W3C RDF activity

W3C RDF and OWL activities

RDF and OWL are two important semantic network technologies.

Semantic Web

Semantic Network is a framework for asset management, enterprise consolidation, and the sharing and reuse of network data.

Semantic Web provides a platform- and software-independent framework for data sharing between enterprises, applications, companies, groups, and individuals.

RDF and OWL are key technologies for semantic networks. They describe structural descriptions and ontology based on the World Wide Web, respectively.

RDF - Resource Description Framework

RDF is a language that expresses information to the World Wide Web.

RDF can be used to describe web resources such as title, author and version information, content description, available schedules, and so on.

If you need to learn about RDF, please visit our RDF tutorial.

OWL - Web ontogene language

OWL is the language used to define the ont body.

The ont body describes the domain of knowledge. It can be used by humans or software to share information about objects such as cars, houses, machines, books, products, financial transactions, and so on.

OWL is designed to process information rather than real-world information.

If you need to learn more about OWL, visit our RDF tutorial.

SPARQL - Query Language for RDF

SPARQL is the standard query language for RDF data, providing developers with a way to write wide-area RDF information query programs across the WEB.

W3C specifications and timelines

W3C reference manual

W3C Semantic Network activity