-date and publicly available country of origin information with a special focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, refugee information with a special focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, refugee counsels and persons deciding on claims for asylum and other forms of counsels and persons deciding on claims for asylum and other forms of international protection. international protection.
2828 Sem'baseSem'base started started in in February February 2006 2006 finished finished its its activities activities in in NovembeNovember 2006.r 2006.
sem'base is an awareness measure in the programme FIT-IT Semantic System sem'base is an awareness measure in the programme FIT-IT Semantic System The project goals:The project goals:Survey and interviews with key players Survey and interviews with key players Awareness building for semantic technologies at the European Forum in Awareness building for semantic technologies at the European Forum in Alpbach 2006 and at the topic related conferences I-KNOW 06 and Semantics Alpbach 2006 and at the topic related conferences I-KNOW 06 and Semantics 06 06 Gap analysis indicating the opportunities and weaknesses of the semantic Gap analysis indicating the opportunities and weaknesses of the semantic systems sector in Austria systems sector in Austria
2929 SemNetMan: SemNetMan: Semantic-Semantic-based based Network-Network-ManagementManagement
. FFG-. FFG-sponsored sponsored projectproject
running running 18 18 months months from from 2005 to 2005 to 20062006
The project "SemNetMan" (semantic-based Network-Management) is The project "SemNetMan" (semantic-based Network-Management) is combining two methods that both are relevant for the cross-linked knowledge combining two methods that both are relevant for the cross-linked knowledge society: The Social Network Analysis (SNA) and the techniques of Semantic society: The Social Network Analysis (SNA) and the techniques of Semantic Web.The emerging method should enable efficient Network-Management Web.The emerging method should enable efficient Network-Management within especially defined project-needs and environments.within especially defined project-needs and environments. www.semanticweb.at/19.6213.projects-do wn loads.htm www.semanticweb.at/19.6213.projects-do wn loads.htm
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Sponsored/Sponsored/Developed Developed
byby
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Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives
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3030 Semantic Web Semantic Web SpacesSpaces
September September 1, 20061, 2006
Semantic Web Spaces is a Coordination Middleware for Semantic Web Spaces is a Coordination Middleware for the Semantic Web. Semantic Web Spaces is based on the Semantic Web. Semantic Web Spaces is based on Linda and it extends classical Linda model with new Linda and it extends classical Linda model with new types of tuples, containing RDF statements and new types of tuples, containing RDF statements and new coordination primitives.coordination primitives.release1.0release1.0semwebspaces1.0semwebspaces1.0
3131 INFRAWEBS INFRAWEBS (Intelligent (Intelligent Framework for Framework for Generating Generating Open Open (Adaptable) (Adaptable) Development Development Platforms for Platforms for Web-Web-Service )EuropeService )European IST Projectan IST Project
1st August 1st August 2004,2004,
Project Project DurationDuration
30 months30 months
The main INFRAWEBS project focus and objective is the The main INFRAWEBS project focus and objective is the development of an application-oriented software toolset development of an application-oriented software toolset for creating, maintaining and executing WSMO-based for creating, maintaining and executing WSMO-based Semantic Web Services (SWS) within their whole life Semantic Web Services (SWS) within their whole life cycle. cycle.
3232 Semantic web Semantic web projectproject““Interface Interface Development for Development for Hypermedia Hypermedia Applications in Applications in Semantic Semantic Web”Web”
Tue, 1 Jan Tue, 1 Jan 20082008
He couldn't find much relevant information for his He couldn't find much relevant information for his project.. :thinking: He needs some help from experts project.. :thinking: He needs some help from experts
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3333 Project HaloProject Halo project project partners at the partners at the Institute AIFB Institute AIFB of the of the University of University of Karlsruhe, and Karlsruhe, and the the Saarbrücken-Saarbrücken-based German based German Research Research Center for Center for Artificial Artificial Intelligence.Intelligence.
