LOD2 Creating Knowledge out of Interlinked Data

Presenter: Mateja Verlic

This webinar in the course of 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 ... webinar series will present Zemanta and its LODRefine – a LOD-enabled version of OpenRefine (previously Google Refinehttp://code.google.com/p/google-refine/), which is a part of the LOD2 stack. LODRefine extends cleansing and linking functionalities of OpenRefine by providing means to reconcile and augment your data with DBpediaDBpedia is a project aiming to extract structured information from the information created as part of the Wikipedia project. This structured information is then made available on the World Wide Web. DBpedia allows users to query relationships and properties associated with Wikipedia resources, ... or any other SPARQL endpoint, extract named entities using ZemantaZemanta is a content suggestion engine for bloggers and other content creators. APIAn application programming interface (API) is an interface implemented by a software program to enable interaction with other software, similar to the way a user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers. APIs are implemented by applications, libraries and operating systems ..., export data in one of the RDF formats, and recently also to exploit available crowdsourcingCrowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or community, through an open call. For example, the public may be invited to develop a new technology, carry out a design task (also known as community-based design ... services. In webinar we will demonstrate several tasks which demonstrate the ease of use and versatility of LODRefine.

If you are interested in Linked (Open) Data principles and mechanisms, LOD tools & services and concrete use cases that can be realised using LOD then join us in the free LOD2 webinar series!

When: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 04.00pm – 05.00pm CET
Presenter: Zemanta, Slovenia
Information & free Registration: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/987970919

The LOD2 team is looking forward to meeting you at the webinar!!

The LOD2 webinar series is powered by LOD2 – Creating Knowledge out of Interlinked Data (http://lod2.eu), organised & produced by 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 (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. Please find continuously updated information here: http://lod2.eu/BlogPost/webinar-series