SEMMweb: A new open source Ontology Editor
Ten years ago, Semmtech built a tool for their own daily work. As early practitioners in Linked Data, they needed a way to work directly with ontologies - precise, structured, and aligned with standards like RDFS and OWL.
That is how the SEMMweb Ontology Editor came to be.
Now they're sharing it with the public. The goal: make Linked Data, Knowledge Graphs and Ontologies easier to work with.
The SEMMweb Ontology Editor is a Windows desktop application that allows users to create, view, edit, import, and publish ontologies according to Linked Data principles.
Multiple windows assist the user in understanding the contents of an ontology (or indeed of imported ontologies) and to add new data in the form of statements (or triples).
This tool has been designed with data professionals in mind (e.g., ontologists, Linked Data engineers, Semantic Web specialists, researchers and academic users), although other users may well find it a valuable tool too.
The various views available are designed to present the data in as understandable a manner possible for any given ontology. Addtionally, drag-and-drop functionality between the various windows simplifies the process of making additions. Supported file formats for ontologies are .ttl, .owl, .rdf, .nt, .n3.
Whether you are a seasoned Knowledge Graph architect or a data analyst just starting out, this tool offers a solid foundation to:
📌 Learn Linked Data concepts through practical experience
📌 Explore the use of semantic technologies
📌 Keep Linked Data vocabularies and ontologies at your fingertips
And for those who need to lower the technical barrier for domain experts, they also developed user-friendly applications that hide this complexity - such as the Laces Ontology Manager.
Show&Tell: How to Use the Semmweb Ontology Editor. May 19 Webinar:
watch.getcontrast.io/registe…
Github:
github.com/semmtech/semmweb-…
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