AGROVOC data can be accessed in different ways depending on the user’s needs. If a user wants to browse AGROVOC, search for concepts or terms, or look at the structure, the web browsing interface is the best option. If the user wants to use content of AGROVOC, extract parts of it, or embed it in applications, then the best choice is to download it or to use one of the programmable interfaces, like the SPARQL endpoint or the REST API.
Advanced Search
If a user wants to browse AGROVOC, search for concepts or terms, or look at the structure, the web browsing interface is the best option
Search Agrovoc
SKOSMOS
For simple web/based browsing, AGROVOC can use the Skosmos Search & browse interface. It is an open source web-based SKOS browser and publishing tool. This interface offers search and browse functionalities, alphabetical and thematic index, structured concept display, visualized concept hierarchy and multilingual user interface.
Search SKOSMOS
SPARQL endpoint
There are other web-based interactive ways to use AGROVOC, like the web-based SPARQL interface which requires specific technical knowledge and the results are in machine-readable formats.
Query SPARQL
REST Webservices
Skosmos provides a set of REST APIs to access its vocabulary data.
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