Domain-specific vocabularies are crucial for accurate and consistent data interpretation by different individuals and systems. These vocabularies provide a shared conceptualization of knowledge within a particular domain. We observe the emergence of these vocabularies in diverse formats such as Smart Data Models, HR Open and Open Trip Model, which express their vocabularies in JSON or XML schemas.
Thanks to our friends at IDSA, I had the opportunity to talk about semantic interoperability in data spaces. Here's the official description of the event:
On the 15th of March I had the opportunity to present the concept of a Vocabulary Hub in the "Towards data spaces" track of the ENDORSE conference 2023.
You can downloaded the Presentation slides and read our position on the Vocabulary Hub.
Op 3 november organiseerde TNO een Semantic Treehouse gebruikersmiddag in Utrecht. Aan alle deelnemers onze hartelijke dank voor jullie aanwezigheid en waardevolle inbreng!
Het doel van deze middag was tweeledig. TNO wilde samen met klanten en collega standaardisatie-experts:
We are very proud that today, during the 'Semantic Treehouse gebruikersmiddag' in Utrecht, we officially launched the new Semantic Treehouse website. By launching this new website, a long-cherished wish to work towards an own, unique look-and-feel has been fulfilled.
Today we had the opportunity to present our applied research activities in the field of semantic interoperability in data spaces to the PLDN community. PLDN is the community of linked data experts in the Netherlands. In my presentation I positioned the importance of semantics, shared ontologies and a Vocabulary Hub in realizing semantic interopability in a data space.
The slides I used for my presentation can be downloaded here: Slides PLDN presentation
More about the PLDN event: event page
To read more about the topic of semantic interoperability in data space, please take a look at our position paper The Vocabulary Hub to configure data space connectors
Our colleague Wouter van den Berg (TNO) presented our position paper The Vocabulary Hub to configure data space connectors at the workshop Data Space & Semantic Interoperability in Vienna.
In this position paper we propose a wizard-like approach for data space connector configuration, where data consumers and data providers are guided through a sequence of steps to generate the specifications of their data space connectors, based on the shared vocabularies in the vocabulary hub. We illustrate this with our own implementation of a vocabulary hub, called Semantic Treehouse.
You can download the paper here: The Vocabulary Hub to configure data space connectors or read online about the Vocabulary Hub
Op 17 maart 2011 had ik samen met collega's mijn eerste SETU-overleg. Op dat moment ben ik twee maanden werkzaam bij TNO, net afgestudeerd en een groentje als het gaat over data-delen. Aangenomen als junior adviseur IT-governance, was mijn betrokkenheid bij het SETU-project bedoeld als een klein uitstapje waar ik mijn adviesvaardigheden kon ontwikkelen. Nietsvermoedend dat het onderwerp data-delen en data-standaarden de rode draad en mijn expertise zouden worden in de ruim 10 jaar die volgden.
"With Semantic Treehouse we are able to quickly and easily develop new message specifications and APIs" says Luuk d’Hooghe. Luuk is standardization manager at Ketenstandaard Bouw en Techniek. Since 2019, Ketenstandaard has been using the Semantic Treehouse platform for publishing and managing, among other things, the DICO standard. We spoke to Luuk to hear how they use the platform and what added value it offers their community.
"Semantic Treehouse supports us in making the step towards a syntax independent data model that can be expressed in both XML and JSON"
Kevin Boumans is a software architect at employment agency Driessen. When exchanging data between the various parties, they use the SETU standards, just like many other agencies. Kevin is also a board member of the SETU. We had a talk with Kevin to hear from both perspectives what his experiences are with the Semantic Treehouse platform.
The SETU foundation was established in 2007 to provide the temporary employment sector with standards for electronic messaging between temporary workers and their hirers. SETU is one of the communities that created the need for Semantic Treehouse to publish online and support the standardization process of the SETU standards. For more information: www.setu.nl.
