SPARQLMotion

SPARQLMotion is a visual scripting language for semantic data processing. It has been developed by TopQuadrant to be fully compliant with W3C standard languages SPARQL, RDF and OWL. SPARQLMotion scripts can be displayed and edited graphically by people with minimal programming skills. End users can chain together simple processing steps to form complex processing pipelines. Data processing pipelines can be used to merge, search, query and mash-up data and used to create a report or information dashboard.

SPARQLMotion scripts are defined in RDF and consist of module definitions to import, process and export data. TopBraid Suite provides over 90 (and growing) extensible modules that implement a comprehensive range of data integration tasks. In addition to handling data, SPARQLMotion engines can prompt the user for input and generate user interface components such as maps and calendars, or create files such as spreadsheets. SPARQLMotion scripts can also be executed as Web Services and SPARQL LET/FILTER Functions.

SPARQLMotion is supported by all TopBraid Suite products:

• Scripts can be developed and tested in TopBraid Composer - Maestro Edition
• Scripts can be deployed on a TopBraid Live server platform where they can be used as web services or pro-active agents
• The TopBraid Live web user interface framework can be employed to allow end user assembly and edition of scripts through a rich web browser interface

Documentation

• SPARQLMotion User's Guide
• SPARQLMotion Module Library Reference
• SPARQLMotion Functions Library Reference
• For programmers and advanced users: Extending SPARQLMotion

Examples

• Example: NewsfeedCalaisMap (intermediate)
• Example: DBPediaCallingCodes (intermediate)
• Example: GeonamesModuleType (advanced)
• Example: SendEmailService (advanced)
• Example: UserDefinedFunction (advanced)

For a simple demo, view this SPARQLMotion screencam video (5 minutes).

Holger Knublauch, TopQuadrant, Inc.