Comparative Study of Semantic Search Techniques using RDF

In the sea of information available to us today, the prevalent searching techniques using keywords and ranking algorithms fall short on many aspects. In such a scenario, the emergence of semantic searching techniques is attempting to fill this void. It is required by Semantic searching techniques to understand the intent of users and the meaning of the query entered using Natural Language. The query is semantically broken down and stored in the Resource Description Framework (RDF) format. Such a structured format is more useful for implementing the search. In this paper, a comparison of various searching techniques which make use of RDF is done, based on certain parameters. The main intention is to identify the searching techniques which will be best suited for different purposes.