Semantic markup of information on sanitation initiatives in informal settlements

dc.contributor.authorObonyo, Esther
dc.contributor.authorOmenya, Alfred
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-20T14:46:27Z
dc.date.available2015-05-20T14:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe fundamental problem with the ‘traditional’ Web is: information is designed for human consumption and even with the evolution of powerful search engines, information filtering still remains a task that requires significant human involvement. Consequently, any application that is designed to use Web-enabled technologies will eventually encounter problems related to ‘information overload’ and ‘digital anarchy’ (the latter problem emanates from lack of interoperability across systems especially in different organisations). This paper describes a conceptual framework that addresses these issues using emerging Semantic Web Technologies. The framework will focus on demonstrating the potential benefits of using semantic markups and ontologies to augment Web content for Sanitation initiatives in informal settlements using the experience in Nairobi as a test case. It will address problems arising from the sheer scale and diversity of data on sustainable sanitation practice through the use of the Semantic Web technologies. The conceptual framework presented in this paper will be further defined through an iteration of workshops with the stakeholders and expanded into a platform for semantically matching a controlled taxonomy for Sustainable Sanitation for informal settlements.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering June 14-16, 2006 - Montréal, Canadaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1001
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSemantic Weben_US
dc.subjectSanitationen_US
dc.subjectInformation managementen_US
dc.titleSemantic markup of information on sanitation initiatives in informal settlementsen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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