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The PLOT ontology

Metadata

URI
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/
Creator(s)
None
Created
2019-03-25
Modified
2019-06-11
Imports
dc:
http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext
License
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Ontology RDF
RDF (turtle)

Description

This vocabulary provides a set of classes to support capture of plot- and site-based ecological survey data. It is primary related to vegetation surveys, following the methdologies outlined in the Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook.

PLOT is technically an extension to the W3C SSN/SOSA vocabulary, and also uses elements from the SSN-EXT ontology.

Table of Contents

  1. Classes
  2. Object Properties
  3. Datatype Properties
  4. Namespaces
  5. Legend

Overview

Pictures say 1,000 words
Figure 1: Ontology overview

Classes

Locationc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Location
Super-classes dct:Locationc
Restrictions http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapsheetNumberdp max 1
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapsheetNamedp max 1
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapScaleop max 1
locn:geometry some geo:Pointc
In domain of http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/isLocationOfop

Organism Occurrence c

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/OrganismOccurence
Description
  1. sub-class of Sample because observations of an organism occurrence are primarily interesting if they represents a commuity or assemblage
  2. sub-class of SpatialObject because it is bound to a specified location
  3. sub-class of TemporalEntity because it is bound to a specified time
Super-classes geosparql:SpatialObjectc
sosa:Samplec
time:TemporalEntityc
Restrictions geosparql:defaultGeometry only geo:Pointc
geosparql:defaultGeometry exactly 1
sosa:isSampleOf some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EcologicalCommunityc

Site or locationc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Site
Description

Location where observations may be made May be a plot, quadrat, transect, trap etc

Super-classes sosa:Samplec
geosparql:SpatialObjectc
Restrictions sosa:isResultOf only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteVisitc
prov:wasGeneratedBy only prov:Activityc
locn:location only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Locationc
dct:hasPart only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
dct:isPartOf only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/siteDescriptionop min 1
dct:relation some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
dct:created exactly 1
sosa:isSampleOf some (http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalSystemc or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalZonec)
In domain of http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/siteDescriptionop
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/floristicsop
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/sampleTypeop
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/sampleLevelop

Vegetation stratumc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteStratum
Description

Structural element covering a recognisable height range in vegetation ecosystem occurring at an observation site

Super-classes sosa:Samplec
Restrictions sosa:isSampleOf only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/stratumop exactly 1

Single taxon communityc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteStratumTaxon
Description

Community of a single taxon in an identified stratum in a vegetation ecosystem occurring at an observation site

Super-classes sosa:Samplec
Restrictions sosa:isFeatureOfInterestOf min 1
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/stratumop exactly 1
sosa:isSampleOf min 1 http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/taxonop exactly 1
sosa:isSampleOf some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteStratumc
sosa:isSampleOf some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteTaxonc

Single taxon communityc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteTaxon
Description

Community of a single taxon in vegetation ecosystem occurring at an observation site

Super-classes sosa:Samplec
Restrictions sosa:isSampleOf only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/taxonop exactly 1

Visit to a sitec

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/SiteVisit
Super-classes prov:Activityc
Restrictions sosa:hasFeatureOfInterest only http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/hadSubActivityop some (sosa:Samplingc or sosa:Observationc or http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/ObservationCollectionc)
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/wasSubActivityOfop some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/Surveyc

Vegetation strata classification c

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Stratum
Super-classes skos:Conceptc

Organism assemblagec

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/Assemblage
Super-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EcologicalCommunityc

Ecological Communityc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EcologicalCommunity
Super-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalSystemc
Sub-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/Assemblagec

Environmental continuantc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalContinuant
Description

Union of environmental system, environmental zone, and ecological community?

