Tab2KGWiz: Interactive assistant for mapping tabular data to knowledge graphs

The reusability of research data is a key aspect of science development. According to FAIR principles, to make data reusable, it is required to make it interoperable. In this work, we present Tab2KGWiz, a software designed to enrich tabular data by adding contextual information formalized as Knowled...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Chen, Zihan, Chamorro-Padial, Jorge, López Gil, Juan Miguel, Gil Iranzo, Rosa María, García González, Roberto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/468176
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2025.102221
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/468176
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:FAIR principles
Interoperability
Reusability
Knowledge graphs
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Summary:The reusability of research data is a key aspect of science development. According to FAIR principles, to make data reusable, it is required to make it interoperable. In this work, we present Tab2KGWiz, a software designed to enrich tabular data by adding contextual information formalized as Knowledge Graphs and based on ontologies. The metadata to automate the mapping of tabular datasets into Knowledge Graphs is generated interactively by the users under the guidance of Tab2KGWiz. It is then stored and exported into the YARRRML format, which can then be reused by tools that automate the mapping from tabular to semantic graph data based on the RDF standard. Tab2KGWiz is designed to help researchers enrich the metadata of their dataset by using an intuitive graphical user interface. The software is designed with a microservice architecture with a Java Spring back-end and a React front-end. Our application helps researchers and other data-sharing actors make their data easier to discover, access, and integrate, fostering collaboration and innovation.