GeoSPARQL Ontology

URI: http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Creator(s): Open Geospatial Consortium
Version Information: OGC GeoSPARQL 1.0
Version URI: http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql/1.0
Ontology RDF: RDF (turtle)

Description

An RDF/OWL vocabulary for representing spatial information

Overview

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Figure 1: Ontology overview

Feature^c # Classes

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#Feature`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`This class represents the top-level feature type. This class is equivalent to GFI_Feature defined in ISO 19156:2011, and it is superclass of all feature types.`
Super-classes	SpatialObject^c
In domain of	hasGeometry^op defaultGeometry^op

Geometry^c # Classes

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#Geometry`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The class represents the top-level geometry type. This class is equivalent to the UML class GM_Object defined in ISO 19107, and it is superclass of all geometry types.`
Super-classes	SpatialObject^c
In domain of	asGML^dp dimension^dp spatialDimension^dp coordinateDimension^dp asWKT^dp isSimple^dp isEmpty^dp has serialization^dp
In range of	hasGeometry^op defaultGeometry^op

SpatialObject^c # Classes

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#SpatialObject`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The class spatial-object represents everything that can have a spatial representation. It is superclass of feature and geometry.`
Sub-classes	Geometry^c Feature^c
In domain of	disconnected^op equals^op contains^op disjoint^op partially overlapping^op equals^op tangential proper part^op externally connected^op contains^op covers^op coveredBy^op non-tangential proper part^op non-tangential proper part inverse^op crosses^op intersects^op inside^op within^op touches^op meet^op overlaps^op tangential proper part inverse^op overlap^op equals^op disjoint^op
In range of	disconnected^op disjoint^op contains^op partially overlapping^op non-tangential proper part inverse^op crosses^op tangential proper part^op externally connected^op contains^op covers^op non-tangential proper part^op overlap^op intersects^op coveredBy^op inside^op within^op touches^op equals^op meet^op overlaps^op equals^op tangential proper part inverse^op equals^op disjoint^op

Object Properties ↑

defaultGeometry^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#defaultGeometry`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The default geometry to be used in spatial calculations. It is Usually the most detailed geometry.`
Super-properties	hasGeometry^op
Domain(s)	Feature^c
Range(s)	geo:Geometry^c

contains^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehContains`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially contains the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTFFFF*`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

coveredBy^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehCoveredBy`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially covered by the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFTFT*`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

covers^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehCovers`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially covers the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTFTFF*`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

disjoint^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehDisjoint`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially disjoint from the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FFFF***`
Equivalent properties	disjoint^op disconnected^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

equals^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehEquals`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially equals the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFFTFFFT`
Equivalent properties	equals^op equals^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

inside^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehInside`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially inside the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFFFT*`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

meet^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehMeet`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially meets the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FT***** ^ FT*** ^ FT***`
Equivalent properties	touches^op externally connected^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

overlap^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#ehOverlap`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially overlaps the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTT`
Equivalent properties	partially overlapping^op overlaps^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

hasGeometry^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#hasGeometry`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`A spatial representation for a given feature.`
Domain(s)	Feature^c
Range(s)	geo:Geometry^c

disconnected^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8dc`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially disjoint from the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FFTFFTTTT`
Equivalent properties	disjoint^op disjoint^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

externally connected^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8ec`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially meets the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FFTFTTTTT`
Equivalent properties	meet^op touches^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

equals^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8eq`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/spec/geosparql/1.0
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially equals the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFFTFFFT`
Equivalent properties	equals^op equals^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

non-tangential proper part^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8ntpp`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially inside the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFTFFTTT`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

non-tangential proper part inverse^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8ntppi`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially contains the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTTFFTFFT`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

partially overlapping^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8po`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially overlaps the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTTTTTTTT`
Equivalent properties	overlaps^op overlap^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

tangential proper part^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8tpp`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/spec/geosparql/1.0
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially covered by the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFTTFTTT`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

tangential proper part inverse^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#rcc8tppi`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially covers the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTTFTTFFT`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

contains^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfContains`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially contains the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: T****FF`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

crosses^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfCrosses`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially crosses the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TT*****`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

disjoint^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfDisjoint`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially disjoint from the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FFFF***`
Equivalent properties	disjoint^op disconnected^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

equals^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfEquals`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially equals the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFFFTFFFT`
Equivalent properties	equals^op equals^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

intersects^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfIntersects`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is not spatially disjoint from the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: T******** ^ T**** ^ T** ^ T**`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

overlaps^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfOverlaps`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially overlaps the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TTT`
Equivalent properties	partially overlapping^op overlap^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

touches^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfTouches`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject spatially touches the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: FT***** ^ FT*** ^ FT***`
Equivalent properties	externally connected^op meet^op
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

within^op # OPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#sfWithin`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Exists if the subject SpatialObject is spatially within the object SpatialObject. DE-9IM: TFF**`
Domain(s)	SpatialObject^c
Range(s)	geo:SpatialObject^c

