- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:51:05 -0500
- To: Adrian Walker <adriandwalker@gmail.com>
- CC: dmbarber@gmail.com, public-lod@w3.org
- Message-ID: <4D0292B9.3050007@openlinksw.com>
On 12/10/10 11:26 AM, Adrian Walker wrote: > Hi Kingsley, > > You wrote.... > > /Do you have a service the emits machine readable structured data? > Naturally, any of the many RDF formats would do etc../ > > The service accepts http from Java clients and emits simple XML [1,2] > . > > (One can also use the system from Firefox and IE) > > HTH, -- Adrian Unfortunately not, I want to speak HTTP from non Java clients. XML returned is fine. Kingsley > > [1] www.reengineeringllc.com/iblClient1.java > <http://www.reengineeringllc.com/iblClient1.java> > > [2] Internet Business Logic > A Wiki and SOA Endpoint for Executable Open Vocabulary English Q/A > over SQL and RDF > Online at www.reengineeringllc.com <http://www.reengineeringllc.com> > Shared use is free, and there are no advertisements > > Adrian Walker > Reengineering > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Kingsley Idehen > <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote: > > On 12/10/10 10:13 AM, Adrian Walker wrote: >> Hi David -- >> >> You wrote... >> >> /My question for this list is whether there are any model >> projects which are effectively using semantic technologies not >> just to make data open, but also to make the related definitional >> data more visible and easier to understand or compare across data >> sources. / >> >> There's technology out there on the web that can help. >> >> The basic idea is to write, say, different definitions of >> "unemployment", in executable English. >> >> Then when a study is done by executing the English, the results >> can be explained in English, showing how the definitions were >> used to transform data. >> >> Here's an example: >> >> www.reengineeringllc.com/EnergyIndependence1.pdf >> <http://www.reengineeringllc.com/EnergyIndependence1.pdf> (slides) >> >> www.reengineeringllc.com/EnergyIndependence1Video.htm >> <http://www.reengineeringllc.com/EnergyIndependence1Video.htm> >> (Flash video with audio) >> >> The underlying system is live online at the same site. Shared >> use is free. >> >> Apologies if you have seen this before, and thanks for comments. >> >> -- Adrian > > Adrian, > > Do you have a service the emits machine readable structured data? > Naturally, any of the many RDF formats would do etc.. > > Kingsley > >> >> Internet Business Logic >> A Wiki and SOA Endpoint for Executable Open Vocabulary English >> Q/A over SQL and RDF >> Online at www.reengineeringllc.com <http://www.reengineeringllc.com> >> Shared use is free, and there are no advertisements >> >> Adrian Walker >> Reengineering >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:31 AM, David Barber <dmbarber@gmail.com >> <mailto:dmbarber@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I've had a varied but extensive history of dealing with >> government data in electronic form. This started as a >> government documents librarian helping people find government >> data in electronic form, continued with sharing it on the >> early Internet, and most recently managing government data as >> a government employee. Throughout this experience one of the >> major concerns associated with expanding electronic access to >> government data from multiple sources has been getting people >> to recognize and take into account the differences in the >> definitions associated with data elements. This is >> particularly important for historical analysis or comparison >> of multiple governmental units. For example, two governments >> will define unemployment differently and the same government >> will change its definition over time. Unfortunately, it has >> been my experience that when people want to do such >> longitudinal or multi-government analyses they were often not >> motivated to pay attention to these differences. >> >> My question for this list is whether there are any model >> projects which are effectively using semantic technologies >> not just to make data open, but also to make the related >> definitional data more visible and easier to understand or >> compare across data sources. It is my hope that the >> technologies associated with linked open data can make this >> type of information more useful than when it was buried in >> the back of government documents. >> >> Thanks in advance for any pointers to such efforts. >> >> David Barber >> >> > > > -- > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen > President& CEO > OpenLink Software > Web:http://www.openlinksw.com > Weblog:http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen <http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen> > Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen > > > > > > -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen President& CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen
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