Discovery querying in linked open data

  • Authors:
  • Stefan Hagedorn;Kai-Uwe Sattler

  • Affiliations:
  • Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany;Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Joint EDBT/ICDT 2013 Workshops
  • Year:
  • 2013

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

The problem of the inability of machines to interpret and process information published on web pages caused the development of a web of data, next to the web of documents. The idea is known as the Semantic Web, where links between information are established in a way that machines can understand and interpret. With its development, new applications were introduced to query and process this linked data. Additionally the open data initiative was launched with the goal to publish governmental, scientific, and cultural data freely accessible on the web. Often, this open data is offered in a semi-structured form, like CSV files, but can also be transformed into linked data format. With this linked open data, programs can be created that efficiently process queries and find information. This work is supposed to integrate the support for discovery queries into an existing LOD cache engine. The goal is to develop a new approach that processes SPARQL queries and augments the result with discovered information from different (online) sources. Thus, the approach can help users to explore new information and knowledge more easily. Users should not worry about what particular data is stored locally and which identifiers are used. To do so, we plan to extend the rewriting process during logical optimization of SPARQL queries.