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Class: Thing

The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are common between a Thing and an AttributeSpecification (see ThingMixin), two additional slots are provided. The pid slot takes the required identifier for a Thing. The relation slot allows for the inline specification of other Thing instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further characterized via a Statement (see characterized_by). From a schema perspective, the relation slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g., a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a Thing.

URI: dlthings:Thing

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Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
pid 1
Uriorcurie		 Persistent and globally unique identifier of a Thing direct
relations *
Thing		 Declares an unqualified relation of the subject Thing to another Thing direct
annotations *
Annotation		 A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection of t... ThingMixin
broad_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have broad... ThingMixin
close_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have close... ThingMixin
description 0..1
String		 A free-text account of the subject ThingMixin
exact_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have ident... ThingMixin
attributes *
AttributeSpecification		 Declares a relation that associates a Thing (or another attribute) with an ... ThingMixin
characterized_by *
Statement		 Qualifies relationships between a subject Thing and an object Thing with ... ThingMixin
narrow_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have narro... ThingMixin
related_mappings *
Uriorcurie		 A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have relat... ThingMixin
schema_type 0..1
NodeUriOrCurie		 State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class ThingMixin

Usages

used by used in type used
Location qualified_relations domain Thing
Location relations domain Thing
Location relations range Thing
Property relations domain Thing
Property relations range Thing
Statement object range Thing
Thing relations domain Thing
Thing relations range Thing
ValueSpecification relations domain Thing
ValueSpecification relations range Thing
Annotation annotation_tag range Thing
Role relations domain Thing
Role relations range Thing
Relationship object range Thing

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dlthings:Thing
native dlspatial:Thing
exact schema:Thing

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Thing
description: The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are
  common between a `Thing` and an `AttributeSpecification` (see `ThingMixin`), two
  additional slots are provided. The `pid` slot takes the required identifier for
  a `Thing`. The `relation` slot allows for the inline specification of other `Thing`
  instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further
  characterized via a `Statement` (see `characterized_by`). From a schema perspective,
  the `relation` slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g.,
  a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a `Thing`.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- schema:Thing
mixins:
- ThingMixin
slots:
- pid
- relations
slot_usage:
  pid:
    name: pid
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 1
  characterized_by:
    name: characterized_by
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 2
  attributes:
    name: attributes
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 3
  description:
    name: description
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 4
  annotations:
    name: annotations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 5
  relations:
    name: relations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 6
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 7
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 8
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 9
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 10
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 11
class_uri: dlthings:Thing

Induced

name: Thing
description: The most basic, identifiable item. In addition to the slots that are
  common between a `Thing` and an `AttributeSpecification` (see `ThingMixin`), two
  additional slots are provided. The `pid` slot takes the required identifier for
  a `Thing`. The `relation` slot allows for the inline specification of other `Thing`
  instances. Such a relation is unqualified (and symmetric), and should be further
  characterized via a `Statement` (see `characterized_by`). From a schema perspective,
  the `relation` slots allows for building self-contained, structured documents (e.g.,
  a JSON object) with arbitrarily complex information on a `Thing`.
from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
exact_mappings:
- schema:Thing
mixins:
- ThingMixin
slot_usage:
  pid:
    name: pid
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 1
  characterized_by:
    name: characterized_by
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 2
  attributes:
    name: attributes
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 3
  description:
    name: description
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 4
  annotations:
    name: annotations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 5
  relations:
    name: relations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 6
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 7
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 8
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 9
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 10
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 11
attributes:
  pid:
    name: pid
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 1
    description: Persistent and globally unique identifier of a `Thing`.
    title: Persistent identifier
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:identifier
    - schema:identifier
    - ADMS:identifier
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:pid
    identifier: true
    alias: pid
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  relations:
    name: relations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 6
    description: Declares an unqualified relation of the subject `Thing` to another
      `Thing`. This schema slot is used to define related things inline. If such a
      definition is not needed. A qualified relationship can be declared directly
      using the `characterized_by` slot.
    title: Relations
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcat:relation
    - dcterms:relation
    rank: 1000
    domain: Thing
    slot_uri: dlthings:relation
    alias: relations
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - Thing
    symmetric: true
    relational_role: OBJECT
    range: Thing
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: false
  annotations:
    name: annotations
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 5
    description: A record of properties of the metadata record on a subject, a collection
      of tag/text tuples with the semantics of OWL Annotation.
    title: Annotations
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - obo:NCIT_C44272
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:annotations
    alias: annotations
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Annotation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 9
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have broader meaning.
    title: Broad mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:broadMatch
    alias: broad_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 8
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have close meaning.
    title: Close mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:closeMatch
    alias: close_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  description:
    name: description
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 4
    description: A free-text account of the subject.
    title: Description
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:description
    - rdfs:comment
    broad_mappings:
    - obo:IAO_0000300
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:description
    alias: description
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: string
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 7
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have identical meaning.
    title: Exact mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:exactMatch
    alias: exact_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  attributes:
    name: attributes
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 3
    description: Declares a relation that associates a `Thing` (or another attribute)
      with an attribute, where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic, such as
      a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute
      determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier).
      Technically, this declaration is done via an `AttributeSpecification` that combines
      a `predicate` with a value declaration and the attribute-related slots of a
      `Thing`. Importantly, such attributes are declared inline, because they do not
      have a unique identifier. If an identifier is available, a `Thing` declaration
      (see `relation`), and a qualification of that relationship via a `Statement`
      (see `characterized_by`) should be preferred.
    title: Attributes
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - sio:SIO_000008
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:attributes
    alias: attributes
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: AttributeSpecification
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  characterized_by:
    name: characterized_by
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 2
    description: Qualifies relationships between a subject `Thing` and an object `Thing`
      with a `Statement` declaring a `predicate` on the nature of the relationship.
    title: Is characterized by
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - obo:RO_0000053
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dlthings:characterized_by
    alias: characterized_by
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: Statement
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 10
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have narrower meaning.
    title: Narrow mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch
    alias: narrow_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    annotations:
      sh:order:
        tag: sh:order
        value: 11
    description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that
      have related meaning.
    title: Related mappings
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    rank: 1000
    is_a: mappings
    slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch
    alias: related_mappings
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - ThingMixin
    range: uriorcurie
    multivalued: true
  schema_type:
    name: schema_type
    description: State that the subject is an instance of a particular schema class.
      Typically, no explicit value needs to be assigned to this slot, because it matches
      the class type of a particular record. However, this slots can be used as a
      type designator of a schema element for validation and schema structure handling
      purposes. This is used to indicate specialized schema classes for properties
      that accept a hierarchy of classes as their range.
    from_schema: https://concepts.datalad.org/s/spatial/unreleased
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:type
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: rdf:type
    designates_type: true
    alias: schema_type
    owner: Thing
    domain_of:
    - Identifier
    - ThingMixin
    - Relationship
    range: NodeUriOrCurie
class_uri: dlthings:Thing