30 December 2024 The Ontology for the Built Environment (OntoBuiltEnv) is an ontology developed for representing key information about properties (i.e. buildings as well as flats/apartments). It combines information about building usage, key construction characteristics, location and address, and estimated property value. More detailed geometric information can be retrieved from the associated OntoCityGml representation. 1 c0599beca8df55873a1ab061dee64e52c510c6a0 has unit has value has beginning has end A relationship between a property and its address. has address A relationship between an address and an encompassing administrative district. has administrative district A relationship between a property and its built form. has built form A relationship between a property and one of its key construction components. has construction component A relationship between a property and its construction dates. has construction date A relationship between a building and its estimated construction cost. has estimated construction cost A relationship between a building and its ground elevation. has ground elevation A relationship between a building and its total installed photovoltaics area. has installed PV area A relationship between a property and its latest transaction record. has latest transaction record A relationship between a property and its (estimated) property value. has market value A relationship between a property and its number of floors. has number of floors A relationship between a building and its corresponding instance IRI in OntoCityGml. has OntoCityGML representation A relationship between a building and its roof area suitable for photovoltaics installation. has roof area suitable for PV A relationship between an address and the respective postal code. has postal code A relationship between a property and its property type. has property type A relationship between a property and its (intended) usage and/or function. has property usage A relationship between a property and its total floor area. has total floor area A relationship between a building and its total roof area. has total roof area A relationship between a flat/apartment and its parent building it is contained within. is in A relationship between an address and a presumed match of the address in another knowledge base. has presumed match A relationship between a property and an encompassing administrative district. located in A relationship between a property price index and the area it refers to. A relationship between the average price per square metre and the area it refers to. representative for A relationship between the property price index and its actual time series history. has time series A relationship between a transaction record and the associated transaction price. Price paid A relationship between a transaction record and the associated transaction data. Transaction date Name of the building where the address is located. Often used in countries like England, India and Japan. has building name A relationship between an address and the respective street name. has street A relationship between an address and the respective street/house number. has street number has numerical value symbol in XSD dateTimeStamp A relationship between a property and its overall energy efficiency rating (e.g. linear 'A to G' rating (where A is the most energy efficient and G is the least energy efficient)) has energy rating A relationship between a building and its Gross Floor Area value. has GFA Unique identifier describing the property. has identifier A relationship between a property and its latest Energy Performance record (i.e. unique lodgement identifier). latest EPC A relationship between a property and its total number of habitable rooms. has number of habitable rooms A relationship between an address and the respective unit number, incl. potential description of the unit (e.g. "Flat 1", "Apartment A"). has unit name A relationship between a property usage and its relative share if property has multiple usages associated with it (between 0 and 1). usage share A relationship between the number of floors and its numerical value. has value Location of property footprint centroid in WGS84 coordinates. has WGS84 coordinates has RDB link has time unit A transaction record describes a single previous transaction (i.e. sale) of a property. Transaction record 1 1 1 1 1 1 A built structure with ground, roof, and walls which stands more or less permanently in one place. Building An area defined for administrative purposes, e.g. a county or local authority district. Administrative district 1 The average property price per square metre in a particular area. Average price per square metre A property where customers can deposit and withdraw money. Bank The built form of the property. Built form A small house with a single story. Bungalow A medical facility for outpatient primary level healthcare. Clinic Key construction component of a property (i.e. wall, floor, roof, window). Construction component A feature that is deemed to be of particular interest to society. Cultural facility A property with a detached built form. Detached A property that serves as living space for one or more parties. Domestic A business whose primary function is the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. Drinking establishment A business whose primary function is the serving of food for consumption on the premises. Eating establishment Education includes a very broad group of sites with a common high level primary function of providing education (either state funded or by fees). Education Emergency services are organizations which ensure public safety and health by addressing different emergencies. Emergency service A facility which may house fire fighters, and contains the equipment and vehicles. Fire station A self-contained suite of rooms which occupies part of a building. Flat Key construction characteristics of the property's floor. Floor Category A of floors: data from reliable departments (e.g. government agencies) Floors category A Category B of floors: open source data without any guarantees (e.g. OSM) Floors category B Category C of floors: estimate Floors category C A medical facility that provides second level care. Hospital A property where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services. Hotel A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families, with one or more storeys. House A property used for industrial fabrication or processing of goods. Industrial facility A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger building and with its own entrance from the outside. Maisonette Medical include buildings and sites focused on the provision of medical care services or the dispensing of medicinal drugs, or both. Medical A property that serves as living space for more than one party. Multi residential A property that serves non-living purposes (i.e. commercial, industrial, public propertys). Non-Domestic A concept to describe the number of floors in a building. Number of floors A place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed. Office Typically offsite manufactured bungalow-style homes that are located within a private estate. ParkHome A healthcare facility where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold. Pharmacy The local office of a police force in a particular area. Police station A code of letters and digits denoting a particular (mostly granular) geographic area used to aid in the sorting of mail. Postal code 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A built structure which is available for occupation or business purposes. Property 1 An index denoting the (average) property price evolution within a specific area over time. Property price index The general type of the property. Property type Description of the (intended) usage and/or function of a property. One property can have multiple usages. If multiple usages are assigned to one property, they have an usage share assigned to them (for single usage assignments this is assumed 1). Property usage A place where members of a religious group congregate for worship. Religious facility A feature that sells to the general public finished goods. Retail establishment Key construction characteristics of the property's roof. Roof A property where young people receive primary and secondary education. School A property with a semi-detached built form. Semi-Detached A property that serves as living space for one party. Single residential A feature where one or many different sports can be played. Sports facility A property with a terraced built form. Terraced A feature that is associated with the movement of passengers and goods. Transport facility A site providing higher/university education. University Key construction characteristics of the property's walls. Wall Key construction characteristics of the property's windows. Window Pound sterling per square metre. Pound sterling per sqm A relationship between a postal code and its actual code of letters and digits. A relationship between a property usage and a textual description of it (e.g. its name or (intended) usage classification). A relationship between an administrative district and its actual official name. label usage label