Ontology-based web forms — Acquisition and modification of structured data

Semantic Web technologies and its best practice known as Linked Data are on the rise, but their incorporation into information systems still poses challenges. An issue of acquisition, processing or usage of such data is well-known and discussed. On the contrary, modification of semantic web data is not given such attention. The creation of structured semantic data that could be checked or even validated before submission is an important element for their subsequent use, including the possibility of sharing them. Existing data may need to be edited and the ability to efficiently change data is an absolute necessity, when using Semantic Web technologies in the information system. This paper describes a prototype web application for collecting and editing RDF data via web forms generated from ontology.