There have been a number of discussions about "Enterprise Linked Data" recently, and I took part on a panel on precisely that topic at ESTC 2009. Unfortunately the panel was cut short due to time pressures so I didn't get chance to say everything I'd hoped. In lieu of that debate here's a blog post … Continue reading Thoughts on Enterprise Linked Data
Month: December 2009
SPARQL Extension Function Survey Summary
This post contains the first set of results from my SPARQL extension survey. I've completed an initial survey of a number of different SPARQL processors to itemise the extension functions that each of them have implemented. This will be an ongoing activity as implementations evolve continually, but I thought it would be useful to summarise … Continue reading SPARQL Extension Function Survey Summary
Approaches to Publishing Linked Data via Named Graphs
This is a follow-up to my previous post on managing RDF using named graphs. In that post I looked at the basic concept of named graphs, how they are used in SPARQL 1.0/1.1, and discussed RESTful APIs for managing named graphs. In this post I wanted to look at how Named Graphs can be used … Continue reading Approaches to Publishing Linked Data via Named Graphs
Annotated Data
One of the things I've always liked about the Semantic Web vision is the idea that "Anyone can say Anything, Anywhere" (hereafter: The AAA Principle). That I can publish data about anything; and which links to and annotates data that other people are publishing elsewhere. I've been thinking recently whether we've spent a lot of … Continue reading Annotated Data