dsw
type: Ontology
creator: Steve Baskauf & Cam Webb
description: Change from version 1.0 to 1.0.1 Add CC0 license.
description: Changes from version 0.2.1 to version 0.3: removal of all functional and inverse function properties of object property terms, use of dwctype classes, deprecation of terms replaced by dwciri: terms, removal of references to TDWG Ontology.
description: Changes from version 0.3 to 0.4 change DwC class namespace from dwctype: to dwc: to follow class proposal, removed references to TDWG TaxonConcept ontology; deprecated terms that now have equivalent terms in Darwin Core.
description: Version 0.4 to 1.0 fixed reversed dsw:locates and dsw:locatedAt. Added labels. Changed comments and descriptions to conform to DC and DwC precedent. Added subClassOf relations to RO hasEvidence and isEvidenceFor. Specified preferred direction for inverse object property pairs.
license: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
comment: Darwin Semantic Web, version 1.0.1 . Please see https://github.com/darwin-sw/ for full details
version info: 1.0.1

is evidence for
type: ObjectProperty

has evidence
type: ObjectProperty

At Event
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: Event Of
domain: Occurrence
range: Event
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: The atEvent relationship is many-to-one (many occurrences at one event)
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Occurrence instance to an object Event instance.
inverse: eventOf

Derived From
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: Has Derivative
type: TransitiveProperty
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: Range can be IndividualOrganism or another Specimen
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Token instance to an object instance of another Token or an Organism.
inverse: hasDerivative

Event Of
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Event
range: Occurrence
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: The eventOf relationship is one-to-many (one event has many occurrences)
description: Use the inverse property dsw:atEvent in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Event instance to an object Occurrence instance.

Evidence For
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: is evidence for
inverse of: Has Evidence
domain: Token
range: Occurrence
creator: Cam Webb
description: In most cases this will act like a functional property (only possibly documenting a single occurrence), but some images may document several occurrences, so the formal specification of functional property is omitted.
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Token instance to an object Occurrence instance.
inverse: hasEvidence

Georeferenced By
type: ObjectProperty
equivalent property: Georeferenced By
domain: Location
range: Agent
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: Was georeferenceByURI; deprecated 2014-11-21 to be replaced by dwciri:georeferencedBy
deprecated: true

Has Derivative
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: Use the inverse property dsw:derivedFrom in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Organism or Token instance to an object Token instance.

Has Evidence
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has evidence
domain: Occurrence
range: Token
creator: Cam Webb
description: Use the inverse property dsw:evidenceFor in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Occurrence instance to an object Token instance.

Has Identification
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: Identifies
domain: Organism
range: Identification
creator: Steve Baskauf, name changed by Cam Webb
description: The hasIdentification relationship is one-to-many (one individual organism has many identifications)
description: Use the inverse property dsw:identifies in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Organism instance to an object Identification instance.

Has Occurrence
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: Occurrence Of
domain: Organism
range: Occurrence
creator: Steve Baskauf, name changed by Cam Webb
description: The hasOccurrence relationship is one-to-many (one individual organism may have many occurrences)
description: Use the inverse property dsw:occurrenceOf in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Organism instance to an object Occurrence instance.

ID Based On
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has evidence
inverse of: Is Basis For ID
domain: Identification
range: Token
creator: Steve Baskauf
date: 2011-01-27
description: The subject identification was in part based on the object token. Was identifiedBasedOn
description: Use the inverse property dsw:isBasisForId in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Identification instance to an object Token instance.

Identified By
type: ObjectProperty
equivalent property: Identified By
domain: Identification
range: Agent
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: was dsw:identificationByURI; deprecated 2014-11-21 to be replaced by dwciri:identifiedBy
deprecated: true

Identifies
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Identification
range: Organism
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: The identifies relationship is many-to-one (many identifications for one individual organism)
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Identification instance to an object Organism instance.
inverse: hasIdentification

Is Basis For ID
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: is evidence for
domain: Token
range: Identification
creator: Steve Baskauf
date: 2011-01-27
description: The subject resource is a basis on which the object identification is made.
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Token instance to an object Identification instance.
inverse: idBasedOn

Located At
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: Locates
domain: Event
range: Location
creator: Cam Webb
description: The locatedAt relationship is many-to-one (many events at one location)
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Event instance to an object Location instance.
inverse: locates

Locates
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Location
range: Event
creator: Cam Webb
description: The locates relationship is one to many (one location may have many events)
description: Use the inverse property dsw:locatedAt in preference to this one if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Event instance to an object Locatino instance.

Occurrence Of
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Occurrence
range: Organism
creator: Steve Baskauf, name changed by Cam Webb
description: The occurrrenceOf relationship is many-to-one (many occurrences for one individual organism)
description: This property is preferred over its inverse if the link is made in only one direction.
comment: Links a subject Occurrence instance to an object Organism instance.
inverse: hasOccurrence

Recorded By
type: ObjectProperty
equivalent property: Recorded By
domain: Occurrence
range: Agent
description: Deprecated 2014-11-21 to be replaced by dwciri:recordedBy
deprecated: true

Taxon Of ID
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: To Taxon
domain: Taxon
range: Identification
creator: Steve Baskauf, name changed by Cam Webb
description: The taxonOfID relationship is one-to-many (one taxon may be referenced in many identifications)
description: Use the well-known dwciri:toTaxon predicate in preference to this one if the link is only made in one direction.
comment: Links a subject Taxon instance to an object Identification instance.

