Re: Survey on Faceted Browsers for RDF data ?

Hi Hugh, Christian

not sure. This[1] takes RDF as an input, the user couldnt care less about
the internal, just gets a fast, powerful relational browser. Nothing here
is SPARQL there isnt even a triplestore. RDF is processed via hadop, Solr
indexes are created, no URI is looked up.

Still it might be described as a "faceted browser for RDF"..?

Gio

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW4Po6re6LY


On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Hugh Glaser <hugh@glasers.org> wrote:

> Hi.
> > On 27 Apr 2015, at 14:02, Christian Morbidoni <
> christian.morbidoni@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Bernadette, all
> >
> > I can surely share my list, and I'll do as soon as I find some time to
> give it some structure and write in proper english...
> >
> > Honestly I got a bit stuck asking myself "What exactly am I looking
> for"? In other words: what is exactly a faceted browser for RDF data?
> I am not surprised - my head started to hurt when I thought about it!
>
> > Does it mean that it has to query a SPRQL endpoint with no
> intermediaries, in real-time? In fact, this approach is not the best in my
> opinion...one probably needs to materialize data in some other more
> facets-friedly system (e.g. solr, elastic search) to gain good performances
> (I might be wrong but this is what my - limited - experience told me).
> Woah there!
> I would say that is exactly where a faceted browser stops.
> If there is free text search going on, then it isn’t really doing Linked
> Data, or it is doing much more in addition.
> (This is the Linked Data list.)
> So I would say that some constraints are that a faceted browser is
> something that lets you look at things identified by Linked Data URIs. It
> shows facets of those URIs, primarily by the Linked Data look up (through
> SPARQL or URI resolution), and in particular, doesn’t do (a lot of?) facets
> from text search engines especially if they don’t represent their data as
> RDF.
>
> Best
> > Then I started asking me...if you put a SPARQL connector, then every
> existing faceted browser can be a RDF data faceted browser...
> > So...what is the kind of tools that you think should go in this list?
> All existing systems that provide faceted browsing functionality? And what
> kind of features should a comparison take into account? may be "how is it
> easy to connect a tool to a SPARQL endpoint"? not sure...
> >
> > best,
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Bernadette Hyland <
> bhyland@3roundstones.com> wrote:
> > Hi Christian,
> > If you produce a list of platforms/browsers for RDF, you'd create a
> valuable resource for the open data / Web of data community.  Thanks in
> advance.  Please share with the list when completed.
> >
> > Please add the Callimachus Project to your list.[1]  Callimachus is an
> Open Source web application server. It's an actively supported Open Source
> project that commercial companies, including 3 Round Stones support.
> Callimachus is on GitHub.[2]
> >
> > Used by government agencies, healthcare organizations and scientific
> researchers, Callimachus is used to to rapidly build and visualize data
> from the public Web or behind the firewall. It uses a Linked Data approach
> and based on W3C data standards, including RDF.
> >
> > Developers use a range of JavaScript libraries for visualizations,
> including D3 and Google Charts. Here is a sampling of apps that use
> Callimachus -- I share these to show it goes well beyond faceted browsing.
> >
> > Open Data Directory - Simple app - A crowdsourced community run
> directory of organizations using Linked Data for projects, see the W3C Open
> Data Directory [3]
> >
> > GeoHealth US - In beta. GeoHealth.us generates hundreds of millions of
> data-driven pages, including visualizations (heat maps, pollution reports,
> etc) related to environmental exposure and related diseases. It will be
> launched at the upcoming National Health Datapalooza in Washington DC in
> early June.[4]
> >
> > ORGpedia - A research project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
> and led by New York University Professor Beth Noveck's team at the Wagner
> School of Public Policy.[5]
> >
> > WeatherHealth - A pilot for Sentara Healthcare. It combines data from
> multiple government open data sites to demonstrate  the power of patient
> education for better health.[6]
> >
