Re: Bootstrapping the Web of Things Community Group

+1
I know CEO Pilgrim Beart well
He spoke at our last event (which doubled as webinos launch event)
http://1248.io/about.html



On 26 January 2014 18:33, Mike Blackstock <mblackstock@sensetecnic.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> In the context of this effort think it is worth looking at "Hypercat" -
> see http://wiki.1248.io/doku.php?id=hypercat<http://wiki.1248..io/doku.php?id=hypercat>
>
> The wiki page contains links to the specification, presentations, tools,
> links to implementations, etc..
>
> Here's a short description:
>
> HyperCat is an open, lightweight JSON-based hypermedia catalogue format
> for exposing collections of URIs. Each HyperCat catalogue may expose any
> number of URIs, each with any number of RDF-like triple statements about
> it. HyperCat is simple to work with and allows developers to publish
> linked-data descriptions of resources.
>
> HyperCat is designed for exposing information about IoT assets over the
> web. It allows a server to provide a set of resources to a client, each
> with a set of semantic annotations. Implementers are free to choose or
> invent any set of annotations to suit their needs. A set of best practices
> and tools are currently under development. Where implementers choose
> similar or overlapping semantics, the possibilities for interoperability
> are increased.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Blackstock
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> wrote:
>
>>  The group has been very quiet until now, and I would like to get things
>> moving, especially, as we want your help with the planning the W3C Web of
>> Things Workshop to be held this June somewhere in Europe.  The dates and
>> location are still to be decided. Please let us have your ideas!
>>
>>  The aim of the workshop will be to discuss opportunities for
>> standardization as a basis for interoperability and a thriving ecosystem.
>> To support that we will be looking for examples of use cases, and analyses
>> of requirements and architectures, as well as implementation experiences.
>> Please help us to frame the scope of the workshop in more detail.
>>
>> Which people/organizations should we invite to become part of the
>> workshop's program committee?
>>
>> Send your comments to the Web of Things Community Group mailing list
>>
>>  *  public-web-of-things@w3.org
>>
>> Please note that note that everyone on the older list (public-wot) have
>> been moved over to the above list. Newcomers to the Web of Things Community
>> Group will be automatically subscribed to the above mailing list.
>>
>> Looking forward to working with you all.
>>  -- Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> <dsr@w3.org>
>> http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett
>>
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