Ontology
source: http://mmi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mmi/mmisw/platform.owl
has creator: MMI (Luis Bermudez)
description: Marine platform types
orig maintainer code: mmi
documentation: http://marinemetadata.org/community/teams/ontplatforms
short name uri: http://mmisw.org/ont/mmi/theme/platform
creator: MMI
date: 2008-11-13T19:32:08+0000
version info: 2008.09.16
uri: http://mmisw.org/ont/mmi/platform
acronym: platform
creation date: 2008-11-16T07:21:52+0000
name: MMI Platform Ontology
keywords: platform, system
has contributor: Luis Bermudez, Bob Arko, John Graybeal, Michael Hughes, Roy Lowry, Rob Raskin
contact: John Graybeal, graybeal@mbari.org, 831-775-1956, MMI
credit required: yes
orig voc uri: http://mmi.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mmi/mmisw/platform.owl
contact role: ontology producer
contributor: Luis Bermudez, Bob Arko, John Graybeal, Michael Hughes, Roy Lowry, Rob Raskin

EarthSurfaceBasedPlatform
type: Class
subclass of: Platform
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  some values from: Class
    union of: EarthLandSurface
    union of: WaterBodyFloor
comment: Land and Water Body Floor based platforms

EarthLandSurface
type: Class
subclass of: EarthSurfaceRealm
comment: the part of the earth not covered by standing water (lake, sea, or ocean)

WithCrewMotility
type: Class
subclass of: Motility
disjoint with: WithoutCrewMotility
comment: with occupants operating the functions of the platform

Motility
type: Class
subclass of: Mobility
comment: able to move spontaneously - implies propulsion

EarthRealm
type: Class
subclass of: UniverseRealm
disjoint with: OuterSpaceRealm
comment: a sphere, region or layer of the earth

OuterSpaceRealm
type: Class
subclass of: UniverseRealm
comment: The region of space immediately beyond Earth's atmosphere.. 1,280 km and beyond

ResearchVessel
type: Class
equivalent class: ResearchVessel
subclass of: Ship
disjoint with: ShipOfOpportunity
comment: Is a ship specialized to carry out scientific research.

Ship
type: Class
equivalent class: Ship
subclass of: WaterBasedPlatform
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: WaterBodySurface
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: WithCrewMotility
comment: large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such as lifeboats, dinghies, or runabouts

ShipOfOpportunity
type: Class
equivalent class: ShipOfOpportunity
subclass of: Ship
comment: Ship not specialized for scientific research.

Animal
type: Class
subclass of: LivingThing
subclass of: Platform
comment: as Platforms

WaterBodyFloor
type: Class
subclass of: EarthSurfaceRealm
comment: part of the earth ground surface submerged under standing water (lake, sea, or ocean)

MooredBuoy
type: Class
subclass of: Buoy
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: TetheredConstraintMobility
comment: Mooring. Instrument cluster is at or near the buoy.

SubsurfaceDrifter
type: Class
subclass of: DriftingBuoy
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: WaterBodySubsurface
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: Immotility
comment: NeutralBuyanceFloat

DriftingBuoy
type: Class
equivalent class: Float
subclass of: Buoy
disjoint with: MooredBuoy
comment: is a drifter

TestPlatform
type: Class
subclass of: other-test
comment: move this under platform to test automatic classification

Hovercraft
type: Class
subclass of: WaterBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: FreeMobility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: WithCrewMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: Class
    union of: EarthLandSurface
    union of: WaterBodySurface
comment: Also called air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is a vehicle or craft that can be supported by a cushion of air ejected downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over any relatively smooth surface, such as gently sloping land, water, or marshland, while having no substantial contact with it.

BenthicNode
type: Class
subclass of: EarthSurfaceBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  all values from: Immobility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: WaterBodyFloor
comment: Not tethered. Instrument cluster is understood to be at or near the node.

Autogyro
type: Class
subclass of: AirAndOuterSpaceBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: AtmosphericRealm
comment: An aircraft powered by a conventional propeller and supported in flight by a freewheeling, horizontal rotor that provides lift.

