ESSI-LOD Python Framework

Overview

In a prior implementation of the ESSI-LOD linked data, we used a Java code base to scrape AGU HTML pages for abstracts. Having coordinated with AGU to produce convert directly from bulk text files for meeting abstracts, we rewrote the implementation in Python. This wiki page has documentation on how to use (and extend) this Python framework.

Setting up the Framework

Dependencies

• Python (version?)
• Virtuoso (version?)

Sources

• (Google Code?)
• AGU Meeting Files (.txt)

Usage

Convert AGU meetings into RDF

• Move .txt file(s) that must be converted into staging directory (e.g., /projects/abstracts/python/data/agu/staging)
• Change working directory to Python ESSI-LOD project root (i.e., /projects/abstracts/python/essilod)
• Run: ./meeting_parser.py --sparqlMatching /path/to/staging/directory [/path/to/output/directory/optional]
  • If you need to regenerate RDF for keywords or sections, use the --keywords and --sections flags, resp.
  • Note, this process will take a little while to run as it loads all the organization identifiers into main memory (for conflation purposes)
• After the process has finished running, check the output .rdf files for syntax using the rapper utility: rapper -c /path/to/data.rdf

• For clarity, here is a list of commands to run when FM13 data is released:

 cp ~/fm13.txt /projects/abstracts/python/data/agu/staging
 cd /projects/abstracts/python/essilod
 ./meeting_parser.py --sparqlMatching ../data/agu/staging
 cd ../data/agu/staging
 rapper -c -i turtle fm13.rdf
 rapper -c -i turtle people.rdf
 rapper -c -i turtle organizations.rdf

Entity Classes

The Entity classes are for objects converted directly into RDF. They are typically instantiated either by a Stream class or by another Entity class.

Meeting

Stores metadata about AGU meetings, such as year, type identifier (e.g., FM), and the set of associated AGU meeting sessions.

Session

Stores metadata about AGU meeting sessions, such as identifier, name, conveners, sponsoring session, and set of associated AGU meeting abstracts.

Abstract

Stores information about AGU meeting abstracts, such as identifier, title, authors, and keywords, as well as the abstract itself.

Author

Stores information about AGU meeting abstract authors, such as name, email and affiliation.

Convener

Stores information about AGU session conveners, such as name and affiliation.

Keyword

Stores information about AGU keywords, such as description and identifier.

Stream Classes

The Stream classes are utility classes for consuming bulk files containing entities. They are typically instantiated directly from a main program.

MeetingStream

• Parses AGU .txt files for meeting abstracts
• Iterates over chunks of the document delimited by HTML comment lines (i.e., )
• First attempts to process chunk as Abstract, then Session if Abstract extractor (HtmlAbstract) throws an exception
• Uses HtmlAbstract and HtmlSession subclasses to extract data

SessionInfoStream

• Parses AGU .dat files for meeting sessions
• Iterates over each line, extracting a Session instance for each
• Uses SessionSummary subclass to extract data

Lookup Classes

The lookup classes are used for entity conflation purposes. I.e., to consolidate URIs when the evidence provides for it.