small ontologies, loosely joined': linked open data for the first world war
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'Small ontologies, loosely joined': linked open data for the First World War
Digital Humanities 2015Mia Ridge, Open University
@mia_out http://miaridge.com
'Somewhere in France'
Official records have more detail
‘Aug 8th Left OVERTON GULLY at 0130 and proceeded to RHODDENDRUM SPUR arrived there at 0800. Proceeded under fire to cross ridge into safety. Remained in gully until 1200 during which time several shrapnel shells struck and did damage. 11th and half the 3rd Squadrons then rushed over the crest line of the hill and reinforced firing line on CHUNUK BAIR and remainder of the 3rd and 4th Squadrons joining us at 1400. Kept enemy back with greatest difficulty (from 1800 t0 2000 had only 85 men) Relieved by OTAGO infantry at 2015. Fought all night.’
...linked by military jargon
Sample military structure
1. Battalion (usually 300-1300 soldiers)2. Regiment/Brigade (two or more battalions) 3. Division (three or four regiments/brigades) 4. Corps (two or more divisions) 5. Army (e.g. by Oct 1916 the BEF consisted of
the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Armies) 6. General Headquarters/British
Expeditionary Force (BEF)
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Centenary projects
Amateur digitisation
However.
The reality
http://lov.okfn.org/dataset/lov/terms?q=war
The reality
Datahub.io
Modelling WWI military units
Thousands of structured pages -thanks @merozcursed
Plan to...
Thanks to:• CENDARI project• Trinity College Dublin• Gavin Robinson
@merozcursed• Everyone who shared
data
Mia Ridge, Open University@mia_out
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