title: The Web Observatory: A Middle Layer for Broad Data.
authors.affiliation: 1 Southampton University , Southampton, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Thanassis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tiropanis
authors.affiliation: 1 Southampton University , Southampton, United Kingdom .
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: 2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hendler
authors.affiliation: 3 Internet Society , Geneva, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Larrinaga