- From: Andreas Eberhart <andreas.eberhart@i-u.de>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:09:18 +0100
- To: <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Dear Interest Group, we conducted a search for RDF data on the web. The results are summarized in a technical report. The paper and the java/jdbc-based software that was used is also available for download at: http://www.i-u.de/schools/eberhart/rdf/ Abstract The Resource Description Framework (RDF) allows describing metadata in an interoperable way. It is the basis for promising work in the area of the Semantic Web. This paper assesses how much and what kind of RDF data was found on the web today. Four search strategies, crawling, scanning URLs obtained from an Internet Directory, a targeted search, and a search at URLs appearing in previously collected facts are described and compared. Results show that RDF is currently hard to find unless a considerable effort and resources are put into the search process. Looking forward to hearing your comments, suggestions, or criticism. Best regards Andreas Eberhart
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