SKOS Implementation Report

May 19th 2009

This version:: http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/SKOS/reference/20090315/implementation.html
Editors:: Alistair Miles, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory / University of Oxford
Sean Bechhofer, University of Manchester

Abstract

This document summarises implementation experience reported to the Semantic Web Deployment Working Group relating to SKOS.

Status of this document

During the CR period of SKOS, implementation experience were reported. This document summarizes those experiences.

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Implementations

Issue	Type	URL
194: UMBEL Vocabulary	Vocabulary	http://umbel.org/documentation.html
195: UMBEL Web Services	Service	http://umbel.zitgist.com/
196: STW Thesaurus for Economics	Vocabulary	http://zbw.eu/stw
197: The Thesaurus of Greek Terms in SKOS	Vocabulary	http://public.ekt.gr/pls/thesaurus/thesaurus.main http://www.ekt.gr/products/thesaurus/
198: STW Thesaurus for Economics Service	Service	http://zbw.eu/beta/stw-ws
199: Astronomy Thesauri	Vocabulary	http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/AAkeys http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/AVM http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/UCD http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/IAUT93
200: Decimalised Database of Concepts	Vocabulary	http://purl.org/NET/decimalised
201: Various vocabularies stored in the CATCH SKOS service	Vocabulary
202: SKOS editor	Application	http://code.google.com/p/skoseditor/
203: SKOS API	Application	http://skosapi.sourceforge.net
204: Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT)	Vocabulary	http://scot.curriculum.edu.au/
205: Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT) Service	Service	http://scotws.curriculum.edu.au:8080/ScotWs/
206: PoolParty	Application	http://poolparty.punkt.at/
207: National Szechenyi Library vocabulary and software	Vocabulary	http://java4.oszk.hu/joseki/sparql?
208: National Szechenyi Library SKOS Converter	Application
209: Vocabularies stored in the NSDL Metadata Registry	Vocabulary	http://metadataregistry.org/vocabulary/list.html
210: NSDL Metadata Registry	Application	http://trac.metadataregistry.org/
211: English Heritage vocabs from STAR	Vocabulary	http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/kos/STAR/
212: SKOS_WS	Service	http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/kos/STAR/
213: LCSH	Vocabulary	http://id.loc.gov/authorities
215: UMTHES	Vocabulary	http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/service/dokufabib/thes.htm
216: iQvoc	Application	http://apps.innoq.com/iqvoc/about.html
217: IUPAC Green Book	Vocabulary
220: MMI Ontology Registry and Repository	Vocabulary	http://mmisw.org/or
221: MMI Ontology Tools	Service	http://mmisw.org/ontmd/voc2rdf http://mmisw.org/vine
222: SISM	Vocabulary	http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~mrowe/ontologies/sism.rdf
223: CATCH SKOS Service	Service	http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/repository/

Vocabulary Usage

The tables below summarise reported vocabulary usage in vocabularies and implementations.

Vocabularies

Construct	UMBEL	STW Economics	Greek Terms	Decimalised Database of Concepts	CATCH Vocabs	ScOT	National Szechenyi Library Vocabulary	NSDL Vocabs	STAR English Heritage vocabs	LCSH	UMThes	IUPAC Green Book	SISM
Collection	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
Concept	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	X
ConceptScheme	O	X	X	X	X	O	X	O	X	X	X	X	X
OrderedCollection	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
altLabel	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X
broadMatch	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
broader	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X
broaderTransitive	X	O	X	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
changeNote	X	X	O	O	X	X	X	O	O	X	X	O	O
closeMatch	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O	O	X	X	O	O
definition	X	O	O	O	X	O	X	X	O	X	X	O	O
editorialNote	X	X	O	O	X	O	X	X	O	X	X	O	O
exactMatch	O	X	O	X	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	X
example	X	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O	X	X	O	O
hasTopConcept	O	X	X	X	X	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
hiddenLabel	X	O	O	O	X	X	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
historyNote	X	O	O	O	X	X	X	O	O	X	X	O	O
inScheme	O	X	X	X	X	O	X	O	X	X	X	X	X
mappingRelation	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
member	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
memberList	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
narrowMatch	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
narrower	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X
narrowerTransitive	X	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
notation	O	X	X	X	X	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
note	X	O	O	O	X	O	X	X	O	O	X	O	O
prefLabel	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	X
related	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X
relatedMatch	O	O	O	X	X	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
scopeNote	X	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X	X	X	O	O
semanticRelation	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
topConceptOf	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O	X	O	O
xl:Label	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
xl:literalForm	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
xl:prefLabel	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
xl:hiddenLabel	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
xl:labelRelation	X	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O