Seattle-based Vulcan Inc (http://www.vulcan.com) has created the Seattle-based Vulcan Inc (http://www.vulcan.com) has created the long-term research program Project Halo long-term research program Project Halo (http://www.projecthalo.com) to develop a “Digital Aristotle” that (http://www.projecthalo.com) to develop a “Digital Aristotle” that can serve as a comprehensive computer knowledge base and can serve as a comprehensive computer knowledge base and problem-solving system for the natural sciences. Project Halo is problem-solving system for the natural sciences. Project Halo is developing technologies for low-cost, highly-scalable modeling of developing technologies for low-cost, highly-scalable modeling of basic scientific knowledge -- primarily physics, chemistry, and basic scientific knowledge -- primarily physics, chemistry, and biology at the American AP level -- and developing methods for biology at the American AP level -- and developing methods for automatically answering sophisticated scientific questions posed automatically answering sophisticated scientific questions posed in English. www.semanticweb.org/wiki/Project_Halo in English. www.semanticweb.org/wiki/Project_Halo
3434 Cathnet.org ProjectsCathnet.org Projects This is a Catholic Semantic Web implementation project to This is a Catholic Semantic Web implementation project to provide rich access to theological documents. This is a Catholic provide rich access to theological documents. This is a Catholic Semantic Web project for users to share, process and collect Semantic Web project for users to share, process and collect Semantic Web information, such as Parish Mass times, youth Semantic Web information, such as Parish Mass times, youth group events and theologically rich interaction. group events and theologically rich interaction. catholicsemanticweb.org/projectscatholicsemanticweb.org/projects
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3535 Muddy Boots projectMuddy Boots project BBCBBC process in process in 20072007
The system's main aim is to 'unambiguously identify the main actors in a The system's main aim is to 'unambiguously identify the main actors in a BBC news story'BBC news story' Once the main actors/entities have been identified in a Once the main actors/entities have been identified in a story, they need a unique reference to describe them (to ensure that the story, they need a unique reference to describe them (to ensure that the entities are unambiguous). In the original Muddy Boots project entities are unambiguous). In the original Muddy Boots project Wikipedia was used as the main data source, in this project DBpedia is Wikipedia was used as the main data source, in this project DBpedia is used as it provides an easier query interface, with a richer, semantically used as it provides an easier query interface, with a richer, semantically linked dataset.linked dataset.
3636 MindswapMindswap((Maryland Information Maryland Information and Network Dynamics and Network Dynamics Lab Semantic Web Agents Lab Semantic Web Agents Project )Project )
The Semantic The Semantic Web Research Web Research GroupGroup
Semantic Web technology inside the MIND LAB at University of Semantic Web technology inside the MIND LAB at University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.www.mindswap.orgwww.mindswap.org
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3737 METEOR-SMETEOR-S The METEOR-S project at the LSDIS Lab, University of The METEOR-S project at the LSDIS Lab, University of Georgia aims to extend these standards with Semantic Web Georgia aims to extend these standards with Semantic Web technologies to achieve greater dynamism andscalability.technologies to achieve greater dynamism andscalability.lsdis.cs.uga.edu/projects/meteor-slsdis.cs.uga.edu/projects/meteor-s
3838 Semantic Web Semantic Web project in the Dell project in the Dell Social Innovation Social Innovation CompetitionCompetition
3 Mar 20093 Mar 2009 The objective is to put all this technology into a real and practical The objective is to put all this technology into a real and practical social action. Part of this competition is based on votes, so I social action. Part of this competition is based on votes, so I would widely appreciate any votes onthis project would widely appreciate any votes onthis project lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-we lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-we web/2009Mar/0026.html web/2009Mar/0026.html
3939 Ensemble Project Ensemble Project at Open at Open Repositories 2009Repositories 2009
May 27th, 2009May 27th, 2009 ““The Ensemble Project: Using Fedora to Support the The Ensemble Project: Using Fedora to Support the Development of the Semantic Web for Education”, she described Development of the Semantic Web for Education”, she described how the project was using the Fedora Digital Repository and how the project was using the Fedora Digital Repository and Mulgara Triplestore to allow teachers and learners to gain direct Mulgara Triplestore to allow teachers and learners to gain direct access to data and incorporate it into teaching and learning access to data and incorporate it into teaching and learning applications. applications. www.ensemble.ac.uk/archives/category/semantic-webwww.ensemble.ac.uk/archives/category/semantic-web
4040 MITRE ProjectsMITRE Projects The Web Mashup Scripting Language (WMSL) enables an end-The Web Mashup Scripting Language (WMSL) enables an end-user (you) working from his browser, e.g. not needing any other user (you) working from his browser, e.g. not needing any other infrastructure, to quickly write mashups that integrate any two, infrastructure, to quickly write mashups that integrate any two, or more, web services on the Web. or more, web services on the Web. semanticweb.mitre.orgsemanticweb.mitre.org
by IBM China by IBM China Research LabResearch Lab
Connection Network Intelligence(CNI) is an innovation Connection Network Intelligence(CNI) is an innovation relationship analysis technology developed, The technology has relationship analysis technology developed, The technology has been applied to several Asia stock market to help lenders, been applied to several Asia stock market to help lenders, investors and regulators explore the non-obvious relationship investors and regulators explore the non-obvious relationship between entities on financial market, thus empower them make between entities on financial market, thus empower them make better decision. better decision.
