An Ontology for Anthropogenic Impact Accounting

• A thing that an agent does, which impacts an environment.

• An Activity may comprise other Activity/ies, e.g. a project (an Activity) consists of many Activities. Use the 'comprises' property to indicate this.

• hasInstrument ^op
• impacts ^op
• isPerformedBy ^op
• performedWith ^op

• engagesIn ^op
• hasActivity ^op
• hasProvenance ^op
• isImpactedBy ^op
• usedToPerform ^op

• Attest ^c
• Calculate ^c
• Validate (v) ^c
• Claim (v) ^c
• Measure(v) ^c
• Verify(v) ^c

"An agent is something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity." (http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Agent)

• Agent Class ^c
• Agent ^c

• enacts ^op
• engagesIn ^op
• hasReputation ^op
• hasRole ^op
• makesClaim ^op
• makesImpactClaim ^op
• hasName ^dp

• hasClaimant ^op
• isEnactedBy ^op
• isPerformedBy ^op

• CyberPersona ^c
• LegalPerson ^c
• NaturalPerson ^c

TODO: definition

TODO definition

• TODO: definition

• A claim that is validated by formal statement of an official authority

A set of predefined behaviours for a certified agent who conducts an audit.

• compliesWithRequirements ^op
• isVerifierOf ^op

• hasFormula ^op
• hasVariable ^op

• calculateHasResult ^op
• hasCalculation ^op

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who calibrates a measurement instrument.

• TODO: definition

• A means of representation though a control:format

  Media can be digital or physical

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who makes a claim in the context of a specific activity.

TODO: definition

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(PROPOSED) The surroundings and conditions in which a thing exists.

• isDefinedBy ^op
• isImpactedBy ^op
• hasDescription ^dp

• defines ^op
• hasEnvironment ^op
• impacts ^op

A thing that happens or takes place and which impacts an environment. An event is differentiated from an activity by the absence of explicit human intention.

• dcmitype:Event ^c
• Instantaneous Event ^c

TODO: definition

• Area ^c
• Line ^c
• Volume ^c

TODO: definition

• usesSymbol ^op
• hasExpression ^dp

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TODO: definition

A calculated interpretation of measured parameters that indicates the state or level of something.

A thing used to perform an activity.

• isOperatedBy ^op
• usedToPerform ^op
• hasDescription ^dp
• hasMake ^dp
• hasModel ^dp
• hasRegistry ^dp
• hasRegistryVersion ^dp
• wasManufacturedOn ^dp

• hasInstrument ^op
• operates ^op
• performedWith ^op

TODO: definition

• TODO: definition

• An entity of type Location can be a Point, Line, Path, Polygon, or Volume. A point has a x and y (and optional z) coordinate. If no z coordinate is specified, sea level is assumed. A line comprises exactly two points. A path is two or more continuous lines. A polygon is the area enclosed by three or more points. A volume is the area enclosed by four or more polygons where each edge is shared by exactly two polygons. Length can be derived from a given Line, area from a given Polygon, and volume from a given Volume.

• hasPoint ^op
• hasType ^op
• hasLabel ^dp
• hasReferenceSystem ^dp

• hasLocation ^op
• hasType ^op

TODO: definition

• calibratedBy ^op
• hasAccuracy ^dp
• hasPrecision ^dp
• wasCalibratedOn ^dp

A measurement system allows the expression of the state of a parameter.

• SpatialReferenceSystem ^c
• TemporalReferenceSystem ^c

TODO: definition

A series of interrelated or interacting natural events without a primary human cause.

"[R]esult to be achieved." (ISO Annex SL Appendix 2)

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who operates a specific thing (e.g., an instrument) in the context of a specific activity.

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who owns a specific thing in the context of a specific activity

A quality or feature forming one of a set that defines something or sets the conditions of its existence or operation.

• hasParVal ^op
• hasCodeInRegistry ^dp
• hasDefinition ^dp
• hasPrecision ^dp
• hasRationale ^dp
• hasRegistry ^dp
• hasRegistryVersion ^dp
• hasUnitOfMeasure ^dp

• forParameter ^op
• isDefinedBy ^op
• isParValOf ^op

• Class ^c
• Reputation ^c
• SpatialParameter ^c
• TemporalParameter ^c

Activity, Project, and Event are in the domain of hasPeriod; the range is Period. Period, in turn, is in the domain of the startedAtTime, endedAtTime, and hasDuration predicates.

• hasDuration ^op
• time:hasDuration ^dp
• ended at time ^dp
• started at time ^dp

• AccountingPeriod ^c
• CreditingPeriod ^c
• ProjectPeriod ^c

A series of interrelated or interacting events or activities.

• Natural Process ^c
• Project ^c

A unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated activities, undertaken to achieve an objective under specific controls.

