Tag: Metadata

Semantic Web

Linked Data at the Open University and the ROLE project

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The Open University and the Lucero project have recently launched data.open.ac.uk, an RDF repository of metadata from Open University datasets, such as podcasts, courses, and more. The metadata from these datasets are interlinked and accessible through SPARQL queries. Needless to say, this initiative provides excellent opportunities for harvesting previously disconnected datasets and providing new services […]

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Raw Data Now in the UK update

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The implementation of Sir Tim’s “Raw Data Now” vision is well under way in the UK. UK government data are being released and the process is open for input from developers that may want to contribute. Open except from the fact that they have to join a closed Google group (a bit ironic don’t you […]