Why is it necessary to store the additional information in the same triple as the data? RDF lets you store as much information you like about a subject. Just use more triples.
<thing> a <datapoint> <thing> <experiment> <experiment20936> <thing> <datapoint> 123 <thing> <timestamp> 1440709931 <thing> <moonphase> <lastquarter> <thing> <observer> <DavidMoss> On 28/08/2015 1:11 am, "Patrick Hoeffel" <[email protected]> wrote: >All, > >I know this is not a new topic, so hopefully there is a reference to the >de-facto standard answer on this (that I have not been able to find on my >own so far). > >When I have a Subject that I want to store additional information about, >I can just add triples using the same Subject. Easy. > >When I want to say things about a Statement (such as the date range >within which the triple Statement is valid, or the strength or source of >the relationship), the answer is more ambiguous. Reification is the >standard answer, but it is also heavy. I've read about using Quads, Named >Graphs, N-ary Relationships, etc. > >What is the current state of the art or best practice in this regard? > >Thanks very much, > >Patrick Hoeffel >Software Engineer >Intelligent Software Solutions (www.issinc.com<http://www.issinc.com>) >
