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Purview and Fabric as one path from source to Power BI lineage

Microsoft Learn article on using Microsoft Purview with Microsoft Fabric for estate-wide governance, classification, and end-to-end lineage.

Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric are presented as parts of the Microsoft intelligent data platform for storing, analyzing, and governing data together. Combined, they are said to cover the estate and lineage from data source to Power BI report without stitching multiple vendors. Purview is described as governance, risk, and compliance coverage across Microsoft 365, on-premises, multicloud, and SaaS.

Based on: Use Microsoft Purview to Govern Microsoft Fabric - Microsoft Fabric · Microsoft Learn

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REDCap: consortium survey and database software with FHIR hooks

REDCap Consortium page describing the secure web app for research surveys and databases, including data dictionary design, exports, compliance, and FHIR.

REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases, free to REDCap Consortium partners. Design can use an Online Designer or an Excel data dictionary upload; features include audit trails, multi-site access, statistical exports, and installs aimed at HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, and FISMA. Structured EHR data can be pulled via FHIR with OAuth2 through Clinical Data Interoperability Services.

Based on: Software – REDCap · REDCap Consortium / Vanderbilt

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Astronomer on OpenLineage and Airflow for pipeline lineage

Astronomer Learn guide covering data lineage concepts and why integrating lineage with Apache Airflow matters.

The guide defines data lineage as tracking and visualizing data from origin through downstream consumption, and lists uses such as understanding sources, troubleshooting failures, managing PII, and regulatory compliance. It positions Airflow as a central orchestrator for integrating lineage and introduces how lineage works with Airflow, with pointers to Astro Observe and related webinars.

Based on: Integrate OpenLineage and Airflow - Astronomer · Astronomer

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Astronomer guide: schedule Airflow DAGs on asset updates

Astronomer Learn guide on Airflow assets for data-aware DAG scheduling beyond cron, with cross-team dependency examples.

The guide explains Airflow assets: explicit, visible relationships between DAGs that access the same data, and scheduling on asset updates instead of only time-based methods. An asset may be a table, object-storage file, fine-tuned LLM, or an abstract completed process; the guide covers concepts, basic schedules, updates, UI dependencies, and advanced options.

Based on: Basic asset-based scheduling in Apache Airflow® - Astronomer · Astronomer

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Airflow 2.4 schedules DAGs on dataset updates, not only time

Apache Airflow 2.4.0 release notes introducing data-aware scheduling via Dataset URIs so producer tasks can trigger consumer DAGs.

Apache Airflow 2.4.0, released 19 September 2022, adds data-aware scheduling (AIP-48): DAGs can schedule on Dataset updates produced by other tasks. Datasets are URI-identified abstracts without direct read/write in this release; the post positions them as a foundation for smaller, chained DAGs and a possible replacement for ExternalTaskSensor or TriggerDagRunOperator in many cases.

Based on: Apache Airflow 2.4.0: That Data Aware Release · Apache Airflow

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Google Search uses on-page structured data as explicit meaning for rich results

Google Search Central intro: structured data markup gives Search explicit page meaning, enables rich results, and cites publisher case studies.

Google Search can use structured data on a page as explicit clues about content—for example recipe ingredients, time, and calories. That markup can enable rich results. Google also uses it to understand page content and gather facts about entities such as people, books, and companies. Case studies cite CTR and engagement lifts for several publishers.

Based on: Intro to How Structured Data Markup Works | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · Google Search Central

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ShEx 2.1 defines shapes and node constraints for describing RDF graph structure

Final Community Group Report (8 Oct 2019) for Shape Expressions Language 2.1: RDF node and graph structure descriptions for validation and interfaces.

Shape Expressions (ShEx) describe RDF nodes and graph structures: node constraints on IRIs, blank nodes, or literals, and shapes over triples with predicates, cardinalities, and datatypes. Shapes can communicate structures for processes or interfaces, generate or validate data, or drive user interfaces. ShEx 2.1 adds IMPORTS and language tag value sets.

Based on: Shape Expressions Language 2.1 · W3C Shape Expressions Community Group / shex.io

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Protégé is Stanford’s free OWL 2 editor for desktop and collaborative web work

Protégé homepage: open-source OWL ontology editor (Desktop and WebProtégé), used on OBO Foundry, WHO ICD-11, and NCI Thesaurus.

Protégé is a free, open-source OWL ontology editor from Stanford, available as Protégé Desktop and WebProtégé. It supports the OWL 2 lifecycle from modelling through reasoning, querying, and collaboration. Notable uses include OBO Foundry ontologies, WHO ICD-11 development, and the NCI Thesaurus.

Based on: Protégé · Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research

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LinkML authors YAML schemas that compile and validate across JSON, RDF, and TSV

LinkML documentation: a Linked Data Modeling Language for YAML schemas, multi-format validation, and generators into other frameworks.

LinkML is a flexible modeling language for authoring YAML schemas that describe data structure. It is also a framework for working with and validating data in formats such as JSON, RDF, and TSV, with generators that compile schemas to other frameworks. It is Apache-2.0 licensed and community-driven.

Based on: linkml documentation · LinkML / Berkeley Bioinformatics Open Source Projects

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A 2018 handbook on RDF validation covering ShEx, SHACL, and data quality

Open HTML edition of Validating RDF Data (Morgan & Claypool, 2018) by Labra Gayo, Prud’hommeaux, Boneva, and Kontokostas.

Validating RDF Data is a Synthesis Lectures book on Semantic Web theory and technology. The contents move from RDF and data quality through Shape Expressions and SHACL, including shapes, constraints, and related tooling. A free HTML edition is maintained with errata and example source.

Based on: Validating RDF Data · Morgan & Claypool (open online edition)

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Schema.org’s model: multi-inheritance types, multi-domain properties, not a world ontology

Schema.org documentation of its RDF Schema–derived data model: types, properties with multiple domains and ranges, and limits on scope.

Schema.org’s data model is generic and derived from RDF Schema. Types form a multiple-inheritance hierarchy; properties may have multiple domains and ranges for pragmatic reasons. The project is not intended as a universal ontology and expects use alongside other vocabularies that share the same basic model and standards such as JSON-LD, Microdata, and RDFa.

Based on: Data model - Schema.org · Schema.org

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JSON-LD turns ordinary JSON into Linked Data that can cross site boundaries

Project site for JSON-LD: a JSON-based Linked Data format, W3C specs, playground, and conforming libraries across many languages.

JSON-LD is a lightweight Linked Data format based on JSON, meant to be readable by humans and usable in programming environments, REST services, and document databases. Linked Data here means standards-based, machine-readable data that can follow links across sites. The site points to W3C recommendations, a playground, and conforming implementations.

Based on: JSON-LD - JSON for Linked Data · JSON-LD CG / Digital Bazaar community site