4242 CRAFT CRAFT (Collaborative (Collaborative Reasoning and Reasoning and Analysis Analysis Framework and Framework and Toolkit)Toolkit)
The Collaborative Reasoning and Analysis Framework and The Collaborative Reasoning and Analysis Framework and Toolkit (CRAFT) is a research prototype aimed at helping Toolkit (CRAFT) is a research prototype aimed at helping analysts as they collect and share information to support analysts as they collect and share information to support decisions. decisions.
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4343 MARIO (Mashup MARIO (Mashup Automation with Automation with Run-time Run-time Invocation and Invocation and Orchestration) Orchestration)
The aim of the MARIO project is to support varying degrees of The aim of the MARIO project is to support varying degrees of manual to automated composition in different kinds of systems. In manual to automated composition in different kinds of systems. In particular MARIO focuses on flow-based information processing particular MARIO focuses on flow-based information processing applications, which are component assemblies arranged in a directed applications, which are component assemblies arranged in a directed acyclic graph (flow) of black-box components connected by data flow acyclic graph (flow) of black-box components connected by data flow links. links.
Researchers at Researchers at China Research China Research Lab and Watson Lab and Watson Research CenterResearch Center
The project, The project, begun in 2008,begun in 2008,
Addressing the management and interweaving of diverse kinds of IT Addressing the management and interweaving of diverse kinds of IT Metadata in the Metadata Interoperability Framework. Metadata in the Metadata Interoperability Framework. http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/wssemhttp://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/wssem
SHER is an OWL reasoner that is designed to provide semantic SHER is an OWL reasoner that is designed to provide semantic querying of large relational datasets using OWL ontologies. SHER querying of large relational datasets using OWL ontologies. SHER (Scalable Highly Expressive Reasoner) is a breakthrough technology (Scalable Highly Expressive Reasoner) is a breakthrough technology that provides ontology analytics (OWL-DL without nominals) over that provides ontology analytics (OWL-DL without nominals) over highly expressive ontologies. highly expressive ontologies. domino.research.ibm.com/.../semanticweb.Semantic Web domino.research.ibm.com/.../semanticweb.Semantic Web Projects.htmlProjects.html
4646 The Semantic The Semantic NaturalistNaturalist
29 May, 200829 May, 2008 The use of macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of water quality The use of macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of water quality has a long history , and variants of the biotic index developed by has a long history , and variants of the biotic index developed by William Beck in the ’50s are currently in wide use in stream and river William Beck in the ’50s are currently in wide use in stream and river monitoring efforts.monitoring efforts. EPA has an excellent collection of pages describing EPA has an excellent collection of pages describing the nature of the pollution sensitivity of each taxon. the nature of the pollution sensitivity of each taxon. cain.ice.ucdavis.edu/semanticnaturalist cain.ice.ucdavis.edu/semanticnaturalist
4747 Sir Tim Berners-Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Semantic Web Lee: Semantic Web is open for businessis open for business
Richard Cyganiak maintains an evolving picture of the participants in Richard Cyganiak maintains an evolving picture of the participants in this project, a snapshot of which is reproduced here.Impressive as this project, a snapshot of which is reproduced here.Impressive as these activities are, if we are to see a similar growth in the availability these activities are, if we are to see a similar growth in the availability of data from less philanthropic sources, there is a clear need for of data from less philanthropic sources, there is a clear need for greater clarity with respect to the ‘proper’ use and reuse of data. greater clarity with respect to the ‘proper’ use and reuse of data. blogs.zdnet.com/semantic-web/?p=105 blogs.zdnet.com/semantic-web/?p=105
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4848 The Semantic The Semantic Web, Syllogism, Web, Syllogism, and Worldview and Worldview
published published November 7, 2003November 7, 2003
