Intro to Linked Data: SPARQL

An Introduction

toLinked Data

David Hyland-WoodUniversity of Mary Washington

Part 4 of 5SPARQL Query Language

Monday, May 16, 2011

SPARQL:A query

language for RDFMonday, May 16, 2011

SPARQL• Query Language for RDF

http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-sparql-query

• SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language

• Graph pattern based languagewritten the same as Turtle

• Several queries — Ask; Select; Describe; Construct

• Read Onlystill vulnerable to injection, though not as bad as SQL


Queries• ASK — True or False

Simple, Fast

• SELECT — Tabular dataeasy to work with

• DESCRIBE — RDFwhatever the store has

• CONSTRUCT — RDFWhatever you want


Space Physicsspace:Discipline

space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite

/discipline/spacephysics

/spacecraft/1957-001B

/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1

The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was ...

U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04

Modified SS-6 (Sapwood)

Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome)

U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label

/images/sputnik.jpgfoaf:depiction


Triple Patterns


Triple Patterns

<http://example.com/spacecraft/1957-001B> foaf:name "Sputnik 1" .


Triple Patterns


?something foaf:name "Sputnik 1" .


Triple Patterns



?something foaf:name ?name .


Triple Patterns



?something foaf:name ?name .

ASK WHERE { ?something foaf:name "Sputnik 1" .}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Triple Patterns

PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

ASK WHERE { ?something rdfs:label ?label .}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Triple Patterns

PREFIX rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

ASK WHERE { ?something rdfs:label ?label ; rdf:type space:Discipline .}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Triple Patterns

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>

ASK WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name “Sputnik 1” . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Example SELECT

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?subject ?label WHERE {

?subject rdfs:label ?label ; a space:Discipline .

}


Example SELECT<sparql xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/sparql-results#"> <head> <variable name="subject"/> <variable name="label"/> </head> <results> <result> <binding name="subject"> <uri>http://nasa.dataincubator.org/discipline/astronomy</uri> </binding> <binding name="label"> <literal>Astronomy</literal> </binding> </result> <result> <binding name="subject"> <uri>http://nasa.dataincubator.org/discipline/communications</uri> </binding> <binding name="label"> <literal>Communications</literal> </binding> </result>


Example SELECT


SELECT * WHERE {

?subject rdfs:label ?label ; a space:Discipline .

}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Example SELECT DISTINCT


SELECT DISTINCT ?date WHERE {

?launch space:launched ?date .

}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Example OPTIONAL


SELECT ?name ?image WHERE {

?spacecraft foaf:name ?name .

OPTIONAL { ?spacecraft foaf:depiction ?image . }}


Example OPTIONAL<?xml version="1.0"?><sparql xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/sparql-results#"> <head> <variable name="name"/> <variable name="image"/> </head> <results> <result> <binding name="name"> <literal>Soyuz 2</literal> </binding> </result> <result> <binding name="name"> <literal>Apollo 10</literal> </binding> <binding name="image"> <uri>http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/spacecraft/apollo_10_cm.jpg</uri> </binding> </result>


Example UNION

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?subject ?displayLabel WHERE { { ?subject foaf:name ?displayLabel . } UNION { ?subject rdfs:label ?displayLabel . }}


Example UNION<?xml version="1.0"?><sparql xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/sparql-results#"> <head> <variable name="subject"/> <variable name="displayLabel"/> </head> <results> <result> <binding name="subject"> <uri>http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/ATLAS2</uri> </binding> <binding name="displayLabel"> <literal>Atlas 2</literal> </binding> </result> <result> <binding name="subject"> <uri>http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/ATLAS3</uri> </binding> <binding name="displayLabel"> <literal>Atlas 3</literal> </binding> </result>


Example ORDER BY


SELECT ?name ?launchdate WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}


Example ORDER BY


SELECT ?name ?launchdate WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}ORDER BY DESC(?launchdate)


Example ORDER BY


SELECT ?name ?launchdate WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}ORDER BY DESC(?launchdate)LIMIT 10


Example ORDER BY


SELECT ?name ?launchdate WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}ORDER BY DESC(?launchdate)LIMIT 10OFFSET 10


Example FILTER

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

SELECT ?name WHERE { ?launch space:launched ?date ; space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name .

