- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:00:31 -0400
- To: public-lod@w3.org
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On 9/19/19 6:44 AM, Martynas Jusevičius wrote:
> Kingsley,
>
> let me ask you - does Virtuoso publish SPARQL Service Description
> documents?
> https://www.w3.org/TR/sparql11-service-description/
Yes.
>
> I think triplestores doing that would improve the (machine-readable)
> discoverability of SPARQL services more than filling out spreadsheets
> manually.
Having a launch-point enables us push "best practices" like sparql
service descriptions etc..
I agree with your suggestion.
We just need to get a foundation in place from which to scale :)
Kingsley
>
> Martynas
>
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 00.54, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com
> <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
>
> On 9/18/19 4:53 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote:
> > Thanks Kingsley.
>
>
> Hi Hugh,
>
> >
> > But I still don't see the relationship.
>
>
> Okay, let's leave this in the "horses for courses" bucket for now.
>
> More than anything else, let's get a somewhat clean list of SPARQL
> endpoints that enable users and user-agents explore what's depicted in
> the LOD Cloud pictorial.
>
> > https://lod-cloud.net/lod-data.json
> > has all the data you want, I think.
>
>
> It should be helpful after its been transformed into RDF :)
>
>
> > Is it useful for people to spend their time filling in your sheet?
>
>
> I don't know, but this ultimately a voluntary exercise etc..
>
> BTW -- what is the RDF triple/quad store behind your various
> endpoints?
>
>
> >
> > To be honest, I have spent too much of my life filling in these
> things, and I groaned when I saw your posting.
> > I can think of quite a few identical initiatives that wasted my
> time.
>
>
> Understood, and that's partly why we at OpenLink Software have
> embarked
> upon this particular exercise i.e., attempt to fix what's making folks
> feel the way you describe.
>
>
> >
> > At the least, why don't you prime it with the
> https://lod-cloud.net/ data.
> > And even plan to push new data back into it?
>
>
> Is there an actual data dump URL that I've overlooked?
>
>
> >
> > At least if you want to motivate me to do it, perhaps you could
> tell us what you plan do do with the data?
>
>
> I plan to publish the data in RDF as just another contribution to the
> LODCloud i.e., a dataset about SPARQL endpoints that enable end-users
> (people) and user-agents (software) explore said cloud via queries
> etc..
>
>
> > And how it will be published as Linked Data, I hope.
>
>
> I don't know any other way.
>
>
> > And what will the licence be?
> > On what conditions will others be able to use the data?
>
>
> It will be CC-BY SA or whatever is the most open license in use
> these days.
>
>
> >
> > At the moment, I don't intend to provide data, FWIW.
>
>
> That's okay, most your endpoints actually work so I only need you to
> confirm what engine sites behind the SPARQL Query Service endpoint .
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Kingsley
>
> >
> > Best
> > Hugh
> >
> >> On 18 Sep 2019, at 16:33, Kingsley Idehen
> <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 9/18/19 3:41 AM, Gray, Alasdair J G wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> What is the relationship between this effort and the lod cloud
> diagram?
> >>> https://lod-cloud.net/
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>> Alasdair
> >>>
> >>> http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ajg33
> >>
> >> Hi Alasdair,
> >>
> >> Ultimately, this effort should make the bubbles in the LODCloud
> easier to understand e.g., does a node indicate existing of a
> SPARQL endpoint or just a published dataset.
> >>
> >> In the current state, the LODCloud is a little unclear to many.
> As an insider, I know that the LOD Cloud comprises the following:
> >>
> >> 1. Datasets published using Linked Data principles
> >>
> >> 2. SPARQL endpoints associated with Datasets -- that may or may
> not be functional which opens up a can of worms that are typically
> quite negative
> >>
> >> One issue that has lingered in the wells of confusion for years
> is the fact that SPARQL actually provides an effective tool for
> Linked Data Deployment, as exemplified by DBpedia. It scales
> better than trying to handle the name -> address indirection
> manually using a Web Server. A few years ago that claim would have
> been challenged by a lot of doubt, but 10+ years later we have
> concrete proof :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kingsley
> >>
> >>> From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com
> <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:10:13 AM
> >>> To: public-lod@w3.org <mailto:public-lod@w3.org>
> <public-lod@w3.org <mailto:public-lod@w3.org>>
> >>> Subject: Re: LODCloud SPARQL Endpoints Spreadsheet
> >>>
> >>> On 9/17/19 7:57 PM, Michel Dumontier wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> So, Bio2RDF's datasets are now just served from one sparql
> endpoint, and are loaded into different (versioned) graphs. how do
> you want to deal with this?
> >>>> m.
> >>> Hi Michel,
> >>> Is there now a canonical endpoint that renders all the others
> redundant? Anyway, just add the endpoint in question or indicate
> the ones to be dropped.
> >>>
> >>> Kingsley
> >>>
> >>>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 3:15 PM Kingsley Idehen
> <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
> >>>> Hi Everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> As part of the LODCloud effort (starting in 2007), a number
> of SPARQL Endpoints emerged around the initial SPARQL endpoint
> provided by DBpedia. Today, that cloud has grown into the largest
> Knowledge Graph on earth (by far!) and continues to drive new
> frontiers related to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
> >>>>
> >>>> Having established itself as the preeminent global Knowledge
> Graph on earth, it is extremely important that we maintain an
> active list of SPARQL endpoints using practices that scale. Thus,
> we are providing a shared Google Spreadsheet for crowd-sourcing
> the maintenance of SPARQL endpoints that make up this important
> Knowledge Graph.
> >>>>
> >>>> Please contribute your SPARQL endpoint(s) to the spreadsheet.
> >>>>
> >>>> Links
> >>>>
> >>>> • SPARQL Endpoint Google Spreadsheet 1
> >>>> • What is the LODCloud, and why is it important?
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>> Kingsley Idehen
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> >>
> >> Kingsley Idehen
> >> Founder & CEO
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>
> Kingsley Idehen
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