A step in the right direction. I look forward to the day when we move beyond vocabularies and have linked open ontologies.
Michael On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Pierre-Yves Vandenbussche < pierre-yves.vandenbuss...@mondeca.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > We are pleased to announce the Linked Open Vocabularies initiative [1]. > > The web of data is based on datasets publication. When building a dataset > some questions arise: which existing vocabularies will be the best-suited > for my needs? To facilitate this task we propose > the Linked Open Vocabularies (LOV) dataset [1]. It identifies the defined > vocabularies for data description but also the relationships between these > vocabularies. > The work within the LOV is not exhaustive but, by suggesting us some > vocabulary modifications and/or creations, we could improve this dataset. > You could access this dataset via an RDF/XML file [2] and via a SPARQL > Endpoint [3]. > > [1] http://labs.mondeca.com/dataset/lov/index.html > [2] http://labs.mondeca.com/dataset/lov/lov.rdf > [3] http://labs.mondeca.com/endpoint/lov > > Pierre-Yves Vandenbussche, Bernard Vatant, Lise Rozat > Research & Development > Mondeca > 3, cité Nollez 75018 Paris France > Website: www.mondeca.com > Lab: Mondeca Labs <http://labs.mondeca.com/> > > -- Michael Uschold, PhD Senior Ontology Consultant, Semantic Arts LinkedIn: http://tr.im/limfu Skype, Twitter: UscholdM