FILTER ( ?date >= "1969-01-01"^^xsd:date && ?date <= "1969-12-31"^^xsd:date )}


Example FILTER


SELECT ?spacecraft ?name WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name ; space:mass ?mass . FILTER( xsd:double(?mass) < 90.0 )}


Example FILTER


SELECT ?name WHERE {

?spacecraft foaf:name ?name . FILTER( regex(?name, “ollo”, “i” ) )}


Built-in Filters• Logical (!, &&, ||)

• Math (+, -, *, /)

• Comparison (=, !=, >, <, ...)

• TestsisURI, isBlank, isLiteral, bound, sameTerm, langMatches, regex

• Accessorsstr, lang, datatype


Example NOT


SELECT ?s WHERE {

?s a space:Spacecraft .

OPTIONAL { ?s foaf:depiction ?image . }

FILTER ( !bound(?image) )}


Queries• ASK — True or False

Simple, Fast

• SELECT — Tabular dataeasy to work with

• DESCRIBE — RDFwhatever the store has

• CONSTRUCT — RDFWhatever you want


Example DESCRIBE

DESCRIBE <http://example.com/launch/1969-059>


Example DESCRIBE<rdf:RDF xmlns:space="http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" >

<rdf:Description rdf:about="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/launch/1969-059"> <space:spacecraft rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059C"/> <space:spacecraft rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059B"/> <space:spacecraft rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059A"/> <space:launchvehicle>Saturn 5</space:launchvehicle> <space:launchsite rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/launchsite/capecana..."/> <space:launched rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date"> 1969-07-16 </space:launched> <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/Launch"/> </rdf:Description> </rdf:RDF>


Example DESCRIBE

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

DESCRIBE ?spacecraft WHERE {

?launch space:launched "1969-07-16"^^xsd:date . ?spacecraft space:launch ?launch .

}


Example DESCRIBE<rdf:RDF xmlns:space="http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#" > <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/spacecraft/1969-059B"> <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1969-059B"/> <dc:description>The...</dc:description> <space:mission rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/mission/apollo-11"/> <space:agency>United States</space:agency> <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/Spacecraft"/> <space:launch rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/launch/1969-059"/> <space:discipline rdf:resource="http://nasa.dataincubator.org/discipline/planetaryscience"/> <space:alternateName>04040</space:alternateName> <space:alternateName>Apollo 11 Saturn V third stage</space:alternateName> <foaf:name>Apollo 11 SIVB</foaf:name> <space:internationalDesignator>1969-059B</space:internationalDesignator> <space:mass>13300.0</space:mass> </rdf:Description> ...


Example DESCRIBE

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

DESCRIBE ?spacecraft ?launch WHERE {

?launch space:launched "1969-07-16"^^xsd:date . ?spacecraft space:launch ?launch .

}


Example CONSTRUCT

PREFIX space: <http://purl.org/net/schemas/space/>PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>PREFIX foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>

CONSTRUCT { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name ; space:agency ?agency ; space:launched ?launchdate . }WHERE { ?spacecraft foaf:name ?name ; space:agency ?agency . ?launch space:spacecraft ?spacecraft . ?launch space:launched ?launchdate .}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label


space:launched


Common Problems• Typos

wrong case for property or class name

• wrong prefix URImissing # or / or the URI for the web page

• Missing OPTIONALyou won't even notice...

• Comparing LiteralsLiterals are compared on all of value, type and language


Tip 1: Find all the Properties

SELECT DISTINCT ?p WHERE {

?s ?p ?o .

}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Tip 2: Find all the Classes

SELECT DISTINCT ?type WHERE {

?s a ?type .

}



space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label




space:Spacecraft

space:Launch

space:Launchsite



/launch/1957-001

/launchsite/tyurata

a

a

a

a

space:discipline

space:spacecraft

space:launchsite

Sputnik 1


U.S.S.R

86.3

1957-10-04



U.S.S.R

rdfs:label

space:country

foaf:name

dc:description

space:agency

space:mass

space:launched

space:launchvehicle

rdfs:label



Thanks to

• Rob Styles, Talis Group Ltd for his CC-BY licensed “Two Day Introduction to the Web of Data” slides and spacecraft example data.


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