> > Linked Data Books website.[7] This community run site publishes
> resources for developers, executives and academics. It's open to anyone who
> wishes to add a publication to the list.  If during your research you
> identify some good books to add, please send us an email. The Linked Data
> Books website was created using the Callimachus Project.
> >
> > Lastly, Callimachus served as a reference implementation for the Linked
> Data Platform.[8]
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Bernadette Hyland
> > CEO, 3 Round Stones, Inc.
> >
> > http://3roundstones.com  || http://about.me/bernadettehyland
> >
> > ----
> > [1] http://callimachusproject.org
> >
> > [2] https://github.com/3-Round-Stones/callimachus/
> >
> > [3] The Open Data Directory - see http://dir.w3.org
> >
> > [4] Environmental exposures & diseases mapper - see http://geohealth.us
> >
> > [5] ORGpedia - see http://3RoundStones.com/orgpedia
> >
> > [6] Sentara WeatherHealth pilot - see http://3RoundStones.com/sentara
> >
> > [7] Linked Data Developer site - see http://linkeddatadeveloper.com
> >
> > [8] W3C Linked Data Platform - see http://www.w3.org/2012/ldp/charter
> >
> >> On Jan 23, 2015, at 6:42 AM, Christian Morbidoni <
> christian.morbidoni@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm doing some research to get a comprehensive (as much as possible)
> view on what faceted browsers are out there today for RDF data and what
> features they offer.
> >> I collected a lot of links to papers, web sites and demos... but I
> found very few comparison/survey papers about this specific topic. [1]
> contains a section on faceted browsers, but not so exhaustive, [2] mentions
> some interesting systems but is a bit outdated.
> >>
> >> So, my questions are:
> >> 1) Do someone know a better paper/resource I can look at for a survey?
> >> 2) Is someone currently working on a survey like this?
> >> 3) Does someone have notable additions to my list? (pasted at the end
> of the mail)
> >> At this stage I'm interested in both: automatic and configuration based
> browsers, free and commercial products, hierarchical and flat facets,
> "simple" and pivoting.
> >>
> >> thank you in advance
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] Survey of linked data based exploration systems (2014)
> >> http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1279/iesd14_8.pdf
> >>
> >> [2] From Keyword Search to Exploration: How Result Visualization Aids
> Discovery on the Web
> >> http://hcil2.cs.umd.edu/trs/2008-06/2008-06.pdf
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> My current, randomly ordered list:
> >>
> >> tFacets - http://www.visualdataweb.org/tfacet.php
> >>
> >> Exhibit (3) + Babel
> >>
> >> Virtuoso built-in search + faceted browser
> >>
> >> RDF-faceted-browser -Blog post:
> https://sheeeer.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/a-faceted-browser-over-sparql-endpoints/
> >>
> >> Facete -http://aksw.org/Projects/Facete.html
> >>
> >> PivotBrowser - http://www.sindicetech.com/pivotbrowser.html
> >>
> >> Rhizomik - http://rhizomik.net/html/
> >>
> >> /facets
> >> Paper: http://homepages.cwi.nl/~media/publications/iswc06.pdf
> >>
> >> gFacets - Paper:
> http://www.sfb716.uni-stuttgart.de/uploads/tx_vispublications/eswc10-heimErtlZiegler.pdf
> >>
> >> Flamenco
> >>
> >> Nested Facets Browser - Demo:
> http://people.csail.mit.edu/dfhuynh/projects/nfb/
> >>
> >> Humboldt
> >>
> >> mSpace
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Bernadette Hyland <
> bhyland@3roundstones.com> wrote:
> > Hi Christian,
> > If you produce a list of platforms/browsers for RDF, you'd create a
> valuable resource for the open data / Web of data community.  Thanks in
> advance.  Please share with the list when completed.
> >
> > Please add the Callimachus Project to your list.[1]  Callimachus is an
> Open Source web application server. It's an actively supported Open Source
> project that commercial companies, including 3 Round Stones support.
> Callimachus is on GitHub.[2]
> >
> > Used by government agencies, healthcare organizations and scientific
> researchers, Callimachus is used to to rapidly build and visualize data
> from the public Web or behind the firewall. It uses a Linked Data approach
> and based on W3C data standards, including RDF.
> >
> > Developers use a range of JavaScript libraries for visualizations,
> including D3 and Google Charts. Here is a sampling of apps that use
> Callimachus -- I share these to show it goes well beyond faceted browsing.
