Inside Gnizr Dr. Harry Chen CMSC 491S/691S February 4, 2008

Agenda Gnizr in brief Demo Design and implementation Group project

Gnizr in brief

Demo

Design and implementation

Group project

Gnizr in brief

About gnizr gnizr is a web-based information organizer that helps users to find , bookmark , visualize and share information. Early prototypes were developed under NGA and AFRL funded research projects. Inspired by Web 2.0 apps, the Semantic Web and the mashup culture.

gnizr is a web-based information organizer that helps users to find , bookmark , visualize and share information.

Early prototypes were developed under NGA and AFRL funded research projects.

Inspired by Web 2.0 apps, the Semantic Web and the mashup culture.

Free the technology Gnizr Open Source Project http:// gnizr.googlecode.com Image Matters supports this project under its commercial product: Gnizr Enterprise Targets enterprise users that require customized knowledge fusion and integration solutions. Integrated with IM’s KnowledgeSmarts technology. Built-on Gnizr Open Source.

Gnizr Open Source Project

http:// gnizr.googlecode.com

Image Matters supports this project under its commercial product: Gnizr Enterprise

Targets enterprise users that require customized knowledge fusion and integration solutions.

Integrated with IM’s KnowledgeSmarts technology.

Built-on Gnizr Open Source.

Problem In many government organizations, information is stored in distributed data stores, often with heterogeneous format. Many organizations can’t use the existing Web 2.0 applications because sensitive data can’t be shared with the public.

In many government organizations, information is stored in distributed data stores, often with heterogeneous format.

Many organizations can’t use the existing Web 2.0 applications because sensitive data can’t be shared with the public.

New challenges

Specific technical issues Knowledge integration Fuse information from distributed data stores to create new knowledge so that users can discover new hidden knowledge Knowledge organization Invent new tools for effective retrieval, visualization and sharing of knowledge. Information of different types are uniformly organized. Change monitor and alert Develop new tools to help users to monitor knowledge change and discover new relations.

Knowledge integration

Fuse information from distributed data stores to create new knowledge so that users can discover new hidden knowledge

Knowledge organization

Invent new tools for effective retrieval, visualization and sharing of knowledge. Information of different types are uniformly organized.

Change monitor and alert

Develop new tools to help users to monitor knowledge change and discover new relations.

How gnizr comes to help

Demo: gnizr in action

Screenshots of gnizr More on Flickr : http://tinyurl.com/yrva8s

Inside gnizr’s application framework

Enabling technology The gnizr application is built on the WebWork application framework http://www.opensymphony.com Java Servlet technology Data models are stored in MySQL Tables for bookmarks, tags, users, links etc. Use stored procedures for data operations

The gnizr application is built on the WebWork application framework

http://www.opensymphony.com

Java Servlet technology

Data models are stored in MySQL

Tables for bookmarks, tags, users, links etc.

Use stored procedures for data operations

Architecture

Customizing Gnizr Developers can Create new application behaviors by adding custom WebWork action classes Create new mashups Mix gnizr with other web applications

Developers can

Create new application behaviors by adding custom WebWork action classes

Create new mashups

Mix gnizr with other web applications

Group Project See your handouts Objective Project description Ideas Grading Form groups Assignment #1 (will be posted)

See your handouts

Objective

Project description

Ideas

Grading

Form groups

Assignment #1 (will be posted)

Development Tools

What Gnizr Open Source Uses Eclipse IDE & free plug-ins Apache Maven Apache Tomcat MySQL Cygwin (for Windows) Google Code (for project hosting)

Eclipse IDE & free plug-ins

Apache Maven

Apache Tomcat

MySQL

Cygwin (for Windows)

Google Code (for project hosting)