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who defines and prepares the conditions for an activity or a set of activities.

• TODO: definition

• NOT FINAL "[T]he beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something." (OED, Google)

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent with regards to a specific activity.

• enacts ^op
• hasRole ^op

• Calibrator ^c
• Claimant ^c
• Operator ^c
• Owner ^c
• Project Developer ^c
• Verifier ^c

TODO: definition

• Extent ^c
• Location ^c

TODO: definition

• GeocentricDatum ^c
• GeodeticDatum ^c

• The State of an Environment comprises the collection of the States (i.e. the values) of that Environment's defining parameters.

• A state is the value of a parameter at a specific time position.

• hasEnvironment ^op
• hasProvenance ^op
• isParValOf ^op
• isStateDiffFrom ^op
• hasConfLowerBound ^dp
• hasConfUpperBound ^dp
• hasConfidenceLevel ^dp
• hasTimestamp ^dp
• hasValue ^dp

• hasCondition ^op
• hasParVal ^op
• isStateDiffFrom ^op

• Instant ^c
• Period ^c
• TimePosition ^c
• time:Duration ^c

TODO: definition

The activity of confirming or demonstrating that something satisfies a specification

A set of predefined behaviours for an agent who verifies a claim.

TODO: definition

The result of an auditing process.

The activity of performing a systematic, independent, objective and documented evaluation of a claim and its supporting evidence to determine the extent to which it complies with specific criteria (thing:control)

• A Claim may comprise other Claim/s, e.g. a report (a Claim) consists of many Claims. Use the 'comprises' property to indicate this.

• A claim is a statement about a (some specific) thing expressed in a claim medium.

• hasClaimant ^op
• isStatementAbout ^op
• isVerifiedBy ^op

• isVerifierOf ^op
• makesClaim ^op

• Calculation ^c
• Indicator ^c
• Measurement ^c
• Audit (n) ^c
• Identity claim (n) ^c
• Impact Claim (n) ^c
• Report (n) ^c

The activity of making a statement about a (specific) thing.

• A Control may comprise other Controls, e.g. a methodology (a Control) defines many conditions to be met (themselves Controls). Use the 'comprises' property to indicate this.

• A means of limiting or directing a thing.

• hasCondition ^op
• hasSubject ^op
• limitsOrDirects ^op
• hasLogicalOperator ^dp
• hasValue ^dp
• isBinding ^dp

• compliesWithRequirements ^op
• hasControl ^op
• hasMethodology ^op
• isLimitedOrDirectedBy ^op

• Classification System ^c
• Formula ^c
• Measurement System ^c
• Objective ^c
• Role ^c

TODO: definition

An impact claim is a statement about the relation between an activity and a state change, typically following an impact accounting methodology (thing:control).

The activity of ascertaining the value of a parameter defining a state.

A report is a claim that satisfies a specification about an activity or event.

The activity of making a claim about an activity or event according to a specification.

The activity of confirming or demonstrating that something is true, accurate, or justified.

"Anything perceivable or conceivable." ("object" - ISO 9000:2015(E))

"An entity is a physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some fixed aspects; entities may be real or imaginary." (https://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity)

• isLimitedOrDirectedBy ^op
• isOwnedBy ^op

• isStatementAbout ^op
• limitsOrDirects ^op
• owns ^op

"real human being as opposed to a non-human legal person" (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154954)

"any human or non-human entity that is recognized as having privileges and obligations; a legal fiction which is used to abstract away the differences between natural persons, juridical persons and other entities such as countries" (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3778211)

USE: For Activity, Control, Agent

A collection of Parameters defines an Environment.

Indicates the State that must exist for the specific Control to be applicable.

The Environment for which the Parameter's value was measured/calculated

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• Activity ^c
• Event ^c

• Activity ^c
• Event ^c

FIX: this does not work while Role exists/Auditor etc. is not a subClassOf Agent.

The parameters to which this methodology applies.

• Environment ^c
• Instrument ^c

A optional human-understandable label for an entity of type Location, eg. a street adress.

Less than, greater than, equal to, include, exclude, etc. Used to relate the subject and value of a Control, for example:

C a Control ; hasSubject ActivityB.startDate ; hasValue ActivityA.endDate ; hasOperator >= .

is equivalent to the condition (Control) that Activity B only commence after the end of Activity A.

Counterfactual (FALSE) or real (TRUE).

• MeasurementInstrument ^c
• Parameter ^c

EDIT for use with Location

• Instrument ^c
• Parameter ^c

• Instrument ^c
• Parameter ^c

• Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss

• The moment of measurement of the value of a Parameter that defines the State.

• State ^c
• Control(n) ^c

Used to indicate whether a Control is obligatory (TRUE) or non-obligatory (FALSE)

Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss

Format: eg. 2022-01-16

Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss

Format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss