OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - data descriptor
Label: data descriptor
Definition:
A data descriptor is an information content entity that contains additional information about some data.

Sub classes:
aggregation type
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Definition:
An aggregation type is a data descriptor that contains information on the aggregation method applied on a data set.

code source
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Definition:
A code source is a data descriptor describing the origin of some code.

data format
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Definition:
A data format is a data descriptor that specifies the structure in which the data item is encoded.

quality control flag
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Definition:
A quality control flag is a data descriptor that describes the measurement quality of a data set, e.g. a time series.

study descriptor
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Definition:
A study descriptor is a data descriptor that allows the annotation of study information within a scenario bundle by means of keywords from ontological terminology.

time stamp
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Definition:
A time stamp is a data descriptor that is used to describe either a temporal region or a data item that is related to a temporal region, e.g. a time stamped measurement datum. If the time stamp refers to a time step/one-dimensional temporal region, the indication of a time stamp alignment is required

time stamp alignment
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Definition:
A time stamp alignment is a data descriptor that indicates the position of a time stamp in a time step.

Back to the super classes:
information content entity
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Definition:
A generically dependent continuant that is about some thing.

Editor note:
2014-03-10: The use of "thing" is intended to be general enough to include universals and configurations (see https://groups.google.com/d/msg/information-ontology/GBxvYZCk1oc/-L6B5fSBBTQJ).

Editor note:
information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some digital_entity in obi before split (040907). information_content_entity 'is_encoded_in' some physical_document in obi before split (040907). Previous. An information content entity is a non-realizable information entity that 'is encoded in' some digital or physical entity.