Posts by Melody Smith
Semantic Web Challenge Winners Announced
The winners of the 2013 Semantic Web Challenge (SWC) were announced at the 12th International Semantic Web Conference held in Sydney, Australia in late October. Determined by a jury of leading experts in computer semantics from both academia and industry, Elsevier sponsored the challenge and prizes.
Read MoreBig Data Drives New Glossary
A new glossary of terminology related to big data has been created. The authors state that it is an evolving list, and they invite contributions. This “wiki” glossary appears to be very comprehensive, with terms from aggregation to zettabytes.
Read MoreA Thousand Terms of Light
Last week, my co-workers and I were discussing points of knowledge. The phrase “a thousand terms of knowledge” popped up. It was apparently an off-the-cuff mingling of “a thousand points of light” with “points of knowledge” and with one of the topics of the moment, thesaurus terms. I couldn’t resist following up on the mixture, which has a precedent of sorts in an earlier TaxoDiary blog posting by Marjorie Hlava.
Read MorePinterest Using Metadata to Track Down Sources
If you are a Pinterest fan, then this might excite you more than most. As you then know, often there is a photo of some delectable dish or inventive craft that leads you to nowhere. It was an image only, no recipe, no instructions, no way to duplicate. This can be very frustrating as that is the entire point of Pinterest, and they know it. They are working to track down the source of a given photo by partnering with Getty Images and their substantial metadata collection.
Read MoreCareer Opportunities for Taxonomists
As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you aren’t in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.
Read MoreTaxonomy of a Turkey
You really aren’t all that surprised if you have read TaxoDiary with any amount of consistency over the years. I love quirky and unusual taxonomies, so considering the season of course I found a turkey taxonomy.
Read MoreHistorical Search
Azavea, a geospatial data analysis software company, has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation to create a web-based historical mapping system that will enable geographic indexing of historical documents. The software is designed to support a wide range of government, commercial, academic and other research projects.
Read MoreThe Many Approaches to Data
Varonis Systems has released information regarding a new integration with Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS) and Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS). The integration utilizes Varonis DatAdvantage for visibility, intelligence, and control over the information stored within Hitachi HNAS and HUS systems. This interesting information was found on Sys-Con Media in their article, “Varonis DatAdvantage Integration With Hitachi NAS and Unified Storage Platforms Delivers Unparalleled Visibility and Intelligence Into Data Stores.”
Read MoreImproving the Process of Data Mining
CODY Systems has released the industry’s first end-to-end crime analysis solution, which combines a proven real-time public safety and law enforcement data management solution with data visualization, sophisticated crime analytics, and geospatial summaries suitable for COMPSTAT-style reporting.
Read MoreSplunk and Domino’s Pizza Team Up
Splunk is now providing Domino’s Pizza with their software platform for real-time operational intelligence, Splunk Enterprise, to enhance their online business.
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