When owl:sameAs Isn't the Same: An Analysis of Identity in Linked Data

2010 ISWC paper showing that owl:sameAs links between Linked Data sets are often used to mean 'similar' or 'related' rather than strict identity, and proposing finer-grained alternatives.

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Part of threads Page or thing? measures; Same thing, many names critiques

about

• Identity and co-reference concept [src]

critiques

• OWL standard 2004 [src]
  Critiques the use of owl:sameAs for links that do not mean strict identity.

authored by

• Deborah McGuinness person b. 1960 [src]
• Harry Halpin person [src]
• Henry S. Thompson person [src]
• Jamie McCusker person [src]
• Pat Hayes person b. 1944 [src]