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Semantic Web Challenges for Visualisation & VA
Alan DixLancaster University
and Talis
hcibook.com/alanalandix.com/blog
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Semantic Web – What is it?
• web of data for computation
• technologies: RDF, OWL, triples and ontologies– everything comes in threes
<http://alandix.com/me> <foaf:name> “Alan Dix” .<http://alandix.com/me> <bz:works_at>
<http://talis.com/> .
• linking (open) data
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LOD cloud
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three paths to Sem Web
SemWeb:RDF,etc.
<fresh><semantic>
<data>
from HTMLadd markup (RDFa)
or data detectors
from existing data(CSV, RDMS, etc.)
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from raw data to semantic data
<RDF><triples>
existingraw data
linkedopen data
convert /describe
linkage(via URIs)
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existing raw data
• understanding:data, domain, connections
• focus on structure• heterogeneous representations• different views (for different purposes)
de-normalised• sub-unit semantics (e.g. “1000 kp rising” )
• super-unit semantics (e.g. lat&long)
<RDF>
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converting / describing
• identity:are two things in different places the same
• rules and exceptionslarge so try to do it with rules (e.g. natural
keys)but need exceptions when rules don’t hold
... finding them – outliers
• combination of hand-craft and crafted automation= visual analytics !!
<RDF>
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RDF / Semantic Data
• schema-lessvocabulary, but optional schema
• potentially rich class & predicate typescoloured graph, not just tables!sometimes level mixing (meta-instance)and maybe BIG
• sometimes text + structure (e.g. ODP)but many small text units (unlike classic IR)
<RDF>
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linkage
• establishing identity• value relationships
• similar issues to raw=>RDF transformation
<RDF>
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linked open data
• heterogeneous• incomplete• pluggable visualisations• URI links ... but also value relationships• very BIG – the web of data
<RDF>
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let me know what you do!