- From: Wei Xing <xing@ucy.ac.cy>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:43:12 +0200
- To: www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Dear all,
Does anybody have the experience of representing time-sensitive
resources using RDF/S? In particular, for the time-sensitive properties?
I am trying to describe some time-sensitive resources using RDF/S, of
which the values (Object) of the properties (Predicate) are changed from
time to time, for instance, a computer cluster (the network bandwidth
and the free CPUs number of the cluster are dynamical).
My way, to describe a "Cluster" using RDF/S, can be descibed as follows:
First, I describe the "Cluster" using reification, i.e. attaching a
constraint (valid only for the year 2004) to the Cluster. Second, I
descibe its properties, e.g. network bandwidth (at the testing moment)
using a 4-tuple format ({Subject, Predicate, [Object, timestamp]}). The
RDF metadata is shown as follows:
....
<rdf:Description>
<rdf:subject rdf:resource="http://grid.ucy.ac.cy/someCluster1" />
<rdf:predicate
rdf:resource="http://grid.ucy.ac.cy/2003/12/GrisenSchema#bandWidth" />
<rdf:object >
<rdf:Seq>
<b> 125Mbits </b>
<t> 200412201023 </t>
</rdf:Seq>
</rdf:object>
...... <rdf:type rdf:resource =
"http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#statement" />
<grisen:validFor> 2004 </grisen:validFor>
</rdf:Description>
....
Not sure if my way is OK? Is there another way that allows me to
describe such property and its value using RDF without conflicting the
exsiting RDF recommendation?
I appreciate any comments and suggestions on it.
Best regard
Wei Xing
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