Gi2MO Wave Ontology Specification
V0.1 - 04 June 2012
- Introduction
- Gi2MO Wave Ontology at a glance
- Gi2MO Wave Ontology overview
- Cross-reference for Gi2MO Wave Classes and Properties
- extend the notion of Gi2MO's Idea Contests to 'innovation waves' that can have a status, type, and different idea selection criteria
- force (limit to) a certain type of idea descriptions: Target, Market, Customer, Competitor, Outcome etc.
- First version of the document
| This version: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/wave/0.1/ns (RDF/XML, HTML) |
| Latest version: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/wave/ns |
| Editors: | Felix Larrinaga, Osane Lizarralde, Alain Perez |
| Authors: | Felix Larrinaga, Osane Lizarralde, Alain Perez |
| Contributors: | See acknowledgements |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. This copyright applies to the Gi2MO Wave Ontology Specification and accompanying documentation in RDF. This ontology uses W3C's RDF technology, an open Web standard that can be freely used by anyone.
Abstract
Gi2MO Wave is a standardized data schema (also referred as "ontology" or "vocabulary") designed to use for annotation and describing resources gathered inside Idea Management facilities. The following document contains the description of ontology and instructions how to connect it with descriptions of other resources.
Table of Contents
Appendixes
1 Introduction
The following specification is a formal description of metadata schema proposal that can be applied to data gathered in the so-called Idea Management Systems. The goal of the following section is to introduce both Semantic Web and Idea Management experts to the topic and goals of the ontology and provide the basic knowledge to comprehend the technical part of the specification.
An important note is that Gi2MO Wave Ontology is not a complete model of the Idea Management System. It extends the concepts of the main Gi2MO Ontology and defines concepts that were particular for Idea Management pipeline of InnoWEB project. See goals of the Wave ontology to see if this particular setting is fit for reuse in your case.
1.1 Idea Management Systems and InnoWEB project context
The Idea Management Systems are referred most often as an application used by organizations to collect input about various ideas regarding their products and services; and manage them afterwards providing certain assessment and screening facilities. Those kind of systems are the main research interest of the InnoWEB project that evaluates new techniques for collaborative innovation in corporate environment.
The InnoWeb is an project by the Mondragon University, ISEA institute and companies of Mondragon Corporation. One of the outcomes of the project is a collaborative innovation platform based on social software. The specific characteristic of the platform is the introduction of 'innovation waves' - an element similar to the notion of Idea Contest but imposing a number of limitations on the innovators and as well as idea reviewers (e.g. elements of idea descriptions that users have to provide).
The presented ontology is an extension to a regular Idea Management model as a consequence of introducing this notion of innovation waves.
For more details about the research and case studies conducted during InnoWEB please refer to a related publication from the 17th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising (ICE 2011): "A Case Study on the Use of Community Platforms for Inter-Enterprise Innovation" by Felix Larrinaga, Igor Santos, Osane Lizarralde, Alain Perez.
1.2 The Semantic Web
The Semantic Web is a W3C initiative that aims to introduce rich metadata to the current Web and provide machine readable and processable data as a supplement to human-readable Web.
Semantic Web is a mature domain that has been in research phase for many years and with the increasing amount of commercial interest and emerging products is starting to gain appreciation and popularity as one of the rising trends for the future Internet.
One of the corner stores of the Semantic Web is research on inter-linkable and interoperable data schemas for information published online. Those schemas are often referred to as ontologies or vocabularies. In order to facilitate the concept of ontologies that lead to a truly interoperable Web of Data, W3C has proposed a series of technologies such as RDF and OWL. Gi2MO Wave uses those technologies and the research that comes within to propose an ontology set in the domain of Idea Management.
1.4 What is Gi2MO Wave for?
The goals of the Gi2MO Wave Ontology to achieve as a data schema are:
2. Gi2MO Wave Ontology at a glance
An alphabetical index of Gi2MO Wave terms, by class (concepts) and by property (relationships, attributes), are given below. All the terms are hyperlinked to their detailed description for quick reference.
