- Semantic Grid
The Semantic Grid refers to an approach to
Grid computing in which information, computing resources and services are described using the semantic data model. In this model the data and metadata are expressed through facts (small sentences). Therefore it becomes directly understandable for humans. This makes it easier for resources to be discovered and joined up automatically, which helps bring resources together to createvirtual organization s. The descriptions constitutemetadata and are typically represented using thetechnologies of theSemantic Web , such as theResource Description Framework (RDF).By analogy with the Semantic Web, the Semantic Grid can be defined as "an extension of the current Grid in which information and services are given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation."
This notion of the Semantic Grid was first articulated in the context of
e-Science , observing that such an approach is necessary to achieve a high degree of easy-to-use and seamless automation enabling flexible collaborations and computations on a global scale.The use of Semantic Web and other
knowledge technologies in Grid applications is sometimes described as theKnowledge Grid .Semantic Grid extends this by also applying these technologies within the Gridmiddleware .Some Semantic Grid activities are coordinated through the Semantic Grid Research Group of the
Global Grid Forum .ee also
tandards
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Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL)Application Areas
*Life Science Identifiers
*Business Intelligence 2.0 (BI 2.0)External links
* http://www.semanticgrid.org - Semantic Grid website
* [http://www.ontogrid.net ONTOGRID: EU-funded research project for enabling semantic grid applications]
* http://www.dagstuhl.de/05271/ - Semantic Grid Dagstuhl Seminar
* http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/grid/library/gr-semgrid/ - What is the Semantic Grid? IBM developerWorks article by Martin 'MC' Brown
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