> >
> > Open Data Directory - Simple app - A crowdsourced community run
> directory of organizations using Linked Data for projects, see the W3C Open
> Data Directory [3]
> >
> > GeoHealth US - In beta. GeoHealth.us generates hundreds of millions of
> data-driven pages, including visualizations (heat maps, pollution reports,
> etc) related to environmental exposure and related diseases. It will be
> launched at the upcoming National Health Datapalooza in Washington DC in
> early June.[4]
> >
> > ORGpedia - A research project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
> and led by New York University Professor Beth Noveck's team at the Wagner
> School of Public Policy.[5]
> >
> > WeatherHealth - A pilot for Sentara Healthcare. It combines data from
> multiple government open data sites to demonstrate  the power of patient
> education for better health.[6]
> >
> > Linked Data Books website.[7] This community run site publishes
> resources for developers, executives and academics. It's open to anyone who
> wishes to add a publication to the list.  If during your research you
> identify some good books to add, please send us an email. The Linked Data
> Books website was created using the Callimachus Project.
> >
> > Lastly, Callimachus served as a reference implementation for the Linked
> Data Platform.[8]
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Bernadette Hyland
> > CEO, 3 Round Stones, Inc.
> >
> > http://3roundstones.com  || http://about.me/bernadettehyland
> >
> > ----
> > [1] http://callimachusproject.org
> >
> > [2] https://github.com/3-Round-Stones/callimachus/
> >
> > [3] The Open Data Directory - see http://dir.w3.org
> >
> > [4] Environmental exposures & diseases mapper - see http://geohealth.us
> >
> > [5] ORGpedia - see http://3RoundStones.com/orgpedia
> >
> > [6] Sentara WeatherHealth pilot - see http://3RoundStones.com/sentara
> >
> > [7] Linked Data Developer site - see http://linkeddatadeveloper.com
> >
> > [8] W3C Linked Data Platform - see http://www.w3.org/2012/ldp/charter
> >
> >> On Jan 23, 2015, at 6:42 AM, Christian Morbidoni <
> christian.morbidoni@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm doing some research to get a comprehensive (as much as possible)
> view on what faceted browsers are out there today for RDF data and what
> features they offer.
> >> I collected a lot of links to papers, web sites and demos... but I
> found very few comparison/survey papers about this specific topic. [1]
> contains a section on faceted browsers, but not so exhaustive, [2] mentions
> some interesting systems but is a bit outdated.
> >>
> >> So, my questions are:
> >> 1) Do someone know a better paper/resource I can look at for a survey?
> >> 2) Is someone currently working on a survey like this?
> >> 3) Does someone have notable additions to my list? (pasted at the end
> of the mail)
> >> At this stage I'm interested in both: automatic and configuration based
> browsers, free and commercial products, hierarchical and flat facets,
> "simple" and pivoting.
> >>
> >> thank you in advance
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] Survey of linked data based exploration systems (2014)
> >> http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1279/iesd14_8.pdf
> >>
> >> [2] From Keyword Search to Exploration: How Result Visualization Aids
> Discovery on the Web
> >> http://hcil2.cs.umd.edu/trs/2008-06/2008-06.pdf
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> My current, randomly ordered list:
> >>
> >> tFacets - http://www.visualdataweb.org/tfacet.php
> >>
> >> Exhibit (3) + Babel
> >>
> >> Virtuoso built-in search + faceted browser
> >>
> >> RDF-faceted-browser -Blog post:
> https://sheeeer.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/a-faceted-browser-over-sparql-endpoints/
> >>
> >> Facete -http://aksw.org/Projects/Facete.html
> >>
> >> PivotBrowser - http://www.sindicetech.com/pivotbrowser.html
> >>
> >> Rhizomik - http://rhizomik.net/html/
> >>
> >> /facets
> >> Paper: http://homepages.cwi.nl/~media/publications/iswc06.pdf
> >>
> >> gFacets - Paper:
> http://www.sfb716.uni-stuttgart.de/uploads/tx_vispublications/eswc10-heimErtlZiegler.pdf
> >>
> >> Flamenco
> >>
> >> Nested Facets Browser - Demo:
> http://people.csail.mit.edu/dfhuynh/projects/nfb/
> >>
> >> Humboldt
> >>
> >> mSpace
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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