Linked Data

Linked Data is a method for publishing structured information in well-known formats using HTTP URIs. Much as the traditional web provides interlinked documents that are designed for humans to read, the web of Linked Data provides interlinked data that is designed to be processed by software agents. OpenEI provides two primary types of Linked Data services:

• HTML and RDF views for browsing OpenEI resources
• A SPARQL endpoint for querying OpenEI resources

Background

Here is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the WWW, providing a basic introduction to the ideas behind Linked Data:

Help

Here are some outside resources to learn more about Linked Data technologies:

• Linked Data Guides and Tutorials
• SPARQL Tutorial