Vertical geometry reference
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Building geometry 2D
range: Concept
constraint: verticalGeometryeEstimatedAccuracyUoM: /*Value of verticalGeometryEstimatedAccuracy has to be given in meters.*/
constraint: horizontalGeometryeEstimatedAccuracyUoM: /*Value of horizontalGeometryEstimatedAccuracy has to be given in meters.*/
constraint: geometryType: /*Type of geometry has to be GM_Point or GM_Surface*/
definition: Element of the building that was captured by vertical coordinates.

Information system name
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: EXAMPLES: Danish Register of Dwellings, Spanish Cadastre.
domain: External reference
range: langString
definition: The name of the external information system.

Date of event
type: Class
constraint: beginning is before anyPoint is before end: /* beginning is before anyPoint is before end.*/
constraint: atLeastOneEvent: /*At least, one of the attributes beginning, end or anyPoint shall be supplied.*/
definition: This data type includes the different possible ways to define the date of an event.

Building geometry 2D
type: Class
constraint: verticalGeometryEstimatedAccuracyUoMIsMetre: /* The Value of verticalGeometryEstimatedAccuracy has to be given in meters.*/
constraint: referenceGeometry: /*For exactly one item of BuildingGeometry, the value of the attribute referenceGeometry shall be 'true'.*/
constraint: horizontalGeometryEstimatedAccuracyUoMIsMetre: /* The value of horizontalGeometryEstimatedAccuracy shall be given in meters. */
constraint: geometryIsPointOrSurfaceOrMultiSurface: /*Geometry shall be of type GM_Point or GM_Surface or GM_MultiSurface.*/
definition: This data types includes the geometry of the building and metadata information about which element of the building was captured and how.

External reference
type: Class
definition: Reference to an external information system containing any piece of information related to the spatial object.

Height reference
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLE: The height of the building has been captured up to the top of building.
domain: Height above ground
range: Concept
constraint: highReferenceValue: /*highReferenceValue="entrancePoint" or "generalRoofEdge" or "lowestRoofEdge" or "highestRoofEdge" or "generalEave" or "lowestEave" or "highestEave" or "general Roof" or "topOfBuilding" or "highestPoint"*/
definition: Element used as the high reference.

Building part
type: Class
comment: NOTE 1: A BuildingPart is homogeneous related to its physical, functional or temporal aspects. NOTE 2: Building and BuildingPart share the same set of properties. EXAMPLE: A building may be composed of two building parts having different heights above ground.
subclass of: Abstract building
subclass of: Feature
is abstract: true
definition: A BuildingPart is a sub-division of a Building that might be considered itself as a building.

Elevation reference
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Elevation
range: Concept
definition: Element where the elevation was measured.

Date of demolition
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Abstract construction
range: Date of event
definition: Date of demolition.

Condition of construction
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLES: functional, projected, ruin
domain: Abstract construction
range: Concept
definition: Status of the construction.

Vertical geometry estimated accuracy
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: NOTE: This mean value may come from quality measures on a homogeneous population of buildings or from an estimation based on the knowledge of the production processes and of their accuracy.
range: Measure
definition: The estimated absolute positional accuracy of the Z coordinates of the building geometry, in the INSPIRE official Coordinate Reference System. Absolute positional accuracy is defined as the mean value of the positional uncertainties for a set of positions where the positional uncertainties are defined as the distance between a measured position and what is considered as the corresponding true position.

Geometry
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Building geometry 2D
range: Geometry
sub property of: geometry
sub property of: hasDefaultGeometry
definition: 2D or 2.5D geometric representation

Building base
type: Ontology
imports: locn.ttl
imports: sf
imports: core
imports: gn.ttl
imports: geosparql
imports: base.ttl
imports: base
version IRI: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ont/bu-base/4.0
version info: 4.0
definition: The base application schema for INSPIRE theme buildings.

