NITELIGHT: A Graphical Editor for SPARQL Queries
NITELIGHT: A Graphical Editor for SPARQL Queries
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been developed for the Semantic Web; however, there are, as yet, few tools to support end users with respect to the creation and editing of semantic queries. In this paper we present NITELIGHT, a graphical tool for semantic query design. NITELIGHT uses a Visual Query Language (VQL), called vSPARQL, which provides graphical formalisms for SPARQL query specification. NITELIGHT is a highly reusable Web-based component, and it can be easily embedded in a variety of different Web applications. This paper provides an overview of the NITELIGHT tool and the vSPARQL specification.
sparql, visual query system, semantic web, graphical query language, ontology, owl
Russell, Alistair
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Smart, Paul
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28 October 2008
Russell, Alistair
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Smart, Paul
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Russell, Alistair and Smart, Paul
(2008)
NITELIGHT: A Graphical Editor for SPARQL Queries.
7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2008), Karlsruhe, Germany.
26 - 30 Oct 2008.
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Abstract
Query formulation is a key aspect of information retrieval, contributing to both the efficiency and usability of many semantic applications. A number of query languages, such as SPARQL, have been developed for the Semantic Web; however, there are, as yet, few tools to support end users with respect to the creation and editing of semantic queries. In this paper we present NITELIGHT, a graphical tool for semantic query design. NITELIGHT uses a Visual Query Language (VQL), called vSPARQL, which provides graphical formalisms for SPARQL query specification. NITELIGHT is a highly reusable Web-based component, and it can be easily embedded in a variety of different Web applications. This paper provides an overview of the NITELIGHT tool and the vSPARQL specification.
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Published date: 28 October 2008
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Event Dates: 26th-30th October2008
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7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2008), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008-10-26 - 2008-10-30
Keywords:
sparql, visual query system, semantic web, graphical query language, ontology, owl
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Web & Internet Science, Agents, Interactions & Complexity
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Local EPrints ID: 266258
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/266258
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Alistair Russell
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Paul Smart
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