To Taxon
type: ObjectProperty
equivalent property: To Taxon
domain: Identification
range: Taxon Concept
creator: Steve Baskauf, name changed by Cam Webb
description: The toTaxon relationship is many-to-one (many identifications can reference one taxon). This property should link to a taxon concept (i.e. Taxon name plus Authority) URI, such as: http://biodiversity.org.au/apni.taxon/118883 ; deprecated 2014-11-21 to be replaced by dwciri:toTaxon
deprecated: true

Georeferenced By
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Location
range: Agent
comment: Links a subject Location instance to an object Agent instance that did the georeferencing.

Identified By
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Identification
range: Agent
description: Definition based on dwc:identifiedBy but modified to make it appropriate for non-literal values.
comment: People, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject

Recorded By
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Occurrence
range: Agent
description: Definition based on dwc:recordedBy but modified to make it appropriate for non-literal objects.
comment: People, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence.

To Taxon
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Identification
range: Taxon
comment: Links a subject Identification instance to an object Taxon instance.

Individual Organism Remarks
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Individual Organism
creator: Steve Baskauf
description: Deprecated in favor of dwc:organismRemarks on 2014-11-21.
deprecated: true

Location
type: Class
disjoint with: Specimen
disjoint with: Token
disjoint with: Event
disjoint with: Identification
disjoint with: Occurrence
disjoint with: Organism
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Dublin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: A spatial region or named place.

Dried Specimen
type: Class
subclass of: Preserved Specimen
comment: A specimen preserved by drying.

Individual Organism
type: Class
equivalent class: Organism
description: This class is equivalent to the more well-known Darwin Core class dwc:Organism. It was deprecated following the addition of dwc:Organism to Darwin Core on 2014-10-26.
comment: A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous. Instances of the Organism class are intended to facilitate linking of one or more Identification instances to one or more Occurrence instances. Therefore, things that are typically assigned scientific names (such as viruses, hybrids, and lichens) and aggregates whose occurrences are typically recorded (such as packs, clones, and colonies) are included in the scope of this class.
deprecated: true

Living Specimen
type: Class
equivalent class: Living Specimen
subclass of: Specimen
description: Deprecated in favor of the Darwin Core class dwc:LivingSpecimen.
deprecated: true

Preserved Specimen
type: Class
subclass of: Specimen
description: Deprecated in favor of the Darwin Core class dwc:PreservedSpecimen.
deprecated: true

Specimen
type: Class
disjoint with: Event
disjoint with: Identification
disjoint with: Occurrence
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document

Specimen In Alcohol
type: Class
subclass of: Preserved Specimen
comment: A specimen preserved in alcohol.

Token
type: Class
disjoint with: Event
disjoint with: Identification
disjoint with: Occurrence
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
comment: A form of evidence derived from a dwc:Organism.

Event
type: Class
disjoint with: Identification
disjoint with: Occurrence
disjoint with: Organism
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: An action that occurs at some location during some time.

Identification
type: Class
disjoint with: Occurrence
disjoint with: Organism
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: A taxonomic determination (e.g., the assignment to a taxon).

Living Specimen
type: Class
subclass of: Specimen
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: A specimen that is alive.

Occurrence
type: Class
disjoint with: Organism
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: An existence of an Organism (sensu http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism) at a particular place at a particular time.

Organism
type: Class
disjoint with: Taxon
disjoint with: Taxon Concept
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21. Replaces dsw:IndividualOrganism, which is now deprecated.
comment: A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous.

Preserved Specimen
type: Class
subclass of: Specimen
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21.
comment: A specimen that has been preserved.

Taxon
type: Class
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from Darwin Core vocabulary 2014-11-21. We feel that this class should be considered to be equivalent to TaxonConcept (name plus accordingTo) in TDWG TCS (http://www.tdwg.org/standards/117/). However, this connection has not been explicitly expressed in the Darwin Core standard.
comment: A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit.

Taxon Concept
type: Class
disjoint with: Agent
disjoint with: Document
description: A taxon concept class (name plus accordingTo) considered to be equivalent to TaxonConcept in TDWG TCS (http://www.tdwg.org/standards/117/). This class was deprecated in favor of the Darwin Core class dwc:Taxon after the dwc:Taxon definition was clarified on 2014-10-26. Additionally, by that date the TDWG Ontologies (from which this term was taken) were effectively deprecated.
deprecated: true

Agent
type: Class
disjoint with: Document
description: Definition taken from FOAF vocabulary 2014-11-21. See also http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent
comment: An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact).

Document
type: Class
description: Definition taken from FOAF vocabulary 2014-11-21. See also http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/Document
comment: A document.