An Ontology-Based Approach for Semantic and Geographic Modeling of Social Content Sites in the Context of Public Sectors
Abstract
In the Web 2.0 users may freely contribute with information that concern about a variety of topics. Hence, public agencies can take advantage of this fact by creating communication channels with society. However, it is necessary to provide a properly environment to insert these agencies into social content sites. This paper aims to present an ontology-based approach for semantic and geographical modeling of social content sites in the context of public agencies, and a prototype built using the proposed model.
Keywords:
Ontologies, Semantic Modeling, Geographic Sites, Public Sectors
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Published
2010-06-16
How to Cite
DE MENEZES, Luciana Cavalcante; DE FIGUEIRÊDO, Hugo Feitosa; FERNANDES, Ricardo Madeira; SILVA, Tiago Eduardo; BAPTISTA, Cláudio de Souza.
An Ontology-Based Approach for Semantic and Geographic Modeling of Social Content Sites in the Context of Public Sectors. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SBSI), 6. , 2010, Marabá.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2010
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p. 262-273.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2010.14718.
