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A Sustainable Method for Publishing Interoperable Open Data on the Web

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  • Raf Buyle

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium)

  • Brecht Van de Vyvere

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium)

  • Julián Rojas Meléndez

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium)

  • Dwight Van Lancker

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
    Digitaal Vlaanderen, Flemish Government, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium)

  • Eveline Vlassenroot

    (Imec—MICT, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Mathias Van Compernolle

    (Imec—MICT, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Stefan Lefever

    (Imec EdiT, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium)

  • Pieter Colpaert

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium)

  • Peter Mechant

    (Imec—MICT, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Erik Mannens

    (Imec—IDLab, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium)

Abstract

Smart cities need (sensor) data for better decision-making. However, while there are vast amounts of data available about and from cities, an intermediary is needed that connects and interprets (sensor) data on a Web-scale. Today, governments in Europe are struggling to publish open data in a sustainable, predictable and cost-effective way. Our research question considers what methods for publishing Linked Open Data time series, in particular air quality data, are suitable in a sustainable and cost-effective way. Furthermore, we demonstrate the cross-domain applicability of our data publishing approach through a different use case on railway infrastructure—Linked Open Data. Based on scenarios co-created with various governmental stakeholders, we researched methods to promote data interoperability, scalability and flexibility. The results show that applying a Linked Data Fragments-based approach on public endpoints for air quality and railway infrastructure data, lowers the cost of publishing and increases availability due to better Web caching strategies.

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  • Raf Buyle & Brecht Van de Vyvere & Julián Rojas Meléndez & Dwight Van Lancker & Eveline Vlassenroot & Mathias Van Compernolle & Stefan Lefever & Pieter Colpaert & Peter Mechant & Erik Mannens, 2021. "A Sustainable Method for Publishing Interoperable Open Data on the Web," Data, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-32, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdataj:v:6:y:2021:i:8:p:93-:d:617505
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    1. World Health Organisation (WHO), 2016. "Ambient Air Pollution: A Global Assessment of Exposure and Burden of Disease," Working Papers id:11368, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Marco Minghini & Alexander Kotsev & Carlos Granell, 2022. "A European Approach to the Establishment of Data Spaces," Data, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-5, August.

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