FleDEx

• DOI: 10.1145/1316902.1316907
• Publication Date: 2007-11-16T15:58:50Z
• Authors: Filipe Mesquita; Denilson Barbosa; Eli Cortez; Altigran S. da Silva

We propose a lightweight framework for data exchange that is suitable for non-expert and casual users sharing data on the Web or through peer-to-peer systems. Unlike previous work, we consider a simplistic data model and schema formalism that are suitable for describing typical online data, and propose algorithms for mapping such schemas as well as for translating the corresponding instances. Our solution requires minimal overhead and setup costs compared to existing data exchange systems, making it very attractive in the Web data exchange setting. We report experimental results indicating that our method works well with real Web data from various domains.