Super-classes sosa:FeatureOfInterestc
Sub-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalSystemc
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalZonec

Environmental region defined primarily by its function and membershipc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalSystem
Super-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalContinuantc
owl:Thingc
Sub-classes http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EcologicalCommunityc

Environmental region defined primarily by its location and extentc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalZone
Super-classes owl:Thingc
http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalContinuantc

Flux towerc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/FluxTower
Super-classes sosa:Platformc
Restrictions locn:location min 1
sosa:hosts min 1 sosa:Sensorc

Ecology Observationc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/Observation
Super-classes sosa:Observationc
Restrictions sosa:hasFeatureOfInterest only (http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalContinuantc or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/OrganismOccurencec or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/OrganismOccurencec)
http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/hasUltimateFeatureOfInterest only (http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/EnvironmentalContinuantc or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/OrganismOccurencec or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec or http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/OrganismOccurencec)

Location of studyc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/StudyLocation
Super-classes prov:Entityc

Visit to a study locationc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/StudyLocationVisit
Super-classes prov:Activityc
Restrictions prov:used some http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/StudyLocationc

Surveyc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/Survey
Description

Survey is composed of a set of Observations and ObservationCollections, which may have a site as its feature-of-interest In this context the value of feature-of-interest is expected to be the value of the chain (ssn-ext:hasMember)+/sosa:hasFeatureOfInterest

Super-classes prov:Activityc
Restrictions locn:location only skos:Conceptc
sosa:hasFeatureOfInterest min 1 http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
dct:title exactly 1
prov:wasAssociatedWith some prov:Organizationc
dct:accessRights exactly 1 odrl:Permissionc
dc:creator min 1
dct:license exactly 1 odrl:Policyc

Taxon assignment observationc

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/TaxonAssignment
Super-classes sosa:Observationc
Restrictions sosa:observedProperty value http://www.tern.org.au/cv/op/Taxon-identityc

Object Properties

pointer to child activityop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/hadSubActivity
Description To allow links between observations or site-visits and projects, programs and initiatives, between observations and site-visits, etc
Domain(s) prov:Activityc
Range(s) prov:Activityc

Map scaleop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapScale

siteDescriptionop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/siteDescription
Super-properties sosa:isFeatureOfInterestOf
Domain(s) http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
Range(s) http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/ObservationCollectionc

stratum classificationop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/stratum
Super-properties dct:type
Range(s) skos:Conceptc

taxon classificationop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/taxon
Super-properties dct:type
Range(s) skos:Conceptc

pointer to parent activityop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/wasSubActivityOf
Super-properties prov:wasInformedBy
Inverse properties http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/hadSubActivityop

Site floristics classificationop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/floristics
Super-properties dct:type
Domain(s) http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
Range(s) skos:Conceptc

Quality of individual or related observation resultsop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/hasResultQuality
Description this property allows an indication of the quality of the data to be provided at the level of either an individual observation or a thematic group. This is commonly done by some kind of description of the method, protocol, sensor, observer, etc.
Domain(s) (sosa:Observationc or http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/ObservationCollectionc)

describes the location ofop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/isLocationOf
Description Links an individual location description to the resource (e.g. a plot:Site) that it relates to
Inverse properties locn:location
Domain(s) http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Locationc

Observerop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/observer
Super-properties sosa:madeBySensor prov:wasAssociatedWith

sample level classificationop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/sampleLevel
Super-properties dct:type
Domain(s) http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
Range(s) skos:Conceptc

sample type classificationop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/sampleType
Description The site's plot shape description, e.g. square, circle, etc.
Super-properties dct:type
Domain(s) http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/Sitec
Range(s) skos:Conceptc

Samplerop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/sampler
Super-properties sosa:madeBySampler prov:wasAssociatedWith

Site visitorop

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/x/visitor
Super-properties prov:wasAssociatedWith

is member ofop

URI http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/isMemberOf
Description indicates a collection of which the context resource is a member
Super-properties http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/wasSubActivityOfop
Inverse properties http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/hasMember
Domain(s) (sosa:Observationc or http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/ObservationCollectionc)
Range(s) http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/ext/ObservationCollectionc

Datatype Properties

Mapsheetdp

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapsheetName
Range(s) xsd:stringc

Mapsheetdp

URI http://linked.data.gov.au/def/plot/mapsheetNumber
Range(s) xsd:stringc

Namespaces

cdao
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/
dc
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
dct
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
dwc
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/
geo
http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#
geosparql
http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
locn
http://www.w3.org/ns/locn#
odrl
http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
prov
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
schema
http://schema.org/
sdo
https://schema.org/
skos
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
sosa
http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/
time
http://www.w3.org/2006/time#
xsd
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

Legend

cClasses
opObject Properties
fpFunctional Properties
dpData Properties
dpAnnotation Properties
pProperties
niNamed Individuals