Re: [SKOS] requirement for multimedia annotations

Yes, what you are describing is that links between objects and 
concepts are always bidirectional with the corresponding inverse 
relation. I think that's an important generalization of this discussion
Daniel

At 04:59 AM 3/21/2007, Dan Brickley wrote:

>Miles, AJ (Alistair) wrote:
>>Hi Daniel,
>>Actually I meant using multimedia objects to annotate concepts, rather
>>than the other way around.
>>Sorry, reading my email again, it's pretty ambiguous. Which is not to
>>say that use cases for annotating images and image regions aren't
>>equally important :)
>
>Ah, I misunderstood too. Annotation images, image regions, videos, 
>and video portions, audio, and audio portions --- definitely very 
>much of interest, even if that wasn't what you were asking.
>
>Perhaps the difference is minimal: providing typed links between 
>things in effect provides information about both entities. If I say 
>that you work for CCLRC, ... that tells the world a little about 
>you, and a little about CCLRC. So same with concepts? If I say that 
>avalanche.jpg indicates some-skos-scheme-the-concept-of-disaster, 
>... in some ways I've also annotated the concept is being 
>illustrated by the media object too?
>
>Dan
>