SKOS is a W3C Proposed Recommendation
The Semantic Web Deployment Working Group has published the Proposed Recommendation of SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Reference. SKOS provides a common data model for sharing and linking...
View ArticleOWL 2 is now a Candidate Recommendation
The OWL Working Group at W3C invites implementation of its OWL 2 Web Ontology Language. OWL 2 is a compatible extension to OWL 1, providing additional features for people using ontologies. The post OWL...
View ArticlePOWDER Test Suite Note Published
The W3C Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER) Working Group has published a W3C Group Note of Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER): Test Suite. This document presents test cases...
View ArticleNew W3C Group to Standardize Relational Database to RDF Mapping
W3C announces the new RDB2RDF Working Group, whose mission is to standardize a language for mapping relational data and relational database schemas into RDF and OWL, tentatively called the RDB2RDF...
View ArticleRIF Production Rules Dialect Revised; Last Call for Comments
During the implementation phase of the Rule Interchange Format (RIF), the Working Group discovered a problem with the design of the Production Rules Dialect. This problem is addressed with a new Last...
View ArticleRule Interchange Format (RIF) Advances to W3C Proposed Recommendation
The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group has published six Proposed Recommendations. Together, they allow systems using a variety of rule languages and rule-based technologies to interoperate...
View ArticlePublic W3C Questionnaire on RDF Evolution
As has been reported earlier, W3C held an "RDF Next Steps" workshop in June 2010 and has published the Report of the Workshop in early July. That workshop discussed the possibility of an RDF Working...
View ArticleFive Updated SPARQL 1.1 Drafts
The W3C SPARQL Working Group has published updated drafts of the following SPARQL 1.1 documents. The post Five Updated SPARQL 1.1 Drafts appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
View ArticleW3C Publishes Two Last Call Working Drafts on RDFa
The W3C RDFa Working Group “has published Last Call Working Drafts of RDFa Core 1.1 and XHTML+RDFa 1.1.” The post W3C Publishes Two Last Call Working Drafts on RDFa appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
View ArticleRDF 2 or RDF 1.0.1?
Sandro Hawke recently wrote down his thoughts on the W3C’s RDF2 working group The post RDF 2 or RDF 1.0.1? appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
View Article7 New Web Service Specifications from the W3C
The W3C’s Web Services Resource Access Working Group has called for the implementation of seven new web service specifications. The post 7 New Web Service Specifications from the W3C appeared first on...
View ArticleLoC Uses Linked Data and RDF for New Bibliographic Framework
The Library of Congress is working on a bibliographic framework for the digital age. The post LoC Uses Linked Data and RDF for New Bibliographic Framework appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
View ArticlePhUSE and CDISC Announce Draft RDF Representation of Existing CDISC Data...
PhUSE and CDISC are happy to announce the completion of Phase I of the FDA/PhUSE Semantic Technology Working Group Project. The post PhUSE and CDISC Announce Draft RDF Representation of Existing CDISC...
View ArticleW3C Publishes Linked Data Platform Best Practices and Guidelines
by Eric Franzon The W3C’s Linked Data Platform (LDP) Working Group has published a document outlining best practices and guidelines for implementing Linked Data Platform servers and clients. The...
View ArticleOMG to Launch Data Residency Working Group
by Angela Guess A recent article out of the company reports, “The Object Management Group® (OMG®) today announced the first meeting of its Data Residency Working Group will be held on Tuesday, June...
View ArticleCloud Security Alliance Debuts Internet of Things (IoT) Controls Framework
According to a new press release, “The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud...
View ArticleOGC Announces Creation of New Environmental Data Retrieval API Standards...
According to a recent press release, “The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) today announced the formation of the Environmental Data Retrieval API Standards Working Group (SWG). The Environmental Data...
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