The W3C Data Activity

UK Data Service
Colchester, 11 May 2015

Where it all began

Where We Are Today

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The Web of Data

Linked Data uses the concepts and technologies of the Web to describe the world

Key Standards

• RDF
• JSON-LD
• Data Cube (SDMX in RDF)
  • 270a Linked Dataspaces
• DCAT
  • DCAT-AP

The Data Activity

• CSV on the Web WG
  • Call for review
• Data on the Web Best Practices
  • Best Practices Ed Draft
• Spatial Data on the Web WG (collaboration with OGC)
• RDF Data Shapes (validation, query optimisation etc.)
• Linked Data Platform WG - likely LDP 2 to include access control
• Big Data Europe
  • Europe in a Changing World Community Group

Basic Steps

Use persistent, dereferencable URIs as identifiers

Work out a DDI-DCAT mapping

Include machine-readble relationships in the metadata

Basic Steps

Use persistent, dereferencable URIs as identifiers

Work out a DDI-DCAT mapping

Include machine-readble relationships in the metadata