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Design and use of the Simple Event Model (SEM)

11 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2018 Publication Status: Accepted

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Willem Robert van Hage

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group

Véronique Malaisé

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group

Roxane H. Segers

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group

Laura Hollink

Delft University of Technology - Web Information Systems

Guus Schreiber

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group

Abstract

Events have become central elements in the representation of data from domains such as history, cultural heritage, multimedia and geography. The Simple Event Model (SEM) is created to model events in these various domains, without making assumptions about the domain-specific vocabularies used. SEM is designed with a minimum of semantic commitment to guarantee maximal interoperability. In this paper, we discuss the general requirements of an event model for web data and give examples from two use cases: historic events and events in the maritime safety and security domain. The advantages and disadvantages of several existing event models are discussed in the context of the historic example. We discuss the design decisions underlying SEM. SEM is coupled with a Prolog API that enables users to create instances of events without going into the details of the implementation of the model. By a tight coupling to existing Prolog packages, the API facilitates easy integration of event instances to Linked Open Data. We illustrate use of the API with examples from the maritime domain.

Keywords: event, event model, ontology, prolog, API, semantic web

Suggested Citation

van Hage, Willem Robert and Malaisé, Véronique and Segers, Roxane H. and Hollink, Laura and Schreiber, Guus, Design and use of the Simple Event Model (SEM) (March 29, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3199512 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3199512

Willem Robert Van Hage (Contact Author)

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group ( email )

De Boelelaan 1081a
Amsterdam, 1081
Netherlands

Véronique Malaisé

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group ( email )

De Boelelaan 1081a
Amsterdam, 1081
Netherlands

Roxane H. Segers

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group ( email )

De Boelelaan 1081a
Amsterdam, 1081
Netherlands

Laura Hollink

Delft University of Technology - Web Information Systems ( email )

Stevinweg 1
Delft
Netherlands

Guus Schreiber

VU University Amsterdam - Web & Media Group ( email )

De Boelelaan 1081a
Amsterdam, 1081
Netherlands

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