BIMERR Weather Ontology
type: Ontology
decription: Ontology for weather phenomena and exterior conditions.
abstract: Ontology for weather phenomena and exterior conditions.
contributor: María Poveda-Villalón http://w3id.org/people/mpoveda
contributor: Serge Chavez-Feria https://github.com/Serge3006
creator: Salvador González-Gerpe https://www.linkedin.com/in/artificialintelligence-researcher-salvadorgonzalezgerpe
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: oeg.fi.upm.es
preferred namespace prefix: weat

location
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
range: Spatial Thing
comment: The relation between something and the point, or other geometrical thing in space, where it is. For example, the realtionship between a radio tower and a Point with a given lat and long. Or a relationship between a park and its outline as a closed arc of points, or a road and its location as a arc (a sequence of points). Clearly in practice there will be limit to the accuracy of any such statement, but one would expect an accuracy appropriate for the size of the object and uses such as mapping .

is defined by
type: ObjectProperty
comment: The file of the datasource is defined by measurements.

is definition of
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Any measurement made is definition of a datasource file.

located in
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relation between Sensor and AdministrativeArea that locates it in a City and a Country.

observed in season
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Weather period measurement observed in a specific season.

controls property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship specifying the property that can be controlled by a certain device

has measurement
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a feature of interest and a measurement about it

has property
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a feature of interest and a property of that feature

is controlled by device
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship specifying the devices that can control a certain property

is measured by device
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship specifying the devices that can measure a certain property

is measured in
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship identifying the unit of measure used for a certain entity.

is measurement of
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a measurement and the feature of interest whose quality was measured

is property of
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a property and the feature of interest it belongs to

make measurement
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relation between a device and the measurements it makes. Such measurement will link together the value of the measurement, its unit of measure and the property to which it relates.

measurement made by
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relation between a measurement and the device that made it.

measures property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship specifying the property that can be measured by a certain device

relates to measurement
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a property and the measurements it relates to

relates to property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A relationship between a measurement and the property it relates to

altitude
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The WGS84 altitude of a SpatialThing (decimal meters above the local reference ellipsoid).

latitude
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The WGS84 latitude of a SpatialThing (decimal degrees).

longitude
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The WGS84 longitude of a SpatialThing (decimal degrees).

first Date
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: topDataProperty
comment: First date of a period

last Date
type: DatatypeProperty
sub property of: topDataProperty
comment: Last date of a period

has time stamp
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Time stamp of the measure. Identify when the measurement applies to the property, which can be used either for single measurements or for series of measurements

has value
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Value of a measurement

Point
type: Class
subclass of: Spatial Thing
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: altitude
  some values from: decimal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: latitude
  some values from: decimal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: longitude
  some values from: decimal
comment: A point, typically described using a coordinate system relative to Earth, such as WGS84.
comment: Uniquely identified by lat/long/alt. i.e. spaciallyIntersects(P1, P2) :- lat(P1, LAT), long(P1, LONG), alt(P1, ALT), lat(P2, LAT), long(P2, LONG), alt(P2, ALT). sameThing(P1, P2) :- type(P1, Point), type(P2, Point), spaciallyIntersects(P1, P2).

Spatial Thing
type: Class
comment: Anything with spatial extent, i.e. size, shape, or position. e.g. people, places, bowling balls, as well as abstract areas like cubes.

Sensor
type: Class
subclass of: Device
comment: Device, agent (including humans), or software (simulation) involved in, or implementing, a Procedure. Sensors respond to a stimulus, e.g., a change in the environment, or input data composed from the results of prior Observations, and generate a Result. Sensors can be hosted by Platforms.
example: Accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, magnetometers, and so forth are Sensors that are typically mounted on a modern smart phone (which acts as Platform). Other examples of sensors include the human eyes.

Atmospheric Phenomenon
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy.

DataSourceFiles
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is defined by
  some values from: Measurement
comment: Contains the type of format for the files analyzed.

EPWFile
type: Class
subclass of: DataSourceFiles
comment: Indicates if the file that have been analyzed is in format EPW from the Energy Plus Weather or the Climate OneBuilding.Weather services.

ExtremeWeatherPeriodMeasurement
type: Class
subclass of: WeatherPeriodMeasurement
comment: Indicates if the type of weather for the period is Extreme, Max for Summer season and Min for Winter season.

Ground
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: Ground properties where the measures are made.

Humidity
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: Measure of the amount of moisture in the air. It tells you how comfortable it is to be outside, and if there is enough moisture to create clouds and rain.

Illuminance
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: The total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area. It is a measure of how much the incident light illuminates the surface, wavelength-weighted by the luminosity function to correlate with human brightness perception.

JSONWeatherFile
type: Class
subclass of: DataSourceFiles
comment: Indicates if the file that have been analyzed is in format JSON from the OpenWeatherMap service.