Number of dwellings
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A dwelling is a residential unit which may consist of one or several rooms designed for the occupation of households. NOTE: In the data sets including building units, a dwelling is a residential building unit or, only when that building has no building units, a residential building. EXAMPLES: a single building dwelling could be a detached or semi-detached house. A block of flats will contain multiple dwellings determined by the number of individual flats.
domain: Abstract building
range: integer
definition: Number of dwellings.

Building
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract building
subclass of: Feature
is abstract: true
definition: A Building is an enclosed construction above and/or underground, used or intended for the shelter of humans, animals or things or for the production of economic goods. A building refers to any structure permanently constructed or erected on its site.

Value
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Height above ground
range: Measure
constraint: valueUoM: /* Value shall be given in metres*/
constraint: value: /* value >= 0 */
definition: Value of the height above ground.

Low reference
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLE: the height of the building has been captured from its the lowest ground point.
domain: Height above ground
range: Concept
constraint: lowReference: /*lowReference="generalGround" or "lowestGroundPoint" or "highestGroundPoint"*/
definition: Element as the low reference.

Reference geometry
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: NOTE 1: In case of multiple representation by point and by surface, it is generally recommended to provide the surface as reference geometry. NOTE 2: The geometric representation whose referenceGeometry is true may also be used preferably for spatial queries by download services (WFS) or by Geographical Information System (GIS).
domain: Building geometry 2D
range: boolean
definition: The geometry to be taken into account by view services, for portrayal.

Height above ground
type: Class
constraint: valueUoMIsMetre: /* Value shall be in meters. */
definition: Vertical distance (measured or estimated) between a low reference and a high reference.

Elevation
type: Class
definition: This data types includes the elevation value itself and information on how this elevation was measured.

Abstract construction
type: Class
comment: The optional spatial object types that may be added to core profiles are described in the extended profiles. The ones inheriting from the attributes of AbstractConstruction are Installation and OtherConstruction.
subclass of: Feature
is abstract: true
definition: Abstract spatial object type grouping the semantic properties of buildings, building parts and of some optional spatial object types that may be added in order to provide more information about the theme Buildings.

Name
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLES: Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Sacrada Familia
domain: Abstract construction
range: GeographicalName
sub property of: geographicName
definition: Name of the construction.

Number of floors above ground
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Abstract building
range: integer
definition: Number of floors above ground.

External reference
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLE 1: Reference to another spatial data set containing another view on buildings; the externalReference may be used for instance to ensure consistency between 2D and 3D representations of the same buildings EXAMPLE 2: Reference to cadastral or dwelling register. The reference to this register may enable to find legal information related to the building, such as the owner(s) or valuation criteria (e.g. type of heating, toilet, kitchen) EXAMPLE 3: Reference to the system recording the building permits. The reference to the building permits may be used to find detailed information about the building physical and temporal aspects.
domain: Abstract construction
range: External reference
definition: Reference to an external information system containing any piece of information related to the spatial object.

Any point
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Date of event
range: dateTime
definition: A date and time of any point of the event, between its beginning and its end.

Current use
type: ObjectProperty
comment: EXAMPLE: trade
domain: Current use
range: Concept
definition: The current use.

Reference
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: NOTE: This reference will act as a foreign key to implement the association between the spatial object in the INSPIRE data set and in the external information system. EXAMPLE: The cadastral reference of a given building in the national cadastral register.
domain: External reference
range: string
definition: Thematic identifier of the spatial object or of any piece of information related to the spatial object.

Date of construction
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Abstract construction
range: Date of event
definition: Date of construction.

Horizontal geometry reference
type: ObjectProperty
range: Concept
definition: Element of the building that was captured by (X,Y) coordinates.

Percentage
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: NOTE: The percentage of use is generally the percentage of floor area dedicated to this given use. If it is not the case, it is recommended to explain what the percentage refers to in metadata (template for additional information) EXAMPLE: 30 (if 30% of the building is occupied by trade activity).
domain: Current use
range: integer
definition: The proportion of the real world object, given as a percentage, devoted to this current use.

