Location, Location,...SemanticsSynaptic Developer ConferenceJamie Taylor

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Chinese food, near Engelhart Hall, Northwestern

How to get there....

What's possible to get to....

The

Problem

"Let's go to a movie..."

"Where do you want to eat?"

Inevitably leads to:

2. Where is it Playing

1. Pick Movie

4. Is it Good?Available?

3. What's Near the Theater

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Bad ChoiceTry Again!

AndAgain!

!Inside

All the work done by the user!

The Missing Pattern...

Here

as good as here

Location

Relationship

You are here

Pizza around here

Location

Relationship

You are here

Transit System

LocationYou could be here

Location

Relationship

Location

Relationship

Location

You are here

Transit System

You could be here

Pizza around here

Colossal Deep Dish

The

Problem

Relationship

Location

Location

Now Playing

Theater

Restaurants around theater

Colossal Deep Dish

Relationship

Relationship Price? Availability?

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Semantics = Relationships

A socially managed semantic database

A range of of vocabularies....

1500 types with 500+ instances!!

Users contribute data

Neighborhoods

900 Film Festivals

Film Festivals

24k teams

Sports Teams

JSON APIs[{  "area_served": [{    "name": null,    "/location/location/containedby": {      "id": "/en/united_states"    }  }],  "name": null,  "type": "/metropolitan_transit/transit_system"}]

MQL

http://www.freebase.com/docs

JSON APIs"result": [ { "area_served": [ { "/location/location/containedby": { "id": "/en/united_states" }, "name": "Arlington County" }, { "/location/location/containedby": { "id": "/en/united_states" }, "name": "Washington" } ], "name": "Washington Metro", "type": "/metropolitan_transit/transit_system" }.....

Geo Search API

http://www.freebase.com/docs/geosearch

Geo Search APImql_input=[{"name": null, "type":"/metropolitan_transit/transit_stop", "transit_lines":[ { "transit_system": [ { "name" : "Chicago Transit Authority" }]}] }]&within=0.5&type=/dining/restaurant&limit=3&order_by=relevance

{"features":[{"geometry":{"coordinates":[-87.633218,41.894032],"id":"#9202a8c04000641f8000000003f3df1d","type":"Point"},"id":"#9202a8c04000641f8000000003f3df1c","properties":{"/common/topic/image":[],"geo:relevance":29,"guid":"#9202a8c04000641f8000000003f3df1c","id":"/m/01_7rsx","name":"Wildfire","near":{"guid":"#9202a8c04000641f8000000000af70da","name":"Chicago and Franklin","transit_lines":[{"transit_system":[{"name":"Chicago Transit Authority"}]},{"transit_system":[{"name":"Chicago Transit Authority"}]}],"type":"/metropolitan_transit/transit_stop"},"type":["/dining/restaurant","/common/topic","/business/business_location","/business/employer"]},"type":"Feature"}......

15k pieces of art

Artwork

7k Museums

Museums

88k structures

Architecture

3500 skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

1000 Amusement Rides

Rides

450 Amusment Parks

Amusement Parks

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