The document discusses Semantic MediaWiki, an extension of MediaWiki that enhances data visualization capabilities for wikis such as Wikipedia. It highlights the limitations of traditional MediaWiki, including the lack of dynamic queries and input forms, and presents Semantic MediaWiki as a powerful solution for creating diverse content types and conducting complex searches. Practical examples demonstrate the functionality of semantic forms and queries, showcasing its potential applications.

1. Visualising Data Resources
Semantic Mediawiki
The next level of wikipedia
Author: Karsten Krumrück, Berlin
Workshop Gotha, 27. – 28. April 2012

2. Semantic Mediawiki
Overview
 Status Quo: Mediawiki
 Limits of Mediawiki
 Next Level - Semantic Mediawiki
 Different Content types
 Input Forms
 Dynamic Queries
 Outlook

3. Semantic Mediawiki
Status Quo: Mediawiki
 Wiki Engine for Wikipedia
 Open source and free
 Established technology
 Great community of developers
 Complete history of changes
 Simple usage for reading and editing
 Base for many knowledge databases

4. Semantic Mediawiki
Wikipedia

5. Semantic Mediawiki
Limits of Mediawiki
 No dynamic adaptable queries
 Only fulltext search
 No Input Forms
 No options for linking informations

6. Semantic Mediawiki
Next Level - Semantic Mediawiki
 Based on Mediawiki
 Powerful Mediawiki Extension for the Semantic Web
 Same Look like Wikipedia
 Semantic bundle – the best semantic extensions
 Include all Functions of Wikipedia
 Database for different Content Types
 Defining Input Forms (Semantic Forms)
 Defining dynamic queries (Semantic Queries)

7. Semantic Mediawiki
Semantic Mediawiki

8. Semantic Mediawiki
Different Content Types
 Content types are the base for semantic wikis
 Content Types can be described by properties
 Many datatypes for properties (date, time, string, locations,...)
 Options for defining relationships between content types

9. Semantic Mediawiki
Defining Properties

10. Semantic Mediawiki
Semantic Forms - Overview
 Special semantic extension
 Very flexible layout
 Default settings for input fields
 Plausibility tests

11. Semantic Mediawiki
Create a Form

12. Semantic Mediawiki
Semantic Forms - A practical
example
 Practical sample with wiki-grid
 Sample for an Input Form

13. Semantic Mediawiki
Semantic Queries - Overview
 Complex options for defining queries
 Use properties and categories for searching
 Searching over different content types
 Geographical search
 Flexible options for layout queries (Table, Timeline, Map)

14. Semantic Mediawiki
Define a semantic Query

15. Semantic Mediawiki
Semantic Queries - A practical
example
 Practical sample with wiki-grid
 Sample for Table Layout
 Sample for Geographical Layout
 Sample for Timeline Layout

16. Semantic Mediawiki
Sample applications for SMW
Source: http://smw.referata.com/wiki/Special:BrowseData/Sites

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