Linking: Making Data Open and Useful

Linking Making Data Open and Useful Richard Wallis Technology Evangelist Talis richard.wallis@talis.com @rjwWednesday, 13 April 2011

Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Linked Data Journey Started some time ago... Library of Congress: Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph CollectionWednesday, 13 April 2011

WebWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Web of DocumentsWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Web of Documents A global network of linked documents A place where anyone can say anything about anything A vast collection of human-readable knowledge (and opinion) Documents are linked, but links are not qualiﬁedWednesday, 13 April 2011

Network of Linked Documents unqualiﬁed linksWednesday, 13 April 2011

Network of Linked Documents unqualiﬁed links no such thing as a negative linkWednesday, 13 April 2011

Semantic WebWednesday, 13 April 2011

2001 - 2007Wednesday, 13 April 2011

2001 - 2007 Semantic Web Research Standards BuildingWednesday, 13 April 2011 RDF SPARQL

Linked Data http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/13/tim_berners_lee_web/Wednesday, 13 April 2011

The Web of DocumentsWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Web of Documents A global network of linked documents A place where anyone can say anything about anything A vast collection of human-readable knowledge (and opinion) Documents are linked, but links are not qualiﬁedWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Web of Data A global network of linked statements A place where anyone can say anything about anything A vast collection of machine-readable knowledge (and opinion) Statements are linked, and links are qualiﬁedWednesday, 13 April 2011

Mark Fischetti Author Published by Harper Tim Author Weaving Paperbacks Berners-Lee the Web Sold by Amazon.comWednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked Data Mark Fischetti Author Published by Harper Tim Author Weaving Paperbacks Berners-Lee the Web Sold by Amazon.comWednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked Data isn’t about publishing data... ... it’s about describing ducks! Tom Scott Lead Developer BBC Wildlife Finder Quoting: Rob Styles, TalisWednesday, 13 April 2011

DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Data ConfusionWednesday, 13 April 2011

Open DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Linked Open DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

1. Data can be open, while not being linked 2. Data can be linked, while not being open 3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable 4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linkedWednesday, 13 April 2011

1. Data can be open, while not being linked 2. Data can be linked, while not being open 3. Data which is both open and linked is increasingly viable 4. The Semantic Web can only function with data which is both open and linked Paul Walk - UKLONWednesday, 13 April 2011

The challenge in using the majority of the datasets available today seems to be taking them from whatever existing format they are in, be it CSV, Excel, HTML tables or PDF, and transforming them into something that is more programatically accessible. Jeff Gilfelt ASBOrometerWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API...Wednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... Elegant FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... Unique Elegant FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API...Wednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... Elegant FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

How to build my API... Familiar Elegant FunctionalWednesday, 13 April 2011

The Website is the API...Wednesday, 13 April 2011

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/71419271@N00/2455514690/Wednesday, 13 April 2011

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/71419271@N00/2455514690/ Low barriers to your dataWednesday, 13 April 2011

EvolutionWednesday, 13 April 2011

But he hasn’t mentioned SPARQL?Wednesday, 13 April 2011

But he hasn’t mentioned SPARQL? SP AR es QL Sto r En ip le d Tr po int sWednesday, 13 April 2011

But he hasn’t mentioned SPARQL? SP AR es QL Sto r En ip le d Tr po int sbuilding on the value of linkingWednesday, 13 April 2011

Is your data 5 Star?Wednesday, 13 April 2011

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/kaysse/3129064412Wednesday, 13 April 2011

It’s all about Searchhttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/kaysse/3129064412Wednesday, 13 April 2011

It’s not! ‘ all ‘ about Searchhttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/kaysse/3129064412Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Searchhttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/3734424634Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Search is a great way in.....http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/3734424634Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Search is a great way in..... ...people follow connections...http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/3734424634Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Global Flow of DataWednesday, 13 April 2011

Global Flow of Data Linked in?...Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Global Flow of Data Linked in?... Rushing past?....Wednesday, 13 April 2011

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Help with all this? http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Help with all this? Community Groups Linked Data Meetups Open Source http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Help with all this? Community Groups Linked Data Meetups Open Source Events Training Courses Mentoring Consultancy Linked Data Hosting http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267Wednesday, 13 April 2011

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/stawarz/3300414267Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Linking Making Data Open and Useful Richard Wallis Technology Evangelist Talis richard.wallis@talis.com @rjwWednesday, 13 April 2011

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