Representing Data as Resources in RDF and OWL

This paper presents an RDF vocabulary for representing data values as resources. An intended application is the representation of relational databases in RDF, and reasoning with them using semantically rich dialects of RDF, such as OWL. After discussing the rationale for this work, we present the structure of the vocabulary, some implementation considerations and possible extensions, which open new research directions for integrating databases in the Semantic Web.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ICDT
• Authors: Pierre-Antoine Champin
• Keywords: Database, ICDT 2007, RDF Vocabulary, Relational Databases, Rich Dialects