Semantic-Aware+Applications

The semantic aware application is a dream that has yet to become a reality. It is an envisionment of using the power of semantic searching to collect and display otherwise unrelated topics for the user.

The first video defines Semantics as the meaning behind what you say. An explaination is given on the functions of the internet and the web. The problem is that computers only retrieve information they don't understand the meaning behind web pages. Semantics helps to solve this problem by helping computers understand the meaning behind web pages.

The second video really focuses on how the semantic web is growing and the potential that it has. The message is that data will be connected together through semantics and people will be able to access data more frequently and effectivaly. The goal of having this data more available is to solve more of the worlds problems. A further description of the concept is defined by the videos embedded below:

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The basic idea of the underlying structure is divided into three parts: Scanning Metadata Tags  Click clip art for new links and destinations!!! Toolbox for Connections  Expansion for Education 

When we combine all of the information and look at where we are today with search engines and other items on the web used for gathering information we have a long way to go. Nonetheless the development of this technology is needed to allow for a live search of meaning in areas of need. Some examples that have come forth are in the medical industry and the ability to tie together symptoms and meaning of words rather than the binary encoding of the words. The fact remains that computers are getting more advanced and that the ability to use them has began to grow too. Our needs for their use is surpassing their current capabilities for the computers of today. In fact, computers still use a binary recoding method to look at data and web sites to locate what we have requested. The vast responses we receive are not always what we want and it allows for infiltration of unwanted materials. Examples are pornography when students are searching for data or classroom reports. Another example would be the relentless advertisement of products that are closely spelled to what you are looking for on the web.

Semantic-Aware applications would allow for us to search not so much on binary, but rather on the meaning of the words and phrases. This would be very useful in many ways for education and also in the general world. While the accomplishment of this task seems to be the central focus of most conversations the results are what intrigue our group. Computers can collect analyze and report back results quicker than humans can ever hope to achieve, and the powerful concept is they can do this 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This ability to collect and analyze meanings of words can serve to refine the searches we do and tie together other items that may nit have been seen previously. Lets look at some future applications of this technology:


 * ====Crime Investigation and prediction====
 * ====In this field the detectives could link crimes together from across the state or country by simply searching their data base on meaning rather than words.====
 * ====Health - Medical field====
 * ====Here the gloves are taken off====
 * ====Prediction of disease is made easier====
 * ====Prevention of spreading of disease====
 * ====Combining of symptoms to cure====
 * ====Future development of treatments and cures====
 * ====Ability to combine otherwise separated treatments to create new cures====
 * ====Personal life====
 * ====Dating====
 * ====Friends linking====
 * ====Other personal interests====
 * ====Education====
 * ====Ability to pin point your subject====
 * ====Cuts down on useless search results====
 * ====Time usage becomes more effective====
 * ====In-depth studies are possible with less preparation time====
 * ====Organization is possible and made more feasible for the younger students====

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The possibilities can continue to compound, but we have to be able to use this technology responsibly. If there is a back door into it the advertisers and others are going to find their way into the system and exploit it. The future can be open for the semantic aware searching and other applications. ======

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