Although the Web is growing at an astounding pace, surpassing the 8 billion page mark, most pages are still designed for human consumption and cannot be processed by machines. Computers are used to display the information, but human intervention is still required to interpret the results. The Semantic Web unleashes a revolution of new possibilities in which content is given formal, machine processable semantics.
This book provides a well-paced introduction to the Semantic Web. It covers a wide range of topics, from new trends (ontologies, rules) to existing technologies (Web Services and software agents) to more formal aspects (logic and inference). It includes: real-world (and complete) examples of the application of Semantic Web concepts; how the technology presented and discussed throughout the book can be extended to other application areas, i.e. Geographic Information Sciences, Bioinformatics and Fine Arts.
By:
Karin Breitman, Marco Antonio Casanova, Walt Truszkowski Imprint: Springer London Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 528g ISBN:9781849966214 ISBN 10: 1849966214 Series:NASA Monographs in Systems and Software Engineering Pages: 327 Publication Date:28 October 2010 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active