Comments on: FHTW 2007 Demo Poster http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2007/03/14/fhtw-2007-demo-poster/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:46:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Ian Jacobi http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2007/03/14/fhtw-2007-demo-poster/#comment-1622 Ian Jacobi Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:27:21 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2007/03/14/fhtw-2007-demo-poster/#comment-1622 It seems to me that part of the difficulty in specifying it is because it's almost as broad (in some respects) as the goals of the Semantic Web as a whole. It's not just about storing the data. It's not just about publishing or analyzing the data, but also about discovery (both guided and automated). It's a very broad project that has many goals and subgoals. Perhaps the most succinct method of describing it is 'computer-aided semi-autonomous genealogy' with computers as helpers in the task, rather than simple 'computerized genealogy,' where computers merely act as tools/storage in the largely human-guided task. It seems to me that part of the difficulty in specifying it is because it’s almost as broad (in some respects) as the goals of the Semantic Web as a whole. It’s not just about storing the data. It’s not just about publishing or analyzing the data, but also about discovery (both guided and automated). It’s a very broad project that has many goals and subgoals.

Perhaps the most succinct method of describing it is ‘computer-aided semi-autonomous genealogy’ with computers as helpers in the task, rather than simple ‘computerized genealogy,’ where computers merely act as tools/storage in the largely human-guided task.

]]> By: Hilton http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2007/03/14/fhtw-2007-demo-poster/#comment-1623 Hilton Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:03:39 +0000 http://www.dftproject.org/blog/2007/03/14/fhtw-2007-demo-poster/#comment-1623 When you say it's almost as broad as the goals of the Semantic Web as a whole I get a little worried. OK, a lot worried :). I'm very happy to be working on it with some very intelligent people. And by the way, your summary is spot on. It should have been on the poster! When you say it’s almost as broad as the goals of the Semantic Web as a whole I get a little worried. OK, a lot worried :). I’m very happy to be working on it with some very intelligent people.

And by the way, your summary is spot on. It should have been on the poster!

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