use of rdf for meta-data based data capture

hey list,

firstly... archives at w3.org dont seem to be working atm, so if this has
already been discussed, sorry (o:  a pointer to relevant threads would be
great.

I've just been given a requirement for a client program to collect
structured data from users based on a meta-data set from the server
indicating what data was required and so on (basically html, but for a
rich client).

I'm thinking that especially for the data coming back from the client, it
would be a prime candidate for rdf... something along the lines of:

"Dmitri Colebatch's" "answer" to the question "How old are you" in the
form "User personal information" is "26"

I've put in quotes what I see as the RDF descriptions.  I should say that
I have only read about rdf, and not used it as yet, but am quite
comfortable with the whole meta-data model.

I suppose what I am asking is (a) Is this an appropriate use of RDF, and 
(b) Are there any projects already doing this?

cheers, and thanks for any help
dim

Received on Wednesday, 21 November 2001 20:45:45 UTC