Posts Tagged ‘Ontology’
Metadata and Its Friends
You have heard of metadata, but do you know what it is or why is it so important? This interesting information came to us from Dataconomy in their article, “What is Metadata and Why is it as Important as the Data Itself?” Metadata is explained in a few different ways. Some say it is data that…
Read MoreMaking Your Data Smarter
You can increase your data value by using big data with neural networks combined with ontologies to make your big data smarter. This interesting information came to us from CIO in their article, “Big data – a road map for smarter data.” Big data is a term that is used in the information technology industry to mean…
Read MoreGRID Joins Linked Data Alum
Digital Science’s Global Research Identifier Database (GRID) is now available as Resource Description Framework (RDF). They now join a wide range of other prestigious data sources on the web of data. By using RDF to describe its data, GRID facilitates interlinking with other datasets using a well defined vocabulary based on human conceptualisation or ontology. Digital Science…
Read MoreWhat Does the Data Say?
TopQuadrant has released a new version of its platform with configurable dashboards that will allow all stakeholders to track progress of data governance initiatives. KM World brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “TopQuadrant Upgrades Dashboarding Capabilities with Launch of Enhanced Platform.” TopBraid Suite is a collection of web-based solutions aimed at simplifying the development…
Read MoreOntology Mapping
Programmers are used to solving problems in code. So if they are not used to ontology, it is easy to understand how much of a challenge it could be to them. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “The Knowledge Representation Corner: Procedural vs. Declarative.” Ontologies on the semantic web are by nature decentralized.…
Read MoreVoila! It’s Magic
A combination of advancements in cognitive computing, graph databases, visualizations, and data discovery have resulted in an amazing reduction in the delivery time of analytics results. Visual querying uses interactive visualizations that enable users to look at and select the relevant data for questions, which allows the underlying systems to write the code necessary to perform…
Read MoreOntology & Taxonomy Specialist Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreSemantic Technology in the Financial World
Semantic technology seems to be the popular kid these days. Schema.org and the Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) are teaming up to bring more semantic technologies to an even greater audience. This interesting news came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Schema.org Semantics Vocabulary Expands with the Help of FIBO.” The soon to be released…
Read MoreAn Experience in Connections
Last year, the Public Library of Science (PLOS) shared their experience in exploring how they might link PLOS Subject Area terms to related concepts outside the PLOS publishing platform. In subsequent conversations, they realized some obvious next steps with regard to linked data. This interesting information came to us from the PLOS blog in their article, “PLOS…
Read MoreCreating an Ontology to Track Garbage in Space
Space isn’t normally the place where you think to clean up your litter. A vast, open environment, uninhabitable by man and covering an unimaginable amount of area, outer space appears to be the one place where rubbish tends to be unimportant. Recent reports have surfaced detailing the importance of tracking space debris in order to…
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