An extension of the current web in which information is given An extension of the current web in which information is given well-defined meaning, a place where machines can analyze all the well-defined meaning, a place where machines can analyze all the data on the Web, even a Web in which machine reasoning will be data on the Web, even a Web in which machine reasoning will be ubiquitous and devastatingly powerful. ubiquitous and devastatingly powerful. www.shirky.com/writings/semantic_syllogism.htmlwww.shirky.com/writings/semantic_syllogism.html
4949 Palo Alto PAWSPalo Alto PAWS March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007 Palo Alto Palo Alto Semantic Semantic Web (PAWS) Web (PAWS) GroupGroup
Our discussion will include all Semantic Web technologies with a Our discussion will include all Semantic Web technologies with a focus on current projects and potential project and startup focus on current projects and potential project and startup opportunities.semweb.meetup.com/26opportunities.semweb.meetup.com/26
5050 AKT Related AKT Related ProjectsProjects
CROSI - Capturing, Representing, and Operationalising CROSI - Capturing, Representing, and Operationalising Semantic Integration. It aims to overcome these problems by Semantic Integration. It aims to overcome these problems by working on a systematic approach to working on a systematic approach to semantic integrationsemantic integration which which will enable us to: capture and expose semantics, codify them in will enable us to: capture and expose semantics, codify them in knowledge representation formats, and operationalise them for knowledge representation formats, and operationalise them for the benefit of integration.http://www.aktors.org/crosithe benefit of integration.http://www.aktors.org/crosi
5151 SemanticWeb.orgSemanticWeb.org Semanticweb.org is the Semantic Web community portal. Its Semanticweb.org is the Semantic Web community portal. Its objective is to collect and explain tools and techniques, which will objective is to collect and explain tools and techniques, which will help to create the Semantic Web, and to be a forum for people help to create the Semantic Web, and to be a forum for people interested in the Semantic Web.http://semanticweb.org/interested in the Semantic Web.http://semanticweb.org/
5252 POPSPOPS The POPS project focuses on one subset of the data problem, The POPS project focuses on one subset of the data problem, namely, expertise location.namely, expertise location.
5353 Knowledge WebKnowledge Web European European CommissionCommission
11stst Jan, 2004 Jan, 2004 The mission of KnowledgeWeb is to strengthen the European The mission of KnowledgeWeb is to strengthen the European industry and service providers in one of the most important industry and service providers in one of the most important areas of current computer technology: Semantic Web enabled E-areas of current computer technology: Semantic Web enabled E-work and E-commerce.work and E-commerce.knowledgeweb.semanticweb.orgknowledgeweb.semanticweb.org
ConclusionConclusion•Now, with the advancement of Now, with the advancement of technology, new ideas are technology, new ideas are developing. The “Semantic Web is developing. The “Semantic Web is the one. The Semantic Web is an the one. The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web and is extension of the current Web and is a component of Web 3.0. It is a a component of Web 3.0. It is a web of data. Semantic Web web of data. Semantic Web technologies can be used in a technologies can be used in a variety of application areas. variety of application areas. •There are many variety of projects There are many variety of projects developing with the help of developing with the help of Semantic Web which are explained Semantic Web which are explained in the tables with their objectives. in the tables with their objectives. These projects plays a exclusive These projects plays a exclusive role in the information technology role in the information technology world and extending the web day by world and extending the web day by day. day.
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web (Accessed on 22/5/09)(Accessed on 22/5/09)
• www.w3.org/2001/sw/ - 59k (Accessed on 22/5/09)www.w3.org/2001/sw/ - 59k (Accessed on 22/5/09)• www.w3.org/2001/sw/ - 59k (Accessed on 29/5/09)www.w3.org/2001/sw/ - 59k (Accessed on 29/5/09)• www.youtube.com (Accessed on 29/5/09)www.youtube.com (Accessed on 29/5/09)• mitworld.mit.edu (Accessed on 29/5/09)mitworld.mit.edu (Accessed on 29/5/09)• http://www.webopedia.com/ (Accessed on 01/6/09)http://www.webopedia.com/ (Accessed on 01/6/09)• infomesh.net/2001/swintro/ infomesh.net/2001/swintro/ (Accessed on 01/6/09)(Accessed on 01/6/09)
