- From: Wolfgang Orthuber <orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:04:24 +0100
- To: <public-lod@w3.org>
Thanks for the information! I have posted http://www.thenationaldialogue.org/ideas/numeric-web-search an hope it helps. Let me know if you have further ideas and suggestions, I am always interested. Wolfgang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kingsley Idehen" <kidehen@openlinksw.com> To: "Semantics-ProjectParadigm" <metadataportals@yahoo.com> Cc: <public-lod@w3.org>; "Wolfgang Orthuber" <orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de>; "semantic-web" <semantic-web@w3.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:35 PM Subject: Re: numeric data on the web, numeric web search > Semantics-ProjectParadigm wrote: >> Excellent and timely starting point. Will definitely look into sending in ideas about making available data >> that will help stimulate "green revolution" and generate green jobs. >> > Even if the Govts. of the world simply publish XML based structured data, that alone would deliver full > employment and lots of follow-on opportunities for the RDFization technology developers :-) > > So as long as the data is structured, there will be huge opportunities for those that grok Linked Data and > the process of RDFization, esp. those that generate wrapper/proxy based Linked Data URIs :-) > > > Kingsley >> >> December 2009 in Denmark follow up to Kyoto is coming up. Oceans of raw data waiting to be processed to >> come up with policies that both address climate change issues AND generate new jobs! >> >> Milton Ponson >> GSM: +297 747 8280 >> Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation >> PO Box 1154, Oranjestad >> Aruba, Dutch Caribbean >> www.rainbowwarriors.net >> Project Paradigm: A structured approach to bringing the tools for sustainable development to all >> stakeholders worldwide >> www.projectparadigm.info >> NGO-Opensource: Creating ICT tools for NGOs worldwide for Project Paradigm >> www.ngo-opensource.org >> MetaPortal: providing online access to web sites and repositories of data and information for sustainable >> development >> www.metaportal.info >> SemanticWebSoftware, part of NGO-Opensource to enable SW technologies in the Metaportal project >> www.semanticwebsoftware.info >> >> >> --- On *Wed, 4/29/09, Kingsley Idehen /<kidehen@openlinksw.com>/* wrote: >> >> >> From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> >> Subject: Re: numeric data on the web, numeric web search >> To: "Semantics-ProjectParadigm" <metadataportals@yahoo.com> >> Cc: public-lod@w3.org, "Wolfgang Orthuber" >> <orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de>, "semantic-web" <semantic-web@w3.org> >> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:50 PM >> >> Semantics-ProjectParadigm wrote: >> > See >> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/adding-search-power-to-public-data.html. >> > >> > This is the first intent at making large amounts of data >> available in structured formats. >> > >> > Although it is not linked data in all conceivable formats from >> all sources on the web, the fact that the E-Government Act is >> forcing US federal agencies public data to make their data more >> accessible could be the push required to get linked data >> initiatives to the next level. >> > >> > Time for a Semantic Web/Linked Data lobby in DC to make funding >> available to expand to all public domains.\ >> > >> >> We can start here: >> >> http://www.thenationaldialogue.org/ideas/make-collecting-recovery-data-agile-using-semantic-web-technology >> :-) >> >> >> Kingsley >> > >> > Milton Ponson >> > GSM: +297 747 8280 >> > Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation >> > PO Box 1154, Oranjestad >> > Aruba, Dutch Caribbean >> > www.rainbowwarriors.net >> > Project Paradigm: A structured approach to bringing the tools >> for sustainable development to all stakeholders worldwide >> > www..projectparadigm.info >> > NGO-Opensource: Creating ICT tools for NGOs worldwide for >> Project Paradigm >> > www.ngo-opensource.org >> > MetaPortal: providing online access to web sites and >> repositories of data and information for sustainable development >> > www.metaportal.info >> > SemanticWebSoftware, part of NGO-Opensource to enable SW >> technologies in the Metaportal project >> > www.semanticwebsoftware.info >> > >> > >> > --- On *Wed, 4/29/09, Wolfgang Orthuber >> /<orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de >> </mc/compose?to=orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de>>/* wrote: >> > >> > >> > From: Wolfgang Orthuber <orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de >> </mc/compose?to=orthuber@kfo-zmk.uni-kiel.de>> >> > Subject: numeric data on the web, numeric web search >> > To: public-lod@w3.org </mc/compose?to=public-lod@w3.org> >> > Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 3:25 PM >> > >> > Hello! >> > We know that quantifiable objects play a central role >> in daily >> > life. Nevertheless up to now quantifiable objects have in >> general >> > no well defined globally machine readable and precise >> > representation on the web. The following concept proposes a >> simple >> > data structure called "pattern" for such representation of >> > quantifiable objects in general which also allows their >> similarity >> > search: >> > -------- >> > * Numeric web search * >> > Web search is up to now word based. Additionally language >> > independent similarity search of quantifiable objects is >> > desirable. For well defined numeric representation of >> quantifiable >> > objects a simple data structure called "pattern" is proposed, >> > which contains a feature vector (a sequence of numbers) for >> > representation of the object, and a "pattern name" which is >> a URI >> > which uniquely identifies the kind of object which is >> represented >> > by the feature vector. >> > Pattern: Pattern name + feature >> > vector (+ auxilliary data) >> > Patterns with the same pattern name represent the same >> kind of >> > object. Because the number of possible pattern names is not >> > limited*, infinitely* many different kinds of quantifiable >> objects >> > can be represented by patterns. (*only physically limited by >> > finite time and energy) >> > So the search terms are not words, but feature vectors >> in patterns >> > which allow quantification of similarity. Feature vectors of >> > patterns with the same pattern name are directly comparable >> using >> > a given metric. At this similarities of the original >> quantifiable >> > objects are mapped to spatial similarities of the feature >> vectors. >> > So similarity search is possible by calculating distances: >> Objects >> > are the more similar, the smaller the distance between the >> feature >> > vectors of the representing patterns is. >> > Due to the multitude of different kinds of quantifiable >> objects >> > the work for development of efficient pattern resp. feature >> vector >> > definitions for their representation is open ended. Global task >> > sharing has the greatest potential: According to this suggestion >> > every owner of an internet domain name abc.xyz gets the right to >> > define feature vectors of all patterns with names abc.xyz/* (in >> > well defined location abc.xyz/pat/*). >> > Patterns are machine readable, uniformly comparable and >> > searchable. They allow to search with the same search engine not >> > only for text, but also for an increasing number of well-defined >> > quantifiable objects on the web. This bundling of the search >> > activity into one crawler and web database for all quantifiable >> > objects is much more efficient than building and managing a >> > database and a crawler for every kind of object. >> > Numeric similarity search could be efficiently combined >> with >> > conventional word based search. Details are described in >> > http://www.orthuber.com/wpa.htm , don't hesitate to ask me >> further >> > questions. >> > -------------------- >> > It seems clear that introduction of the above conventions would >> > have relevant advantages. Can this get support that we can >> step by >> > step realize this? >> > Regards >> > Wolfgang Orthuber (Mathematician and Orthodontist at >> University >> > of Kiel / Germany) >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Kingsley Idehen Weblog: >> http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen >> <http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/%7Ekidehen> >> President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > > > > > >
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