Datatype Properties ↑

asGML
asWKT
coordinateDimension
dimension
has serialization
isEmpty
isSimple
spatialDimension

asGML^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#asGML`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The GML serialization of a geometry`
Super-properties	has serialization^dp
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	geo:gmlLiteral^c

asWKT^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#asWKT`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The WKT serialization of a geometry`
Super-properties	has serialization^dp
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	geo:wktLiteral^c

coordinateDimension^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#coordinateDimension`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The number of measurements or axes needed to describe the position of this geometry in a coordinate system.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	xsd:integer^c

dimension^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#dimension`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The topological dimension of this geometric object, which must be less than or equal to the coordinate dimension. In non-homogeneous collections, this will return the largest topological dimension of the contained objects.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	xsd:integer^c

has serialization^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#hasSerialization`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`Connects a geometry object with its text-based serialization.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	rdfs:Literal^c

isEmpty^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#isEmpty`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`(true) if this geometric object is the empty Geometry. If true, then this geometric object represents the empty point set for the coordinate space.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

isSimple^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#isSimple`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`(true) if this geometric object has no anomalous geometric points, such as self intersection or self tangency.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	xsd:boolean^c

spatialDimension^dp # DPs

URI	`http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#spatialDimension`
Is Defined By	http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql
Description	`The number of measurements or axes needed to describe the spatial position of this geometry in a coordinate system.`
Domain(s)	Geometry^c
Range(s)	xsd:integer^c

Annotation Properties ↑

Contributor
Creator
Date
Description
description
hasVersion
issued
modified
publisher
title
definition
note
prefLabel

Contributor^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor`
Is Defined By	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Description	An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.

Creator^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator`
Is Defined By	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Description	An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.

Date^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date`
Is Defined By	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Description	A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.

Description^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description`
Is Defined By	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Description	An account of the resource.

description^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/description`

hasVersion^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion`

issued^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued`

modified^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified`

publisher^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher`

title^ap # APs

URI	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/title`

definition^ap # APs

URI	`http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition`

note^ap # APs

URI	`http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#note`

prefLabel^ap # APs

URI	`http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel`

Namespaces ↑

default (geo): http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#
brick: https://brickschema.org/schema/Brick#
csvw: http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw#
dc: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
dcam: http://purl.org/dc/dcam/
dcat: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#
dcmitype: http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/
dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
doap: http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#
foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
odrl: http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/
org: http://www.w3.org/ns/org#
owl: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
prof: http://www.w3.org/ns/dx/prof/
prov: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#
qb: http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#
rdf: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
sdo: https://schema.org/
sh: http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#
skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
sosa: http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/
ssn: http://www.w3.org/ns/ssn/
time: http://www.w3.org/2006/time#
vann: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/
void: http://rdfs.org/ns/void#
wgs: https://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#
xsd: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

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^c	Classes
^op	Object Properties
^fp	Functional Properties
^dp	Data Properties
^ap	Annotation Properties
^p	Properties
ⁿⁱ	Named Individuals

GeoSPARQL Ontology

Metadata

Description

Table of Contents

Overview

Classes ↑

Featurec # Classes

Geometryc # Classes

SpatialObjectc # Classes

Object Properties ↑

defaultGeometryop # OPs

containsop # OPs

coveredByop # OPs

coversop # OPs

disjointop # OPs

equalsop # OPs

insideop # OPs

meetop # OPs

overlapop # OPs

hasGeometryop # OPs

disconnectedop # OPs

externally connectedop # OPs

equalsop # OPs

non-tangential proper partop # OPs

non-tangential proper part inverseop # OPs

partially overlappingop # OPs

tangential proper partop # OPs

tangential proper part inverseop # OPs

containsop # OPs

crossesop # OPs

disjointop # OPs

equalsop # OPs

intersectsop # OPs

overlapsop # OPs

touchesop # OPs

withinop # OPs

Datatype Properties ↑

asGMLdp # DPs

asWKTdp # DPs

coordinateDimensiondp # DPs

dimensiondp # DPs

has serializationdp # DPs

isEmptydp # DPs

isSimpledp # DPs

spatialDimensiondp # DPs

Annotation Properties ↑

Contributorap # APs

Creatorap # APs

Dateap # APs

Descriptionap # APs

descriptionap # APs

hasVersionap # APs

issuedap # APs

modifiedap # APs

publisherap # APs

titleap # APs

definitionap # APs

noteap # APs

prefLabelap # APs

Namespaces ↑

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Feature^c # Classes

Geometry^c # Classes

SpatialObject^c # Classes

defaultGeometry^op # OPs

contains^op # OPs

coveredBy^op # OPs

covers^op # OPs

disjoint^op # OPs

equals^op # OPs

inside^op # OPs

meet^op # OPs

overlap^op # OPs

hasGeometry^op # OPs

disconnected^op # OPs

externally connected^op # OPs

equals^op # OPs

non-tangential proper part^op # OPs

non-tangential proper part inverse^op # OPs

partially overlapping^op # OPs

tangential proper part^op # OPs

tangential proper part inverse^op # OPs

contains^op # OPs

crosses^op # OPs

disjoint^op # OPs

equals^op # OPs

intersects^op # OPs

overlaps^op # OPs

touches^op # OPs

within^op # OPs

asGML^dp # DPs

asWKT^dp # DPs

coordinateDimension^dp # DPs

dimension^dp # DPs

has serialization^dp # DPs

isEmpty^dp # DPs

isSimple^dp # DPs

spatialDimension^dp # DPs

Contributor^ap # APs

Creator^ap # APs

Date^ap # APs

Description^ap # APs

description^ap # APs

hasVersion^ap # APs

issued^ap # APs

modified^ap # APs

publisher^ap # APs

title^ap # APs

definition^ap # APs

note^ap # APs

prefLabel^ap # APs