Dear all, On behalf of AKSW research group [1] I'm proud to announce an innovative approach for coloring the Data Web. The monochromacity of the Data Web is widely perceived to be the main obstacle for a wider deployment and penetration of Linked Data and Semantic Technology (cf. e.g. [2]).
So far, no unified algorithm existed for coloring the Data Web. With http://cold.aksw.org we developed a key base technology able to color URIs and IRIs (future work will focus on literals, whole triples, containers, reifications etc.). Features of COLD include: * globally unique URI/IRI coloring algorithm * cross-application color consistency * ensuring color fidelity * built in color attack prevention * support for vocabulary/ontology coloring * 24bit / 16,777,216 color support * integrated RGB support, extensibility for other color models * example implementations in five programming languages * small memory and code footprint We deem COLD to be the key technology for the ultimate breakthrough of semantic technologies. COLD is already implemented in a number of tools including CubeViz [3]. Please beware of brand infringement, due to color trademark protection (cf. [4]). Best, Michael Martin [1]http://aksw.org [2]http://purl.org/colors [3]http://aksw.org/Projects/CubeViz [4]http://brandcolors.net/ -- Michael Martin, M.Sc. Department of Computer Science, University of Leipzig Research Group: http://aksw.org/ Homepage: http://bis.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/MichaelMartin Phone: +49 341 97-32322
