Publisher's Synopsis
--introduces the context in which SPARQL technology is to be used in software systems,
-- explains the data model used with SPARQL technology;
-- presents the syntax and semantics of the SPARQL query language, and demonstrates these with many examples;
-- covers how a SPARQL protocol can be used to transfer SPARQL queries from client software to SPARQL services (server software);
--shows how query results are encoded in wire transmission from the server to the client;
--shows how the other Semantic Web technologies such ontologies (OWL, RDFS technologies in particular) can be used with SPARQL query language.
--presents a programming interface called SPARQL4J for accessing SPARQL enabled software systems.
*The first book on the new query language to be used in the Semantic Web for finding relevant metadata.
*SPARQL is for the Semantic Web what SQL is for relational databases, and this is the book by the key figure in the development of this standard query language.
*Perfect tutorial for this new language for the SQL and XML developers who need a more flexible data model.
