[okfn-discuss] ANN: Uberblic.org - Integrating the Web of Data

[Mr. Puneet Kishor]

On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:13 AM, Georgi Kobilarov wrote:

> Hello open data enthusiasts,
>
> There is so much open and often linked data available on the web,  
> but there
> has been a lack of an integration service tying together all that  
> linked
> data into a more coherent experience.
>
> We are glad to announce the release of uberblic.org, a free  
> integration
> service for the web of data which aims to create that integrated  
> experience.


This is great, but how is it different from http://ckan.net?

Having a service like this is extremely necessary, but having too many  
services like this, especially ones that overlap, might lead to  
confusion. Clarity of purpose vis a vis existing efforts might be very  
helpful.


>
> Uberblic imports structured data from sources like Wikipedia,  
> Geonames,
> DBpedia, and the BBC, and integrates those sources into a single,  
> coherent
> data set. It provides a single point of access to integrated web  
> data, and
> we will continue to import many more open data sources soon.
>
> Our Uberblic Platform imports and processes live data, providing e.g.
> real-time updates of Wikipedia infobox changes, and will enable  
> users of our
> mapping editor to extend data schema mappings interactively. The  
> platform
> processes these mapping changes and pushes the resulting data updates
> immediately  into our data repository.
>
> Please find more details about the project on http://uberblic.org  
> and find
> the announcement with screencast on our blog:
> http://uberblic.org/2010/01/uberblic-release/
>
> For discussion about the project, please refer to our uberblic- 
> discussion
> mailing list:
> http://lists.uberblic.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
>
> We are very excited about this first release, and are very looking  
> forward
> to your feedback!
>
> Many thanks to our partners at Talis for their great support and for  
> hosting
> the SPARQL endpoint for Uberblic on their Talis Platform.
>
> Best,
> Georgi
>
> --
> Georgi Kobilarov
> Uberblic Labs Berlin
> www.georgikobilarov.com
>
>
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Nelson Institute, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu
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