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Lost in annotation? A publish–subscribe extension for Semantic MediaWiki vocabulary management system. The exploitation of biodiversity data is today difficult because current databanks are multi-observer, multi-area, multi-site as well as multi-annual with multiple data underlying models as well. While data integration and analysis are currently based on data annotation, produce reusable, i.e. well define metadata is time and effort consuming for fieldworkers. Importance of shared controlled vocabularies to address the issue of data heterogeneity for unifying data models and describing metadata has been amply demonstrated [ref]. Recent works describe many tools that offer collaborative edition and sharing of controlled vocabularies ([ref]Gbif, thesauform, agrovoc). Among them, Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) seems to be a good candidate and a strong trend for supporting vocabulary creation, linking, and maintenance [ref gbif]. While imagining these collaborative editors meet with a huge success and biodiversity people agree on one or more controlled vocabularies, a crucial point remains to be addressed; it concerns the adoption and the use of these vocabularies by all the domain stakeholders and specifically fieldworkers that are mostly far from the priority of data interoperability. To address these vocabulary adoption and use issues, we are currently building a tool that aims to easily annotate biodiversity data while connecting to existing controlled vocabularies. Developed as an extension of SMW, this tool will offer the possibility for a database to be connected with a vocabulary, a vocabulary branch or a set of concepts and properties from a SMW vocabulary management system.
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Lost in annotation? A publish–subscribe extension for Semantic MediaWiki vocabulary management system
Julie Chabalier, Amandine Sahl, Olivier RovellottiNatural Solutions, Marseille France
Download, M-EOL if you are bored
Vocabulary: Yeah, sure !
But I am lost: Its difficult, and I dont want to change anything.
• SMW extension• Non Intrusive• Subscriber/Publisher
Hey! We hide the plumbing for you
Vocabulary : Yeah, sure !
Multi-observerBiology
Multi-area
GeographyGenetics
MNT
HeterogeneityMulti-model
Multi-format
TracesClimat
Real world data management
Biodiversity data
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies
Biodiversity data
Biodiversity data
Single institution
Biodivdata
Controlled vocabularies
Biodivdata
Controlled vocabularies
Multiple institution
Biodivdata
Controlled vocabularies
International
But I am lost: Its difficult, and I dont want to change anything.
But I am lost and it’s too difficult
But I am lost and it’s difficult
Majority
Biodiversity data
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies
I don’t want to change anything
Legacy System
Ok, we hide the plumbing for you!
Requirement
• Web based• Open source• Collaborative editing• Revision history• Import and export vocabularies• Semantic web compliant (RDF/SKOS/URI)
MediaWikiWiki engine for wiki services
Wikipedia, Wikitionary, Wikimedia, commons• Add, modify, delete content pages via a Web browser
(simple markup language)• Collaborative edition
+4000 services
• Web based• Open source• Collaborative edition• Revision history
(+4000 services)
Semantic MediaWiki
A MediaWiki extension that allows semantic annotation
• Add properties to pages• Semantic queries• Editing tough forms• Stuctured
• Import and export existing vocabularies • Semantic web compliant
I don’t want to change anything
Vocabulary editor suscription
Connector extension
Demo
Simple hierarchy
Glossary:concept
rdf:typeskos:broader/skos:narrowerskos:hasTopConcept
Glossary:concept
Glossary:concept
Glossary:topConcept
Glossary:category
Glossary UI
And more ...
• Navigation via breadcrumb• Bibliographic reference management• Import SKOS vocabularies
Take home message
• SMW is cool • Connect user to SMW vocabularies
management system• End user still need to be convinced
@orovellottiThanks
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