Capturing interactive data transformation operations using provenance workflows

Tope Omitola, André Freitas, Edward Curry, Séan O’Riain, Nicholas Gibbins, Nigel Shadbolt

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Abstract

The ready availability of data is leading to the increased opportunity of their re-use for new applications and for analyses. Most of these data are not necessarily in the format users want, are usually heterogeneous, and highly dynamic, and this necessitates data transformation efforts to re-purpose them. Interactive data transformation (IDT) tools are becoming easily available to lower these barriers to data transformation efforts. This paper describes a principled way to capture data lineage of interactive data transformation processes. We provide a formal model of IDT, its mapping to a provenance representation, and its implementation and validation on Google Refine. Provision of the data transformation process sequences allows assessment of data quality and ensures portability between IDT and other data transformation platforms. The proposed model showed a high level of coverage against a set of requirements used for evaluating systems that provide provenance management solutions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Semantic Web
Subtitle of host publicationESWC 2012 Satellite Events - Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAlexandre Passant, Barry Norton, Emanuele Della Valle, Raphael Troncy, Irini Fundulaki, Elena Simperl, Dunja Mladenic
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages29-42
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783662466407
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventExtended Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2012 - Heraklion, Greece
Duration: 27 May 201231 May 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7540
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceExtended Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2012
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHeraklion
Period27/05/1231/05/12

Keywords

  • Data consumption
  • Data publication
  • Extract-Transform-Load
  • Interactive data transformation
  • Linked Data
  • Provenance
  • Public open data
  • Semantic Web
  • Workflow

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