This document summarizes a semantic annotation tool called Waldorf.js and Statler. It describes Waldorf.js as a jQuery plugin that allows for annotation, vocabulary, and video merging in the browser. It describes Statler as a Ruby on Rails annotation aggregator with an API and compliance with W3C Web Annotation standards. It also provides overviews of the tools' features, supported standards, sample records, and plans for future development.

1. DATA IN THE
SEMANTIC
ANNOTATION TOOL
John P Bell• john.p.bell@dartmouth.edu • @nmdjohn

2. SEMANTIC ANNOTATION TOOL
Waldorf.js
• jQuery plugin
• Annotation interface
• Merges annotations,
vocabularies, and video
in browser
Statler
• Ruby on Rails
• Annotation aggregator
• API-based interactions
• W3C Web Annotation
compliant

3. MACHINE VISION SEARCH

4. THREE MONKS

5. MACHINE VISION WORKFLOW
Statler
Waldorf.j
s

6. THREE MONKS WORKFLOW
Waldorf.j
s

7. WALDORF.JS & STATLER
Features
• Time- and geometry-delimited
annotations
• Suggest tags loaded from
external vocabulary files
(onomy.org)
• Identify annotation authors by
email address
• Identify videos by URI–we only
host the annotations

8. STANDARDS
DC: Descriptive metadata and media ID
FOAF: Contributors
SKOS: Shared vocabularies
WA: Time-based open annotations
RDF: Encoding (XML and JSON)

9. MINIMAL RECORD

10. ANNOTATION JSON

11. SELECTORS OPTIONAL

12. OVERLOADING TAGS

13. VOCABULARY

14. WHAT’S NEXT?

15. Links
Waldorf.js http://dartgo.org/mep-waldorf
Statler http://dartgo.org/mep-statler