Elevation
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Source: adapted from the definition given in the data specification of the theme Elevation.
domain: Abstract construction
range: Elevation
definition: Vertically-constrained dimensional property consisting of an absolute measure referenced to a well-defined surface which is commonly taken as origin (geoïd, water level, etc.).

End
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Date of event
range: dateTime
definition: Date and time when the event ended.

Number of building units
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Building units are spatial objects aimed at subdividing buildings and/or building parts into smaller parts that are treated as seperate entities in daily life. A building unit is homogeneous, regarding management aspects. EXAMPLES: It may be e.g. an apartment in a condominium, a terraced house, or a shop inside a shopping arcade. NOTE 1: According to national regulations, a building unit may be a flat, a cellar, a garage or set of a flat, a cellar and a garage. NOTE 2: According to national regulation, a building that is one entity for daily life (typically, a single family house) may be considered as a Building composed of one BuildingUnit or as a Building composed of zero BuildingUnit.
domain: Abstract building
range: integer
definition: Number of building units in the building. A BuildingUnit is a subdivision of Building with its own lockable access from the outside or from a common area (i.e. not from another BuildingUnit), which is atomic, functionally independent, and may be separately sold, rented out, inherited, etc.

Abstract building
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract construction
subclass of: Feature
is abstract: true
definition: Abstract spatial object type grouping the common semantic properties of the spatial object types Building and BuildingPart.

Current use
type: Class
constraint: percentageSum: The total of all percentages shall be less or equal to 100.
definition: This data type enables to detail the current use(s).

elevation value
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Elevation
range: Point
constraint: valueUoM: /'Value of Elevation has to be given in metre.*/
definition: Value of the elevation.

Building nature
type: ObjectProperty
comment: This attribute focuses on the physical aspect of the building; however, this physical aspect is often expressed as a function (e.g. stadium, silo, windmill); this attribute aims to fulfil mainly mapping purposes and addresses only specific, noticeable buildings.
domain: Abstract building
range: Concept
definition: Characteristic of the building that makes it generally of interest for mappings applications. The characteristic may be related to the physical aspect and/or to the function of the building.

Current use
type: ObjectProperty
comment: NOTE: . This attribute aims to fulfill management requirements, such as computation of population or spatial planning ; this classification aims to be exhaustive for the functional buildings hosting human activities.
domain: Abstract building
range: Current use
definition: Activity hosted within the building. This attribute addresses mainly the buildings hosting human activities.

Status
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Height above ground
range: Concept
definition: The way the height has been captured.

Information system
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: External reference
range: anyURI
definition: Uniform Resource Identifier of the external information system.

Date of last major renovation
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Abstract construction
range: Date of event
definition: Date of last major renovation.

Building.parts
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A building may be a simple building (with no BuildingPart) or a composed building (with several BuildingParts).
domain: Building
range: Building part
definition: The building parts composing the Building.

Beginning
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Date of event
range: dateTime
definition: Date and time when the event begun.

Height above ground
type: ObjectProperty
comment: NOTE: height above ground may be defined as the difference between elevation at a low reference (ground level) and elevation as a high reference (e.g. roof level, top of construction)
domain: Abstract construction
range: Height above ground
constraint: heightAboveGround: /*unit of heightAboveground must be metre*/
definition: Height above ground.

Horizontal geometry estimated accuracy
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: NOTE: This mean value may come from quality measures on a homogeneous population of buildings or from an estimation based on the knowledge of the production processes and of their accuracy.
range: Measure
definition: The estimated absolute positional accuracy of the (X,Y) coordinates of the building geometry, in the INSPIRE official Coordinate Reference System. Absolute positional accuracy is defined as the mean value of the positional uncertainties for a set of positions where the positional uncertainties are defined as the distance between a measured position and what is considered as the corresponding true position.