1. (Semi)automatic Extraction of Genealogical Information from Scanned & OCRed Historical Documents Elder David W. Embley

2. Overview Big Picture Diagram Details & Demo Current Status and Expectations

3. Fe6: 1. Prepare 2. Extract 3. Merge&Split 4. Check&Correct 5. Generate 6. Convert FROntIER ListReader OntoSoar GreenFIE

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6. 3. Merge & Split Person Couple ParentsWithChildren

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11. Fe6: 1. Prepare 2. Extract 3. Merge&Split 4. Check&Correct 5. Generate 6. Convert FROntIER ListReader OntoSoar GreenFIE COMET

12. Precision, Recall, F-Measure Results PrecisionRecallF-Measure FROntIER Person0.860.660.75 Couple1.000.400.57 ParentsWithChildren0.89 GreenFIE Person0.940.830.88 Couple1.000.900.95 ParentsWithChildren1.000.780.86 OntoSoar Person0.67 Couple0.750.300.43 ParentsWithChildren1.000.440.62

13. Fe6: 1. Prepare 2. Extract 3. Merge&Split 4. Check&Correct 5. Generate 6. Convert FROntIER ListReader OntoSoar GreenFIE Feedback Loop Automated Check (Fix & Warn) “Sanity” Check Name, Date, Place Standardization Administrative and Batch-Processing Management System COMET

14. Fe6: 1. Prepare 2. Extract 3. Merge&Split 4. Check&Correct 5. Generate 6. Convert FROntIER ListReader OntoSoar GreenFIE Feedback Loop Automated Check (Fix & Warn) “Sanity” Check Name, Date, Place Standardization Administrative and Batch-Processing Management System Bootstrapping, Ever-learning, Feedback Loop Extraction Tools: Layout Machine Learning Non-English Languages COMET

15. Summary (Semi)automatic Extraction Green, Ever-Learning System (improves with use) Status: Extraction Tools (tech-transfer of academic prototypes) Thin-Line Ensemble Prototype (being thickened)

16. Summary (Semi)automatic Extraction Green, Ever-Learning System (improves with use) Status: Extraction Tools (tech-transfer of academic prototypes) Thin-Line Ensemble Prototype (being thickened) BYU Data Extraction Research Group www.deg.byu.edu