OpenLink Data Spaces What are Data Spaces? A named structured data cluster within a distributed data network where each item of data (each "datum") has a unique identifier. Fundamental characteristics of data spaces include: Each Data Item (or Entity) is endowed with a unique HTTP-based Identifier Entity Identity, Access, and Representation are each distinct from the others Entities are interlinked via attributes and relationship properties Creation, Update, and Deletion privileges are controlled by the space owner In relation to the Web, data spaces provide clustered points of access to structured data; basically, they provide structured data access partitioning just as namespaces provide name oriented partitioning. Why are Data Spaces important? Data Spaces provide a powerful conceptual model based virtualization layer that sits atop heterogeneous data sources. They enable the creation, publication, and general management of structured data items from a pool of disparate data sources. Examples include: Structured profiles for individuals or organizations (and other groups) exposing rich metadata for: Online Accounts Favorite Things Likes and Dislikes Areas of Interest Product & Service Wish-Lists Product & Service Offer-Lists Shared application spaces such as: file sharing calendars bookmarks feed subscriptions blogs wikis discussions & conversations instant messaging publish (upstream) & subscribe (downstream) model data exchange What is OpenLink Data Spaces? ODS is an industry standards-compliant data space platform that includes a broad collection of distributed collaborative applications covering: blogs, wikis, shared bookmarks, file management, calendaring, email, photo galleries, discussion forums, polls, and more.Every item of data within an ODS instance is endowed with a de-referenceable URI. This enables any HTTP-compatible client to obtain a negotiated representation of the description of any ODS data item. Challenges Alleviated via ODS User content across the Web, both Intranet and Extranet, is growing exponentially, while time, attention, and comprehension of the resulting data streams is at best static, and typically shrinking. Compounding the problem is the fact that the exponential growth of user generated data has resulted in a proliferation of data silos, due to the popularity of Web 2.0 solution patterns. All of this is happening at a time when individuals and organizations alike are seeking to do more with less, by exploiting the agility-producing powers of "Open Data Access" across enterprise and/or Web domains. Product Features Query Service Support ODS supports a number of Query Services: GData OpenSearch XQuery/XPath over HTTP Full Text Search over HTTP SPARQL Publishing Protocol Support ODS supports the following publishing protocols: GData Atom 1.0 Moveable Type MetaWeblog Blogger Web Services SOAP & REST APIs Application Components ODS-Framework - An OpenID- and Yadis-compliant Framework for building Distributed Collaborative Applications that are equipped with Single-Sign-On (SSO) functionality and auto-generated RDF Data Spaces ODS-Weblog - A comprehensive blogging platform supporting all the major publishing protocols (Atom, Moveable Type, Meta Weblog, and Blogger) and includes automatic generation of content-syndication gems in RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom, SIOC, OPML, OCS, and other formats ODS-Briefcase - A WebDAV-based Unified Storage Solution that incorporates automated extraction and management of metadata ODS-Feed-Manager - An RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom, OPML, and OCS Feed Aggregator ODS-Wiki - A Wiki Platform supporting the Atom Publishing Protocol, Twiki, MediaWiki (Wikimedia), and Creole markup dialects ODS-Mail - A Web-based Email Client ODS-Calendar - A Calendar manager ODS-Bookmark-Manager - A Shared Bookmark Manager ODS-Gallery - Photo & General Image Sharing ODS-Polls - Polls Manager ODS-Addressbook - An Address Book Manager ODS-Community - Group/Community Mode service for all of the ODS-* applications ODS-Discussions - Web-based Newsgroups Aggregator and Reader. ODS-eCRM - Web-based Customer Relationship Manager. News ODS OpenID and Yadis Release ODS OpenID support ODS Yadis support ODS RDF Sink folder support OpenSocial API support ODS <a>++ Links support WebDAV browse feature for ODS users (ODS) accounts perform SPARUL over SPARQL using the new "/sparql-auth" endpoint Virtuoso ODS Ubiquity Commands support Getting Started ODS is pre-installed as part of the demonstration database (demo.db) bundled with OpenLink Virtuoso Open-Source Edition. If you are running the server with the default demo database configuration, simply point your browser to http://localhost:8890/ods. See Setting up ODS for a simple configuration guide. Installation Guides Installing and Configuring ODS Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) How Do I... Get a Personal URI via ODS in 5 minutes or less! Generate an X.509 Certificate hosted WebID? Use WebID Protocol? Set up PubSubHub in ODS? Set Up PubSubHub to use WebID Protocol- or IP-based control lists? Use the OAuth supported features? Use the REST supported features? Create & Share Automatic Content Tagging Rules Use ODS Application Endpoints (URL Redirection)? Give My Data Space Content Tags Meaning via MOAT Ontology Get Data into Virtuoso Quad Store via the ODS-Briefcase's special RDF Sink Folder Manage my resources, bookmarks, contacts, calendar events and tasks? Use the Virtuoso ODS Ubiquity Commands? Set <a>++ links? Register ODS User with OpenID2? Use WebDAV extractor to insert triples via SPARUL into the Quad Store Learn About Virtuoso's SPARQL Query Language Support, By Example? Manage Facebook integration? Use the Semantic Pingback? Use SPARQL to Query Intranet Quick Start Guides General Intranet Quick Start Guides by functionality realm Third-Party Platform Integration Installation Guides MediaWiki WordPress phpBB Drupal Facebook - Installation & Configuration Live Demonstrations MediaWiki Demo Instance WordPress Demo Instance phpBB3 Demo Instance Drupal Demo Instance FAQs Data Space FAQ ODS FAQ ODS Tutorials ODS-Profile Manger Usage Guide ODS SIOC Query Tutorial ODS Ubiquity Commands Tutorials OAuth Ubiquity Tutorial SPARQL OAuth Tutorial WebID Protocol ACLs Tutorial Register ODS User with OpenID2 Tutorial Reference Guides SPARQL Tutorials Part 1: Using SIOC to Model the Linked Data Web SPARQL Tutorials Part 2: SPARQL Extensions in the Virtuoso Universal Server SPARQL Tutorials Part 3: SPARQL and Analytics SPARQL Tutorials Part 4: Exploring FOAF-, Atom OWL-, Annotea-, and SKOS-based Data Spaces on the Linked Data Web ODS Programmers' Guide ODS SIOC Reference Virtuoso OAuth Programmers' Guide Weblogs & Commentary Virtuoso Technology Blog Kingsley Idehen's Blog Data Space Kingsley Idehen's Data Space commentary and articles Orri Erling's Weblog Data Space CategoryODS CategoryOpenSource CategoryWebSite