Implementations

Construct	UMBEL Service	STW Service	CATCH Service	ScOT Service	PoolParty	SKOSEd	SKOS_WS	Szechenyi Library SKOS Converter	NSDL Metadata Registry	iQvoc
Collection	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O
Concept	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	O	X
ConceptScheme	O	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	O	X
OrderedCollection	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
altLabel	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
broadMatch	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
broader	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
broaderTransitive	X	O	O	O	X	X	O	O	O	X
changeNote	X	X	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
closeMatch	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	X	O	X
definition	X	O	X	O	X	X	O	X	X	X
editorialNote	X	X	X	O	O	X	O	O	X	X
exactMatch	O	X	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
example	X	O	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
hasTopConcept	O	X	X	O	X	X	X	O	O	X
hiddenLabel	X	O	X	X	X	X	O	O	O	X
historyNote	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X
inScheme	O	X	X	O	X	X	X	X	O	X
mappingRelation	O	O	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
member	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
memberList	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
narrowMatch	O	O	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
narrower	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
narrowerTransitive	X	O	X	O	X	X	O	O	O	X
notation	O	X	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
note	X	O	X	O	X	X	O	X	O	X
prefLabel	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
related	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
relatedMatch	O	O	X	O	O	X	O	O	O	X
scopeNote	X	X	X	O	X	X	X	O	O	X
semanticRelation	O	O	X	O	X	X	O	O	O	X
topConceptOf	O	O	X	X	X	X	O	O	O	X
xl:Label	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O
xl:literalForm	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O
xl:prefLabel	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O
xl:hiddenLabel	O	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O
xl:labelRelation	X	O	O	O	O	X	O	O	O	O

Comments

Issue #194: UMBEL Vocabulary [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-16: URL: http://umbel.org/documentation.html
2009-04-16: TYPE: Service

Issue #195: UMBEL Web Services [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Service
2009-04-16: URL: http://umbel.zitgist.com/

Issue #196: STW Thesaurus for Economics [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-16: URL: http://zbw.eu/stw

Issue #197: The Thesaurus of Greek Terms in SKOS [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-17: URL: http://public.ekt.gr/pls/thesaurus/thesaurus.main
2009-04-17: URL: http://www.ekt.gr/products/thesaurus/

Issue #198: STW Thesaurus for Economics Service [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Service
2009-04-16: URL: http://zbw.eu/beta/stw-ws

Issue #199: Astronomy Thesauri [tracker]

2009-04-16: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-16: URL: http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/AAkeys
2009-04-16: URL: http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/AVM
2009-04-16: URL: http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/UCD
2009-04-16: URL: http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/Vocabularies/IAUT93

Issue #200: Decimalised Database of Concepts [tracker]

2009-04-17: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-17: URL: http://purl.org/NET/decimalised

Issue #201: Various vocabularies stored in the CATCH SKOS service [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Vocabulary

Issue #202: SKOS editor [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Application
2009-04-27: URL: http://code.google.com/p/skoseditor/

Issue #203: SKOS API [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Application
2009-04-27: URL: http://skosapi.sourceforge.net

Issue #204: Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT) [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-04-27: URL: http://scot.curriculum.edu.au/

Issue #205: Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT) Service [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Service
2009-04-27: URL: http://scotws.curriculum.edu.au:8080/ScotWs/

Issue #206: PoolParty [tracker]

2009-04-27: TYPE: Application
2009-04-27: URL: http://poolparty.punkt.at/

Issue #207: National Szechenyi Library vocabulary and software [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-05: URL: http://java4.oszk.hu/joseki/sparql?

Issue #208: National Szechenyi Library SKOS Converter [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Application

Issue #209: Vocabularies stored in the NSDL Metadata Registry [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-05: URL: http://metadataregistry.org/vocabulary/list.html

Issue #210: NSDL Metadata Registry [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Application
2009-05-05: URL: http://trac.metadataregistry.org/

Issue #211: English Heritage vocabs from STAR [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-05: URL: http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/kos/STAR/

Issue #212: SKOS_WS [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Service
2009-05-05: URL: http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/kos/STAR/

Issue #213: LCSH [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-05: URL: http://id.loc.gov/authorities

Issue #215: UMTHES [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-05: URL: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/service/dokufabib/thes.htm

Issue #216: iQvoc [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Application
2009-05-05: URL: http://apps.innoq.com/iqvoc/about.html

Issue #217: IUPAC Green Book [tracker]

2009-05-05: TYPE: Vocabulary

Issue #220: MMI Ontology Registry and Repository [tracker]

2009-05-14: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-14: URL: http://mmisw.org/or

Issue #221: MMI Ontology Tools [tracker]

2009-05-14: TYPE: Service
2009-05-14: URL: http://mmisw.org/ontmd/voc2rdf
2009-05-14: URL: http://mmisw.org/vine

Issue #222: SISM [tracker]

2009-05-14: TYPE: Vocabulary
2009-05-14: URL: http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~mrowe/ontologies/sism.rdf

Issue #223: CATCH SKOS Service [tracker]

2009-05-18: TYPE: Service
2009-05-18: URL: http://eculture.cs.vu.nl:48080/vocreptags/index.jsp