Classes: | Competitor | Customer | IdeaContestType | Market | Outcome | Resource | Target | Technology |
Properties: | hasCompetitor | hasCustomer | hasMarket | hasOutcome | hasOwner | hasResource | hasSelectionCriteria | hasTarget | hasTechnology | hasType | isCompetitorOf | isCustomerOf | isMarketOf | isOutcomeOf | isOwnerOf | isResourceOf | isSelectionCriteriaOf | isTargetOf | isTypeOf |
3. GI2MO Wave Ontology overview
The GI2MO Wave UML diagram presented below shows connections between classes that implement the data model of Idea Management Systems.
3.1. Example
A very basic example below shows a single idea annotated with Gi2MO and Gi2MO Wave metadata:
<gi2mo:Idea rdf:about="http://gi2mo.org/idea/012345">
<foaf:page rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/ideaView?id=012345"/>
<gi2mo:hasCreator rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/user/pedro"/>
<gi2mo:content>A new, nice and modern building for the department that would have a similar interior design
as shopping malls
</gi2mo:content>
<dcterms:title>Department building with shopping mall interior design</gi2mo:title>
<dcterms:created>2012-04-23</gi2mo:created>
<gi2mo:hasStatus rdf:resource="http://www.purl.org/gi2mo/ns#Implemented"/>
<gi2mo:hasComment rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/comment/054321"/>
<gi2mo:hasCategory rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/category/General"/>
<gi2mowave:hasTarget rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/description/02345"/>
<gi2mowave:hasCustomer rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/description/02346"/>
<gi2mowave:hasOutcome rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/description/02347"/>
</gi2mo:Idea>
<gi2mowave:Outcome rdf:about="http://gi2mo.org/description/012345">
<foaf:page rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/ideaView?id=012345"/>
<gi2mo:hasCreator rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/user/pedro"/>
<gi2mo:content>A new building would make people feel better in comparison to studding in the current one that has
40+ years without renovation.
</gi2mo:content>
<dcterms:title>Outcome: Department building with shopping mall interior design</gi2mo:title>
<dcterms:created>2012-04-23</gi2mo:created>
<gi2mowave:isOutcomeOf rdf:resource="http://gi2mo.org/idea/012345"/>
</gi2mowave:Outcome>
4. Cross-reference for Gi2MO Wave classes and properties
Below see a comprehensive list of all Gi2MO Wave classes, properties and their descriptions.
Classes and Properties (full detail)
Classes
Class: gi2mowave:Competitor
Competitor - An object of this type indicates a competitor for an idea or IdeaContest| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isCompetitorOf | |
| Used with: | hasCompetitor | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Customer
Customer - An object of this type indicates the customer targeted by an idea or IdeaContest| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isCustomerOf | |
| Used with: | hasCustomer | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:IdeaContestType
IdeaContestType - An object of this type indicates the type of innovation search by the IdeaContest. There are 12 dimensions or types identified. For a list of recommended instances of this class see the individuals list associated to this class in the ontology definition.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isTypeOf | |
| Used with: | hasType | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Market
Market - An object of this type indicates the market aim by an idea or IdeaContest. It could be a place, a sector, a niche, etc| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isMarketOf | |
| Used with: | hasMarket | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Outcome
Outcome - An object of this type indicates final result or outcome for an idea or IdeaContest. This outcome or result can be a product, a service, a process, a strategy, an improvement, a company or spin-off or cooperation among companies, departments,etc. For a list of recommended instances of this class see the individuals list associated to this class in the ontology definition.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isOutcomeOf | |
| Used with: | hasOutcome | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Resource
Resource - An object of this type indicates a resource necessary for an idea or IdeaContest. This resource can be of different types; general, knowledge, financial, income, etc. For a list of recommended instances of this class see the individuals list associated to this class in the ontology definition.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isResourceOf | |
| Used with: | hasResource | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Target
Target - An object of this type indicates the objective or target aim by an idea or IdeaContest| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Properties include: | isTargetOf | |
| Used with: | hasTarget | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Class: gi2mowave:Technology
Technology - An object of this type indicates the technology used or proposed by an idea or IdeaContest| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Used with: | hasTechnology | |
| OWL Class | ||
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Properties
Property: gi2mowave:hasCompetitor
hasCompetitor - Property indicating an idea or other entity having a competitor in the market.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Competitor | |
| Inverse property of | isCompetitorOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasCustomer
