Re: Afghanistan War Diary as topic map in Maiana

Hi Lars,

Lars Heuer wrote on 29/10/2010 at 00:21:11:
> 
> Being published as Topic Maps (or RDF) 1:1 without semantics/an
> ontology adds no value at all.
> 

But exactly this is the added value IMHO. Now the sources are available as
Topic Map that allows us to add the ontology on top of the raw data as a
merged Topic Map. For sure this can only be done using Maianas container
concept [1] by now and not out of the box. But it is possible. Furthermore I
see added value in allowing custom / domain specific ontologies that can
anybody apply for his own needs.

In short: converting raw material into Topic Maps (or RDF) makes it easier
to apply ontologies. And with this enhanced data we can merge other sources
like "George W. Bush"-ish sources. Or?

Kind regards,

Marcel

[1] http://www.topicmapslab.de/publications/hatana-virtual-topic-map-merging

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