Southampton Linked Open Data Christopher Gutteridge cjgecs soton

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Southampton Linked Open Data Christopher Gutteridge cjg@ecs. soton. ac. uk i. Solutions / Physical

Southampton Linked Open Data Christopher Gutteridge cjg@ecs. soton. ac. uk i. Solutions / Physical & Applied Sciences

"If HP knew what HP knows, we'd be three times more profitable. " �Lew

"If HP knew what HP knows, we'd be three times more profitable. " �Lew Platt 2

“data. ed. ac. uk has a posse!”

“data. ed. ac. uk has a posse!”

Where else? § Oxford § Edinburgh § Open University § Bristol § Lincoln 4

Where else? § Oxford § Edinburgh § Open University § Bristol § Lincoln 4

Where else? § Oxford § Müenster, Germany § Edinburgh § Open University § Bristol

Where else? § Oxford § Müenster, Germany § Edinburgh § Open University § Bristol § Lincoln 5

Where else? § Oxford § Müenster, Germany § Edinburgh § Tsinghua, China § Open

Where else? § Oxford § Müenster, Germany § Edinburgh § Tsinghua, China § Open University § Bristol § Lincoln 6

Allow the bearer to publish any nonconfidential data in our realm without let or

Allow the bearer to publish any nonconfidential data in our realm without let or hindrance.

University of Southampton Linked Open Data Architect (with backing from heads of i. Solutions,

University of Southampton Linked Open Data Architect (with backing from heads of i. Solutions, Communications and Finance)

Transparency + Utility 9

Transparency + Utility 9

§ How much did the University spend on Taxis in December 2011? 10

§ How much did the University spend on Taxis in December 2011? 10

§ Where am I going? 11

§ Where am I going? 11

§ Where am I going? § How can I get there? 12

§ Where am I going? § How can I get there? 12

§ Where am I going? § How can I get there? § Where do

§ Where am I going? § How can I get there? § Where do I get coffee on the way? 13

Spreadsheets vs The Semantic Web

Spreadsheets vs The Semantic Web

Spreadsheets for The Semantic Web

Spreadsheets for The Semantic Web

Excel (via email) RDF direct from application Google Docs Map (KML) Triple Store Spreadsheet

Excel (via email) RDF direct from application Google Docs Map (KML) Triple Store Spreadsheet (CSV) Database RDF Document Web Page 16

Publishing a Dataset § Download Data (from Spreadsheet or Database) § If it’s not

Publishing a Dataset § Download Data (from Spreadsheet or Database) § If it’s not changed, do nothing. Otherwise. . § Convert it to RDF (chop it into individual facts) § Publish as a Document at a Web Address § Add to our public “triple store” 17

Datasets § Buildings and Places § Bus Stops & Routes § Points of Service

Datasets § Buildings and Places § Bus Stops & Routes § Points of Service § Teaching Rooms & Facilities § Menus and Prices § Publications § Programmes & Modules § Payments over £ 500 §… No research data? …Not yet, that’s a different shape problem to organisational data! 18

Data Sources § Buildings and Estates § MUD § Transport Office § BANNER §

Data Sources § Buildings and Estates § MUD § Transport Office § BANNER § Catering § Syllabus+ § Nuffield Theatre § EPrints & Ed. Share § Student Helpers § Uni. Stats § Finance § Romanse (Bus Times) 19

Crowd-Sourcing

Crowd-Sourcing

Crowd-Sourcing

Crowd-Sourcing

Colin-Sourcing

Colin-Sourcing

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Where Next?

Where Next?

Where Next? § Building energy use § Research Facility Equipment § Recycling Data §

Where Next? § Building energy use § Research Facility Equipment § Recycling Data § Live database Hookups to BANNER etc. § Greener Transport Information – Showers! 27

Where Next? § Student Contest 28

Where Next? § Student Contest 28

Where next? § Printers and Photocopiers § Pricelists for on-campus businesses (Stile, Bookshop etc.

Where next? § Printers and Photocopiers § Pricelists for on-campus businesses (Stile, Bookshop etc. ) § Workstation Clusters & Installed Software § University Structure! § Teaching Room Availability 29

New Applications… § Transport information § Student Induction § Mobile Information 30

New Applications… § Transport information § Student Induction § Mobile Information 30

Where Next? § Catalog of Research Data § Repository of Research Datasets 31

Where Next? § Catalog of Research Data § Repository of Research Datasets 31

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