PoolParty is a thesaurus management and semantic search software developed by punkt.netServices. It has been in use since 1998 and focuses on enhancing content through semantic annotation, linking, and search capabilities. PoolParty allows users to create and manage thesauri according to SKOS standards and perform semantic searches through statistical and knowledge-based models. It provides applications for tagging, similarity search, and semantic indexing to help users better organize and explore content.

1. PoolParty Thesaurus Management Semantic Search Linked Data Andreas Blumauer

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7. Comparison of approaches Traditional approach Semantic Web approach Indexing paradigm Text & phrases Concepts & named entities Background knowledge Not available Thesauri, Linked Data Semantic search Statistical approaches Statistical approaches & methods based on knowledge models Similarity search Based on clustering and vector models Based on clustering & vector models enriched with background knowledge Application scenarios Out-of-the-box applications, SME´s Large enterprises, domain-specific search engines

11. PoolParty GUI

12. Full compatibility with SKOS/RDF

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21. Programmatic access – Example: emteba.at