LOD2 Creating Knowledge out of Interlinked Data

The LOD2EU-funded (FP7) research project aiming to take the Web of Linked Data to the next level. Main research challenges: improve coherence and quality of data published on the Web, close the performance gap between relational and RDF data management, establish trust on the Linked Data Web and ... team is happy to announce 2 free Linked Open Data tool webinars for April 2012 as follows! You can find the recorded LOD2 webinars and respective slides here: http://lod2.eu/BlogPost/webinar-series

Linked Data and SKOSSimple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) is a family of formal languages designed for representation of thesauri, classification schemes, taxonomies, subject-heading systems, or any other type of structured controlled vocabulary. SKOS is built upon RDF and RDFS, and its main objective is to ..., 18.04.2012, 05.00pm CET

Knowledge organization systems like taxonomies or thesauri can benefit from linked data approaches and vice versaVersa is a specialized language for addressing and querying nodes and arcs in a Resource Description Framework (RDF) model. It uses a simple and expressive syntax, designed to be incorporated into other expression systems, including XML, where, for instance, Versa can be used in extension ....
In recent years SKOS became very popular in various industries due to its simplicity, not only for information retrieval
purposes but also for knowledge modelling itself. For many organizations SKOS turned out to be the entry point to the Semantic Web.

A rather novel approach is to use SKOS as means for data integration. In combination with RDF mapping and linked data
alignment technologies complex knowledge bases can be built to use them for the following application scenarios which
we will demonstrate by using the PoolParty platform.

What: LOD2 webinar series: Linked Data and SKOS. Connecting the dots.
Who : LOD2 project, presenter: Semantic Web CompanyThe Semantic Web Company (SWC), based in Vienna, provides companies, institutions and organizations with professional services related to the Semantic Web, semantic technologies and Social Software, Austria
When : 18.04. 2012, 05.00pm – 06.00pm CET
Information & Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/472512210

D 2 R Server and Sparqlify, 24.04.2012, 04.00pm CET

After several interesting webinars on components and services of the LOD2 Technology Stack we are preparing the next broadcast.

D2R Server (Free University of BerlinFreie Universität Berlin is one of the leading research universities in Germany and distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. Freie Universität Berlin is the largest of the three universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on humanities and social ...) is a tool for publishing relational databases on the Semantic Web. It enables RDF and HTML browsers
to navigate the content of the database, and allows applications to query the database using the SPARQL query language.

Sparqlify (University of LeipzigThe University of Leipzig, located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. Famous alumni include Goethe, Wagner, Nietzsche, Angela Merkel and multiple Nobel ...) is a tool enabling one to define expressive RDF views on relational databases and query them with a subset of the
SPARQL query language. By featuring a novel RDF view definition syntax, it aims at simplifying the RDB-RDF mapping process.

What: LOD2 webinar series: D2R and Sparqlify
Who : LOD2 project, presenter: Free University BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it ... and University of Leipzig, both Germany
When : 24.04. 2012, 04.00pm – 05.00pm CET
Information & Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/995893370

The LOD2 webinar series is powered by LOD2 – Creating Knowledge out of Interlinked Data (http://lod2.eu), organised & produced by Semantic Web Company (http://www.semantic-web.at), Austria.
This series will provide a monthly webinar about Linked (Open) Data tools and services around the LOD2 project, the LOD2 Stack and the Linked Open Data Life Cycle, also in the form of 3rd party tools.

We are looking forward for your registration and to meeting you at the LOD2 webinars on 18.04.2012 and 24.04.2012!

Please find continuously updated information here: http://lod2.eu/BlogPost/webinar-series