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In these pages, you've seen how to build on the existing, widely available, hypertext web by adding re-usable data. Going from the flexibility of wikis, we've encoded re-usable information that can be used for queries and views. Form front ends can simplify entering field data. | In these pages, you've seen how to build on the existing, widely available, hypertext web by adding re-usable data. Going from the flexibility of wikis, we've encoded re-usable information that can be used for queries and views. Form front ends can simplify entering field data. | ||
What hasn't been covered is re-using data across sites. Semantic Mediawiki extensions allow auto completion based on ontologies from other sites. So your site about actors could query a site about locations or causes of death. Semantic Mediawiki can also query and include data from | What hasn't been covered is re-using data across sites. Semantic Mediawiki extensions allow auto completion based on ontologies from other sites. So your site about actors could query a site about locations or causes of death in autocomplete fields. Semantic Mediawiki can also query and include data from external data sources such as comma separated files and databases (with login and password information). | ||
While Semantic Mediawiki is just one approach to SemWeb, it practically builds on the underlying principals of wikis and the most popular open source Wiki software that has many extensions and supporters and users, including Wikipedia. When Wikipedia flips a switch, all its data will become semantic (evidenced today in sites like [http://dbpedia.org DBPedia]) and the culture will evolve to expect more and more refined and re-usable data. | While Semantic Mediawiki is just one approach to SemWeb, it practically builds on the underlying principals of wikis and the most popular open source Wiki software that has many extensions and supporters and users, including Wikipedia. When Wikipedia flips a switch, all its data will become semantic (evidenced today in sites like [http://dbpedia.org DBPedia]) and the culture will evolve to expect more and more refined and re-usable data. | ||