OrbitalMobility
type: Class
subclass of: DrectionConstraintMobility
disjoint with: VerticalConstraintMobility
comment: Constraint to move only in the orbital trajectory.

VerticalConstraintMobility
type: Class
subclass of: DrectionConstraintMobility
comment: Constraint to move only in the vertical plane.

Sensor
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
comment: Measure Physical Observables

Observatory
type: Class
subclass of: Network
comment: co-managed collection of observing systems

Stratosphere
type: Class
subclass of: MiddleAtmosphericLayer
comment: It extends to about 30 miles above the earth. Ozone in this layer stops many of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching the earth. This layer contains about 24% of the total mass of the atmosphere

Watercraft
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Craft
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: hasEarthRealmBase
    all values from: Class
      union of: WaterBodyFloor
      union of: WaterBodyRealm
comment: A vehicle designed to float on and move across (or through) water

Craft
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Class
    complement of: Animal
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: hasPlatformQuality
    some values from: Motility
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: hasEarthRealmBase
    all values from: Class
      union of: AtmosphericRealm
      union of: OuterSpaceRealm
      union of: WaterBodyRealm
comment: A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

SubmersibleRemotelyOperatedVehicle
type: Class
subclass of: Submersible
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: WaterBodySubsurface
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: RemotelyOperatedMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: FreeMobility
comment: Vehicle that requieres remote contol to manuever

AutonomousOperatedMotility
type: Class
subclass of: WithoutCrewMotility
disjoint with: RemotelyOperatedMotility
comment: implies unmanned

UpperAtmosphericLayer
type: Class
subclass of: AtmosphericRealm
comment: Thermosphere

EarthSurfaceRealm
type: Class
subclass of: EarthRealm
disjoint with: WaterBodyRealm
comment: the outermost level of the land or Ocean

Glider
type: Class
subclass of: AirAndOuterSpaceBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: AtmosphericRealm
comment: A light engineless aircraft designed to glide after being towed aloft

Satellite
type: Class
subclass of: AirAndOuterSpaceBasedPlatform
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: Class
    union of: AtmosphericRealm
    union of: OuterSpaceRealm
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: OrbitalMobility
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
comment: refers to an artificial satellite, which is a man-made object that orbits the Earth

ProfilingBuoy
type: Class
subclass of: DriftingBuoy
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: Class
    union of: WaterBodySubsurface
    union of: WaterBodySurface
comment: platform that drifts freely, and goes up and down in the water column to make measurements (in either or both directions)

Aircraft
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Craft
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: hasEarthRealmBase
    all values from: AtmosphericRealm
comment: machine capable of atmospheric flight.

Helicopter
type: Class
subclass of: AirAndOuterSpaceBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: AtmosphericRealm
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: WithCrewMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  all values from: Class
    union of: FreeMobility
    union of: WithCrewMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: FreeMobility
comment: An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.

Sampler
type: Class
subclass of: Instrument
comment: Collect Physical specimens

ArgoFloat
type: Class
subclass of: ProfilingBuoy
comment: profiling buoy produced for the ARGO program, accordingly to its specifications; configured to sink at a controlled rate to 2,000 metres below the surface while measuring sea temperatures and salinity. Then after typically 10 days it returns to the surface and transmits its data via satellite before sinking again.

Aeroplane
type: Class
equivalent class: Airplane
subclass of: TestWithCrewPlatform
comment: Commonwealth English for Airplane

Boat
type: Class
subclass of: WaterBasedPlatform
subclass of: Class
  complement of: Animal
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasEarthRealmBase
  all values from: WaterBodySurface
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  all values from: Class
    intersection of: FreeMobility
    intersection of: WithCrewMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: WithCrewMotility
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: hasPlatformQuality
  some values from: FreeMobility
comment: a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships.

HorizontalConstraintMobility
type: Class
subclass of: DrectionConstraintMobility
disjoint with: OrbitalMobility
disjoint with: VerticalConstraintMobility
comment: Constraint to move only in the horizontal plane.

Mesosphere
type: Class
subclass of: MiddleAtmosphericLayer
comment: he temperature can drop to -173 degrees Fahrenheit. This is where we see "falling stars," meteors that fall to the earth and burn up in the atmosphere