Semantic Mapping presentation
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| Semantic Mapping presentation |
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| On 2009/10/11 |
| Presenters: |
| Jeroen De Dauw |
| Where: |
| Zebrastraat 32, Gent, Belgium (51° 2' 24" N, 3° 43' 59" E)
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| Cost: |
| Free |
Both semantics and mapping are rapidly becoming important technologies on the web. This presentation by Jeroen De Dauw focuses on the MediaWiki implementation that uses mapping in a semantic fashion.
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Attending
Registration is free. Note that the number of seats is limited, making it possible for your request to be rejected when this limit is exceeded.
You can register for the presentation by sending an email with your name and occupation to jeroendedauw -at- gmail -dot- com, or by placing a request on the talk page. You will then receive a confirmation.
Contents
The MediaWiki implementations presented in this talk are two mapping extensions; Maps and Semantic Maps. An introduction to the used platforms, MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki will be given at the start, followed by a description of what the extensions can do, and how to use them.
- Introduction to the wiki concept and MediaWiki
- Introduction to the semantic web and Semantic MediaWiki
- Why mapping is useful
- Questions
- Usage of Maps
- Usage of Semantic Maps
- Questions
- (Future development)
When and where
The presentation will take place October 11th, in the afternoon. The presentation will start at 14:00 and last for about an hour. It will be held at a presentation room at Zebrastraat, 9000 Gent, Belgium. The accommodations are provided and paid for by Alain Liedts.
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Targeted public
This presentation is most interesting for everyone active in the areas of mapping, semantics and wiki’s, but also for those involved with any form of software development, site administration or web publishing.
