Open Data for smart cities

Linked Open Government Data: Still a Viable Option for Sharing and Integrating Public Data?

“…In addressing our first research question, "What is the current state of Linked Open Government Data (LOGD)? ", it is important to recognize the concerns raised by several scholars about the suboptimal adoption of LD and LOD dissemination practices in the government sector, often centered around the limited use of RDF distributions [57][58][59][60]. Despite these concerns, there is a notable scarcity of studies that provide a quantitative analysis of these issues in specific contexts or scenarios [33,[61][62][63].…”

“…The use of RDF distributions as a gauge to measure the prevalence of LOD practices is a concept endorsed by multiple researchers. These authors have highlighted, in both recent and occasionally unsystematic studies, the rather limited adoption of these practices [33,[57][58][59][61][62][63]. Kumar et al [58] underscore that "RDFs are central to Linked Data and LOD", encapsulating their crucial role.…”

“…These authors have highlighted, in both recent and occasionally unsystematic studies, the rather limited adoption of these practices [33,[57][58][59][61][62][63]. Kumar et al [58] underscore that "RDFs are central to Linked Data and LOD", encapsulating their crucial role. Meanwhile, Penteado et al [33] emphasize the significance of RDF as a benchmark: "Although RDF is not the exclusive format for serializing linked data, its widespread recognition as the most popular format makes it a valuable proxy for gauging the implementation of LOGD".…”