Linked Open Data Specialist

Mission Overview:

Keystone Solutions is seeking a Linked Open Data Specialist for a consultancy mission at a client site. The consultant will work closely with domain experts and data specialists to prepare the transformation of BelgoNyms data into Linked Open Data (LOD).

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct a strategic and technical study to prepare the transformation of BelgoNyms data into Linked Open Data.
• Conceptual Modeling:
• Analyze BelgoNyms data and its structure.
• Identify business entities, attributes, and relationships.
• Produce a documented conceptual model.
• Create necessary diagrams and graphical representations (UML, RDF, or equivalent).
• Semantic Modeling:
• Identify relevant ontologies and vocabularies.
• Evaluate existing standards.
• Align the business model with selected vocabularies.
• Identify necessary semantic extensions.
• Define a target semantic model.
• Use Cases and Business Needs:
• Identify stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops.
• Inventory and prioritize use cases.
• Define competency questions to validate the model.
• Reference Data and Interconnection:
• Identify relevant external reference data.
• Evaluate alignment possibilities with reference sources.
• Identify interconnection opportunities with reference data sources such as Wikidata, GeoNames, or INSPIRE.
• Formulate interoperability recommendations.
• Governance of Identifiers:
• Define a governance strategy for URIs/IRIs.
• Recommend mechanisms to ensure the stability and sustainability of identifiers.
• Define naming conventions and management rules.
• Architecture and Technologies:
• Evaluate RDF modeling and transformation tools.
• Evaluate solutions for data publication and storage.
• Propose a target architecture.
• Recommend the most suitable tools for the client's context.
• Roadmap:
• Define implementation phases.
• Identify dependencies and risks.
• Establish indicative planning.
• Formulate final recommendations.



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Duration: As soon as possible - 29/01/2027 5 months • (part time 2/5)




Skills required:

• Conceptual and Semantic Modeling - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago
• Facilitating workshops and defining business requirements - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• GeoSPARQL/INSPIRE/geographical data - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Interoperability and alignment of standards - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago
• Knowledge Graphs - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago
• Linked Open Data (LOD) - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year
• Ontology Design - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago
• RDF, OWL, SKOS, SPARQL - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago
• URI/IRI Governance - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: 1 to 3 years ago



Language requirements:

Dutch or French
Level Active knowledge
English
Level Passive knowledge