Schímatos: A SHACL-Based Web-Form Generator for Knowledge Graph Editing

Jesse Wright*, Sergio José Rodríguez Méndez, Armin Haller, Kerry Taylor, Pouya G. Omran

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    Abstract

    Knowledge graph creation and maintenance is difficult for naïve users. One barrier is the paucity of user friendly publishing tools that separate schema modeling from instance data creation. The Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL)[12], a W3C standard for validating RDF based knowledge graphs, can help. SHACL enables domain relevant structure, expressed as a set of shapes, to constrain knowledge graphs. This paper introduces Schímatos, a form based Web application with which users can create and edit RDF data constrained and validated by shapes. Forms themselves are generated from, and stored as, shapes. In addition, Schímatos, can be used to edit shapes, and hence forms. Thus, Schímatos enables end-users to create and edit complex graphs abstracted in an easy-to-use custom graphical user interface with validation procedures to mitigate the risk of errors. This paper presents the architecture of Schímatos, defines the algorithm that builds Web forms from shape graphs, and details the workflows for SHACL creation and data-entry. Schímatos is illustrated by application to Wikidata.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Semantic Web – ISWC 2020 - 19th International Semantic Web Conference, 2020, Proceedings
    EditorsJeff Z. Pan, Valentina Tamma, Claudia d’Amato, Krzysztof Janowicz, Bo Fu, Axel Polleres, Oshani Seneviratne, Lalana Kagal
    PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
    Pages65-80
    Number of pages16
    ISBN (Print)9783030624651
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020
    Event19th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2020 - Athens, Greece
    Duration: 2 Nov 20206 Nov 2020

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume12507 LNCS
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    Conference19th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2020
    Country/TerritoryGreece
    CityAthens
    Period2/11/206/11/20

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