The architecture and implementation of resource space model system

Abstract

Resource Space Model (RSM) is a semantic model to manage and share heterogeneous resources on the Internet. This paper focuses on the general architecture, physical implementation and application of RSM. The RSM system adopts Client/Server mode for users to utilize resource spaces through the Internet. The resource spaces are designed based on domain knowledge and stored as XML files in the server. The tool 3DBrowser provides a friendly interface with three-dimensional scene to display resource spaces, locate and operate on resources. Based on the architecture and tools, a Dunhuang RSM system has been developed as a collaboration platform to organize and share the resources of Dunhuang Culture Grid. The system provides an efficient resource locating way based on the classification of resources and improves the efficiency of research. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.