Explaining OWL: use 'set' for 'class', it's more precise and less likely to be confused with OO classes

Today I listened to the workshop "Democratize the Knowledge Graph and Concrete Tooling Requirements" by Adam Keresztes at the 2023 Knowledge Graph Conference in NYC.

Different people there emphasized the difficulty of explaining the difference between classes and instances to non-ontologists.

Which had me reflecting on how I work with this terminology, and I found that I tend to use 'set' instead of 'class'.

Investment protection: an important advantage of RDF and SPARQL

A recent client project has again brought to my attention two important benefits of W3C standards around semantic technologies and graph data:

  • Stability, in the sense of portability of data and queries
  • Choice of products between which I can exchange my data and queries
  • And thus investment protection that proprietary graph databases do not offer

tl;dr

Why RDF? Because it protects your investment!

Partner

Our company is proud to have a diverse and talented team of partners, each with their own areas of expertise and specialization.

Axel Timo Purr is team lead, project manager, writer, journalist, and film critic with a specialization in African culture and politics, as well as children's and youth cinema.

Markus Graf is a security specialist and software developer with a focus on the HR field. He is knowledgeable in HR processes, graph databases, and Clojure, and has a strong understanding of internet security.

Dennis Wehrmann is a designer with expertise in visual communication and branding.

Markus Anderwald is also a designer with a focus on user experience and interface design.

Together, our partners bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our company, and we are grateful to have them as part of our team.
 

Topic: Company

Business Model Blueprints

Business model blueprints are a powerful tool for identifying the basic structure and requirements of a business. By working with a coach or facilitator to create a business model blueprint, organizations can gain a clearer understanding of their business model and how it fits into the broader market.

RDF, OWL, and SHACL are powerful formalisms that can be used to express and analyze the results of a business model blueprint coaching or workshop. These formalisms allow businesses to represent and manipulate data in a structured and meaningful way, enabling them to make more informed decisions about their business model and strategy.
 

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