Open Data and RDF fit together like a well fitted glove, or so some of us think. The folks at Talis definitely among those and usually have some cool things to talk about in this space. A recent post shows you how you can use linked data and leverage diverse data sets. It also shows you some of the nicer aspects of the Talis Platform.
Apparently the BBC recently created an RDF store on the Talis platform. You can that store and create another for last.fm data. You can then, using appropriate endpoints augment the last.fm data with data from the BBC store.
Similarly, I do think we need to create similar endpoints in the life science domain (and we are), allowing data from one resource to be augmented by data from another resource. These data can be repurposed and displayed in different ways. The argument that many of us in favor of Open Data and/or Linked Data make is that given the appropriate resources smart people can come up with smart and useful solutions. The web is a resource, a resource for data, a resource for making that data useful for others. If we think about it as such, rather than just a means of displaying information, we’ll be that much more empowered.
Web as platform: Linking data. RDF stores and augmentation
Open Data and RDF fit together like a well fitted glove, or so some of us think. The folks at Talis definitely among those and usually have some cool things to talk about in this space. A recent post shows you how you can use linked data and leverage diverse data sets. It also shows you some of the nicer aspects of the Talis Platform.
Apparently the BBC recently created an RDF store on the Talis platform. You can that store and create another for last.fm data. You can then, using appropriate endpoints augment the last.fm data with data from the BBC store.
Similarly, I do think we need to create similar endpoints in the life science domain (and we are), allowing data from one resource to be augmented by data from another resource. These data can be repurposed and displayed in different ways. The argument that many of us in favor of Open Data and/or Linked Data make is that given the appropriate resources smart people can come up with smart and useful solutions. The web is a resource, a resource for data, a resource for making that data useful for others. If we think about it as such, rather than just a means of displaying information, we’ll be that much more empowered.
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