Namespaces versus Profiles

Implementors usually need to "mix and match"

• use parts of one standard with parts of another

• coin some local terms to fill in gaps

Application profiles (DESIRE Project)

• schemas are defined in namespaces

• namespace semantics reused in application profiles

Registries should include application profiles

• expressible using RDF schema format
• will to help implementors learn from peers

Previous slide

Next slide

Back to first slide

View graphic version