Eleven Publications Related to OWL 2

The OWL Working Group published eleven documents today relating to the OWL 2 Web Ontology Language. OWL 2 extends OWL, a core standard of the Semantic Web, adding new features that users have requested and that software providers are prepared to implement. Six of these documents are last call drafts, indicating the Working Group believes the technical work in those areas is done. The documents are:

1. Structural Specification and Functional-Style Syntax (last call)
2. Direct Semantics (last call)
3. RDF-Based Semantics
4. Conformance and Test Cases (last call)
5. Mapping to RDF Graphs (last call)
6. XML Serialization (last call)
7. Profiles (last call)
8. Quick Reference Guide (first public working draft)
9. New Features and Rationale (first public working draft)
10. Manchester Syntax (first public working draft)
11. rdf:text: A Datatype for Internationalized Text (first public working draft)

The Manchester Syntax is an optional, alternative OWL serialization; this document is expected to become a Note. The XML datatype rdf:text was co-developed with the RIF Working Group for use with RDF data. Please send comments by 23 January. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.