About

The meaning of “pletka”

“Pletka” is the Bulgarian word for “weave.” The name reflects the core concept of the project: weaving together semantic data patterns into coherent, reusable structures. Just as threads are interlaced to create fabric, Pletka helps communities interlace data definitions to create shared understanding.

Our mission

Enable communities to build shared, explicit semantic data patterns that make knowledge interoperable and reusable. We believe that when institutions and researchers can speak the same data language, the barriers to collaboration dissolve.

The product

Pletka is a platform where researchers and institutions can collaboratively create, document, and share semantic data models. Think of it as GitHub for semantic models – a place where domain experts define how their data should be structured, what it means, and how it relates to other data.

The platform provides tools for:

• Creating semantic data models based on established ontologies
• Documenting field-level definitions with full provenance
• Sharing patterns across institutions and projects
• Validating data against community-defined standards

Built on standards

We work with established ontologies and standards, making them practical and accessible:

• CIDOC CRM – the international standard for cultural heritage information
• Europeana Data Model (EDM) – for digital cultural heritage exchange
• NFDI standards – for German national research data infrastructure
• Schema.org – for broad interoperability on the web

Rather than inventing new standards, Pletka helps communities implement existing ones consistently and correctly.

Team

The Pletka Project is developed by Takin.solutions, a Bulgarian company based in Plovdiv, in collaboration with cultural heritage and research institutions across Europe.