Precipitation
type: Class
subclass of: Atmospheric Phenomenon
comment: Any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail.

Pressure
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: The force exerted over a given area or object, either because of gravity pulling on it or other motion the object has. Molecules in the air produce pressure through both their weight and movement, and this pressure is connected to other properties of the atmosphere.

Radiation
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: The emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.

Season
type: Class

Sky Cover
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: The extent to which the sky is obscured by clouds.

Snow
type: Class
subclass of: Precipitation
comment: Individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.

Temperature
type: Class
subclass of: Weather Property
comment: The measure of thermal or internal energy of the molecules within an object or gas. We can measure temperature of an object using either direct contact or remote sensing. Temperature of air is closely related to other atmospheric properties, such as pressure, volume and density.

TypicalWeatherPeriodMeasurement
type: Class
subclass of: WeatherPeriodMeasurement
comment: Indicates if the type of weather for the period is Typical. Average temperature period for season.

WeatherPeriodMeasurement
type: Class
subclass of: Measurement
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: first Date
  some values from: dateTime
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: last Date
  some values from: dateTime
comment: Type of measurement for a period.

Weather Property
type: Class
subclass of: Property
comment: Property type to classify weather data.

Wind
type: Class
subclass of: Atmospheric Phenomenon
comment: The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.

Device
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: location
  some values from: Spatial Thing
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: located in
  some values from: Administrative Area
comment: A tangible object designed to accomplish a particular task in households, common public buildings or offices. In order to accomplish this task, the device performs one or more functions. For example, a washing machine is designed to wash (task) and to accomplish this task it performs a start and stop function.

Feature of Interest
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has measurement
  some values from: Measurement
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has property
  some values from: Property
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has property
  min cardinality: 1
comment: A feature of interest represents any real world entity from which a property is measured. It is linked to the different properties it has and to its measurements.
example: When measuring the height of a tree, the height is the observed ObservableProperty, 20m may be the Result of the Observation, and the tree is the FeatureOfInterest. A window is a FeatureOfInterest for an automatic window control Actuator.

Measurement
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is definition of
  some values from: DataSourceFiles
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: observed in season
  some values from: Season
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is measured in
  some values from: Unit of Measure
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is measurement of
  some values from: Feature of Interest
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: measurement made by
  some values from: Device
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: relates to property
  some values from: Property
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has time stamp
  some values from: dateTime
comment: The measured value made over a property. It is also linked to the unit of measure in which the value is expressed and to the timestamp of the measurement.

Property
type: Class
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is controlled by device
  some values from: Device
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is measured by device
  some values from: Device
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: is property of
  some values from: Feature of Interest
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: relates to measurement
  some values from: Measurement
comment: Anything that can be sensed, measured or controlled in households, common public buildings or offices. A list of properties that are relevant for the purpose of SAREF is proposed, but this list can be extended.

Administrative Area
type: Class
comment: An administrative division, unit, entity, area or region, also referred to as a subnational entity, constituent unit, or country subdivision, is a portion of a country or other region delineated for the purpose of administration. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division)

City
type: Class
subclass of: Administrative Area
comment: A city is a large human settlement. A city is distinguished from other human settlements by its relatively great size, but also by its functions and its special symbolic status, which may be conferred by a central authority. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City)

Country
type: Class
subclass of: Administrative Area
comment: A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country)

Unit of Measure
type: Class
comment: The unit of measure is a standard for measurement of a quantity, such as a saref:Property. For example, Power is a property and Watt is a unit of power that represents a definite predetermined power: when it is said 10 Watt, it is actually meant 10 times the definite predetermined power called "watt". The definition of unit of measure in SAREF refers to the definition of unit of measure in the Ontology of units of Measure (OM). A list of some units of measure that are relevant for the purpose of SAREF is proposed, but this list can be extended, also using some other ontologies rather than the Ontology of units of Measure (OM).

AerosolOpticalDepth
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property aerosol optical depth from EPW.

Albedo
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property albedo from EPW.

AtmosphericStationPressure
type: NamedIndividual
type: Pressure
comment: An individual representing the pressure property atmospheric station pressure.

CeillingHeight
type: NamedIndividual
type: Weather Property
comment: An individual representing the weather property ceilling height.

DaysSinceLastSnowfall
type: NamedIndividual
type: Snow
comment: An individual representing the snow property days since last snowfall time from EPW.

DewPointTemperature
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temperature property dew point temperature from EPW and Dark Sky API, first measured in Celsius degrees and second in Fahrenheit degrees.

DiffuseHorizontalRadiation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property diffuse horizontal radiation from EPW.

DirectHorizontalIlluminance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Illuminance
comment: An individual representing the illuminance property direct horizontal illuminance from EPW.

