Re: csv to rdf

Thank you so much.
I will be in contact in next few days to explain better what I am
experimenting with.

Best,
Adam


On 10 December 2010 01:46, Boris Villazón Terrazas <bvillazon@fi.upm.es>wrote:

>  Hi Adam
>
> Thanks, I'm glad that the information is useful for you.
>
>
> On 09/12/2010 16:13, adasal wrote:
>
> Boris,
> Those are a couple of incredibly useful links for me. Thank you!
> Especially your own link!
> I haven't had time to go through it yet, but I think I will find your paper
> very useful, basically essential to what I am trying to understand.
>
> However, if you have a moment, can you say in one or two sentences the
> relationship between your approach and google refine, which I belief can
> lift XML, and TopBraid, which does lift XML, but, from my experiments,
> requires post processing probably with SPIN, if I understand correctly my
> own results. I should just add that SPIN seemed like a solution too bound to
> the tool to be of interest to me, and also represented further knowledge
> absorption on my part.
>
> I'll try to do my best ...
> AFAIU Google Refine is very good to make some data cleansing. The RDF
> extension of Google Refine allows to export, in a easiest way, the data
> coming from a non-ontological resource (CSV) to RDF instances. We use the
> term Population for this.
>
> Our approach tries to cover the following transformation approaches:
> - TBox transformation, i.e, transforming the resource content into an
> ontology schema
> - ABox transformation, i.e., transforming the resource schema into an
> ontology schema, and the resource content, into ontology instances
> - Population, i.e., transforming the resource content into instances of an
> existing ontology
> This image can be useful:
> http://mccarthy.dia.fi.upm.es/img/TApproaches.png
>
> Also, we want to cover databases, xml, spreadsheets and flat files, and to
> this end we are implementing a prototype, NOR2O. However, we still need to
> improve several things.
>
> If you want we can discuss about your data and the post-processing stuff
> you are doing with SPIN, and this can be a new feature to take into account
> for us.
>
> I didn't want to write a long email, so if you have doubts/suggestions do
> not hesitate to contact us.
>
> Best and thanks again
>
> Boris
>
>
>
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>
> As I say comments welcome.
>
>
> Adam
>
> On 8 December 2010 22:11, Boris Villazón Terrazas <bvillazon@fi.upm.es>wrote:
>
>>  Hi Paola
>>
>> You can also try
>> XLWrap:http://xlwrap.sourceforge.net/
>> NOR2O:http://mccarthy.dia.fi.upm.es/nor2o/
>>
>> Your suggestion about online conversion services is interesting, maybe
>> something like http://any23.org/
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Boris
>>
>>
>>
>> On 08/12/2010 23:02, Paola Di Maio wrote:
>>
>> Bernard
>>
>> thanks, looks like what I was hoping for
>> :-)
>>
>>  I must have missed it , and no, not yet played with refine (cant keep up
>> with all the developments it seems)
>>
>>  Zach - thanks for reply
>>
>>  It would be nice to have something (more than one service even) web
>> based that does not require download/install to carry out conversion
>>
>>  online conversion services exist (pdf to doc etc) but not sure if the
>> functionality comparable
>>
>>  I think
>>
>>  1.allowing users to specify minimal input as to what properties/values
>> to model, rather than a blind conversion of all the fields
>>
>>  and
>>
>>   2. outputting the converted rdf file to URI
>>
>>
>>   would be  desirable features
>>
>>  Look forward to developments
>>
>>  cheers
>>
>>
>>  cheers
>>
>>  PDM
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Bernard Vatant <
>> bernard.vatant@mondeca.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Paola
>>>
>>> Did you try the RDF extension for Google Refine?
>>> http://lab.linkeddata.deri.ie/2010/grefine-rdf-extension/
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Bernard
>>>
>>> 2010/12/8 Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>  Greets folks
>>>>
>>>>  I am glad to read that there is more than one way to convert csv to RDF
>>>>
>>>> http://www.snee.com/bobdc.blog/2010/08/converting-csv-to-rdf.html
>>>>
>>>> wonder if there is any public web service that allows me to upload a csv
>>>> file
>>>> (or point to a url of a csv file) , specify what values/properties I
>>>> want to model in RDF,
>>>> and outputs some valid RDF, ideally directly to a URI (the system would
>>>> automagically create the resource)
>>>>
>>>>  If not, would there be scope for building such a tool?
>>>>
>>>>  (note, I dont write code myself otherwise I would do it, but surely
>>>> there must exist coding wizards out there who could
>>>> whip such a functionality up, provided its feasible and useful to others
>>>> as well)
>>>>
>>>>  cheers
>>>>
>>>>  PDM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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