4.15.1. Semantic Web ¶

The semantic Web is a framework for asset management, enterprise integration and the sharing and reuse of network data.

The semantic Web provides a platform-independent and software-independent framework for data sharing among enterprises, applications, companies, groups and individuals.

RDF and OWL are the key technologies of the semantic Web. They describe the structural description and the ontology based on the World wide Web respectively.

4.15.2. RDF-Resource description Framework ¶

RDF is a language that expresses information to the World wide Web.

RDF can be used to describe web resources, such as title, author and versioninformation, content description, available schedules, and so on.

If you need to learn about RDF, please visit our RDF tutorial.

4.15.3. OWL-Web ontology language ¶

OWL is the language used to define ontologies.

Ontology can describe the field of knowledge. It can be used by humans or software to share information about objects, such as cars, houses, machines,books, products, financial transactions, and so on.

OWL is designed to process information (rather than real information).

If you need to learn more about OWL, please visit our RDF tutorial.

4.15.4. SPARQL-query language for RDF ¶

SPARQL is a standard query language for RDF data, which can provide developers with a way to write a wide-area RDF information query program across WEB.

4.15.5. W3C specification and timeline ¶