hasCustomer - Property indicating an idea or other entity having a customer or possible customer.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Customer | |
| Inverse property of | isCustomerOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasMarket
hasMarket - Property indicating an idea or other entity aiming towards a market.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Market | |
| Inverse property of | isMarketOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasOutcome
hasOutcome - Property indicating an idea or other entity having an outcome as an expectation.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Outcome | |
| Inverse property of | isOutcomeOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasOwner
hasOwner - Property indicating an ideacontest or other entity having a user as an owner or responsible.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:User | |
| Inverse property of | isOwnerOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasResource
hasResource - Property indicating an idea or other entity having (using, depending ...) a resource.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Resource | |
| Inverse property of | isResourceOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasSelectionCriteria
hasSelectionCriteria - Property indicating an ideaContest uses one of the IdeaContestSelectionCriteria. For a list of the possible types of selection criteria available see the individuals for IdeaContestSelectionCriteria| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Inverse property of | isSelectionCriteriaOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasTarget
hasTarget - Property indicating an idea or other entity having an objective or target.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea or http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Range: | Target | |
| Inverse property of | isTargetOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasTechnology
hasTechnology - Property indicating an idea or other entity using, employing or depending on a technology.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Range: | Technology | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:hasType
hasType - Property indicating an ideacontest has a type. For a list of the possible types available see the individuals for IdeaContestType| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Range: | IdeaContestType | |
| Inverse property of | isTypeOf | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isCompetitorOf
isCompetitorOf - Property indicating an individual or entity being competitor of an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Competitor | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Has inverse property | hasCompetitor | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isCustomerOf
isCustomerOf - Property indicating a customer is the beneficiary of an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Customer | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Has inverse property | hasCustomer | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isMarketOf
isMarketOf - Property indicating a market is the objective of an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Market | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Has inverse property | hasMarket | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isOutcomeOf
isOutcomeOf - Property indicating an entity being the outcome or the expected outcome of an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Outcome | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Has inverse property | hasOutcome | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isOwnerOf
isOwnerOf - Property indicating a user is the owner or responsible of an idea contest or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:User | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Has inverse property | hasOwner | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isResourceOf
isResourceOf - Property indicating a resource is being used by an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Resource | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea | |
| Has inverse property | hasResource | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isSelectionCriteriaOf
isSelectionCriteriaOf - Property indicating an ideaContestSelectionCriteria defines an IdeaContest selection method. For a list of the possible types of selection criteria available see the individuals for IdeaContestSelectionCriteria.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Has inverse property | hasSelectionCriteria | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isTargetOf
isTargetOf - Property indicating an objective is being looked for by an idea or other entity.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | Target | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:Idea or http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Has inverse property | hasTarget | |
| Object Property | ||
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Property: gi2mowave:isTypeOf
isTypeOf - Property indicating an ideaContestType defines the type of an IdeaContest.| Status: | unknown | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain: | IdeaContestType | |
| Range: | http://purl.org/gi2mo/ns#:IdeaContest | |
| Has inverse property | hasType | |
| Object Property | ||
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A Changelog
2012-06-04
B Acknowledgements
This documentation has been generated automatically from the most recent ontology specification in OWL using a python script called SpecGen. The style formatting has been inspired on FOAF specification.