RDF Dataset Profiling

Stefan Dietze (1) , Elena Demidova (2) , Konstantin Todorov (3)

1 GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences [Mannheim]
2 L3S Research Center [Hannover]
3 WEB3 - WEB Architecture x Semantic WEB x WEB of Data

In the context of this chapter, an RDF dataset is defined in accordance with the dataset definition in the Vocabulary of Interlinked Datasets (VoID), (http://vocab.deri.ie/void), namely, “A Dataset is a set of RDF triples that are published, maintained or aggregated by a single provider.” According to VoID, a dataset represents a meaningful collection of triples as envisioned by its provider. An RDF dataset profile is a formal representation of a set of dataset characteristics (features). It describes the dataset and aids dataset discovery, recommendation, and comparison with regard to the represented features. A dataset profile featureis a characteristic describing a certain attribute of the dataset. For instance, “dataset conciseness” is a dataset profile feature providing information on the degree of redundancy of the information contained in the dataset. A dataset profile is extensible with respect to the features it contains. Usually, the relevant feature set is...

Domaines: Web; Recherche d'information [cs.IR]; Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]

Stefan Dietze, Elena Demidova, Konstantin Todorov. RDF Dataset Profiling. Encyclopedia of Big Data Technologies, Springer International Publishing, pp.1378-1385, 2019, 978-3-319-77524-1. ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-77525-8_288⟩. ⟨hal-02090174⟩