Information Communication Ontology

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm
Description An ontology for describing information communication.
Prefixes: :: <http://w3id.org/infocomm#>
dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
ns1: <http://w3id.org/>
owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>

Contents

Classes
CommunicationEvent, CommunicationParty, Format, Information, Medium, Protocol
Properties
governs, hasFormat, hasMedium, hasRecipient, hasSender, recipientOf, senderOf, transmits

Classes

CommunicationEvent

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#CommunicationEvent
SKOSDefinition
The transport of information through space and/or time.
In Domain Of
In Range Of

CommunicationParty

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#CommunicationParty
SKOSDefinition
An entity that participates in a communication event.
In Domain Of
In Range Of

Format

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#Format
SKOSDefinition
The way in which a thing is altered to act as a medium during a communication event.
Comments
Formats include things like JSON, CSV and PDF, but also things like UTF-8 or base64 encoding.
An encoding system (in computer terms) is an example of a format.
In Range Of

Information

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#Information
SKOSDefinition
That which is communicated.
Comments
Examples include, but are not limited to, ideas, knowledge, facts, claims, feelings and plans.
In Range Of

Medium

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#Medium
SKOSDefinition
A thing that is altered, either temporarily or permanently, to preserve information during a communication event.
Comments
Radio waves (in wireless communication) and coaxial cables (in wired communication) are good examples.
In Range Of

Protocol

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#Protocol
SKOSDefinition
A set of rules governing a communication event.
Comments
Bluetooth, SMS, TCP/IP are all examples of communication protocols.
A language (e.g., English or Spanish) may be regarded as a protocol in itself.
In Domain Of

Properties

governs

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#governs
Domain
Range
Inverse Of

hasFormat

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#hasFormat
Domain
Range

hasMedium

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#hasMedium
Domain
Range

hasRecipient

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#hasRecipient
Comments
A communication party fulfils the 'recipient' role if they receive the communicated information.
Domain
Range

hasSender

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#hasSender
Comments
A communication party fulfils the 'sender' role if they transmit the communicated information.
Domain
Range

recipientOf

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#recipientOf
Domain
Range

senderOf

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#senderOf
Domain
Range

transmits

IRI: http://w3id.org/infocomm#transmits
Domain
Range