DirectNormalIlluminance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Illuminance
comment: An individual representing the illuminance property direct normal illuminance from EPW.

DirectNormalRadiation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property direct normal radiation from EPW.

DryBulbTemperature
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temperature property dry bulb temperature from EPW.

ExtraterrestialDirectNormalRadiation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property extraterrestial direct normal radiation from EPW.

ExtraterrestialHorizontalRadiation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property extrzaterrestial horizontal radiation from EPW.

Fall
type: NamedIndividual
type: Season
comment: Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably.

GlobalHorizontalIlluminance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Illuminance
comment: An individual representing the illuminance property global horizontal illuminance from EPW.

GlobalHorizontalRadiation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property global horizontal radiation from EPW.

GroundConductivity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ground
comment: An individual representing the ground conductivity from EPW.

GroundDensity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ground
comment: An individual representing the ground density from EPW.

GroundSpecificHeat
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ground
comment: An individual representing the ground specific heat from EPW.

GroundTemperature
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ground
comment: An individual representing the ground temperature from EPW.

GroundTemperatureDepth
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ground
comment: An individual representing the ground temperature depth from EPW.

HorizontalInfraredRadiationIntensity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property horizontal infrared radiation instensity from EPW.

LiquidPrecipitationDepth
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precipitation
comment: An individual representing the precipitation property liquid precipitation depth from EPW.

LiquidPrecipitationQuantity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precipitation
comment: An individual representing the precipitation property liquid precipitation quantity from EPW.

OpaqueSkycover
type: NamedIndividual
type: Sky Cover
comment: An individual representing the sky cover property opaque sky cover from EPW.

PrecipitableWater
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precipitation
comment: An individual representing the precipitation property precipitable water from EPW.

RelativeHumidity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Humidity
comment: An individual representing the humidity property relative humidity from EPW.

SnowDepth
type: NamedIndividual
type: Snow
comment: An individual representing the snow property snow depth from EPW.

Spring
type: NamedIndividual
type: Season
comment: Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. At the spring (or vernal) equinox, days and nights are approximately twelve hours long, with daytime length increasing and nighttime length decreasing as the season progresses.

Summer
type: NamedIndividual
type: Season
comment: Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, falling after spring and before autumn. At or around the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.

TotalSkyCover
type: NamedIndividual
type: Sky Cover
comment: An individual representing the sky cover property total sky cover from EPW.

Visibility
type: NamedIndividual
type: Weather Property
comment: An individual representing the weather property visibility from EPW.

WindDirection
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind
comment: An individual representing the wind property wind direction from EPW.

WindSpeed
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind
comment: An individual representing the wind property wind speed from EPW.

Winter
type: NamedIndividual
type: Season
comment: Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate zones (winter does not occur in most of the tropical zone). It occurs after autumn and before spring in each year. Winter is caused by the axis of the Earth in that hemisphere being oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter is associated with snow and freezing temperatures. The moment of winter solstice is when the Sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value (that is, the Sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole). The day on which this occurs has the shortest day and the longest night, with day length increasing and night length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The earliest sunset and latest sunrise dates outside the polar regions differ from the date of the winter solstice, however, and these depend on latitude, due to the variation in the solar day throughout the year caused by the Earth's elliptical orbit (see earliest and latest sunrise and sunset).

ZenithLuminance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Illuminance
comment: An individual representing the illuminance property zenith luminance from EPW.

clouds
type: NamedIndividual
type: Sky Cover
comment: An individual representing the sky cover property clouds from OpenWeatherMap

feels like
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the feels_like from OpenWeatherMap

feels like day
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the feels_like_day from OpenWeatherMap

feels like night
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the feels_like_night from OpenWeatherMap

precipitation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precipitation
comment: An individual representing the precipitation from OpenWeatherMap

pressure
type: NamedIndividual
type: Pressure
comment: An individual representing the pressure from OpenWeatherMap.

rain
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precipitation
comment: An individual representing the rain from OpenWeatherMap

snow
type: NamedIndividual
type: Snow
comment: An individual representing the snow from OpenWeatherMap

temp
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temp from OpenWeatherMap

temp day
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temp_day from OpenWeatherMap

temp max
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temp_max from OpenWeatherMap

temp min
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temperature property temp_min from OpenWeatherMap

temp night
type: NamedIndividual
type: Temperature
comment: An individual representing the temperature property temp_night from OpenWeatherMap

uvi
type: NamedIndividual
type: Radiation
comment: An individual representing the radiation property uvi from OpenWeatherMap

wind deg
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind
comment: An individual representing the wind property wind_deg from OpenWeatherMap

wind gust
type: NamedIndividual
type: Wind
comment: An individual representing the wind property wind_gust from OpenWeatherMap