WInte.r Web Data Integration Framework Version 1.3 released

We are happy to announce the release of Version 1.3 of the Web Data Integration Framework (WInte.r).

WInte.r is a Java framework for end-to-end data integration. The framework implements a wide variety of different methods for data pre-processing, schema matching, identity resolution, data fusion, and result evaluation. The methods are designed to be easily customizable by exchanging pre-defined building blocks, such as blockers, matching rules, similarity functions, and conflict resolution functions.

The following features have been added to the framework for the new release:

  • Value Normalization: New ValueNormaliser class for normalizing quantifiers and units of measurement. New DataSetNormaliser class for detecting data types and transform complete datasets into a normalised base format.
  • External Rule Learning: In addition tolearning matching rules directly inside of WInte.r, the new release also supports learning matching rules using external tools such as Rapidminer and importing the learned rules back into WInte.r.
  • Debug Reporting: The new release features detailed reports about the application of matching rules, blockers, and data fusion methods which lay the foundation for fine-tuning the methods.
  • Step-by-Step Tutorial: In order to get users started with the framework, we have written a step-by-step tutorial on how to use WInte.r for identity resolution and data fusion and how to debug and fine-tune the different steps of the integration process.

The WInte.r famework forms a foundation for our research on large-scale web data integration. The framework is used by the T2K Match algorithm for matching millions of Web tables against a central knowledge base, as well as within our work on Web table stitching for improving matching quality. The framework is also used in the context of the DS4DM research project for matching tabular data for data search.

Beside of being used for research, we also use the WInte.r famework for teaching. The students of our Web Data Integration course use the framework to solve case studies and implement their term projects.  

Detailed information about the WInte.r framework is found at

https://github.com/olehmberg/winter

The WInte.r framework can be downloaded from the same web site. The framework can be used under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License.

Lots of thanks to Alexander Brinkmann and Oliver Lehmberg for their work on the new release as well as on the tutorial and extended documentation in the WInte.r wiki.

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