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Workshop Gotha, 27. – 28. April 2012 Semantic Mediawiki The next level of wikipedia Author: Karsten Krumrück, Berlin Visualising Data Resources

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Short presentation about Semantic Mediawiki for the Wikimedia Visualization Data Workshop in Gotha 27.04/28.04. 2012

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Workshop Gotha, 27. – 28. April 2012

Semantic MediawikiThe next level of wikipedia

Author: Karsten Krumrück, Berlin

Visualising Data Resources

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Overview Status Quo: Mediawiki Limits of Mediawiki Next Level - Semantic Mediawiki Different Content types Input Forms Dynamic Queries Outlook

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Status Quo: Mediawiki Wiki Engine for Wikipedia Open source and free Established technology Great community of developers Complete history of changes Simple usage for reading and editing Base for many knowledge databases

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Wikipedia

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Limits of Mediawiki No dynamic adaptable queries Only fulltext search No Input Forms No options for linking informations

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Next Level - Semantic Mediawiki Based on Mediawiki Powerful Mediawiki Extension for the Semantic Web Same Look like Wikipedia Semantic bundle – the best semantic extensions Include all Functions of Wikipedia Database for different Content Types Defining Input Forms (Semantic Forms) Defining dynamic queries (Semantic Queries)

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Different Content Types Content types are the base for semantic wikis Content Types can be described by properties Many datatypes for properties (date, time, string,

locations,...) Options for defining relationships between content types

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Defining Properties

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Semantic Forms - Overview Special semantic extension Very flexible layout Default settings for input fields Plausibility tests

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Create a Form

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Semantic Forms - A practical example Practical sample with wiki-grid Sample for an Input Form

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Semantic Queries - Overview Complex options for defining queries Use properties and categories for searching Searching over different content types Geographical search Flexible options for layout queries (Table, Timeline, Map)

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Define a semantic Query

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Sample applications for SMW

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Source: http://smw.referata.com/wiki/Special:BrowseData/Sites

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