Re: RDB2RDF by Revelytix

Hello all, I'm not sure whether I have rights to post here as an observer but 
maybe someone can moderate me in if not.  Is it ok for non-members of the WG to 
join the weekly calls?

I'm happy to do a presentation about our work at Revelytix if there's interest. 
 I've been following your list closely as many of the conversations echo our 
own.  I actually did a presentation on our work at Semtech - I was hoping to see 
some people from RDB2RDF there, but perhaps I should have written the blog post 
*before* Semtech instead of after. :)  

I should mention that while we have developed our own mapping language, we're 
open-minded in terms of the longer-term direction.  The implementation of our 
query translator is flexible enough that I believe we could import many kinds of 
mappings (D2RQ, future RDB2RDF definition, etc) without affecting the query 
translation capabilities.  

Alex



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From: Michael Hausenblas <michael.hausenblas@deri.org>
To: Juan Sequeda <juanfederico@gmail.com>
Cc: RDB2RDF WG <public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org>
Sent: Sun, July 18, 2010 11:07:56 AM
Subject: Re: RDB2RDF by Revelytix


> Maybe we should invite them to give a presentation?

Yup, good idea - done [1] (Alex and I follow each other on Twitter ...).

Cheers,
      Michael

[1] http://twitter.com/mhausenblas/status/18848984267

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> From: Juan Sequeda <juanfederico@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:01:37 -0500
> To: RDB2RDF WG <public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org>
> Subject: RDB2RDF by Revelytix
> Resent-From: RDB2RDF WG <public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org>
> Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:11 +0000
> 
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> Hopefully everybody can read the following:
> 
> http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic-
> web
> 
> <http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic
> -web>I
> would like to point out the following from the post:
> 
> Due to these deficiencies, we have created our own mapping language. It
> shares some of the ideas present in D2RQ, however it departs significantly
> from D2RQ in the details. One major difference is that the Revelytix mapping
> language depends on importing the database schema and building a source
> ontology that represents the tables, columns, keys etc from that source. The
> mapping ontology then references that source ontology.
> 
> One major benefit of this strategy is that many of the ontology references
> to columns and keys are done by pointing to a resource in the database
> ontology rather than indicating that reference in text. This reduces the
> chance of errors in the mapping, makes the mapping process easier in an
> editor, and most importantly, exposes actual linkages from database to
> domain. We can then write SPARQL queries against the mapping ontology that
> provide answers about data lineage.
> 
> Maybe we should invite them to give a presentation?
> 
> 
> Juan Sequeda
> +1-575-SEQ-UEDA
> www.juansequeda.com
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hello all, I'm not sure whether I have rights to post here as an observer but maybe someone can moderate me in if not. &nbsp;Is it ok for non-members of the WG to join the weekly calls?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm happy to do a presentation about our work at Revelytix if there's interest. &nbsp;I've been following your list closely as many of the conversations echo our own. &nbsp;I actually did a presentation on our work at Semtech - I was hoping to see some people from RDB2RDF there, but perhaps I should have written the blog post *before* Semtech instead of after. :) &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I should mention that while we have developed our own mapping language, we're open-minded in terms of the longer-term direction. &nbsp;The implementation of our query translator is flexible enough
 that I believe we could import many kinds of mappings (D2RQ, future RDB2RDF definition, etc) without affecting the query translation capabilities. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Michael Hausenblas &lt;michael.hausenblas@deri.org&gt;<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Juan Sequeda &lt;juanfederico@gmail.com&gt;<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> RDB2RDF WG &lt;public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org&gt;<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sun, July 18, 2010 11:07:56 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: RDB2RDF by Revelytix<br></font><br>
<br>&gt; Maybe we should invite them to give a presentation?<br><br>Yup, good idea - done [1] (Alex and I follow each other on Twitter ...).<br><br>Cheers,<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Michael<br><br><span>[1] <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mhausenblas/status/18848984267">http://twitter.com/mhausenblas/status/18848984267</a></span><br><br>-- <br>Dr. Michael Hausenblas<br>LiDRC - Linked Data Research Centre<br>DERI - Digital Enterprise Research Institute<br>NUIG - National University of Ireland, Galway<br>Ireland, Europe<br>Tel. +353 91 495730<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://linkeddata.deri.ie/">http://linkeddata.deri.ie/</a></span><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://sw-app.org/about.html">http://sw-app.org/about.html</a></span><br><br><br><br>&gt; From: Juan Sequeda &lt;<a ymailto="mailto:juanfederico@gmail.com" href="mailto:juanfederico@gmail.com">juanfederico@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>&gt; Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:01:37 -0500<br>&gt;
 To: RDB2RDF WG &lt;<a ymailto="mailto:public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org" href="mailto:public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org">public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org</a>&gt;<br>&gt; Subject: RDB2RDF by Revelytix<br>&gt; Resent-From: RDB2RDF WG &lt;<a ymailto="mailto:public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org" href="mailto:public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org">public-rdb2rdf-wg@w3.org</a>&gt;<br>&gt; Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:11 +0000<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Hi Everybody,<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Hopefully everybody can read the following:<br>&gt; <br><span>&gt; <a target="_blank" href="http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic">http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic</a>-</span><br>&gt; web<br>&gt; <br><span>&gt; &lt;<a target="_blank" href="http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic">http://tech.puredanger.com/2010/07/16/mapping-relational-data-to-the-semantic</a></span><br>&gt; -web&gt;I<br>&gt; would like to point
 out the following from the post:<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Due to these deficiencies, we have created our own mapping language. It<br>&gt; shares some of the ideas present in D2RQ, however it departs significantly<br>&gt; from D2RQ in the details. One major difference is that the Revelytix mapping<br>&gt; language depends on importing the database schema and building a source<br>&gt; ontology that represents the tables, columns, keys etc from that source. The<br>&gt; mapping ontology then references that source ontology.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; One major benefit of this strategy is that many of the ontology references<br>&gt; to columns and keys are done by pointing to a resource in the database<br>&gt; ontology rather than indicating that reference in text. This reduces the<br>&gt; chance of errors in the mapping, makes the mapping process easier in an<br>&gt; editor, and most importantly, exposes actual linkages from database to<br>&gt; domain. We can then write
 SPARQL queries against the mapping ontology that<br>&gt; provide answers about data lineage.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Maybe we should invite them to give a presentation?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; Juan Sequeda<br>&gt; +1-575-SEQ-UEDA<br>&gt; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.juansequeda.com">www.juansequeda.com</a><br><br><br></div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>


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