Maiana is a platform for structured data developed by Lutz Maicher and Uta Schulze at the University of Leipzig. It allows users to manage, browse, query, and validate topic maps. Maiana is social in that it enables users to discuss resources, observe data sources, and follow other users. Data sources on Maiana can be kept private or shared publicly. The platform also includes an API and semantic search capabilities.

1. Maiana
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
Topic
Maps
Lab
at
the
University
of
Leipzig
maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de
maiana.topicmapslab.de

2. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Topic
Maps
as
data
sources
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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3. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
is
a
plaJorm
for
structured
data
Manage
topic maps
Browse
topic maps
Query and validate
topic maps
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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4. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
is
social
Discuss resources
and themes
Observe
data sources
Follow users
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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5. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
is
social
All semantic data
sources are private
Data sources
can be shared
Data sources can
be made public
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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6. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
API
W ith
t he
M aiana
A PI
t he
p laJorm
c an
b e
u sed
f rom
any
p rivileged
t hird
p arty
s ystem.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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7. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Seman,c
Search
S earch
r esults
a re
g enerically
f aceted.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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8. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Everything
which
behaves
as
topic
map
is
a
topic
map
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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9. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Live
Integra,on
–
every
data
source
can
be
used
Relational databases, XML files or Excel files
can be integrated into Maiana. Virtual.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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10. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Flexible
fusion
of
data
sources
Each data source in Maiana can be added into dossiers
which are called Containers.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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11. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Flexible
fusion
of
data
sources
This Container then acts as joined data source. For every
fact, the Origin is known.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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12. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
is
member
of
the
Web
of
Data
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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13. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Maiana
and
Linked
Data
Each topic in Maiana exists as Linked Data Set.
Each map in Maiana provides a SPARQL Endpoint.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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14. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Duality
of
Topic
Maps
–
Networks
and
Streams
of
facts
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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15. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Observing
every
subject
Each data source is a stream of structured, semantic
facts. And in the same time a network of facts.
For each subject the updates can be observed.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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16. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Observing
every
subject
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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17. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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18. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
How
to
get
started
with
Maiana
• Maiana
c annot
b e
d ownloaded,
b ut
. ..
• You
c an
r egister
a t
h cp://maiana.topicmapslab.de
– You
get
your
API
key
automa@cally
• We
s et
u p
p roper
M aiana
i nstances
f or
l arger
p rojects
on
r equest.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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19. Einführung
in
Topic
Maps
Thank
you
for
your
acen@on
Please
r eport
i deas
a nd
i ssues.
maiana.topicmapslab.de
“Maiana”,
Lutz
Maicher,
Uta
Schulze
(maicher|uta.schulze@informa@k.uni-­‐leipzig.de)
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