A lightweight linked data reasoner using Jena and Axis2

Abstract

Semantic Web is rapidly becoming a reality through the development of Linked Data in recent years. Linked Data uses RDF data model to describe statements that link arbitrary data resources on the Internet. It can facilitate to infer new data resources at runtime through the RDF links, and then provide more complete answers as new data resources appear on the Internet. Linked Data provides the means to reach the goal of Semantic Web. At present, Linked Data being used only in the promotion of information sharing or exchange is not a semantic inference due to the lack of an easily shared inference engine. This study addresses the issue developing a Lightweight Linked Data Reasoner (LLDR) which is based on Jena reasoner and is implemented in the apache Axis2. To illustrate the LLDR application, this study developed the Vehicle Ontology to annotate project document from heterogeneous and distributed project resources as Linked Data.